Meloni announces ‘realistic’ €24 billion budget bill
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni adopted a ‘realistic’ €24 billion budget bill at a press conference on Tuesday, as bloc countries prepare for a world where EU deficit rules, put…
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Spain’s Socialist Party predicted to tie with centre-right: poll
The Socialist Party (PSOE/S&D) of acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and the main opposition Partido Popular (PP/EPP) would be tied in the polls and have the same number of seats…
EU funding for Melita gas pipeline in doubt despite government claims
Despite government claims that plans for a gas pipeline between Malta and the rest of the EU are underway, an EU official said its inclusion on a list of possible…
EU leaders vow tighter borders, more repatriations after Brussels attack
The leaders of Belgium and Sweden and the European Union’s chief executive promised on Wednesday (18 October) to tighten border security and step up repatriations after a failed asylum seeker…
German intelligence worried over China courting European politicians
Beijing is clandestinely seeking to make Western politics more China-friendly by working on enlisting seasoned politicians, Germany’s domestic intelligence agency has said, with a prominent case involving a senior far-right…
EU elections: Le Pen’s party takes poll lead
Latest polling data from France on Tuesday (17 October) puts the nationalist Rassemblement National (RN), with MEP candidate Jordan Bardella, in the lead, while President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist and pro-European…
Migrant shipwreck reporting wins EU journalism prize
Greek, German and British media reporting on a migrant shipwreck thought to have killed hundreds in the Mediterranean has won an EU award named for a murdered Maltese journalist, officials…
Swedish PM wants EU borders, security tightened after Brussels terror attack
The EU bloc should tighten border controls and internal security, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said in response to Monday’s terrorist attack in Brussels, in which a gunman claiming allegiance…
Israel cancels participation in Lisbon’s Web Summit following war crime comments
Israel will not be participating in Lisbon’s Web Summit following statements by its co-founder, Paddy Cosgrave, who accused Israelis of committing war crimes in their fight against Hamas, Israel’s Ambassador…
Slovakia’s nominee for envi-chief does not believe in climate change
The roster of EU environment ministers could soon include Rudolf Huliak, a man nominated by the Slovak National Party who believes the elite invented climate change to take away people’s…