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Agrifood Podcast: Both sides of the import ban story

Tue, 05/02/2023 - 07:35
This week, EURACTIV’s Natasha Foote explores the fallout of the unilateral decision of frontline EU countries to ban agricultural imports from Ukraine.
Categories: European Union

More than €600 million Recovery loans in the hands of few Greek businesses

Tue, 05/02/2023 - 07:33
Almost €622 million in loans from the Recovery Fund received by Greece so far has ended up in the hands of a few large companies while SMEs are struggling to get money from the banks, a press report in Athens...
Categories: European Union

Uzbekistan approves reforms to strengthen president

Mon, 05/01/2023 - 16:14
Uzbekistan overwhelmingly approved constitutional changes that will allow President Shavkat Mirziyoyev to remain in power until 2040 in a tightly-controlled referendum slammed by international observers as flawed.
Categories: European Union

The Brief — Save the dates: 14 and 21 May

Mon, 05/01/2023 - 16:00
May 2023 will offer two political shows not to be missed: presidential and parliamentary elections in Turkey on 14 May and parliamentary elections in Greece on 21 May. In both countries, who have difficult bilateral relations, the stakes are high.
Categories: European Union

Homes smashed, 34 wounded in latest Russian strikes on Ukraine

Mon, 05/01/2023 - 15:00
Russia unleashed a fresh volley of missiles on Ukraine overnight, causing huge blazes in a city in the east, damaging dozens of homes and wounding at least 34 people.
Categories: European Union

Eastern Europe should invest in defense industrial supply chains

Mon, 05/01/2023 - 14:58
As China’s “wolf warrior” diplomats openly question the sovereignty of ex-Soviet states, including the Baltics, Eastern Europe should respond. Eastern European countries should invest in defense industrial supply chains that will not only bolster Ukraine but also support Taiwan, writes Joseph Webster.
Categories: European Union

Italy’s labour unions take aim at Meloni ahead of Labour Day

Mon, 05/01/2023 - 08:08
In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire dismissing Fitch's credit rating downgrade, the Turkish opposition's potential win in upcoming elections likely securing swifter NATO accession for Sweden, and so much more.
Categories: European Union

Italy’s labour unions take aim at Meloni ahead of Labour Day

Mon, 05/01/2023 - 07:34
A last-minute decision by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to convene a Council of Ministers meeting on Labour Day while requesting the presence of labour unions to discuss a new labour measure has left stakeholders fuming. Unions were summoned by...
Categories: European Union

Former Dutch diplomat: Russia used energy to inflitrate, influence, spy in Europe

Mon, 05/01/2023 - 07:08
The Nord Stream 1 pipeline was a Russian infiltration project, but this was ignored by the Dutch government, according to former Dutch diplomat Kees Klompenhouwer in an interview published on Friday. Klompenhouwer was head of foreign intelligence for the Dutch...
Categories: European Union

Struggling dinghy not rescued after entering UK waters, shows maritime logs

Mon, 05/01/2023 - 07:04
A boat carrying nearly 40 passengers that had difficulty navigating the Channel was not rescued but instead was left to drift back towards France, revealed internal maritime logs on Sunday. In January, Defence Ministry officials, who were managing small boats...
Categories: European Union

Nearly half of Spaniards unaware of country’s upcoming EU presidency stint

Mon, 05/01/2023 - 06:58
Forty-four per cent of Spaniards are unaware that Madrid is soon set to take over the EU helm for the second half of the year, while only 28% know what the rotating EU presidency is, data from a new survey...
Categories: European Union

Spanish PM announces €1.3 billion vocational training boost amid key election year

Mon, 05/01/2023 - 06:57
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Saturday announced a new package worth € 1.3 billion to strengthen vocational training amid record-high youth unemployment and with regional and general elections looming. On Saturday, Sánchez (PSOE/S&D) spoke at a socialist rally in Pamplona (Basque Country,...
Categories: European Union

HIV cases on the rise in Albania

Mon, 05/01/2023 - 06:56
The number of people diagnosed with HIV and AIDS is increasing in Albania, with eight cases diagnosed since the beginning of 2023, showing a year-on-year rise.  According to a report from the Institute of Public Health, the new cases included...
Categories: European Union

Kosovar PM, Greek FM meet for 10th time in two years

Mon, 05/01/2023 - 06:55
Kosovo’s Prime Minister Albin Kurti held a meeting at the Delphi Forum with Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias, the latest in a series of high-level meetings between the two countries, leading to whispers Athens could change its stance on non-recognition...
Categories: European Union

Retire early in Serbia, get €50 less every month

Mon, 05/01/2023 - 06:54
Early retirees in Serbia are left with smaller retirement checks since a new law was introduced in 2014, though this could soon be remedied as the Labour Ministry announced it is reviewing the country’s law on pensions and disability insurance. ...
Categories: European Union

Romania to renegotiate national recovery plan

Mon, 05/01/2023 - 06:53
Romania will send proposals to the European Commission to amend its National Recovery and Resilience Plan, the Ministry of European Investments and Projects announced on Saturday.  The ministry cites the possibility of changing the national recovery plan in case of...
Categories: European Union

France’s way of EU-China strategic autonomy

Mon, 05/01/2023 - 06:53
France’s ‘third-way’ diplomacy towards China is not new and not primarily premised upon ideology, but a recognition of a China ‘plus vieille que l’histoire’ and a France that needs to affirm its grandeur on the world stage, writes Lucie Qian...
Categories: European Union

Bulgarian government investigated over Russia sanctions implementation

Mon, 05/01/2023 - 06:52
The Bulgarian government is being investigated for how it has implemented EU sanctions against Russia, the Prosecutor’s Office said on Friday as Chief Prosecutor Ivan Geshev was on a visit to Moldova and Ukraine. In February, EURACTIV reported that Bulgaria had not...
Categories: European Union

Former diplomat: Turkish opposition win could benefit Swedish NATO bid

Mon, 05/01/2023 - 06:49
Sweden could join NATO earlier if Turkey’s Social Democratic party, currently in opposition but doing well in the polls, comes to power following elections in Mid-May, Sinan Ülgen, a former Turkish diplomat, told the SVT’s Agenda programme.  Turkey will hold...
Categories: European Union

France’s Le Maire hangs on to debt reduction plan amid Fitch downgrade

Mon, 05/01/2023 - 06:46
Rating agency Fitch underestimates the impact of newly-approved structural reforms, including the pensions bill, said Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire after the credit rating agency announced it would downgrade France’s credit rating.  On Friday, Fitch – which assesses a country’s...
Categories: European Union

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