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Almost half of Poles believe newly-appointed Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s government will be better than the Law and Justice (PiS) government that has ruled in Poland for the last eight years, according to a poll conducted by SW Research pollster for Rzeczpospolita.

President Aleksandar Vučić declared victory in a snap parliamentary election on Sunday (17 December), after pollsters projected his ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) was on track to easily win.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni promises to stay until the end of the legislature as long as she has the consent of the Italians, she said at Fratelli d’Italia’s annual event where many leaders, including Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Vox leader Santiago Abascal, were in attendance.

French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Catherine Colonna called for an ‘immediate truce’ in Gaza while in Israel on Sunday just before travelling to meet with Palestinian authorities in the West Bank and the Lebanese authorities in Lebanon on Monday.

Green hydrogen projects going online by 2030 may face costs up to twice as high as anticipated until recently. At the same time, recent auction results have demonstrated surprisingly low support requirements. What are the possible explanations?

The excessive import of fruits and vegetables will be reduced in order to stimulate local production, Agriculture Minister Kiril Vatev told state television BNT on Saturday, adding that the government is preparing a law to regulate this trade.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is a ‘Trojan horse’ who is breaking European unity and protecting Russian interests, said Czech European Affairs Minister Martin Dvořák on Sunday after Orbán blocked financial aid for Ukraine during last week’s European Council summit.

Europe could face threats from Russia by the end of the decade, and EU countries need to build up their defence industries to be prepared, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said during an interview published on Welt am Sonntag on Saturday.

In this week’s edition: Post-EUCO wrap.

Serbians will cast their votes on Sunday (17 December) in a snap election seen as an effort by President Aleksandar Vucic and his populist Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) to secure another four-year term, after two mass shootings earlier this year rattled their popularity.

Several Moroccan officials have been questioned as part of a high-profile investigation into alleged bribery by the north African state and Qatar at the European Parliament, Belgian prosecutors said Saturday (16 December).

Israel appeared to confirm that new negotiations were under way to recover hostages held by Hamas, after public outcry following the accidental killing of three of them by the Israeli army in Gaza.

The downturn in eurozone business activity surprisingly deepened in December, according to closely watched surveys which indicated the bloc's economy is almost certainly in recession.

Bulgaria has met the conditions to join Europe's passport-free Schengen area by strengthening its borders and efforts to combat illegal migration, the Netherlands said Friday (15 December), as Sofia took one step closer to joining.

The Dutch Farmers' Party (BBB) announced on Friday (15 December) that they will join the centre-right European People's Party (EPP) group in the European Parliament, picking a former EPP policy advisor as their lead candidate for the EU elections. 

The main EU institutions found a political agreement on Friday (15 December) on the European Media Freedom Act, a new law meant to promote freedom and diversity in the media sector, though the deal comes with some controversial caveats.

EU leaders failed to sharpen their position on the Israel-Hamas war and escalating humanitarian crisis in Gaza on Friday (15 December), despite several member states advocating for a ceasefire.

The history of EU integration is littered with examples of leaders using creative thinking to work around the bloc’s awkward members when unanimity is urgently needed to move ahead. 

2023 will be remembered as a pivotal ‘year of AI,’ marked by significantly increased engagement with AI across the spectrum - from groundbreaking start-ups to global enterprises.

The Council and the European Parliament agreed on Thursday (14 December) on the revision of safe and quality standards for substances of human origin (SoHO), setting new safety rules to ensure the quality of transplants and the EU’s autonomy.