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 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…
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’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…
The Christian Democrats are pushing for the right of healthcare workers to refuse to carry out abortions amid the now five-week-long government talks, Hufvudstadsbladet reported on Thursday. The Christian Democrats, currently in government talks with the National Coalition Party, the…
Opposition leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo, whom polls suggest could be Spain’s next prime minister, admitted Thursday (1 June) he didn’t speak English but brushed it off saying there were always “translators”. “My problem is English… I have to start studying…
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama held talks with Serbian President Aleksander Vucic and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on the sidelines of the European Community Summit in Moldova, in which he demanded an end to the current situation…
Serbia’s President Aleksander Vučić said that meeting European leaders in Chisinau is essential not only because of the situation in the north of Kosovo but also for EU progression, investments and energy. Read more. European leaders met in Moldova for…
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