EUROPEAN POLITICS

The centre-right group in the European Parliament, the European People’s Party (EPP), has given its blessing to its Slovak member KDH ahead of snap elections in the country, despite its…

It is a bit slow around Schuman these days, isn’t it? Yet the clock on this European Commission has already started ticking. The EU summer break also felt longer than…

Slovak will vote in parliamentary elections on 30

Albania is set to take over the rotating presidency of the United Nations Security Council for a second time since becoming a non-permanent member in 2022, but Permanent Representative Ferit…

Germany’s coalition parties vowed to prioritise economic growth in challenging times and despite fiscal prudence, as the pro-market FDP also demanded more support from European Commission President Ursula von der…

The French aviation industry firmly opposes any tax increase aimed at ensuring a minimum price for plane flights within Europe, Pascal de Izaguirre, CEO of Corsican air company Corsair and…

A trial of a ‘single school outfit’ – more similar to a dress code rather than a uniform – will be launched in the coming months, Education Minister Gabriel Attal…

New UK-backed projects worth £49 million will be announced by Development and Africa Minister Andrew Mitchell at the first Africa Climate Summit, which will be hosted by Kenya from 4…

Iliana Ivanova, Bulgaria’s commissioner-designate for innovation, research, culture, education and youth, successfully sailed through an almost three-hour European Parliament hearing on Tuesday (5 September), winning applause from MEPs. Ivanova, a…

Belgian army leadership believes that F-16 planes are in poor condition and cannot be sent to Ukraine, Lieutenant Frédéric Goetynck told De Standaard on Monday. “It’s not that we don’t…