Sánchez optimistic of regaining power against PP-Vox ahead of elections in...
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said he was optimistic about regaining regional power in Galicia with a first round in 2024 against his Popular Party (PP/EPP) rivals scheduled for 18 February after his...
View ArticleChina defies sanctions to make Russia its biggest oil supplier in 2023
Russia leapfrogged Saudi Arabia to become China's top crude oil supplier in 2023, data showed on Saturday (20 January), as the world's biggest crude importer defied Western sanctions to purchase vast...
View ArticleEstonia plans small nuclear reactor to quit shale oil by 2030
Estonia plans to build a small modular reactor (SMR) to wean itself off from its addiction to polluting shale oil and meet its target of producing 100% decarbonised electricity by 2030. A vote in...
View ArticleBabiš promotes anti-EU stance as party gains traction ahead of EU elections
About 35% of Czech voters would vote for the ANO party (Renew), according to a fresh poll by Median, while former Prime Minister and party Chairman Andrej Babiš becomes increasingly anti-EU.
View ArticleSlovak law on highways threatens EU directives for nature protection, warn NGOs
Around 25 Slovak NGOs have initiated a collective amendment against the draft law on extraordinary measures for strategic investments and the construction of The Trans-European Transport Network...
View ArticleCzech health official: Longer patent protection will not boost pharma innovation
The Czech Ministry of Health says that providing unconditional longer regulatory protection, demanded by the pharma industry, will not solve the problem of the outflow of investment from Europe to the...
View ArticleBulgaria, Greece seeks funds from EU, NATO to build key roads
Bulgaria and Greece will seek funding from all possible international sources, including the EU and NATO, to improve transport connections between them, according to information provided to Euractiv...
View ArticleRomanian farmers say ‘no‘ to far-right politicisation of protests
Only around 20 individuals participated in Sunday’s protest at the Palace of the Parliament in Bucharest, organised by far-right senator Diana Șoșoacă, after farmers and transporters rejected...
View ArticleSerbia unhappy over Kosovo enforcing euro-only currency policy, EU seeks answers
Kosovo will only accept the euro within its borders, a decision that has sparked fears of renewed flare-ups with Serbia as Serbs in the north of the country insist on using Serbian dinars, while the EU...
View ArticleZagreb passes special law on Croatian language
Prime Minister Andrej Plenković’s government submitted the long-announced final version of the Law on the Croatian Language – in which the government is given the authority to protect and ensure the...
View ArticleUkraine, Moldova, Slovakia join ‘Vertical Corridor’ European gas...
Ukraine, Moldova and Slovakia on Friday (19 January) joined an initiative for a planned corridor to carry natural gas between Greece and countries to its north as Europe steps up efforts to diversify...
View ArticleChanges needed in Pharma Package to avoid jolts in small markets like Bulgaria
The Bulgarian government should focus on ensuring timely and equitable access to innovative therapies for Bulgarian patients while preserving the financial sustainability of the national drug pricing...
View ArticleKnives out in German right as new party emerges
In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Serbia being unhappy over Kosovo enforcing the euro-only currency policy, Babiš promoting an anti-EU stance as his party gains traction ahead of...
View ArticleClimate impact of industrial fisheries investigated in first-of-its kind study
Bottom-trawling emits up to 370 million tons of CO2 a year, according to new research, which adds pressure on EU lawmakers to consider regulating the industry.
View ArticleSmog revisits Poland, sounding alarm for increasing health risks
On 10 January, three Polish cities - Poznań, Wrocław, and Kraków - ranked among the global top ten of the most polluted cities, according to the Air Quality Index, increasing health risks for their...
View ArticleEuropean elections: We must have the courage to take responsibility
In his speech on the future of Europe, the president of the Austrian Pan-European Movement, Karl von Habsburg, advocated for greater military support for Ukraine, called for a European foreign and...
