Risks of electricity cuts are now ‘behind us’, according to the French electricity network manager RTE, but not all is back to normal as strikes and a severe drop in temperatures could have a lasting impact on electricity production. RTE…
French train drivers, teachers and refinery workers were among those who walked off their jobs on Thursday (19 January) in a nationwide day of strikes against government plans to raise the retirement age by two years to 64. The strikes,…
None of the five Bulgarian socialist MEPs took part in a vote in European Parliament on Thursday (19 January) on a resolution demanding the Russian political and military leadership be held accountable for the crimes of aggression against Ukraine. MEPs…
Image source, BBC/Joe PhuaImage caption, Andriy and his team are defending against Russian advances towards BakhmutBy Andrew HardingBBC News, near Soledar, Ukraine Ukrainian forces have acknowledged "stepping back" from the bitterly contested Donbas town of Soledar, captured by Russian forces…
The UK government staved off criticism from the opposition and its own Conservative MPs on Wednesday as it forced through legislation that could lead to thousands of pieces of EU law being scrapped from the UK statute. The Retained EU…
Bulgaria needs to look into itself and ask whether it could be at risk of failing to police sanctions against those connected to the Russian state, now a pariah following the invasion of Ukraine, writes Nick Kochan. Nick Kochan is…
Dear readers, Welcome to EU Politics Decoded where Benjamin Fox and Eleonora Vasques bring you a round-up of the latest political news in Europe and beyond every Thursday. In this edition, we look at how Qatargate has revealed the importance of the European Parliament’s positions…
The Finnish government’s logging operations to thin out forests in the Aalistunturi area continued on Wednesday after environmentalists clashed with police to protest the move. Some 900 kilometres north of Helsinki, state-owned company Metsähallitus, working under the guidance of the…
The prices of cheap medicines will be increased to facilitate access to them and avoid situations in which stocks run out, according to the Health Ministry. The Health Ministry will bring forward a set of measures in this area between…
Poltár, a city in southern Slovakia, invited representatives of the Russian embassy to the commemoration of the liberation of World War II, a move that was heavily criticised by the Defence Ministry. “This action is in absolute contradiction with the…