EU Greens court Yolanda Díaz in Madrid, as Left keeps careful distance
The European Greens closed ranks with the leftist coalition Sumar on 29-30
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Malta summit urges EU to stop migration at source
The leaders of nine Mediterranean and southern European countries called Friday (29 September) for a “significant increase” in the EU’s efforts to tackle the thorny issue of migration at its…
Pro-Kremlin populist Fico wins Slovakia elections
Slovakia’s leftist former Prime Minister Robert Fico beat his progressive rival in a parliamentary election after campaigning to end military aid to Ukraine, but he will need to win over…
‘Med9’ leaders meet on migration in Malta
The leaders of nine Mediterranean and southern European countries, including France’s Emmanuel Macron and Italy’s Giorgia Meloni, meet Friday (29 September) in Malta for talks set to focus on migration.…
Finland starts round-the-clock border checks to stop Russian cars crossing via Norway
To uphold sanctions against Russia, Finland has launched round-the-clock border checks to prevent Russian vehicles from entering its territory via the six cross-border roads from Norway. Norwegian and Finnish customs…
Slovakia: Crucial election amid fear of pro-Russia nationalists’ return
Slovakia is on the brink of a critical parliamentary election set for Saturday, with a campaign that underlined a stark divide between nationalist sentiments, represented by former socialist prime minister…
Bulgaria will continue using Russian oil for as long as possible
The Bulgarian parliament abandoned its intention to ban the import of Russian oil by the end of this year and decided that this should happen by the end of October…
Green transition: French SMEs cry for help amid ‘regulatory tsunami’
French small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are ready fight climate change as long as there is no “regulatory tsunami”, the French Federation of SMEs warned ahead of introduction of the…
Germany banks on Kazakhstan, Central Asia to pressure Russia
Kazakhstan’s support is vital for enforcing sanctions against Russia and ending the war, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said as he met Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in Berlin on Wednesday, as EU…
EU Commission presses ahead with foreign lobbying bill amid growing concerns
The European Commission is pressing ahead with plans for a new law modelled on the US Foreign Agents Act in a bid to tackle Russian and Chinese influence amid warnings…