EUROPEAN POLITICS
The fulfilment of Italy’s economic recovery plan is set to top the agenda when new Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni meets EU leaders in Brussels on Thursday (3 November). The Italian leader will perform her first visit outside Italy in Brussels,…
The European Union signed an agreement with Egypt on Sunday (30 October) for the first phase of a €80 million border management programme, a statement from the EU delegation in Cairo said, at a time when Egyptian migration to Europe…
God bless Liz Truss! As confusing as this may sound – after all, she just resigned last week – her short and inglorious reign in Downing Street has offered salutary lessons to the rest of Europe. There is no question…
Italy’s new Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni insisted that her government would be at the core of the EU in a speech on Tuesday (25 October) that played down her party’s euroscepticism and links to the far-right. In her first major…
Bulgaria’s caretaker government will not present a draft 2023 budget to parliament, finance minister Rositsa Velkova said on Tuesday (25 October), potentially leaving its successor with the tough choice of either breaching EU fiscal rules or slashing spending. Speaking to…
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Italy’s outgoing premier Mario Draghi used his last day on the European stage Friday (21 October) to warn both his fellow leaders and his far-right successor that a united Europe should remain their “guiding star”. European leaders gave Draghi, a…
With the Albanian capital of Tirana’s reign as the European Youth Capital entering the final stretch, attention is turning to quantifying the success and lasting impact of the initiative amid criticism from those on the ground. The title is awarded…
Tens of thousands of people marched in Berlin on Saturday (22 October) in a show of support for protesters in Iran where unrest ignited by Mahsa Amini’s death in police custody entered a sixth week despite a deadly state crackdown.…
Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni was sworn in as Italian prime minister on Saturday (22 October), promising to work closely with her international partners, despite the divergent views of her coalition allies. The first woman to head an Italian government, Meloni…
Rishi Sunak looked set to become Britain’s next prime minister after Boris Johnson withdrew from the contest on Sunday (23 October), saying that although he had enough support to make the final ballot he realised the country and the Conservative…
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Sunday (23 October) attacked the EU over its Russia sanctions policy, while in Budapest, tens of thousands protested what they say is his neglect of the education sector. Speaking in the western city of…