A decision by the Eurovision organisers to block Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy from addressing the competition’s grand final on Saturday (13 May) on the grounds of keeping it “
Politics is an inevitable element at the Eurovision song contest (ESC) but the integrity of the voting system now had to be reinforced after a wilful voting bloc was uncovered last year, a representative of the competition’s organisers told EURACTIV.…
U.S.-based manufacturers of solar products say rules issued by the Biden administration on Friday will “cement China’s dominance” over the solar industry Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
Thirty years ago, I was a young Ukrainian lawyer who visited Italy for the first time and fell in love. A lifelong passion was born for the songs of Mina and Celentano, the films of Fellini, Vittorio De Sica, and…
Despite the relative calm, the Biden administration faces court challenges that they say may undermine efforts to deal with record levels of border crossings. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
Friday’s victory by the United Steelworkers at a factory building electric school buses was a test for Democratic hopes that clean-energy funding from Washington could bolster organized labor. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
The Louisiana congressman, who acts as a consigliere to Speaker Kevin McCarthy, says four areas of potential compromise have emerged. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
French President Emmanuel Macron and EU Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton both advocated for a change in thinking regarding industrial policy and the US in separate addresses on Thursday. “Europe has been consumer-focused for way too long”, Macron said in…
The government presented a new tax package, which includes a significant VAT increase on printed newspapers, a move harshly criticised by Czech publishers who say it will kill off their businesses. The VAT on printed newspapers will increase from 10
The EU’s sanctions on Russia because of the war in Ukraine do not affect the Bulgarian economy, acting Economy Minister Nikola Stoyanov told parliamentarians on Thursday. Stoyanov was requested to speak to parliamentarians on Thursday, following a request filed by…