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Fri, 31/01/2020 - 10:35
The former president of Ukraine sat down with EURACTIV warned that without the elusive ceasefire the loss of Ukrainian lives continues.
Fri, 31/01/2020 - 09:13
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, met in Madrid on Thursday (30 January) to discuss the Iberian country’s main priorities after Brexit, among them taxation and Gibraltar-related issues.
Fri, 31/01/2020 - 08:58
The United Kingdom's departure from the European Union has been a highly divisive and emotional issue from the very start, and the rhetoric around it rarely failed to impress. EURACTIV has prepared a list of remarkable Brexit quotes from celebrities in showbiz and sports.
Fri, 31/01/2020 - 08:56
In today's edition of the Capitals, find out about the lifting of immunities of far-right AfD leader, government workers striking in Portugal, the Polish Sejm stripping the Senate of €23 million, and so much more.
Fri, 31/01/2020 - 08:51
After arriving in Priština, EU High Representative Josep Borrell said he wants to help the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue without competing with the United States. He also promised to work together with the US envoys to normalise relations between Pristina and Belgrade....
Fri, 31/01/2020 - 08:50
Only a few days after the former health minister Milan Kujunžić (HDZ, EPP) resigned after being called out for grossly misstating the value of a house, Defence Minister Damir Krstičević is facing reports that he falsely declared the value and size...
Fri, 31/01/2020 - 08:49
People gathered in the streets of Budapest last night (30 January) to demand the resignation of the liberal mayor of the capital’s 7th district, Péter Niedermüller. Reports emerged of clashes between protestors calling him racist and counter-protestors, who took to...
Fri, 31/01/2020 - 08:47
In his annual State of the Union address, King Philippe called on Belgian politicians not to mistake the “patience” of Belgian citizens for indifference and to “finally” form a federal government. “The time has come to drop the exclusives,” King...
Fri, 31/01/2020 - 08:46
While the coronavirus crisis is putting a brake on trade between China and Europe, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Jean-Yves Le Drian, received Janez Lenarčič, European Commissioner for Crisis Management, on Thursday (30 January). The two politicians discussed the...
Fri, 31/01/2020 - 08:45
In what is a flagship project of the Green-ÖVP-coalition, the government’s tax reform plans include lowering income and corporate taxes and slap a price tag on CO2 emissions. And with close to nothing having been presented regarding an eco-tax so...
Fri, 31/01/2020 - 08:45
The Bundestag has revoked the immunity of Alexander Gauland, head of the far-right Alternative for Germany’s (AfD) parliamentary group, for alleged tax evasion. In a vote in the plenary session yesterday (30 January), the Bundestag approved the request from the...
Fri, 31/01/2020 - 08:44
Two Finnish ministers from the Swedish People’s Party of Finland, Anna-Maija Henriksson and Thomas Blomqvist, are pressing for the faster introduction of an electronic ID card which would work in Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Iceland as part of the...
Fri, 31/01/2020 - 08:30
After 47 years of membership, the UK will leave the EU on 31 January. EURACTIV interviewed British MEPs Nathan Gill (Brexit Party) and Caroline Voaden (Liberal Democrats) before they leave their seats at the European Parliament to know about their...
Fri, 31/01/2020 - 08:22
The United States warned Americans not to travel to China as the death toll from a new virus reached 213 on Friday (31 January) and the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a global health emergency.
Fri, 31/01/2020 - 08:17
A sudden break on oil drilling caused by last-minute climate action from regulators could halve the value of new projects being developed today, according to fresh analysis published on Friday (31 January).
Fri, 31/01/2020 - 08:15
At 11pm British time tonight (31 January), the UK will formally leave the European Union. EURACTIV’s media partner edie.net looks at the implications for the country’s green policies. While Big Ben won’t be bonging and passports won’t turn blue until...
Fri, 31/01/2020 - 08:05
Today, we’re spending Brexit 50ps, the Brits turn and flee, and we’re serenaded by MEPs.
Fri, 31/01/2020 - 08:04
Economic uncertainty caused by the UK’s imminent EU departure did not stop the European Investment Bank (EIB) having a record-breaking year in 2019, according to the bank’s president. Werner Hoyer said that the lender dealt with it “surprisingly well”.
Fri, 31/01/2020 - 08:01
The United Kingdom leaves the European Union on Friday (31 January) for an uncertain Brexit future, its most significant geopolitical move since the loss of empire and a blow to 70 years of efforts to forge European unity from the ruins of two world wars.
Fri, 31/01/2020 - 08:00
Britain's Brexit-day front pages expressed both joy at the country's imminent departure from the European Union and remorse and trepidation on Friday (31 January) as the UK prepares to go it alone after nearly half a century as part of the bloc.
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