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The case for a full set of sanctions against Russia’s LNG industry

Fri, 04/28/2023 - 10:58
Stricter sanctions and an end to Europe's LNG purchases from Russia can disable funding for the Kremlin's war of aggression against Ukraine and halt its gas infrastructure expansion plans in the Arctic, writes Andrii Zhupanin.
Categories: European Union

Future houses to become material ‘banks,’ experts explain

Fri, 04/28/2023 - 10:58
Europe's efforts to adopt its construction and building sector and bring it more in line with climate and circular economy ambitions will entail a significant change in methodology instead of just using different materials than today.
Categories: European Union

Unwrapping the pharmaceutical package

Fri, 04/28/2023 - 10:53
The European Commission presented the eagerly-awaited pharmaceutical package on Wednesday (26 April) designed to ensure that all EU patients have timely and equitable access to safe and effective medicines while at the same time boosting the attractiveness of the EU...
Categories: European Union

Heritage advocates ‘vigilant’ over revised EU green buildings law

Fri, 04/28/2023 - 10:46
A proposed update of the EU's Energy Performance of Buildings Directive could threaten Europe's cultural heritage, lawmakers and associations have warned, drawing attention to the thousands of unlisted buildings which could potentially fall under the directive's renovation obligation.
Categories: European Union

What does solidarity mean for Europe’s cybersecurity?

Fri, 04/28/2023 - 10:17
Last week, the EU Commission presented a proposal for a Cyber Solidarity Act. We discuss the draft law and how it fits within the European cybersecurity strategy.
Categories: European Union

India tells China peace needed on border for better ties

Fri, 04/28/2023 - 08:32
India's defence minister told his Chinese counterpart on Thursday (27 April) that improved relations depend on "peace and tranquillity" returning to their frontier disturbed by military tensions, the Indian government said.
Categories: European Union

Russia’s forced transfer of Ukraine children ‘genocide’: Council of Europe

Fri, 04/28/2023 - 08:02
Russia's forced transfer of Ukrainian children amounts to genocide, the Council of Europe said Thursday (27 April) in a resolution adopted by its parliamentary assembly.
Categories: European Union

France threatened by Russian spies ‘under diplomatic cover’

Fri, 04/28/2023 - 07:42
In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about Germany taking a more restrictive course on EU asylum reform, Finnish parties getting ever so close to forming a right-wing government, and so much more.
Categories: European Union

Albanians allowed to use expired ID in upcoming local elections

Fri, 04/28/2023 - 07:36
The Albanian government has announced that even citizens with expired identification documents will be able to vote in the upcoming 15 May local elections amid fears of low voter turnout. Albanians are set to vote for municipal councillors and mayors...
Categories: European Union

Serbia’s labour costs lowest in Europe, much below the EU average

Fri, 04/28/2023 - 07:34
The average labour cost in Serbia is about €5 per hour per person, which is almost five times less than in EU member states, where the average cost is about €30.5 – putting Serbia at the very bottom of the...
Categories: European Union

Bulgaria close to forming Euro-Atlantic government

Fri, 04/28/2023 - 07:32
The pro-European formation PP-DB has been adamant that it will not participate in a government with the mandate of GERB or ministers appointed by Boyko Borissov.
Categories: European Union

Slovakia sends updated recovery plan to Commission for approval

Fri, 04/28/2023 - 07:31
The Slovak government agreed on an updated national recovery and resilience plan with a revamped REPowerEU chapter due to the increase in costs, particularly for construction materials, and sent it to the European Commission for approval.
Categories: European Union

US targets Russia’s FSB, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard over detention of Americans

Fri, 04/28/2023 - 07:31
The United States on Thursday (27 April) imposed sanctions on Russia's domestic security service FSB and the intelligence unit of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) accusing them of being responsible or complicit in the wrongful detention of Americans overseas.
Categories: European Union

Czech police key in dismantling prostitution network

Fri, 04/28/2023 - 07:29
Czech, Finnish and Hungarian authorities have succeeded in dismantling a criminal network suspected of operating an international prostitution ring of which many victims and perpetrators were reportedly from the Czech Republic, Europol informed this week. The victims, mostly from the...
Categories: European Union

TAP privatisation to likely start in July, Portuguese government says

Fri, 04/28/2023 - 07:21
The process to privatise national flag carrier TAP will likely begin in July, as the government said it would aim to approve the statute to start the privatisation process then and later approve a resolution to define terms and specifications....
Categories: European Union

Spanish government commits to bringing the deficit down to 3% by 2024

Fri, 04/28/2023 - 07:20
The Spanish government is committed to reducing the country’s deficit to 3% of its GDP by 2024, one year earlier than foreseen by the progressive government, Finance Minister María Jesús Montero confirmed on Thursday. Madrid sent Brussels an updated version...
Categories: European Union

Sanchez urges right-wing PP not to harm Spain’s image in Brussels

Fri, 04/28/2023 - 07:19
Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has urged the main opposition centre-right Partido Popular party (PP/EPP) not to harm Spain's image in the EU after the conservative party accused EU Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevicius of partiality in a “hot” Spanish climate dossier.
Categories: European Union

Meloni, Sunak agree to cooperate in fighting irregular migration

Fri, 04/28/2023 - 07:17
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and her UK counterpart Rishi Sunak seem to have found a common line to curb irregular immigration and trafficking by smugglers in the Mediterranean and English Channel, as the two met in London on Thursday....
Categories: European Union

Six countries call for ambitious measures to stop microplastics pollution

Fri, 04/28/2023 - 07:16
Five EU countries and Norway have called on the European Union to propose an ambitious law to prevent microplastics pollution further clogging up the environment.
Categories: European Union

France threatened by Russian spies ‘under diplomatic cover’

Fri, 04/28/2023 - 07:15
France is particularly exposed to Russian espionage and interference, such as intelligence officers under diplomatic cover and disinformation, because of its importance on the international scene, Nicolas Lerner, head of the French domestic intelligence service, told the National Assembly’s Committee...
Categories: European Union

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