EUROPEAN POLITICS
The head of Sweden’s Moderate Party, Ulf Kristersson, said on Wednesday (14 September) he would begin consultations to form a new government after Prime Minster Magdalena Andersson conceded her Social Democrats had lost the weekend’s general election. The Moderates, Sweden…
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen gave her backing for a constitutional convention to reform the EU treaties in her State of the Union speech on Wednesday (14 September), insisting that leaders must be ‘serious’ about EU reform. Addressing…
Rewatch Ursula von der Leyen give her State of the European Union speech on the 14th of September 2022 Source: euractiv.com
Europe’s response to Russia’s war in Ukraine dominated European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s annual speech on Wednesday (14 September), but she provided little substance when it came to several important files and pressing issues facing the bloc. “Europe’s…
The EU will survive “Russia’s blackmail” of energy supplies and the looming long winter but only if it manages to maintain “unity, determination and courage,” Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin warned on Tuesday (13 September). Speaking in the European Parliament…
A roadmap is needed to follow up on recommendations citizens made during the Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFoE), the leader of the Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament told a press conference on Tuesday. Speaking at the…
On top of rising costs, Europe’s companies are facing another worry – the lack of skilled workers – which is becoming more prominent than ever before. Companies all over the continent lament their increasing inability to find workers in a…
The United Arab Emirates and Serbia have signed an agreement to lend Belgrade $1 billion under highly favourable conditions, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said on Sunday. Serbia will receive $1bn with just 3% interest as part of the deal “under incredible…
Albanian authorities thwarted a second cyberattack over the weekend after Tirana, backed by the United States with pledges of support and fresh sanctions on Iran, severed all diplomatic ties with Tehran who it blames for the “sabotage”. Meanwhile, hopes of…
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On Monday Liz Truss was announced as the new Prime Minister of Great Britain It’s time to deliver for the people of the United Kingdom ?? pic.twitter.com/PGHJOVbTiE — Liz Truss (@trussliz) September 7, 2022 I hope yesterday left nobody…
The accession of King Charles to the British throne has stirred renewed calls from politicians and activists for former colonies in the Caribbean to remove the monarch as their head of state and for Britain to pay slavery reparations. Charles…