EUROPEAN POLITICS
Fiscal tightening would be necessary to fight inflation, said Finance Minister Christian Lindner following the recent reports of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the EU Commission, which indicated that Germany will continue to be plagued by high inflation. On…
Hungary needs to fulfil all conditions required to unblock EU funds as soon as possible to ensure they reach citizens and businesses, EU lawmakers from the budgetary control committee said, as rule of law problems persist. “We call on the…
While Spain is heading for the municipal and regional election on 28 May and a general election in December, Spanish citizens face the 2024 EU elections with a mix of scepticism and ideological confusion, CEO of the survey company 40dB…
We are on the verge of a lithium revolution, said Prime Minister Petr Fiala, who envisions the possibility of Czechia embarking on lithium mining within its territory, potentially becoming a significant contributor to Europe’s overall energy security. Czechia is estimated…
A bill to speed up the construction of new nuclear reactors was approved by the French parliament on Tuesday (16 May), with the government hailing it as an environmental step forward. Lawmakers on Tuesday validated the bill to accelerate the…
Around 6.3 million Italians were called to elect the mayors of 790 municipalities from Sunday to Monday, and the election outcome could change the power balance in the government majority and influence alliances in the opposition. It is the first…
Bulgarian Chief Prosecutor Ivan Geshev may be dismissed by the month’s end after six Prosecution College members of the Supreme Judicial Council demanded that he be fired on Friday after he interfered in an ongoing investigation. He has been accused…
A decision by the Eurovision organisers to block Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy from addressing the competition’s grand final on Saturday (13 May) on the grounds of keeping it “non-political” has irritated many – including the British government. “The request by…
Politics is an inevitable element at the Eurovision song contest (ESC) but the integrity of the voting system now had to be reinforced after a wilful voting bloc was uncovered last year, a representative of the competition’s organisers told EURACTIV.…
The EU’s sanctions on Russia because of the war in Ukraine do not affect the Bulgarian economy, acting Economy Minister Nikola Stoyanov told parliamentarians on Thursday. Stoyanov was requested to speak to parliamentarians on Thursday, following a request filed by…
Finance Minister Christian Lindner has postponed a government decision on next year’s budget for the second time as the coalition’s three parties remain split on the issue. While the government was set to decide on the state budget for 2024…
After meeting King Willem-Alexander, the Chinese Vice-President Han Zheng met Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte in The Hague on Thursday to discuss cooperation on trade and climate change, though onlookers criticised the warm reception after tensions have risen in recent…