The investigation body under the Transport Ministry and main shareholder in railway operator ŽSR and trains operator ZSSK is not permanent and independent as required by the Railway Safety Directive, a source from the Commission told EURACTIV Slovakia. The Railway…
The European Greens will officially elect a candidate for the European Commission presidency ahead of next May’s European elections, a process known as ‘spitzenkandidat’, a senior party source told EURACTIV on Friday (31 March). The party held the Greens Leadership…
“We’ve been waiting for the dam to break for six years,” one Democrat in South Carolina said of Donald Trump’s indictment. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
Member states not building owners must be responsible for meeting objectives of the directive on the mandatory renovation of old and energy-intensive buildings, the director of Budovy21 and energy-saving construction expert Petr Holub said as EU Parliament backing the directive…
Greece will finalise the construction of a fence at the land border with Turkey with or without financial support from the EU, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Thursday amid strong reactions from the opposition who accused him of…
Young people across France are increasingly mobilising against President Emmanuel Macron’s pensions reform, which they see as the ‘last straw’ amid issues of police brutality, a saturated labour market, green issues and ‘anti-youth’ reforms. Read the original French article here.…
Around 150,000 residential buildings have been damaged or destroyed so far (Photo: Image Bank of War in Ukraine) Although Vladimir Putin has failed in his plan to crush Ukraine with military force, his ambition to destroy its independence is undiminished.…
Hungary’s ‘lack of democratic values’ justifies US President Joe Biden’s decision not to invite Hungary to the Summit for Democracy, the US Ambassador to Hungary David Pressman said at a closed-door meeting on Wednesday. First conceived by Biden as a…
EU-backed plans for €3.5 billion in gas-fired power plants, pipelines, and liquefied natural gas terminals in the Western Balkans will introduce economic and security risks to the region and challenge the energy transition, according to research by Global Energy Monitor…
Agriculture Minister Elena Tanasković has requested the European Commission to extend the spending deadline for the IPARD farm fund to ensure €30