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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This year is key for EU enlargement due to changes in the way it is done and with new Balkan members bringing opportunities to the EU community, said EU Enlargement Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi at the EU Meets the Balkans conference…
Romanian teachers will organise a two-hour strike on Wednesday, which could be followed by a general strike next week if their demands are not met, meaning final exams may be affected. Teachers are demanding a 60% increase in wages. A…
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Parliamentarians of the UK-Ireland Assembly on Tuesday (16 May) called for a closer defence relationship between the EU and the United Kingdom due to the security threat Russia poses since the war in Ukraine. In their draft report, the European…