View ArticleCarbon pricing for agriculture key to cutting emissions, say EU climate advisers
Current policies are not a sufficient incentive for farmers to do more to achieve the EU climate targets, according to the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change (ESABCC) experts, who...
View ArticleGut bacteria can be the key to safer stem cell transplantations, study finds
A new study shows that adverse effects in stem cell transplantation are less common when certain microbes are present in the patient’s gut which opens possibilities to create better conditions...
View ArticleEU tables reform proposal for Ukraine weapons fund
A reformed EU weapons fund for Ukraine should be used to incentivise European joint procurement and apply stricter reimbursement rules to factor in national bilateral donations to the war-torn country,...
View ArticleEU Parliament calls for European strategy on geothermal energy
A resolution adopted by EU lawmakers calls for a European strategy to accelerate the deployment and investment in geothermal energy.
View ArticleMembers of the European Parliament, give our agriculture the means to face up...
The Collective in favour of varietal innovation, composed of 30 professional organisations from the agricultural sector, is calling for a science-based regulation for the new genomic techniques (NGT).
View ArticleThe Brief – Davos and Kampala: Two separate worlds
Two forums last week – the vanity fair in Davos, Switzerland, and a little-noticed gathering of the Global South in Kampala, Uganda - highlighted how divided our world is.
View ArticleEU countries to stand their ground in broadband law negotiations
The EU Council of Ministers is considering a timid compromise on the tacit approval principle in the EU broadband law and remains dubious about ending intra-EU call surcharges, according to an internal...
View ArticleEU eel fishing derogations met with concern by environmental NGOs
While a new EU regulation has - on paper - banned the capture of the endangered species for at least six months this year, environmental NGOs have argued that derogations have created considerable...
View ArticleSpanish far-right leader set to stay party president until 2028, mutes...
The leader of Spain's far-right party Vox, Santiago Abascal, is set to stay in as party president until 2028 following an internal direct proclamation, which party sources described as an attempt to...
View ArticleLEAK: EU Commission prepares ‘strategic framework’ to boost AI start-ups,...
The European Commission is to propose an innovation strategy on Artificial Intelligence to establish ‘AI Factories’ and boost the uptake of generative AI in strategic sectors, according to an early...
View ArticleEuropean Parliament probes centre right MEP for anti-Sanchez slurs
The European Parliament has initiated an investigation into allegations of misconduct by Spanish MEP Antonio López-Istúriz White of the European People's Party (EPP), an internal document and a source...
View ArticleRecord distance strikes by Ukrainian drones reveal Russia’s air defence...
A three-day consecutive Ukrainian drone attack exposed the weakness of Russia's air defence system and the vulnerability of St. Petersburg and Russia's entire Northwestern region, according to Russian...
View ArticlePatience with Israel tested over video stunt as EU pushes for two-state solution
Israel's Foreign Minister Israel Katz on Monday (22 January) sidestepped a discussion on the situation in Gaza and a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict at talks with EU...
View ArticleTusk says Poland will remain Ukraine’s best ally, Orbán ‘won’t be fogiven’
Poland will maintain its military and political support for Ukraine, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said in Kyiv on Monday, after accusing his Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orbán of betraying Europe.
View ArticleGerman government parties dismiss AfD’s EU exit referendum call
Lawmakers from Germany’s governing parties on Monday rejected calls from the far-right AfD party to hold a Brexit-style referendum in Germany, saying “nobody in their right mind” would support such an...
View ArticleFrench farmers’ unions give PM one month to take action at EU level
Representatives of the French Farmers’ Union have urged new Prime Minister Gabriel Attal to get things moving in Brussels ahead of next month’s International Agricultural Show as the country grapples...
View ArticleSpains’ Sumar set to make gains in EU elections as key progressive voice
Spanish left-wing group Sumar is already working on presenting a strong candidacy for the EU elections, as the group sees the elections as the key to its project in Spain and the EU, Culture Minister...
