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A new levy on excess revenues made by electricity producers was approved by the government on Monday on the basis of the EU regulation, which orders member states to tax the extraordinary profits of selected power plants and distribute them to households.

Igor Tuleya – a judge critical of the conservative government – is not guilty of enabling public disclosure of information and can return to work after being suspended for over two years, ruled Poland’s Supreme Court on Tuesday. Tuleya was...

Labour grandee David Miliband has hinted at a return to national politics nearly ten years after leaving for the United States, while urging the UK to repair its relations with the EU. “That’s not been decided yet. That’s not done,”...

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office sped up the progress of the investigation into fraudulent activity present in ‘Operation Admiral’, which began in Portugal and resulted in 14 arrests in the country, European prosecutor Jose Guerra confirmed. The magistrate – who...

People in the Chinese manufacturing hub of Guangzhou clashed with white hazmat-suited riot police on Tuesday night (29 November), videos on social media showed, as frustration with stringent COVID-19 rules boiled over, three years into the pandemic.

Spanish experts warned on Tuesday that prices moderated in November to 6.8% compared with October’s 7.3 %, but, due to lower fuel and electricity prices, it remains above-trend. The inflation rate has been falling for four consecutive months, from the...

The government is investing in clean energy, in addition to gas and LNG, to become energy independent and become the energy hub of Europe.

The Finnish Association for Nature Conservation and Greenpeace claim the government has failed to reach its carbon neutrality target and will be taking the issue to the Supreme Administrative Court.

Over half of the Dutch public are not positive about EU enlargement in the Western Balkans, according to a new report which also lays bare a fundamental lack of knowledge on accession criteria. 

Universities need to stop actively recruiting international students, the House of Representatives said on Tuesday due to the strain it has on resources. According to the House of Representatives, the number of students coming in is now affecting the amount...

The European Commission sent letters of formal notice to Belgium for failing to transpose various environmental and transport directives into national law on time.

A proposal to train Ukrainian soldiers in the Czech Republic and to deploy Czech soldiers in member states to train Ukrainian soldiers there was approved by Czech lawmakers on Tuesday. “The priority is to help train Ukrainian soldiers to fight...

The five-party government of social democrats, the Centre Party, the Greens, the Left Alliance, and the Swedish People’s Party was hit by the worst crisis of its tenure on Tuesday, now risking collapse. The government has moved from one argument...

Newly re-elected Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev met his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron in France on Tuesday after a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday amid Europe’s energy crisis. Tokayev arrived in France for a two-day visit to discuss...

Nearly 20% of the hotels along the Southern Black Sea coast are ready to evict Ukrainian refugees from 1 December if the state does not resume funding refugees’ meals. In mid-November, Bulgaria stopped funding food for refugees, which led to...

Inflation is boring a hole in the budgets of EU states’ COVID recovery plans, with delayed implementation compounded by increasingly louder voices calling for fresh cash to battle rising costs while new administrations question previous commitments. An EU spokesperson told...

Half of the world's democracies are in a state of decline amid worsening civil liberties and rule of law while already authoritarian governments are becoming more oppressive, an intergovernmental watchdog group said on Wednesday (30 November).

Ahead of Thursday’s (1 December) meeting of EU industry ministers, the fight over whether to include the financial sector in the scope of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) is still ongoing.

NATO allies promised more arms for Kyiv and equipment to help restore Ukrainian power and heat knocked out by Russian strikes, as Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Moscow's forces were attempting to advance in multiple regions.

Ukraine foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba on Tuesday asked for air defence systems and generators, as Russia has been pounding Ukraine's vital energy infrastructure.