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Tue, 06/06/2023 - 13:04
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Tue, 06/06/2023 - 12:37
The best way to prevent Eurosceptic governments from damaging EU interests is to scrap the rotating presidency of the EU Council. It would also be an important step in the necessary reform of the EU, writes Alin Mituta.
Tue, 06/06/2023 - 08:40
The European Commission said on Monday (5 June) it had decided not to prolong emergency measures introduced last year to shield consumers from soaring energy prices, adding those measures had helped to contribute to a calming of European electricity markets....
Tue, 06/06/2023 - 08:00
Heat pumps are slated to transform Europe’s heating sector, a process that has laid bare a skilled workers gap that industry and governments are aiming to fill by boosting female participation in the workforce.
Tue, 06/06/2023 - 07:55
More than 30 people accused of a coup plot have been arrested in Kyrgyzstan, the national security service said Tuesday (6 June).
Tue, 06/06/2023 - 07:50
Airlines took aim at Europe over green fuel mandates and its failures to stem France's air traffic control strikes as they weigh on carrier capacities at a global airlines meeting in Istanbul on Monday (6 June).
Tue, 06/06/2023 - 07:33
In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about the French wine lobby fearing the effects of Ireland's alcoholic bevereage labelling plans, Austria's Social Democrats switching leader within two days following an Excel mishap, and so much more.
Tue, 06/06/2023 - 07:30
As European political parties kick off their campaigns for next year's EU elections, progressive candidates should appeal to small donors, Ari Rabin-Havt, Bernie Sanders’ deputy campaign manager for the 2020 US presidential race, told EURACTIV in an exclusive interview.
Tue, 06/06/2023 - 07:29
The Albanian government has launched a tender for electronic charging points throughout the country as a part of the National Action Plan for Energy and Climate in a bid to reduce direct and indirect CO2 emissions and to align with...
Tue, 06/06/2023 - 07:29
The Kosovo office of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) has announced a nine-point plan to de-escalate tensions in the north of Kosovo and get both sides back to the negotiating table to normalise relations amid declining...
Tue, 06/06/2023 - 07:25
Constitutional law experts met with Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic on Monday to discuss the widely criticised proposal put forward by his party HDZ to redraw electoral districts ahead of the next parliamentary election in 2024. Under current rules, Croatia has...
Tue, 06/06/2023 - 07:22
A new government will be elected by parliament on Tuesday, with the support of the two largest political formations in the country – the GERB party of long-serving Prime Minister Boyko Borissov (EPP) and the pro-European liberal coalition “Change Continues...
Tue, 06/06/2023 - 07:19
The White House said on 5 June recent dangerous encounters between US and Chinese forces in the Taiwan Strait and South China Sea reflect a growing aggressiveness by Beijing's military that raises the risk of "somebody getting hurt."
Tue, 06/06/2023 - 07:16
Slovakia’s former justice minister, Štefan Harabin, is facing up to three years in prison for writing that he would do exactly what Putin did about the events in Ukraine on social media one day after the invasion started. Harabin, the former...
Tue, 06/06/2023 - 07:14
Norway should prepare for an uncertain future and must focus on increased security and citizen preparedness, the report of the Total Preparedness Commission sent to Norway’s Justice and Public Security Minister Emilie Enger Mehl on Monday reads. On Monday, Mehl...
Tue, 06/06/2023 - 07:13
Czech conservative MEP and co-founder of the EU’s European Conservative and Reformist group (ECR) Jan Zahradil will not seek another mandate in the 2024 EU elections, he announced on Monday in Prague. Zahradil represents the more conservative branch of the...
Tue, 06/06/2023 - 07:12
Portugal has reduced emissions by 35% since 2005, ahead of all other EU countries, according to figures from the Francisco Manuel dos Santos Foundation database, Pordata, in collaboration with the Portuguese Environment Agency.
Tue, 06/06/2023 - 07:11
Italian Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti wants to settle the dispute regarding delays in implementing the national recovery plan, claiming that the European Commission is also interested in Italy investing and moving forward. The European Commission is pushing member states, including...
Tue, 06/06/2023 - 07:10
Former Belgian politician Mahinur Özdemir Göktas, known in Belgium for refusing to recognise the Armenian genocide, was named Turkey’s Family and Social Services Minister, making her the only female in the 17-member cabinet. On Sunday, Göktas thanked Erdoğan on Twitter...
Tue, 06/06/2023 - 07:03
TikTok significantly influenced Finland’s April elections, with many young voters voting in favour of the populist and nationalistic Finns Party, which came in a close second and is now part of the four-way coalition negotiations, a survey published Monday reads....
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