Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson presented Sweden’s priorities for the upcoming EU Council presidency to Rijksdag lawmakers on Wednesday as concerns that the supporting far-right Sweden Democrats could influence the presidency on key issues like climate change continue to grow. In…
The government on Wednesday strongly dashed all hopes of allowing for a “Montenegro-style” referendum on Catalonia’s self-determination, despite the repeated calls from all Catalan pro-independence forces sitting in parliament. Finance Minister María Jesús Montero, Culture Minister Miquel Iceta, and Education…
The Czech EU Council Presidency wants to reach a deal on gas price cap during the upcoming energy council on Monday, saying it will likely forego consensus and favour qualified majority voting as countries like Germany are not fully on…
A plan to build the Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline, revived by Bulgarian President Rumen Radev has been backed by Russian oil company Lukoil following discussions at the partnership council between the Lukoil oil refinery and the local authorities in Burgas. Sofia…
Some €500 million in taxes energy companies have to pay on excess profits will be used to help citizens struggling to pay their heating bills and housing costs, Finance Minister Magnus Brunner announced in Vienna on Wednesday. Of the €500…
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Britain and Spain have made “significant progress” in talks over an agreement to secure Gibraltar’s post-Brexit relationship with the European Union, Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said on Wednesday. Gibraltar is currently the only part of Britain which is still in…
Although Schengen accession is not an agenda item of the EU summit in Brussels, Bulgaria asked for guarantees on Thursday (15 December) that it will become a Schengen member, specifying an October 2023 deadline. “
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 why the so-called Qatargate corruption scandal must lead to a radical…
Troops in Mali: The West's approach has not just failed, it has backfired (Photo: eutmmali.eu) There could be 1.2 billion refugees in next 30 years. Many will be from my part of the world — Africa