Romania threatens to sue Austria over Schengen veto
Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu has threatened to take Austria to the EU Court of Justice if it fails to lift its veto on the country’s Schengen accession bid by…
September 2023
Spanish Socialists urge EU ‘not to veto’ Catalan from joining EU-official languages
The Catalan branch of the Spanish Socialist Party (PSC) urged on Monday all EU member states not to veto a proposal to make Catalan a new official language of the…
Brussels city wants more non-Belgians to participate in local elections
The Brussels authorities are keen to encourage more non-Belgians to exercise their right to vote in municipal elections, a right most have not used since it was granted to them…
Ireland’s two Green MEPs to stand again in 2024
MEPs Ciarán Cuffe and Grace O’Sullivan will run again in the 2024 elections with a focus on social justice and improving the environment, the candidates told Euractiv on Monday. Cuffe…
Resistance to agricultural greening will remain after Slovak election
Many politicians vying for seats in the Slovak parliament have shown a distinct lack of enthusiasm for greening the EU’s agricultural policy on GMOs, pesticides and unproductive land as the…
EU left urges for unity in Greece’s Syriza after elections
Greece’s main opposition force, Syriza, must remain united after the internal elections on Sunday (24 September) to be able to “take down” conservative Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, an official of…
Grain exports: ‘Gentleman’s agreement’ between Romanian and Ukrainian PMs
Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu and his Ukrainian counterpart, Denys Shmyhal, held discussions on Saturday and Sunday to resolve their grain dilemma after the EU Commission’s decision on Friday not…
UK’s Starmer to test French waters at Macron meeting
French President Emmanuel Macron will meet UK opposition chief Keir Starmer Tuesday (19 September), a chance for both men to strike up a political relationship with the Labour Party increasingly…
Von Cramon: Serbia must choose EU or Russia, Albanian rights in south must be addressed
If Serbia does not want to join the EU and prefers instead to nurture its relationship with Russia, the EU should not force it, said MEP and rapporteur to European…
Serbian minister of Eurointegration: our outline to fight climate change
It is not only EU rules that we need to introduce, but also regional agreements to fight against climate change in the region very well, Serbian Minister of Eurointegration told…