Citizen participation tools in Ireland
From national citizens’ assemblies to local public participation networks, Irish citizens have different tools they can use to influence decision-making processes. As part of H2020
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Bulgaria launches investigation into pro-Russian paramilitaries
Sofia’s Prosecutor’s Office ordered the country’s counter-intelligence agency to start investigations into the activities of an alleged pro-Russian paramilitary organisation following a tip that the organisation had committed crimes against the republic. BNO Shipka and BND Shipka, two Bulgarian-registered NGOs,…
Austria’s Nehammer champions EU border fences
Fences are key in protecting the EU at its borders, Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer said in an interview on Sunday, citing the time when the fence at the border with Turkey and Greece allowed Greek border authorities to stop irregular…
NGOs ask Belgium to rally against new pesticide assessments
Several NGOs are asking Belgium not to go along with the majority of member states who will likely ask the European Commission to carry out an additional impact assessment on EU pesticide reduction objectives at the Council summit on Monday.…
Ukraine war: Overnight strikes hit Kyiv as Putin visits Belarus
Image source, ReutersImage caption, Some missiles hit critical power infrastructure, causing a blackout across the cityBy Tiffany Wertheimer in London & Hugo Bachega in KyivBBC News Ukraine's capital Kyiv was rocked by explosions as Russia launched a rare overnight attack…
Dutch military aid to Ukraine almost tips €1 billion
The Netherlands has now provided Ukraine with €987 million in military aid, Defence Minister Kajsa Ollongren told the Dutch parliament in a letter on Friday. The total aid includes €697 million in equipment, €120 million in military aid, €45 million…
Hydrogen infrastructure projects launched to connect Finland and Central Europe
State-owned company and transmission system operator Gasgrid Finland signed a project agreement to develop a new piece of the regional hydrogen infrastructure network on Friday. Pipelines of up to 5,000 kilometres will connect the Baltic Sea area and Central Europe…
Portugal: One in seven babies born to foreign mothers in 2021
Of the almost 80,000 babies born in 2021 in Portugal, more than 10,000 or about 14%, have foreign mothers, according to a survey released on Sunday by Pordata. “The proportion has been successively increasing since 2016, reversing the downward trend…
An ‘Imperial Supreme Court’ Asserts Its Power, Alarming Scholars
Several new studies document the current court’s distinctive insistence on its dominance and the justices’ willingness to use procedural shortcuts to achieve it. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month.…
EU regulators have a bigger bird to fry than Twitter. It’s TikTok
A potential ban of TikTok in Europe won