Slovakia joins ‘anti-combustion engine ban club’
Slovakia’s environment ministry must join Germany, Austria, Poland, Italy and the Czech Republic in opposing the EU’s de facto combustion engine ban from 20
March 16, 2023
Romanian agriculture faces collapse amid mass Ukrainian grain imports
Farmers in countries neighbouring Ukraine, including grain-producing Romania, need help to compete with the proliferation of cheap grain from the war-torn state. Ukraine, a major global grain producer and exporter,…
Danish centrist party joins EU’s Renew
The recently-founded Moderaterne centrist party of former prime minister and current Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen joined the Renew Europe political group in the EU Parliament as his son unexpectedly…
Austria’s social democrats decide to hold leadership race
Following weeks of infighting, the Social Democrats decided Wednesday to give its members the chance to select the party’s future leader before the summer, marking the start of a race…
UK expected to ban TikTok from government devices
The UK is expected to soon ban the Chinese social media app TikTok from government devices, following in the footsteps of the US, Canada, Denmark, Belgium and the EU institutions.…
French government in danger over disputed pension reform bill
French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne resorted to a special legal procedure to adopt an unpopular pension reform bill without a vote in the National Assembly on Thursday (16 March), but…
Toxic Chemical Rules Pose Test for Biden
Key industries — including some that the White House is backing through other policies — are lobbying to water down the first major new rules in a generation on chemicals…
Grand Duke dismisses accusations of mistreatment
Grand Duke Henri dismissed accusations of staff mistreatment within the Grand Ducal Court when asked during a press conference at the end of his four-day Latvia trip on Wednesday. The…
Finland unable to donate high-speed trains to Ukraine
Finland will not be able to donate four of its Allegro high-speed trains Ukraine requested for transporting people between liberated areas during Prime Minister Sanna Marin’s Kyiv one-day visit on…
The (bad) politics of the pact
Dear readers, Welcome to EU Politics Decoded where Benjamin Fox and Eleonora Vasques bring you a round-up of the latest political news in Europe and beyond every Thursday. In this edition, we look at why…