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Poland, Brussels struggle to reach agreement on recovery fund timeline

Thu, 02/15/2024 - 06:34
Poland is expected to face further delays in receiving the first tranche of €6 million allocated under the Recovery and Resilience Plan as the government and the European Commission struggle with unresolved issues, Polish media reported.
Categories: European Union

Wilders seeks new troubleshooter to end Dutch coalition deadlock

Thu, 02/15/2024 - 06:31
Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders said Wednesday (14 February) he has asked a new official to revive talks on forming a Dutch government, almost three months since the election.
Categories: European Union

Sumar leader to condemn ‘international hypocrisy’ at Palestine visit

Thu, 02/15/2024 - 06:31
Sumar platform leader and Labour Minister Yolanda Díaz will travel to Palestine to sign several bilateral agreements, demand a ceasefire, and condemn the “hypocrisy” of the international community in the Middle East conflict, official sources confirmed on Wednesday.
Categories: European Union

Could Trump’s NATO remarks threaten European security?

Thu, 02/15/2024 - 06:05
With NATO defence ministers gathering in Brussels on Thursday (15 February), the meeting is being overshadowed by former US President Donald Trump’s recent remarks Washington might not protect European allies who are not spending enough on defence from a potential Russian attack.
Categories: European Union

NATO’s Trump contingency planning: Keep calm and invest

Thu, 02/15/2024 - 06:00
NATO's European members have embarked on a mission to prove they are stepping up their burden-sharing efforts, in a bid to preempt the risks of a new Donald Trump presidency and preserve the alliance's unity in the face of the most serious security challenges since World War Two.
Categories: European Union

German economy doing ‘dramatically bad’, economy minister says as government prepares to slash GDP forecast

Wed, 02/14/2024 - 20:52
The German economy is performing “dramatically bad”, the country's economy minister Robert Habeck (Greens) said at a trade fair in Leipzig on Wednesday (14 February), with the government now only expecting a 0.2% growth rate for 2024.
Categories: European Union

Ukraine’s trade representative slams Poland over food import row

Wed, 02/14/2024 - 18:40
Kyiv won’t be intimidated by Poland’s “attempts to stigmatise” their food production amid tensions at the border and further blockades planned by Polish farmers, Ukraine's trade representative Taras Kachka said on Wednesday (14 February).
Categories: European Union

Athens launches first Greek language rare diseases list

Wed, 02/14/2024 - 16:37
Greece has launched its own Rare Disease list, in Greek. Until now, no detailed classification existed for new rare diseases in the Greek language. The list is an analytical archive of every rare disease, and its sub-categories, including genetic mutations.
Categories: European Union

The Brief – Von der Leyen’s rocky road back to the Berlaymont

Wed, 02/14/2024 - 16:20
While it is expected European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will announce her bid next week to be the European People’s Party (EPP) lead candidate in the EU elections, the road to a second stint in the Berlaymont is not expected to be smooth.
Categories: European Union

France’s Sarkozy guilty – again – of illegal campaign financing

Wed, 02/14/2024 - 16:11
France’s former president Nicolas Sarkozy was found guilty of illegal campaign financing by the Paris Court of Appeal on Wednesday (14 February), and given a one-year prison sentence.
Categories: European Union

The future of snus in Europe

Wed, 02/14/2024 - 16:05
The EU executive is currently conducting a comprehensive evaluation of the EU legislative framework on tobacco control, the so-called Tobacco Products Directive (TPD), including via wide public consultations. The existing Directive covers traditional cigarettes and novel products and has imposed severe restrictions.
Categories: European Union

Next Commission will make ‘political’ decisions on tobacco directive, EU official says

Wed, 02/14/2024 - 16:04
Political decisions about the future of novel tobacco and nicotine products in Europe will be made by the next European Commission, EU spokesperson Stefan de Keersmaecker told EURACTIV, punting tobacco firmly beyond June's elections.
Categories: European Union

Malnutrition risk for two thirds of Slovak hospital patients

Wed, 02/14/2024 - 15:51
Malnutrition impacts almost two-thirds of Slovak patients in hospital care, according to new research. The survey found that despite the extra costs malnutrition creates for the healthcare system, interventions remain minimal.
Categories: European Union

EU Greens chief slams Belgian central banker’s claim climate fight will leave EU poorer

Wed, 02/14/2024 - 15:38
The co-president of the Greens/EFA European parliamentary group, Philippe Lamberts, rebuked recent warnings by the head of Belgium's central bank that the green transition will make Europe poorer
Categories: European Union

Former top Macron aide held economic ties with Putin’s Russia, police found

Wed, 02/14/2024 - 14:43
French police found that Alexandre Benalla, a former aide to Emmanuel Macron, was involved in businesses that struck private security deals with Russian oligarchs and personally benefitted from some of the proceeds – including when he still worked at the Elysée.
Categories: European Union

Irish hospital researchers discover new AMR bacteria

Wed, 02/14/2024 - 13:38
Researchers at Ireland’s University of Limerick have discovered a new species of bacteria resistant to antibiotics. The discovery was made at UL’s School of Medicine and identified a novel antibiotic-resistant bacterial species capable of colonising patients in a hospital setting.
Categories: European Union

Greek Orthodox Church asks for roll-call vote on same-sex marriage bill

Wed, 02/14/2024 - 13:11
The Greek Orthodox Church asked lawmakers on Wednesday (14 February) to hold a roll-call vote on the same-sex marriage bill, a sensitive issue that has sparked an intense debate in the country and divided the ruling conservative New Democracy party.
Categories: European Union

Ireland, Spain ask EU for ‘urgent review’ of Israel trade over Gaza human rights compliance

Wed, 02/14/2024 - 13:00
Ireland and Spain are seeking an “urgent review” of whether Israel is complying with human rights obligations under its trade agreement with the EU, according to a joint letter seen by Euractiv.
Categories: European Union

German think tank ranks Kazakhstan as ‘world middle power’

Wed, 02/14/2024 - 12:33
Kazakhstan, a landlocked country in Central Asia with a population of 20 million, has been ranked for the first time as a “middle power” by a German think tank specialised in international relations and security studies, on a par with G20 powers such as India, Turkey, or Brazil.
Categories: European Union

Ukraine says it destroyed Russian landing warship in Black Sea

Wed, 02/14/2024 - 12:16
Ukraine destroyed a Russian landing warship off the coast of occupied Crimea in an operation with naval drones that breached the vessel's port side on Wednesday (14 February) and caused it to start sinking, Kyiv's military spy agency and armed forces said.
Categories: European Union

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