Bulgaria’s pro-European parties ready to form minority government
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,…
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Albanian environmentalists sue state over controversial airport
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…
Slovak FM, MEPs express disgust over Orbán’s nationalist scarf
Foreign Minister Rastislav Káčer and EU lawmakers strongly criticised Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán for wearing a scarf with the historical map of Greater Hungary. Historical Greater Hungary included territory…
How Putin changed Germany
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Explainer: Scottish independence: After Supreme Court defeat, what options are left?
After the UK Supreme Court on Wednesday (23 November) rejected an argument that the Scottish government can pass legislation allowing it to hold a second independence referendum next year, can…
Czech presidency postpones Kosovo visa liberalisation over car plates dispute
The Czech EU Council has withdrawn the proposal of visa liberalisation for Kosovo citizens due to current political tensions with Serbia over license plates, just hours before a deal was…
MEPs push for legislation on rainbow families’ cross-border rights
Members of the European Parliament pushed the European Commission on Wednesday (23 November) to craft a proposal to enshrine the cross-border rights of ‘rainbow families” into EU law. During the…
UK plans to scrap thousands of EU laws ‘unfit for purpose’
The UK government’s plans to give ministers the ability to tear up around 2400 pieces of EU law on the UK statute have been dismissed as ‘unfit for purpose’ by…
France, Germany make up for sake of EU industry, counter US protectionism
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…
Two Finnish nuclear reactors to receive fuel from US
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…