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Austria’s EU ambassador steps aside amid sex blog whispers

Wed, 07/30/2025 - 16:27
Archived pages of the blog include the author, writing under the pseudonym "Caro", recounting a graphic nightclub sexual assault scene
Categories: European Union

Moldovan president warns of Russian interference in September vote

Wed, 07/30/2025 - 15:56
"The Russian Federation wants to control Moldova from the fall and is preparing an unprecedented interference in the September elections," Sandu told a press conference on Wednesday
Categories: European Union

Commission preparing new rules on EU funds distribution based on ‘Lex Hungary’ [Promoted content]

Wed, 07/30/2025 - 15:54
The European Commission has proposed a new budget that would radically tighten the disbursement of EU funds, making it conditional on the rule of law. The draft for the 2028–34 cycle targets governments that violate democratic standards, particularly Hungary. This time, Brussels would also channel funds directly to civil society. This proposal is likely to lead to new conflicts between Viktor Orbán and the EU.
Categories: European Union

Portugal to start work on first high-speed rail line

Wed, 07/30/2025 - 15:41
The infrastructure is a “cornerstone” of the Trans-European Transport Network, according to the EU transport chief
Categories: European Union

Macron says EU was ‘not feared enough’ in EU-US trade deal talks

Wed, 07/30/2025 - 15:26
The French president also criticised the setting of the talks, expressing regret that the deal was negotiated on a private golf course
Categories: European Union

Ribera calls for EU to take decisive action over Gaza

Wed, 07/30/2025 - 15:02
The Commission's executive vice-president lamented the bloc's failure to take a strong stance against Israel’s “disproportionate response” in Gaza.
Categories: European Union

Germany agonises over €200 billion budget hole

Wed, 07/30/2025 - 14:52
Coalition faces tough choices over long-term shortfalls as the government passed its 2026 budget draft on Wednesday
Categories: European Union

EU a step closer to fur farming ban after damning agency report

Wed, 07/30/2025 - 13:41
Fur farms are already in steep decline and EFSA’s findings spell further trouble for the industry.
Categories: European Union

Ireland’s ‘compassionate’ justice and mental health strategy aims to avoid prison return

Wed, 07/30/2025 - 13:32
Ireland's second annual progress report of the High-Level Taskforce on Mental Health and Addiction takes a whole-person approach to avoiding reoffending and incarceration.
Categories: European Union

Eurozone economy expands as EU-US deal clouds outlook

Wed, 07/30/2025 - 13:01
Despite the quarterly 0.1% expansion, many analysts expect Sunday's agreement to lower euro area growth over the second half of this year
Categories: European Union

Under the surface, EU migration tensions simmer

Wed, 07/30/2025 - 07:53
In today’s edition of The Capitals, read about the EU's migration pact, mixed messages on the US-EU deal, the EU split on a Horizon ban for Israel, the UK and Malta set to recognise Palestine, and nine countries lining up for SAFE.
Categories: European Union

INTERVIEW: Return hubs are ‘not easy to do’, says former Commissioner Schinas

Wed, 07/30/2025 - 06:00
"The way that migration policy evolves at national and European level is not the result of an experiment that is taking place in a laboratory. Policy follows what the people and the voters want," former Commissioner Margaritis Schinas told Euractiv
Categories: European Union

Paris elections morph into political minefield for Macron and the French right

Wed, 07/30/2025 - 05:41
Rachida Dati's scandal-hit candidacy comes at a delicate time for Macron, whose brand rests on promises of ethics and a clean break from old politics
Categories: European Union

Silvio Berlusconi haunts Germany’s media scene

Wed, 07/30/2025 - 05:40
Berlin grows uneasy over Berlusconi heir’s push for control of key German media group
Categories: European Union

UK denies Fico’s election meddling claim

Wed, 07/30/2025 - 05:36
UK flatly rejects Slovak PM Robert Fico’s claim of election meddling, responding its campaign only sought to boost youth turnout and backed no party.
Categories: European Union

EU to suspend €1.5 billion payment to Ukraine

Tue, 07/29/2025 - 19:10
Brussels' move is unrelated to Kyiv’s controversial reforms of two key anti-corruption bodies last week, according to people familiar with the matter
Categories: European Union

UK plans to recognise Palestinian state in September unless Israel meets conditions, Starmer says

Tue, 07/29/2025 - 18:18
Prime Minister Keir Starmer recalled his cabinet during the summer holidays on Tuesday to discuss a new proposed peace plan being worked on with other European leaders
Categories: European Union

The Brief – $750bn for US fuel… Weren’t we meant to be buying less of this stuff?

Tue, 07/29/2025 - 17:38
Maintaining current levels of fossil fuel use is not an option, even in the relatively short term, unless the EU plans to follow Trump out of the Paris Agreement.
Categories: European Union

Danish quantum investment will boost EU biotech and medical research

Tue, 07/29/2025 - 15:34
The Danish Minister of Industry, Business and Financial Affairs said the investment signals 'a solid shift in the global quantum race'.
Categories: European Union

The Netherlands bars two hardline Israeli ministers

Tue, 07/29/2025 - 14:52
The Hague accused the far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich of inciting violence against Palestinians, pushing aggressive settlement expansion, and endorsing ethnic cleansing in Gaza.
Categories: European Union

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