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EU lawmakers adopted a resolution on Thursday (24 November) urging the European Commission and member states not to unfreeze EU funds for Hungary over rule of law breaches in the country. In September, the Commission proposed suspending €7.5 billion of…
Greece’s objective at the energy council on Thursday is to make sure there is enough opposition from member states to decrease the gas price cap recently proposed by the European Commission, Greek energy minister Kostas Skrekas said. Speaking to a…
Italy and France agreed on Wednesday to set up bilateral working groups and cooperate in strategic sectors, seemingly thawing the icy relationship that developed over the reception of migrants from the Ocean Viking rescue vessel. Relations between Paris and Rome…
The European Commission’s proposal for a gas price cap is clearly insufficient and not going in the right direction, said Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Wednesday (23 November). Sánchez made these comments at a joint press conference with his…
Poland has sent diplomatic notes to its EU and NATO allies to drum up support for its dispute with Germany over €1.3 trillion in World War II reparations, Deputy Foreign Minister Arkadiusz Mularczyk said on Wednesday. Last month, Poland sent…
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, they announced Wednesday. GERB won the early elections in October…
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 concerns echoed by the European Commission. Vlora Airport is being…
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 called for by French and German governments on Tuesday (22…
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 on the country’s south coast in Loviisa came into use…
An agreement to help one million vulnerable citizens mitigate the negative impact of inflation on their monthly mortgages was announced by the government and representatives of the banking sector on Tuesday. Vulnerable customers will now be able to restructure their…
The Polish Prosecutor’s Office will not allow the Ukrainian side to join the investigation of last week’s incident in Przewodów near the Ukrainian border, where a likely-Ukrainian air defence missile hit and killed two people. Polish politicians earlier declared they…
To face current major challenges, democracy must be strengthened at a European level, Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said during the ceremony of the Parliament’s 70-year anniversary on Tuesday. The European Parliament celebrated its 70th anniversary on Tuesday in…