A bill that would ban rioters’ right to protest was debated in the Chamber’s Justice Committee on Tuesday, and although the vote was postponed due to opposition, Belgian Justice Minister Vincent Van Quickenborne wants to see this law enter into…
Former president Nicolas Sarkozy lost his appeal against a 20
The Greek government requested on Tuesday (16 May) the disbursement of the third tranche of its EU Recovery Fund, with the European Commission agreeing to an exceptionally long five-month period to evaluate the request. The request – and the consent…
A potential limit on the number of cows per hectare of grassland included in a leak of the government’s Agricultural Accord (Landbouwakkord) has divided the Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality Ministry and farmer representatives, as the latter vehemently opposes the…
Ireland has approved the 2023 Climate Action Mandate on Tuesday, which hopes to provide a consistent approach meeting climate goals across the public sector, including a 51% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and a 50% improvement in energy efficiency by…
The Swedish government gave the green light to two offshore wind farms off the western coast of Sweden, much to the dismay of the eurosceptic Sweden Democrats, whose spokesperson called government ‘naive’ over the decision. The Sweden Democrats have responded…
Portugal has joined a European network that will implement a new certificate guaranteeing olive grove management includes biodiversity conservation, thanks to a project of the University of Évora (UÉ) that was announced on Tuesday. The project, “Olivates Vivos +” (Living…
President Zuzana Čaputová promised to announce whether she would run for re-election in the next year’s elections sooner than her predecessor Andrej Kiska did, but the deadline to do that was on 15 May – the day Kiska announced he…
Albania can expect its economy to grow by 2.9% this year according to the European Commission’s spring forecast, up from the autumn forecast with a slightly more gloomy 26%, but, despite this, the export sector will continue to face challenges…
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