Portuguese PM asks for EU budget top-up
There should be an increase in the EU budget, with more contributions from member states, a new joint debt issue and private funds, Portuguese Prime Minister Luís Montenegro said in…
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Portugal ready to receive migrants but not ‘with doors wide open’
Portugal is ready to receive immigrants but will not do so “with its doors wide open”, Portuguese Prime Minister Luís Montenegro said on Thursday, expressing support for EU mechanisms to…
State authorities: More than 300 people trained abroad to destabilise Moldova
Moldovan citizens were trained in Moscow, as well as in Bosnia and Serbia, including by Wagner fighters, to destabilise Moldova, the Moldovan police, the Security and Intelligence Service (SIS), and…
Tusk says EU countries understand his government’s stance on asylum
The Polish government’s position on asylum rights has been heard and understood by EU countries, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said after what he described as fruitful talks on migration…
Bulgaria suffers sharp drop in foreign investment
Net foreign investment in Bulgaria will be four times lower in 2024 than in the previous year, according to preliminary data from the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) released on Thursday.…
Meloni’s no-show at Berlin summit raises concerns over Italy’s global role
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EP nuclear informal group under pressure to open door to far-right MEPs
MEPs of the French far-right party Rassemblement National (RN, PfE) asked to join the European Parliament’s informal group on nuclear energy on Tuesday (15 October) in a letter sent to…
EU leaders meet in Brussels for difficult migration talks
EU leaders will meet in Brussels on Thursday (17 October) for tense and difficult talks on the bloc’s management of migration. Two of the trickiest issues to be discussed will…
EU leaders call for new legislation on returns at migration summit
EU leaders agreed a joint declaration calling for new legislation on returning irregular migrants, at summit in Brussels on Thursday (17 December). The European Council statement calls on the European…
Bulgaria, Greece close to renewing water deal over Arda river
Bulgaria and Greece are close to concluding a new deal that will allow Greece to continue using part of the Arda River outflow, Euractiv Bulgaria has learned. The 1964 compensation…