Socialists shut door to any cooperation with the ‘new right’
Centre-left parties should reject any dialogue with the far right in the EU countries, said leaders at a Party of European Socialists (PES) congress held at the weekend in Berlin.…
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German MEPs wield most influence in EU parliament, new study finds
German EU lawmakers are the most influential in the European Parliament, in addition to holding the presidency of the European Commission, according to new research published on Tuesday (18 October). …
Finland eyes small reactor nuclear future, talks with US
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Independent Scotland would seek EU membership but keep pound
An independent Scotland would immediately seek to rejoin the EU but would retain the British pound, the Scottish government has promised. In a ‘Building a new Scotland’ policy paper setting…
Lawmakers will try to oust UK PM Truss this week
British lawmakers will try to oust Prime Minister Liz Truss this week despite Downing Street’s warning that it could trigger a general election, the Daily Mail reported on Monday (17…
Baltics call for special tribunal to try Russian leadership for ‘crime of aggression’
Foreign ministers of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania on Sunday (16 October) issued a joint statement calling on the EU to support Ukraine in creating a special tribunal for the future…
92 migrants found in ‘inhuman’ condition on Greek-Turkish border
Ninety-two migrants were found almost naked and bruised after allegedly being forced across the Evros river from Turkey into Greece, Athens said Sunday (16 October). EU border agency Frontex confirmed…
Solar industry ‘shocked’ by Hungarian government’s suspension of feed-in
The government’s announcement it plans to suspend new connections to the grid of future solar energy installations is contrary to the interests of the sector, the population and the country,…
Nuclear-phase out strains German coalition
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The Brief — EU ambition now means lower bills later
In the UK, Prime Minister Liz Truss has discovered the hard way what happens when you promise voters that you will heavily subsidise their heating bills and cut their taxes…