Slovak government collapse brings uncertain future ahead
The Slovak government lost Thursday’s no-confidence vote as a majority of the National Council decided to vote against them leading to its collapse and an uncertain way forward. Out of…
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Chemistry professor becomes newest Bulgarian PM candidate
Former Education Minister and chemistry professor Nikolay Denkov will be promoted as a candidate for prime minister, Bulgaria’s second largest political party, We Continue the Change, announced on Thursday. On…
The brutal cost of ‘normal life’
Invisible from the public eye, refugees face more human rights violations than ever in Greece, writes Begüm Başdaş. Begüm Başdaş is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Centre for Fundamental Rights…
New Danish government plans to boost labour force, overhaul welfare model
Denmark’s new coalition government plans to cut tax to incentivise work, abolish a public holiday and reform its generous welfare model, Social Democratic leader Mette Frederiksen said on Wednesday (14…
France sees significant drop in energy consumption
Electricity and gas consumption has decreased by 9% and 10.5%, respectively compared to last month, according to the latest data from electricity and gas network operators, with the government praising…
Swedish PM presents key EU presidency points amid far-right influence concerns
Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson presented Sweden’s priorities for the upcoming EU Council presidency to Rijksdag lawmakers on Wednesday as concerns that the supporting far-right Sweden Democrats could influence the presidency…
Spanish government dashes hopes of ‘Montenegro-style’ referendum for Catalonia
The government on Wednesday strongly dashed all hopes of allowing for a “Montenegro-style” referendum on Catalonia’s self-determination, despite the repeated calls from all Catalan pro-independence forces sitting in parliament. Finance…
Czech EU presidency ready to outvote Germany on gas price cap
The Czech EU Council Presidency wants to reach a deal on gas price cap during the upcoming energy council on Monday, saying it will likely forego consensus and favour qualified…
Bulgaria revives forgotten pro-Russian oil pipeline to reduce Russian dependence
A plan to build the Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline, revived by Bulgarian President Rumen Radev has been backed by Russian oil company Lukoil following discussions at the partnership council between the…
Austria to use €500 million in windfall taxes to help struggling households
Some €500 million in taxes energy companies have to pay on excess profits will be used to help citizens struggling to pay their heating bills and housing costs, Finance Minister…