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Finland ‘re-thinking’ NATO bid without Sweden causes storm
Comments from Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto that Finland could pursue NATO membership without its partner Sweden after Turkey said it would not support Stockholm’s bid, has ruffled many feathers in Sweden and Finland. Finland and Sweden, who have sought…
Meloni government wants EU to revisit vision for Western Balkans
The European Union should urgently develop a new vision about the Western Balkans and have enlargement among its priorities, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Tuesday. Meloni spoke in a video message during a conference in Trieste dubbed “Italy…
Big Agri’s EU lobbying playbook on ‘hunger’ and a ‘refugee crisis’
Major players in the agribusiness industry spent over €50m on lobbying both EU officials and the public in 2020 and 20
Spanish anti-inflation package approved despite right-wing abstention
Parliament gave its final approval on Tuesday to a fresh anti-inflation package the government presented in the form of a decree to help mitigate the impact of high energy prices on food products. The new anti-inflation package was adopted in…
Man suspected of threatening to kill Portugal’s president, detained
A man suspected of threatening to kill Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa was detained by the Judicial Police in Lisbon on Tuesday, a source confirmed to Lusa. In October, Rebelo de Sousa received death threats in a letter sent…
EU institutions not willing to think ‘long-term’, expert says
European Union institutions are not always willing to adopt a long-term vision, Associate Director of European Policy Centre Elizabeth Kuiper told EURACTIV.cz in an interview where she reflected on the takeaways of last year’s Conference on the Future of Europe.…
Biden Leery of Involvement in Potential Plea Deal in Sept. 11 Case
A proposal to end a decade-long attempt to seek the death penalty before a military tribunal carries political risks, but the Trump administration also decided the system failed. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
2023’s Biggest, Most Unusual Race Centers on Abortion and Democracy
The election for a swing seat on Wisconsin’s Supreme Court has huge policy stakes for the battleground state. Cash is pouring in, and some of the candidates have shed any pretense of judicial neutrality. Send any friend a story As…
Slovak gas transit in jeopardy if new pipeline tax is passed, minister warns
Adopting an additional tax provided in the European Commission’s guidelines on windfall taxes would cripple Eustream and significantly jeopardise the gas transit system that runs through Slovakia, Economy Minister Karel Hirman said. “This is an illogical move from the state’s…