EUROPEAN POLITICS
UK Prime Minister Liz Truss has set an April 2023 deadline for negotiating a settlement with the EU on the Northern Ireland protocol following talks with US President Joe Biden. After the meeting on Wednesday (21 September), UK officials revealed that…
This week on the Beyond the Byline podcast, we discuss Italy’s upcoming general elections. Italians are asked to decide who will be their next government on 25 September. Political analyst Lorenzo Pregliasco and professor of politics Piero Ignazi explain: What…
To help families most severely hit by inflation, the government approved a significant VAT drop for domestic natural gas from 21% to 5%, saving almost €210 million for Spanish consumers. The proposal, initially put forward by the centre-right Partido Popular…
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Hungary’s government has submitted the first of several anti-corruption bills to parliament on Monday (19 September) as Budapest scrambles to avoid losing billions of euros in European Union funding. The European Union executive recommended on Sunday suspending funds worth €7.5…
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…
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the people of Ukraine, Julian Assange, Sonia Guajajara, and the Colombian Comision de Verdad are among the nominees for the 2022 Sakharov prize, an EU award dedicated to individuals, groups or organisations that contribute to protecting freedom of…
The United Kingdom came to a near standstill on Monday (19 September), as millions of people lined the streets of London for the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in a uniquely British display of tradition and pageantry. The state…
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Hundreds of foreign royals and heads of state are expected to attend the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in London on Monday (19 September) — one of the biggest diplomatic gatherings in decades. Westminster Abbey has space for around 2,000…
Italy’s anti-immigration leader Matteo Salvini, who is trailing the far-right’s Giorgia Meloni in the polls ahead of next week’s general election, sought on Sunday (18 September) to galvanise his hard-right, populist, eurosceptic base. “This is Italy, full of hope and…
Citing worries over corruption in Hungary, the European Commission proposed on Sunday (18 September) to suspend one-third of the cohesion funds allocated to the country if its reform efforts remain insufficient in the coming two months. In a meeting on…