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Wed, 29/01/2020 - 08:46
President Borut Pahor will consult with political parties today to have a clearer picture of the future political moves in Slovenia. While the presidents of DeSUS and NSi are advocating snap elections and most of their MPs are working to...
Wed, 29/01/2020 - 08:45
Taped conversations made while eavesdropping on the commander of the Air Force general Tsanko Stoykov that suggest President Rumen Radev might have committed a crime had been published by the prosecutor’s office. This comes after Prosecutor-General Ivan Geshev asked the...
Wed, 29/01/2020 - 08:43
Seven out of the eight Hungarian citizens currently in the Hubei province, in which Wuhan, the city where the virus broke out is located, have requested evacuation, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó has said at a press conference. Szijjártó has said...
Wed, 29/01/2020 - 08:42
At its meeting on 28 January 2020, the Monetary Council of the Central Bank of Hungary (Magyar Nemzeti Bank (MNB) decided not to change the Central bank base interest rate – it stayed at 0.90. MNB’s biggest concern is inflation:...
Wed, 29/01/2020 - 08:41
EU Commission for values and transparency, Věra Jourová, started her two-day visit to meet state officials in Poland yesterday (28 January). But will she be able to sway Polish authorities when it comes to the government’s controversial reforms? Jourová met...
Mon, 09/12/2019 - 09:18
Urgent UN talks on tackling the climate emergency are still not addressing the true scale of the crisis, one of the world’s leading climate scientists has warned, as high-ranking ministers from governments around the world began to arrive in Madrid for the final days of negotiations. EURACTIV's media partner, The Guardian, reports.
Mon, 09/12/2019 - 08:58
Lega leader Matteo Salvini's recent scolding of the iconic hazelnut spread 'Nutella' has exposed flaws in the 'Italian first' formula that has led the Italian to past electoral successes.
Mon, 09/12/2019 - 08:57
The European Central Bank's new president Christine Lagarde has announced that the Frankfurt-based institute will soon undertake a strategic review, its first since 2003.
Mon, 09/12/2019 - 08:56
For the time being, the Social Democratic Party (SPD) will continue being part of Germany's grand coalition with conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Christian Social Union (CSU).
Mon, 09/12/2019 - 08:47
Roughly 1,000 Belarusians joined an unauthorised demonstration on Saturday (7 December) against the prospect of a closer union with Russia.
Mon, 09/12/2019 - 08:45
Britain votes on Thursday (12 December) in a crucial general election that will determine whether the country leaves the European Union next month or sets out a path to potentially reverse Brexit.
Mon, 09/12/2019 - 08:34
France is ready to go to the World Trade Organization to challenge US President Donald Trump's threat to put tariffs on champagne and other French goods in a row over a French tax on internet companies, its finance minister said on Sunday (8 December).
Mon, 09/12/2019 - 08:31
Health data belonging to millions of UK National Health Service (NHS) patients has been sold under license to US companies and global pharmaceutical firms, in a move that is likely to inflame tensions between the UK government and privacy campaigners in the run up to the December 12 election.
Mon, 09/12/2019 - 08:21
Arms sales rose by nearly five percent worldwide in 2018 in a market dominated by the United States, according to a new report published Monday (9 December) by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
Mon, 09/12/2019 - 08:20
The COP is meant to pave the way for countries to raise their climate ambition before the end of crucial year 2020. Climate negotiators know that they are under tight scrutiny from stakeholders, first and foremost cities, businesses, and Fridays for Future.
Mon, 09/12/2019 - 08:19
Because there is still a small number of nations blocking progress in implementing the Paris Agreement, and cities already feel their impact of climate change, they are ready to take the lead in fighting global warming, Milan's mayor and C40 network Vice-Chairman Giuseppe Sala told EURACTIV in an interview.
Mon, 09/12/2019 - 08:12
British cyber security officials are investigating whether classified UK-U.S. trade documents that were shared online ahead of Thursday’s election (December 12) were acquired by hacking or were leaked, two sources told Reuters.
Mon, 09/12/2019 - 08:09
Finland’s Social Democratic party appointed transport minister Sanna Marin as prime minister on Sunday (8 December), meaning all five leaders of the ruling parties are now women.
Mon, 09/12/2019 - 07:56
A €9-million report on the state of species and natural habitats in Bulgaria, paid for with EU taxpayers’ money, may in fact be a sham, Valia Ahchieva reports.
Mon, 09/12/2019 - 07:55
The EU's new economy commissioner Paolo Gentiloni said the bloc should consider loosening its strict budget deficit rules to respond to climate risks and weak growth, echoing a similar call by French President Emmanuel Macron.
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