Biden to Deliver Oval Office Address as U.S. Averts Default
The president will speak on Friday evening after congressional passage of legislation that narrowly averts economic calamity. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
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Ukraine needs stability before joining NATO, says Belgian PM
The war in Ukraine must stop before the country can join the NATO military alliance, said Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo at the Second European Political Community summit in Moldova on Thursday. The European Political Community (EPC) is a…
Cluj-Napoca’s experiments with participatory budgets
In Cluj-Napoca, Romania, both young and senior citizens can take part in participatory budgeting processes implemented by the municipality and local organisations. These processes allow residents to propose and vote initiatives which are then funded through the local budget. To…
Spain requests Parliament to postpone EU Council presidency speech
The Spanish government has requested the postponement of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s speech to present the country’s EU Council presidency at the European Parliament, originally scheduled for 13 July, to the September plenary session. This decision was forwarded to the…
Dutch PM losing party trust amid calls for stricter asylum policy
Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s party (VVD/Renew) members are growing impatient about the lack of a harsher migration policy, with some even being willing to accept a fall of the current cabinet. The party is set to hold a congress on…
Luxembourgish PM Bettel slams De Croo’s call for EU climate law break
Luxembourgish Prime Minister Xavier Bettel criticised his Belgian counterpart’s call to put a halt to enacting new EU climate laws to ease the burden on companies at the Second European Political Community Summit in Moldova. Bettel reacted to De Croo’s…
Iceland not keen on EU idea to raise driving test age to harmonise rules.
Icelandic Transport Minister Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson is not impressed by the European Commission’s proposal to harmonise driving licence requirements in EU and EEA states, as this would set the age limit at 18, the minister said Thursday. The proposals were…
Czech PM praises ‘openness’ of debates at EPC summit in Moldova
Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala (ODS, ECR) said the absence of formal conclusions allowed European politicians to debate openly at Thursday’s European Political Community summit in Moldova. Fiala said the summit in Moldova confirmed that the European Political Community is…
Slovak power plant sues state over historic loss
Electricity producer Slovenské elektrárne recorded the second-highest loss for a Slovak company in a decade and is suing the state for making it sell at a loss to customers. Slovakia’s biggest electricity producer, Slovenské elektrárne, ended their 2022 yearly accounts…
Kosovo PM agrees to new elections in north after US phonecall
Kosovo’s Prime Minister Albin Kurti said he would call new elections in the north of Kosovo following a phonecall with United States Deputy National Security Advisor Jon Finer on Thursday and after increased EU member state pressure. The call comes…