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…
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Tuesday’s heavy rains which flooded streets and swept away cars have also left 83 people homeless, the country’s civil protection authority said on Wednesday. Heavy rain battered parts of Portugal on Tuesday, forcing authorities to close some roads, while the…
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has implicated a drone registered and operated out of Malta by a private company on behalf of the EU border guard agency Frontex in human rights violations, according to an analysis published this week. The drone,…
Poland is getting closer to unblocking the EU recovery funds worth almost €35 billion, of which €23 billion are grants, as parliament has just received a bill that aims to depoliticise the Supreme Court, one of the European Commission’s conditions.…
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Energy price hikes and a shortage in energy supplies have hit Slovakia’s industry harder than those of other Visegrad Four countries despite it recording a slight production spike while significant month-to-month decreases were observed in other V4 states. Industry production…
President Klaus Iohannis responded to Romanian voices calling for a boycott of Austrian goods and companies after Vienna voted against Romania’s Schengen accession, saying he preferred a diplomatic solution that would not involve the EU court. Last week, Austria was…