EUROPEAN POLITICS
The UK and Irish governments need to demonstrate that progress is being made towards agreeing on a new devolved government in Northern Ireland before the end of October to avoid fresh assembly elections, ministers said on Wednesday (28 September). Irish…
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Empty corridors and only eight babies in their cribs. The maternity ward in the city of Gabrovo tells you everything you need to know about the drastic drop in the birth rate in Bulgaria. “There are not many people of…
EU financial support for Palestinian NGOs and intergovernmental organisations operating in the field has emerged as a sticking point for relations between Brussels and Tel Aviv, with EU-funded organisations complaining of obstacles to their operations. EU funding for Palestine is…
Sunday’s election in Italy marks the rise of the far-right – in itself a worrying development – but also the decline of leadership in Europe, with all three of its biggest economies now unable or unwilling to lead the continent through…
France will work with the future Italian government, expected to be led by far-right Giorgia Meloni while monitoring respect for European values, French Secretary of State for Europe Laurence Boone told EURACTIV France in an interview on Monday (26 September).…
In line with the government’s announcement earlier this month, the Energy Regulatory Body has decided to increase the cost of electricity for households that use more than 800kilowatt hours (kWh) per month, a decision that could impact up to 72,000…
The Capitals brings you the latest news from across Europe through on-the-ground reporting by EURACTIV’s media network. You can subscribe to the newsletter here. The European news you deserve to read. Welcome to The Capitals by EURACTIV. Today’s edition is…
European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen has warned Italy of consequences should it veer away from democratic principles, issuing a barely veiled threat ahead of Sunday’s election that a rightist bloc led by Giorgia Meloni is expected to win.…
Another week, another election, and another rejection of the political establishment. In Sweden last week, the big gainers were the Sweden Democrats, a far-right nationalist party who will be kept out of government only because of a cordon sanitaire by the…
Hungary, where Viktor Orban’s Fidesz has been in power uninterrupted since 2010, is the most ‘stable’ government in the EU, according to a new analysis published on Friday (23 September). The data gathered by Pantarhei, a Vienna-based management consultancy,…
The EU occupies a more prominent role in the upcoming Italian general elections on Sunday. For the first time, some parties put their European political family affiliation, the European People’s Party (EPP) and Renew Europe, in their electoral insignias. In…