Dear readers, Welcome to EU Politics Decoded, where Benjamin Fox and Eleonora Vasques will bring you a round-up of the latest political news in Europe and beyond every Thursday. In this edition, we look at the 25th anniversary of the…
The French Constitutional Court’s ruling on the pensions reform on Friday (14 April) will mark the end of a long, winding and bumpy road for a piece of legislation most French people rejected. Whatever comes out of the ruling, the…
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Over half of Finns would favour Increasing work-based immigration, a survey published by Ilta-Sanomat on Wednesday, ahead of Friday’s upcoming coalition talks reads. Labour shortages and a low birth rate in Finland are already impacting the country’s economy and policy,…
New Russian sanctions target those who knowingly assisted sanctioned oligarchs in hiding their assets in complex financial networks, the UK Foreign Office announced on Wednesday. Demetris Ioannides and Christodoulos Vassiliades – two Cypriot professional enablers who helped Roman Abramovich and…
Following four months of imprisonment after the Qatargate scandal was revealed, Belgian justice decided on Wednesday to release Greek MEP Eva Kaili on bail but with an electronic bracelet as the “risks,” the Belgian authorities saw still exist, according to…
The development of hydrogen and offshore wind energy will lower the country’s energy dependence, said Portuguese Environment And Climate Action Minister Duarte Cordeiro on Wednesday. The government is speeding up the licensing process for solar energy production and renovation of…
The Polish opposition is helping the Kremlin by touting media reports that companies connected to the ruling camp participated in importing Ukrainian grain to Poland, causing huge disruptions in the market, according to new Agriculture Minister Robert Telus. To facilitate…
US President Joe Biden on Wednesday (12 April) began a nostalgia-filled tour of the Republic of Ireland, jetting in from Northern Ireland where he pushed for an end to political paralysis in the British province. Biden emerged from Air Force…
Oil refinery Slovnaft has taken aim at the 70% windfall tax for 2022-2023 that was signed into law by President Zuzana Čaputová on Wednesday, even though it was previously set at 55% and only for 2022. The government led by…