View ArticlePortugal says EU needs plan to promote water availability to fight scarcity
Responding to the threat of water scarcity must include creating a plan to promote water availability in the European Union, namely through management technologies that reduce waste, said Portuguese...
View ArticleAzmani’s bid for EU liberals’ Renew presidency at risk over far-right scare
Malik Azmani’s chances at becoming the new Renew group chief are dwindling as centrist EU lawmakers criticise his party’s involvement in coalition talks with the Dutch far-right, favouring French...
View ArticleEU trio visit Sarajevo to encourage Bosnia on EU path
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, who recently has expressed reservations about Bosnia’s EU accession,...
View ArticleFarmers urge Romanian minister to demand resignation of EU agriculture...
Romanian Agriculture Minister Florin Barbu has been urged to call for the resignation of EU Agriculture Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski if Romanian farmers are not granted crop rotation and fallow...
View ArticleBulgaria insists on quota volumes for Ukrainian grain imports
The Bulgarian government is insisting on the introduction of tariffs and quotas on Ukrainian grain imports to the EU, citing the “significant” suffering of local farmers since the EU lifted trade...
View ArticleWhy formal accession negotiations with Ukraine should start with energy and...
Focusing first on energy and climate in Ukraine's accession negotiations means nothing less than building a common Europe through a pragmatic approach, write Susanne Nies, Olha Bondarenko and Maciej...
View ArticleEU top diplomat says Trump Ukraine plan needs ‘miracle’
The EU's foreign policy chief on Monday (22 January) urged Donald Trump to share his "magical formula" for peace in Ukraine, after the former US president claimed he could end the war in 24 hours.
View ArticleTowards a Future with More Cancer Survivors in Europe [Promoted content]
Targeted oncology treatments, enabled by biomarker testing, are leading a ‘Renaissance’ in the fight against cancer. To make full use of their potential, we need multi-stakeholder action in overcoming...
View ArticleEU trade union chief urges ECB to cut interest rates
“The ECB needs to urgently bring down interest rates to limit the damage of its misguided policy and national governments should impose windfall taxes on the excess profits made by banks as a result of...
View ArticleJourová: EU Commission management is ‘on the edge’
The European Commission is “on the edge” in terms of its management, EU Commission Vice-President Věra Jourová said on Monday as she discussed the future structure of the EU executive.
View ArticleBelgian presidency moves toward France in platform work rulebook rewrite
The Belgian presidency of the EU Council is edging closer to France’s demands in a new iteration of the Platform Workers Directive obtained by Euractiv, by bringing back critical provisions that are...
View ArticleUS calls for Israel to protect innocent as forces storm Gaza hospital
The United States on Monday (22 January) called for Israel to protect innocent people in hospitals, medical staff and patients as Israeli forces stormed one hospital and put another under siege as they...
View ArticleBelgium unsure about using EU option to block Russian gas imports
It is unclear if Belgium will use the option in an upcoming European Union law to block imports of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG), Belgium's energy minister said on Monday (22 January).
View ArticleJourová: EU Commission management is ‘on the edge’
In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about French farmers asking new Prime Minister Gabriel Attal to sort out agricultural matters in Brussels, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk confirming...
View ArticleEPP group vows to revise combustion engine ban ‘as soon as possible’
A leaked election manifesto of the centre-right European People’s Party group (EPP) vows to “revise” the combustion engine phase-out, raising questions as to whether hard-won Green Deal laws will...
View ArticleZelenskyy hails diaspora for their support, proposes dual citizenship
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked Ukrainians abroad on Monday (22 January) for their support during Russia's invasion, and proposed changing the constitution to allow dual citizenship.
View ArticleUS, British forces carry out new strikes in Yemen
US and British forces carried out a fresh round of strikes on Monday (22 January) in Yemen, targeting a Houthi underground storage site as well as missile and surveillance capabilities used by the...
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