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Long-awaited constitutional changes pending approval by Macedonian government

Thu, 08/06/2023 - 07:29
A set of constitutional amendments that would pave the way for North Macedonia to continue its stalled EU accession process are under review by the government and could be passed to parliament by Friday, but there, they are likely to...
Categories: European Union

Albania arrests one former official, releases another on house arrest

Thu, 08/06/2023 - 07:26
Four years after being declared persona non grata by the United States State Department, former mayor of Durres Vangjush Dako was arrested in Albania for abuse of office, along with up to 10 other former officials, while a previously imprisoned...
Categories: European Union

Romania’s social-democrat leader proposes new concept of economic patriotism

Thu, 08/06/2023 - 07:25
The new concept of economic patriotism that aims to produce and consume as many Romanian goods as possible were presented by Marcel Ciolacu, the leader of the Social Democrat Party (PSD), before Romanian farmers on Wednesday. The Romanian state must...
Categories: European Union

EU member state slash single market emergency instrument

Thu, 08/06/2023 - 07:21
Negotiators of EU member state governments severely cut the provisions of the Single Market Emergency Instrument (SMEI) down to size compared to the ambitions that the EU Commission had for the regulation.
Categories: European Union

NATO chief defends Ukrainian-support campaign after Fico calls it ‘election meddling’

Thu, 08/06/2023 - 07:19
NATO Chief Jens Stoltenberg defended a NATO information campaign that is meant to raise support for Ukraine in Slovakia after former prime minister and poll leader Robert Fico criticised it, saying it would be a direct interference in the election...
Categories: European Union

Portuguese environment minister praises forest, anti-fire investments

Thu, 08/06/2023 - 07:10
Environment and Climate Action Minister Duarte Cordeiro highlighted the now more than €450 million ongoing investments in the forest area, including fire prevention, at a regular hearing in the parliamentary committee on agriculture and fisheries Wednesday.
Categories: European Union

Migration, energy, trade on agenda of Italy-Libya meet

Thu, 08/06/2023 - 07:09
Migration, energy and trade were all discussed between the Libyan government delegation, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and her counterparts in Rome on Wednesday.
Categories: European Union

Denmark’s Frederiksen continues to dispel NATO top job rumours

Thu, 08/06/2023 - 07:00
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is trying to dispel widespread rumours about her potentially replacing NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg later this year following her visit to Washington on Monday. While many viewed her visit as a necessary step if...
Categories: European Union

The Future of the electronic communications sector; towards a European success story? [Promoted content]

Thu, 08/06/2023 - 07:00
Telecom networks are the engine of the green and digital transitions. Massive transformations are ongoing: network operators becoming tech comm companies. Corresponding investments require a modernised regulatory ecosystem, including a fair contribution by few large actors to network costs.
Categories: European Union

Beyond health policy: EU Commission lays out mental health strategy

Thu, 08/06/2023 - 07:00
The European Commission laid out its mental health strategy on Wednesday (7 June), emphasising a cross-sectoral approach, to be achieved through 20 flagship initiatives, backed by €1.23 billion in funding.
Categories: European Union

Rutte admits not doing enough in Groningen earthquake saga but won’t step down

Thu, 08/06/2023 - 06:57
Prime Minister Mark Rutte (VVD/Renew) admitted that his efforts to mitigate impact of gas extraction in the province of Groningen were insufficient during a parliamentary debate on Wednesday, where he ignored demands to step down.
Categories: European Union

Austria sends police officers, soldiers to EU Moldova mission

Thu, 08/06/2023 - 06:56
Austria will send police officers and soldiers to bolster Moldova’s crisis management structures by addressing challenges such as disinformation and cyber attacks as part of the EU Partnership Mission in Moldova. In April, EU foreign ministers approved the launch of...
Categories: European Union

Scholz to enforce spending cuts in ministries amid coalition clashes

Thu, 08/06/2023 - 06:55
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will reportedly enforce spending cuts across the federal ministries unless ministers justify their opposition after the Green and liberal coalition partners clashed over the topic. Liberal Finance Minister Christian Lindner’s proposed spending cuts to plug an...
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French MPs approve six-year €413bn military budget bill

Thu, 08/06/2023 - 06:53
The French National Assembly approved a €413 billion military budget bill for 2024-2030 at first reading on Wednesday, with extra lines of credit for nuclear and ammunition to Ukraine. Following days of uncertainty, the military budget bill was broadly approved...
Categories: European Union

UK to host world’s first AI summit: PM Sunak

Thu, 08/06/2023 - 06:52
Britain will host the world's first summit on artificial intelligence later this year, in a bid to broker a common approach by countries to limit the technology's potential doomsday risks while harnessing its potential, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Wednesday (7 June).
Categories: European Union

Polish government won’t close Turów mine despite court ruling

Thu, 08/06/2023 - 06:37
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki vowed to resist attempts to close the Turow lignite mine, a subject of conflict between Poland and Czechia, despite a court order ruling the suspension of work. In its ruling delivered last week, the Warsaw...
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Denmark’s PM in play as new NATO chief ahead of White House visit

Sat, 03/06/2023 - 06:11
Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen will meet US President Joe Biden in Washington on Monday (5 June), amid speculation that the White House will use the visit to vet her as the first female NATO secretary-general.
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Three more Europeans exchanged for Iran’s Assadi in prisoner swap

Sat, 03/06/2023 - 05:58
Three more Europeans have been released by Iran in return for Iranian diplomat Asadollah Assadi as part of a prisoner swap in which Iran released Belgian aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele last week, a spokesperson for the Belgian government said.
Categories: European Union

UN plastic treaty talks end with mandate for first draft

Sat, 03/06/2023 - 05:50
After a rocky start to a week of negotiations, around 170 countries agreed to develop a first draft by November of what could become the first global treaty to curb plastic pollution by the end of next year.
Categories: European Union

Agrifood Brief: Avengers of convergence

Fri, 02/06/2023 - 17:48
The EU's financial aid provided to the 'frontline' countries neighbouring Ukraine has been controversial, with the €100 million support package funded with Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) money to Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia extensively criticised by all sides.
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