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Czech government likely to survive no-confidence vote

Thu, 03/06/2021 - 07:59
The no-confidence vote against the minority government of Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš in parliament’s lower house on Thursday is likely fail as the Communist Party reportedly decided that it would not support the motion. The Communist Party, previously a...
Categories: European Union

Activists of Polish minority in Belarus released from custody

Thu, 03/06/2021 - 07:59
Irena Biernacka, Maria Tiszkowska and Anna Paniszewa who were detained by Belarus authorities for their involvement in commemorating soldiers of the Polish Independence Underground during and after World War II have been safe in Poland since 25 May due to...
Categories: European Union

Slovakia taken to Strasbourg court for not helping closing businesses during pandemic

Thu, 03/06/2021 - 07:58
The European Human Rights Court in Strasbourg will look into a complaint filed against Slovakia for failing to compensate businesses that had to close during the COVID-19 pandemic, the company taking the country to court, the network of premium clothing...
Categories: European Union

Dombrovskis: ‘We are quite satisfied with the recovery plans submitted’

Thu, 03/06/2021 - 07:57
The EU’s framework to coordinate national economies this year has been shaped by the recovery and resilience plans. The Commission’s executive vice-president for economy, Valdis Dombrovskis, told a group of media including EURACTIV that overall, the EU executive is satisfied with the recovery plans submitted by 23 member states.
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Mafia murders cause Greek government headaches

Thu, 03/06/2021 - 07:55
Five contract killings related to mafia and organised crime within 40 days have sparked alarm in the Greek government. Minister of Civil Protection Michalis Chrysochoidis handed over on 18 May to the Supreme Court a police report with detailed data...
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Commission: Italy’s economy could worsen post-pandemic support

Thu, 03/06/2021 - 07:54
The Italian economy continues to suffer from “excessive macroeconomic imbalances” due to high debt, low productivity and non-performing loans – problems that could worsen with the withdrawal of post-pandemic support measures, the European Commission warned in recommendations released Wednesday. In...
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Ten US professors accuse Finland’s Prosecutor of human rights violations

Thu, 03/06/2021 - 07:54
Ten conservative US-based university professors have approached the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, urging it to sanction Finnish Prosecutor General Raija Toiviainen for having charged an MP for inciting hate speech on grounds of sexual orientation. In a...
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Austrian prosecutor concludes investigation in COVID-hotspot Ischgl

Thu, 03/06/2021 - 07:54
The prosecution has concluded its investigation into the Tyrolean winter resort of Ischgl – one of Europe’s main COVID-19 hotspots during the first wave last year. Though it has not yet announced whether it will press charges, five local public...
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Calls to drop age limits for vaccination

Thu, 03/06/2021 - 07:53
From 1 July, Belgium should drop all age limits and let people choose when to get vaccinated in order to avoid empty slots in the holiday season, Jan Stroobants, head of a vaccination centre in Antwerp, said on Wednesday (2...
Categories: European Union

US suspends tariffs on European nations in digital tax dispute

Thu, 03/06/2021 - 07:51
The US government announced Wednesday (2 June) it is suspending for six months punitive tariffs on Britain, India and four European nations while it works to resolve a dispute over digital services taxes.
Categories: European Union

Tensions in Germany flare up ahead of local election

Thu, 03/06/2021 - 07:51
Germany’s commissioner for eastern Germany Macro Wanderwitz (CDU) has sparked controversy with comments that some people in the region have not yet properly grasped democracy – and this ahead of local elections in Saxony-Anhalt set for 6 June where far-right...
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US cleans up Bulgarian mafia

Thu, 03/06/2021 - 07:51
The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned three Bulgarians for corruption in Bulgaria, as well as their networks encompassing 64 entities. The move was part of the largest Global Magnitsky action taken in a...
Categories: European Union

Carmakers are killing our right to clean air

Thu, 03/06/2021 - 07:50
The car industry has fiercely criticised proposed Euro 7 emissions standards, claiming the regulation will cripple sales. But this is just another chapter in a long history of misleading the public, writes Anna Krajinska.
Categories: European Union

Catalan ex-leader Puigdemont regains MEP immunity

Thu, 03/06/2021 - 07:36
Former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont and two fellow pro-independence allies on Wednesday (2 June) regained provisional political immunity as members of the European Parliament, an EU court ruled.
Categories: European Union

Communist candidate in French 2022 election: ‘We are very different from Mélenchon’

Thu, 03/06/2021 - 07:34
In an interview with EURACTIV France, Communist Party candidate in the upcoming presidential elections, Fabien Roussel, said he wants to be the candidate for the youth and the working man and criticised Europe for pitting the French worker against the Polish one.
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MEPs sound the alarm over Chinese mass surveillance project in Belgrade

Thu, 03/06/2021 - 07:30
The European Parliament is taking a close look at China's high-tech present to Serbia, a mass surveillance system that involves the installation of thousands of smart surveillance cameras equipped with facial recognition features, MEP Gwendoline Delbos-Corfield (Greens/EFA, France) told EURACTIV in an interview.
Categories: European Union

Biden says ‘looking’ at Russia retaliation over cyberattack

Thu, 03/06/2021 - 07:19
US President Joe Biden said Wednesday (2 June) he is "looking" at possible retaliation after the White House linked Russia to a cyberattack against global meat processing giant JBS.
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Brussels optimistic migration pact will be approved during Portugal’s EU presidency

Thu, 03/06/2021 - 07:18
The European Commission is optimistic that the Pact for Migration and Asylum will be approved during the Portuguese presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU) by the end of June, Commissioner Margaritis Schinas said on Wednesday.
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Women in Cabinets [Promoted content]

Mon, 17/05/2021 - 12:00
This video tackles the topic of gender equality in European cabinets: why is inequality persisting? Why does it matter? What can be done about it?
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Merkel rejects bringing forward Germany’s exit from coal

Mon, 17/05/2021 - 11:38
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday (15 May) rejected calls to bring forward the country's exit date for coal in power generation, currently set at 2038.
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