EUROPEAN POLITICS
Experts and lawmakers are making a case for a co-decision process allowing European citizens to have a voice in deciding how the EU budget is allocated, which could strengthen citizen participation and drive sustainable economic growth models across member states.…
One day before the next EU-backed meeting with Serbian President Aleksander Vucic in Brussels to continue the path towards the normalisation of relations between Belgrade and Pristina, Kosovo’s Prime Minister Albin Kurti said he would not accept a Republika Srpska…
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Kosovo’s Prime Minister Albin Kurti held a meeting at the Delphi Forum with Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias, the latest in a series of high-level meetings between the two countries, leading to whispers Athens could change its stance on non-recognition…
The number of people diagnosed with HIV and AIDS is increasing in Albania, with eight cases diagnosed since the beginning of 2023, showing a year-on-year rise. According to a report from the Institute of Public Health, the new cases included…
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Saturday announced a new package worth € 1.3 billion to strengthen vocational training amid record-high youth unemployment and with regional and general elections looming. On Saturday, Sánchez (PSOE/S&D) spoke at a socialist rally in Pamplona (Basque Country,…
Forty-four per cent of Spaniards are unaware that Madrid is soon set to take over the EU helm for the second half of the year, while only 28% know what the rotating EU presidency is, data from a new survey…
A boat carrying nearly 40 passengers that had difficulty navigating the Channel was not rescued but instead was left to drift back towards France, revealed internal maritime logs on Sunday. In January, Defence Ministry officials, who were managing small boats…
The Nord Stream 2 pipeline was a Russian infiltration project, but this was ignored by the Dutch government, according to former Dutch diplomat Kees Klompenhouwer in an interview published on Friday. Klompenhouwer was head of foreign intelligence for the Dutch…
A last-minute decision by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to convene a Council of Ministers meeting on Labour Day while requesting the presence of labour unions to discuss a new labour measure has left stakeholders fuming. Unions were summoned by…
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UK lawmakers have urged EU and UK officials to gradually rebuild relations following a period of “tension and mistrust”, putting visa access for musicians and speedy UK access to the Horizon Europe research programme at the top of a list…