The Spanish government will not modify the structure of the future taxes on large energy companies and banks despite the European Central Bank (ECB) warning this could distort EU competition. Spain’s progressive government of PSOE and Unidas Podemos has decided…
Other countries, including every EU member state, exports more products to Russia for use in the military sector than Slovakia, said Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď. This week it was revealed that Slovakia exported thousands of civilian items to Russia, which…
Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon survived the no-confidence motion tabled by the opposition after the recent recall of Slovenia’s ambassador to the United States. The motion against the minister and leader of the Social Democrats (SD) was backed by only 22…
Environment Minister Leonore Gewessler criticised activists who glued themselves to a dinosaur skeleton at the natural history museum in Vienna to demand an end to Austria’s fossil path and a speed limit. Criticism is increasing towards climate activists who have…
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni reiterated her government’s full support of Ukraine and confirmed Italy’s commitment to NATO after she met with Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Rome Thursday. “Italy is at the forefront of NATO’s challenges”, said Meloni, reiterating Italy’s…
The agreement between France, Spain and Portugal to bolster energy interconnections could turn Portugal into a transit corridor and a ‘green’ energy country, Portuguese Environment Minister Duarte Cordeiro said on Thursday. “We will not just be a transit corridor. We…
EU lawmakers will soon hold a public hearing to present lawmakers with a list of the women who reportedly died due to tightened abortion laws which created a de facto ban. The hearing will be held on 17 November before…
War in Ukraine and the need to ensure food self-sufficiency should push the European Commission to speed up work on the new genomic techniques, centre-right Czech MEP Michaela Šojdrová (KDU-ČSL, EPP) told EURACTIV.cz. New genomic techniques are scientific methods altering…
A dysfunctional fence, a lack of border policemen and poor and insufficient equipment were among the problems Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev raised during a parliamentary hearing convened Thursday to discuss the recent death of a border policeman. The hearing occurred…
The European Commission gave a positive preliminary assessment on Thursday of Croatia’s request for €700 million in grants under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), the second instalment for the country. “I have good news for Croatia. Croatia has made…