Europäische Union

Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2025/2617 of 18 December 2025 amending Decision 2014/512/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine.

Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2025/2585 of 15 December 2025 amending Decision 2012/642/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus and the involvement of Belarus in the Russian aggression against Ukraine.

Der Präsident des Europäischen Rates António Costa hat die Führungsspitzen zu einer informellen Tagung der Mitglieder des Europäischen Rates am 22. Januar 2026 in Brüssel eingeladen, auf der sie die jüngsten Entwicklungen in den transatlantischen Beziehungen und deren Auswirkungen auf die Europäische Union erörtern und ihr weiteres Vorgehen abstimmen werden.

The Council today opened a new excessive deficit procedure concerning Finland, and recommended next steps for the country to put an end to its excessive deficit by 2028.

Der Rat hat heute einen Beschluss über eine Makrofinanzhilfe im Umfang von weiteren 500 Mio. € für Jordanien förmlich angenommen.

Mfor.hu: Az euróval és a dollárral szemben erősödött, a svájci frank ellenében gyengült kedden (1. 20.) a forint. Este 19:30-kor egy euróért 384,99 forintot kellett fizetni, egy amerikai dollár 327,98 forintba került. Egy svájci frank ára 415,38 forint. Ha a kedd reggeli nyitással vetjük össze, akkor a hazai fizetőeszköz 48 centet erősödött (385,47-ről) az euróval, több mint 2 forintot a dollárral szemben. A svájci frank ellenében enyhén gyengült a magyar deviza árfolyama.

Die britische Regierung hat den Weg für eine chinesische «Super-Botschaft» in London freigemacht. Der Minister für Kommunalverwaltung, Steve Reed, habe Pekings Pläne genehmigt, berichtete die Nachrichtenagentur PA.

In der Synchronversion des US-Animationsfilms «G.O.A.T.» kommen die Berner Moderatoren Simon Moser und Michel Schelker zu einem grossen Kino-Auftritt. Sie leihen ihre Stimmen einem TV-Kommentatorenduo. Moser ist die Fledermaus Rusty, Schelker der Wasserbüffel Chuck.

Next AFET committee meeting will be held on:

• Wednesday 28 and Thursday 29 January, room ANTALL 6Q2 (28.02.26 a.m.) and SPAAK 3C50, Brussels

Meetings are webstreamed with the exception of agenda items held "in camera".

AFET - DROI calendar of meetings 2026
Meeting documents
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Nach der Entscheidung für das Dringlichkeitsverfahren wird das EP in einer der nächsten Sitzungen über ein 90 Milliarden Euro Unterstützungsdarlehen für die Ukraine abstimmen.
Haushaltsausschuss
Ausschuss für internationalen Handel
Ausschuss für Sicherheit und Verteidigung

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Nach der Entscheidung für das Dringlichkeitsverfahren wird das EP in einer der nächsten Sitzungen über ein 90 Milliarden Euro Unterstützungsdarlehen für die Ukraine abstimmen.
Haushaltsausschuss
Ausschuss für internationalen Handel
Ausschuss für Sicherheit und Verteidigung

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Neue harmonisierte Vorschriften sollen den Binnenmarkt stärken und länderübergreifende Investitionen fördern, so das Parlament.
Rechtsausschuss

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Sous pression des sanctions américaines visant le secteur énergétique russe, les actionnaires russes de NIS ont accepté de vendre leurs parts au groupe hongrois MOL.

- Le fil de l'Info / Une - Diaporama - En premier, Une - Diaporama, Courrier des Balkans, Énergie Balkans, Serbie, Economie, Relations internationales, Relations régionales

Am Dienstag hat das Parlament Vorschläge angenommen, um die Verfügbarkeit und Versorgung mit essenziellen Arzneimitteln in der EU zu verbessern.
Ausschuss für öffentliche Gesundheit

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On Tuesday, Nikos Christodoulides set out Cyprus’s approach for an “Autonomous Union. Open to the World”, against the backdrop of an array of global challenges.

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Opinion on the guidelines for the 2027 Budget - Section III
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Matjaž Nemec

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An attempt to reintroduce a water charge in Ireland failed 18 months after its implementation in 2015. Election results were decisive in the abolition of previously implemented water charges by voting for anti-water charge parties. We conducted a systematic archive study to analyse how a lack of legitimacy and subsequent public resistance were embedded in a history of organised public demonstrations and boycotts. We show how a historic lack of legitimacy has exacerbated failures in policy programme, process, and activities. We argue that this historic context may also explain why the water charges stood out as the most contested policy in a period when many austerity measures were taken. This case serves as an example of policy failure resulting from a lack of legitimacy and a subsequent policy resistance. It serves as a warning that if public resistance can be expected, a policy without broad political support and a clear contingency strategy to mitigate public resistance is likely to fail. In particular, when there is a historic lack of legitimacy, greater effort is required to avoid policy failure and achieve successful implementation.

An attempt to reintroduce a water charge in Ireland failed 18 months after its implementation in 2015. Election results were decisive in the abolition of previously implemented water charges by voting for anti-water charge parties. We conducted a systematic archive study to analyse how a lack of legitimacy and subsequent public resistance were embedded in a history of organised public demonstrations and boycotts. We show how a historic lack of legitimacy has exacerbated failures in policy programme, process, and activities. We argue that this historic context may also explain why the water charges stood out as the most contested policy in a period when many austerity measures were taken. This case serves as an example of policy failure resulting from a lack of legitimacy and a subsequent policy resistance. It serves as a warning that if public resistance can be expected, a policy without broad political support and a clear contingency strategy to mitigate public resistance is likely to fail. In particular, when there is a historic lack of legitimacy, greater effort is required to avoid policy failure and achieve successful implementation.

An attempt to reintroduce a water charge in Ireland failed 18 months after its implementation in 2015. Election results were decisive in the abolition of previously implemented water charges by voting for anti-water charge parties. We conducted a systematic archive study to analyse how a lack of legitimacy and subsequent public resistance were embedded in a history of organised public demonstrations and boycotts. We show how a historic lack of legitimacy has exacerbated failures in policy programme, process, and activities. We argue that this historic context may also explain why the water charges stood out as the most contested policy in a period when many austerity measures were taken. This case serves as an example of policy failure resulting from a lack of legitimacy and a subsequent policy resistance. It serves as a warning that if public resistance can be expected, a policy without broad political support and a clear contingency strategy to mitigate public resistance is likely to fail. In particular, when there is a historic lack of legitimacy, greater effort is required to avoid policy failure and achieve successful implementation.