EUROPEAN POLITICS
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias brought up the issue of the arrest of the winning candidate of the “Together We Win” coalition for Himara, Fredi Beleri at the EU Foreign Council in Brussels, also meeting with Albanian counterpart Olta Xhacka,…
A coalition of eight countries, led by Czechia, has come together to voice criticism against the proposed Euro 7 car emission standards. According to the European Commission, the Euro 7 standards rules bring emission limits for all motor vehicles, i.e.,…
The Franco-German Parliamentary Assembly on Monday, where 50 French National Assembly members and 50 Bundestag members meet bi-annually to foster cooperation between the countries, was overshadowed by their divides on nuclear energy. French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire and Germany…
Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne unveiled detailed plans on Monday (22 May) for France to meet the EU’s target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions 55% below 1990 levels by 2030. France’s target until now was to reduce emissions by 40% by…
A day after national elections, Greece on Monday (22 May) was bracing for a new ballot which vote-winner Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ party is poised to seek in order to govern alone. The conservative New Democracy party of Mitsotakis scored…
To fill gaps amid its current labour shortage, Germany intends to attract skilled migrants from Brazil to work in its care sector. As the German population ages, an increasing number of people need old-age and medical care while growing numbers…
The participation of Andrej Babiš, former prime minister and ANO party leader, at a conservative conference in Budapest, will be addressed at the ALDE congress, attended by Liberals and Democrats from across Europe, in Stockholm this week. Babiš attended the…
Former EU commissioner Mariya Gabriel is close to forming a new Bulgarian government as part of a complex political agreement with her centre-right GERB party’s arch-foes – the reformist ‘We continue the change’ party of former prime minister Kiril Petkov.…
What policies will be at the heart of their electoral campaigns? Are they going to have a Spitzenkandidat? How will groups differentiate from each other? These are among the questions EURACTIV asked presidents of the political groups in the European…
Vienna has been in an uproar following a push by President Alexander Van der Bellen to aid Ukraine in demining its territory, reinvigorating an elite debate on the country’s neutrality in military matters. On Friday, Austria’s president, whose role is…
Despite rigid screening measures, dozens people linked to the Syrian regime under Bashar Al-Assad applied for asylum in the Netherlands, a recent survey carried out among Syrian refugees in the Netherlands has found. The survey was carried out by De…
The UK’s development finance institution, Investment Partnerships, plans to mobilise $40 billion by the end of 2027 for global infrastructure and economic development, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said at the G7 Summit in Japan. While at the G7 Summit in…