German government faces broad backlash for budget cuts
The German government has been heavily criticised for announcing a mix of spending cuts and tax rises to fill the €60 billion hole in the country’s “climate and transformation fund”…
December 14, 2023
Bulgarian PM acknowledges Hungarian blackmail over Schengen
Bulgarian Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov acknowledged on Thursday (14 December) that Budapest had warned his country it would veto its Schengen accession unless Sofia lifted a tax that made it…
Albanian court suspends controversial Italian migrant deal
The Albanian Constitutional Court has announced the suspension of ratifying the approval of the migrant agreement between Italy and Albania, scheduled for Thursday, after the opposition filed a case claiming…
Tusk heads to Brussels as potential advocate of Balkan EU candidates
Newly appointed Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk arrived in Brussels on Wednesday for the EU’s Western Balkans summit, with Polish media speculating that he could become an advocate of EU…
Macron reiterates call for full, lasting EU support for Ukraine, accession
The European Union should support Ukraine’s EU integration as Europeans should be “ready to give Ukraine full and long-lasting support”, French President Emmanuel Macron reiterated his position on the matter…
Georgia needs EU membership — despite its government
Georgia's new culture minister, Thea Tsulukiani, immediately began implementing measures to suppress free expression and curb cultural independence (Photo: Lia Ukleba/Pen America) There is widespread public support in Georgia for…
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Is treaty change necessary to enlarge the EU? [Promoted content]
EU enlargement cannot be a hostage of the false pretext of imposing qualified majority voting. The peoples of Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia as well as the six Western Balkan countries, want…
Weber accuses Sánchez of ‘dividing Europe’, council presidency failures
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and his stance on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, “applauded by Hamas terrorists”, have contributed to the “division” of Europe, EPP leader Manfred Weber told a session…
EU Commission only partially OKs Portugal’s last requests for post-pandemic funds
The European Commission has only partially approved Portugal’s last two requests under the Recovery and Resilience Plan [PRR], Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa announced on Wednesday, because President Marcelo Rebelo…
GOP Support Grows for Majewski, a Trump Ally With a Disputed Military Record
J.R. Majewski, an ally of former President Donald J. Trump, is seeking to avenge his 13-point loss in the 20