EUROPEAN POLITICS
Poland has sent diplomatic notes to its EU and NATO allies to drum up support for its dispute with Germany over €1.3 trillion in World War II reparations, Deputy Foreign Minister Arkadiusz Mularczyk said on Wednesday. Last month, Poland sent…
The leaders of the pro-European parties We Continue the Change and Democratic Bulgaria are both ready to form a minority government if Boyko Borrissov’s GERB fails to form one first, they announced Wednesday. GERB won the early elections in October…
A group of Albanian environmental organisations have sued the government over Vlora Airport as they claim its construction violates several laws, and risks irreparable damage to the valuable ecosystem, mirroring concerns echoed by the European Commission. Vlora Airport is being…
Reviving European industrial policy to counter rising energy prices, the consequences of the war in Ukraine, and negative effects of protectionist measures taken by third countries, including the US, was called for by French and German governments on Tuesday (22…
An agreement with Westinghouse Electric Company for the design, licensing, and supply of a new fuel type was signed by Finland’s state-owned (51%) energy company Fortum. The two Russian-built reactors on the country’s south coast in Loviisa came into use…
An agreement to help one million vulnerable citizens mitigate the negative impact of inflation on their monthly mortgages was announced by the government and representatives of the banking sector on Tuesday. Vulnerable customers will now be able to restructure their…
The Polish Prosecutor’s Office will not allow the Ukrainian side to join the investigation of last week’s incident in Przewodów near the Ukrainian border, where a likely-Ukrainian air defence missile hit and killed two people. Polish politicians earlier declared they…
To face current major challenges, democracy must be strengthened at a European level, Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said during the ceremony of the Parliament’s 70-year anniversary on Tuesday. The European Parliament celebrated its 70th anniversary on Tuesday in…
The European cap on gas prices is essential, otherwise, the funds invested will only feed speculation, said Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who hopes common solutions will soon arrive from the EU. The Italian government approved a €35 billion economic…
A bill to make abortion legal when the life of the mother is at risk in a country where abortion laws are the strictest in Europe was tabled for the first time in Maltese parliament on Monday. Under the current…
People temporarily out of work face having the length during which unemployment insurance compensation applies slashed by 25% from February next year, Labour Minister Olivier Dussopt said on Monday, angering French unions and the political left. At a press conference…
Lack of trust, economic instability, and spying on journalists all make the press environment in Greece disturbing and challenging, the President of the European Federation of Journalists, Maja Sever told EURACTIV in an exclusive interview. EURACTIV.gr spoke to Sever after…