UK ministers take nurses to court over strikes
The government has confirmed it will take the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) to court over planned strike action next week, the RCN wrote on their website. Earlier on Monday,…
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Poland to implement EU minimum wage directive says minister
Poland will transpose the EU Minimum Wage Directive as part of its efforts to adjust the country’s salaries to EU standards, the Family and Social Affairs Ministry said on Monday.…
The Brief — The ‘dream team’ of Greek MEPs
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Hungary reaches technical agreement with EU over Justice reform
A technical agreement on a justice reform package – which could unblock at least €13 billion of Hungary’s catch-up aid – has been reached by the Hungarian government and the…
Slovakia continues with house renovation wave
The Slovak Environmental Agency launched the submission of applications in the third call of the Renew House programme on Monday morning. While 5,500 applications had already been registered by Monday…
Lithuania legalises migrant pushbacks
The Lithuanian parliament Seimas adopted a law on Tuesday (25 April) legalising the turning away of irregular migrants at the border under a state-level extreme situation regime or a state…
Biden Picks Julie Chávez Rodríguez as 2024 Campaign Manager
Ms. Chávez Rodríguez, a veteran of Vice President Kamala Harris’s political orbit, also worked on the president’s 2020 campaign before becoming director of the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs.…
Kosovo progresses to next stage of Council of Europe membership
Kosovo has passed on Monday the first formal stage of joining the Strasbourg-based international human rights body, the Council of Europe. The Ministerial Committee of the Council of Europe decided,…
Historic solar park to be built in Albania amid low confidence in hydropower
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is giving €29 million to a special purpose vehicle owned by France’s Voltalia, to develop the 140
EU Commission optimistic on asylum pact approval
The European Commission is optimistic about finalising the so-called pact on migration and asylum before next year’s EU elections, a high-ranking Commission official said. However, experts on the matter are…