Construction of Austria-Bavarian electricity line kicks off
The construction of an expanded electricity line connecting Germany and Austria has begun, with the €600
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Biden Promised to Revisit Presidential Immunity. He Hasn’t.
The president, now facing a special counsel investigation, never followed through on a campaign pledge to direct the Justice Department to reconsider its view that sitting presidents cannot be indicted. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
UK key in freezing billions in Russian assets
The Russian Elites, Proxies and Oligarchs Taskforce (REPO) has worked to block or freeze over £48 billion in Russian assets with the help of the UK, which alone froze over €20
Romanian politicians spar over purported increase of car insurance prices
After the Romanian press alerted on Thursday (9 March) of a price increase of 41% in compulsory third-party liability car insurance compared to 20
The Brief — An air of desperation
International law is sacred unless it applies to migration. That appears to be the message from Europe’s political leaders. Following Thursday’s EU immigration ministers meeting, the bloc’s Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson opined that the UK’s new ‘small boats’ legislation,…
Finland sees sharp increase in foreign workers
Finland saw its share of foreign workers almost double over the past ten years, according to a survey by ETLA Economic Research which evaluated the effects of this trend as positive. From 2010 to 2020, the share of foreign workers…
Belarus’ KGB may have agents among diaspora in Lithuania – intelligence
Agents recruited by Belarusian security may be among members of Belarusian opposition in Lithuania, according to Lithuania’s intelligence. “There’s a high probability there are actively recruited KGB agents among them [Belarusian opposition members], and they provide information to the Belarusian…
Frontex co-wrote interception report with Italy before shipwreck
The EU border agency Frontex has confirmed that it analysed in real time the intercepted data from the migrant boat that eventually sank in late February together with two official Italian representatives at the Frontex headquarters in Warsaw. The confirmation…
Spanish EU presidency should not be spoiled by pre-election turmoil, says researcher
The heated pre-election that mirrors tensions, including within the coalition, should not spoil the country’s upcoming EU Council presidency, Ignacio Molina, a senior researcher at the Elcano Royal Institute think tank, told Euroefe. Spain will hold its municipal elections in…
Food prices in Portugal up nearly 30% in a year
The average price of essential foods in Portugal went up almost 30% since 2022, with Portugal’s food and safety body estimating that a food basket went from €74.90 at the start of 2022 to €96.44 today, the government announced Thursday.…