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Bulgaria summoned its ambassador to North Macedonia, Angel Angelov, back to Sofia as tensions continue to simmer between the two countries. Following the assault of Macedonian-Bulgarian Hristian Pendikov in Ohrid, Sofia’s demands for constitutional change in North Macedonia to progress...

The government has introduced a new cap on natural gas prices in district heating systems for users such as schools and community health centres in what is yet another in a long series of price caps that have become the government's go-to tool to fight high energy prices.

The EU Council has found common ground on the secondary use of data, one of the most crucial aspects for gaining citizens' trust in the European Health Data Space (EHDS), according to a draft position obtained by EURACTIV.

The United States on Thursday (26 January) stepped up sanctions against the Wagner Group, labeling the Russian mercenary company fighting in Ukraine as a transnational criminal organization responsible for widespread human rights abuses.

The European Commission has decided to sue Slovakia in EU Court for failing to respect the EU directive on landfills with regard to a total of 21 decommissioned sites. Under the EU directive on landfills, member states were supposed to...

Transparency experts have urged MEPs to push for tougher internal reforms in the wake of the Qatargate scandal, noting that Qatar is not the only state to practice ‘chequebook diplomacy’. 

The two-day presidential election has gotten off to a shaky start on Friday, with the government’s Human Rights Commissioner, Klára Šimáčková Laurenčíková warning of “alarming” levels of disinformation surrounding the campaigns. Following the first election round that was held in...

Facemasks will no longer be mandatory on public transportation from 7 February, as Spain is one of the few remaining countries to impose the rule, three years after the start of the pandemic, Health Minister Carolina Darias said on Thursday....

Rasmus Paludan, who attracted international attention and jeopardised Sweden’s NATO bid by burning the Quran in front of the Turkish Embassy in Stockholm, declared his intention, as a dual Swedish-Danish citizen, to join the second-largest party, the strong far-right Sweden...

Interior Minister Gerhard Karner demanded more support from the European Commission to ensure better protection of the EU’s external borders at a meeting of EU interior ministers in Stockholm on Thursday. In view of rising migration figures, EU interior ministers...

The Nanterre public prosecution office in France started investigations against oil and gas giant TotalEnergies in December 2021 for allegedly misleading commercial practice, investigative media Mediapart revealed on Thursday.

Installing wind turbines, already tricky due to a law that has been in force since 2016, will be made even harder if an amendment the ruling PiS party is currently working on to trigger the release of frozen EU recovery funds is approved.

Two pandas China loaned to Finland five years ago could heavily impact trade relations between both countries if Helsinki does not find money to keep them, as the pandemic has dashed all hopes of the expensive animals becoming lucrative tourist...

Pharmaceutical companies Pfizer/Biotech and Moderna imposed significantly higher vaccine prices on Germany in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, documents obtained by German media show. Germany spent €13.1 billion on vaccines, according to public broadcasters NDR and WDR and daily...

The French Ambassador to Burkina Faso, Luc Hallade, was recalled to Paris on Thursday (26 January) after a series of French diplomatic faux-pas that took place amid Russia's growing influence in the African region.

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Nick Aiossa, deputy director of Transparency International EU said there is a "culture of impunity" in the parliament among MEPs, which contributed to the Qatargate scandal that has rocked the insitution at the end of last year.

The EU lawmakers spearheading the work on the AI Act have circulated new compromise amendments to finalise the classification of AI systems that pose significant risks and the measures to promote innovation.

Ministers outlined the priorities of the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the EU to parliamentary committees, in a series of meetings.
Committee on Constitutional Affairs
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
Committee on Development
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
Committee on International Trade
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
Committee on Fisheries
Committee on Regional Development
Committee on Transport and Tourism
Subcommittee on Security and Defence

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