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Vučić, Xi Jinping hail ironclad friendship between Serbia and China

Euractiv.com - Mon, 02/07/2022 - 07:15
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić met with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on 5 February in Beijing to discuss bilateral cooperation. Xi hailed the “iron-clad friendship” and the high-level mutual political trust between China and Serbia, saying bilateral ties have endured...
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Thunberg protests against Sweden iron mine on Sámi land

Euractiv.com - Mon, 02/07/2022 - 07:15
Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg and members of the Nordic country's indigenous Sami community on Saturday (5 February) protested against a possible iron ore mine in northern Sweden.
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Opposition in Slovenia defeats government’s ‘anti-Huawei bill’

Euractiv.com - Mon, 02/07/2022 - 07:14
The opposition has defeated a government bill on electronic communications that would bar high-risk vendors from the market, a provision the opposition said was directed against China’s Huawei. While not mentioning the vendor specifically, the bill would ban providers from...
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Most Slovaks reject idea of unvaccinated paying for COVID treatment

Euractiv.com - Mon, 02/07/2022 - 07:13
Two-thirds of Slovaks are not in favour of the unvaccinated having to pay for their COVID-19 treatment, a new survey published by the Focus agency shows. The idea is strongly supported by the chair of the parliamentary health committee, Jana...
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Hungarian government overrides court decision on press COVID access

Euractiv.com - Mon, 02/07/2022 - 07:13
A government decree that came into force on 5 February effectively overruled the decision of a Budapest district court on press access to hospitals during COVID, despite earlier promises to respect the judgement, Telex reported. The government’s coronavirus task force may...
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The Berlin Wall is yet to fall for Skopje

Euractiv.com - Mon, 02/07/2022 - 07:13
Until days ago, Bulgaria’s two most powerful men, the President Rumen Radev and the Prime Minister Kiril Petkov, were like-minded politicians, which was good news for the country. Their first clash, over North Macedonia, is less good news, writes Emilia Milcheva.
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Czechia sends confusing signals to Kyiv

Euractiv.com - Mon, 02/07/2022 - 07:13
Czech President Miloš Zeman is eroding the positive support the Czech government has given Ukraine as tensions with Russia continue, with his most recent comments provoking condemnation from the country’s Foreign Minister, Dmytro Kuleba. Czech President Miloš Zeman is unsuccessfully trying...
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Commission made a ‘big mistake’ labelling nuclear, gas ‘green’, says Spanish minister

Euractiv.com - Mon, 02/07/2022 - 07:12
The European Commission made a “big mistake” labelling nuclear and gas as “green investments” in Europe, Spain’s Ecological Transition Minister Teresa Ribera has said. The European Commission on 2 February proposed including nuclear and gas power in the bloc’s sustainable...
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[Ticker] Polish president discussed Russia threat with Xi Jinping

Euobserver.com - Mon, 02/07/2022 - 07:12
Polish president Andrzej Duda discussed the threat Russia poses to Ukraine with Chinese president Xi Jinping on the margins of the Beijing Olympics on Sunday, Duda's spokesman told Polish broadcaster TVN24. Duda told Xi "the point of view of European countries" and said "China is a great power and it's good that they should be informed." Almost all other top EU VIPs stayed away from Beijing.
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Irish government promises measures to tackle rising cost of living

Euractiv.com - Mon, 02/07/2022 - 07:12
Dublin has pledged upcoming measures to help those hit hardest by Ireland’s rising cost of living. Lower-income families will be the focus of the upcoming provisions, Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said, ruling out the introduction of a “mini-budget” as a...
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Austrian town votes against large photovoltaics park

Euractiv.com - Mon, 02/07/2022 - 07:11
Residents of Wimpassing have voted against the construction of a 52 hectare solar park as Austria attempts to shed its reliance on Russian gas amid an energy crisis and tensions at the Ukrainian border. Asked whether an area belonging to...
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Macron flies to Moscow to meet Putin

Euractiv.com - Mon, 02/07/2022 - 07:11
French President Emmanuel Macron is in Russia on Monday to meet President Vladimir Putin to continue the work of leaders like US President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. From the outset, the objective of the Europeans and Americans...
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President of the Eurogroup, Paschal Donohoe, travels to Spain

European Council - Mon, 02/07/2022 - 07:01
The President of the Eurogroup, Paschal Donohoe will travel to Madrid, Spain on Monday 7 February 2022 for a series of bilateral meetings.
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Russia, China agree 30-year gas deal via new pipeline, to settle in euros

Euractiv.com - Mon, 02/07/2022 - 06:58
Russia has agreed a 30-year contract to supply gas to China via a new pipeline and will settle the new gas sales in euros, bolstering an energy alliance with Beijing amid Moscow's strained ties with the West over Ukraine.
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[Ticker] New leadership sought at Nato

Euobserver.com - Mon, 02/07/2022 - 06:56
The race is on to find a successor for Nato secretary general Jens Stoltenberg who said he would become Norway's central bank chief in December. The end of Stoltenberg's eight-year Nato mandate comes amid heightened tension with Russia. Former British PM Theresa May, Dutch PM Mark Rutte, Estonian PM Kaja Kallas, and former EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini are among those previously cited in European media as possible candidates.
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With such members, who needs foes?

Euractiv.com - Mon, 02/07/2022 - 06:54
Much has been said about the devious divide-and-rule tactics of adversaries like Russia and China, but one should never underestimate the debilitating capacity of the EU to divide itself, writes Steven Blockmans.  
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Switzerland aims for new EU talks on improving troubled ties

Euractiv.com - Mon, 02/07/2022 - 06:44
Swiss President Ignazio Cassis wants to thaw frosty ties with the European Union by seeking a new package of bilateral agreements and believes his country must move closer to the bloc, he told the SonntagsZeitung newspaper.
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Bulgaria could soon abolish COVID pass

Euractiv.com - Mon, 02/07/2022 - 06:30
A high-ranking government expert has said the green pass could be abolished by March as its political price is becoming too high for the new government. The Prime Minister’s Pandemic Adviser, Professor Radka Argirova, predicts that Omicron’s peak in the...
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Senator Renzi received €1.1 million from consultancies in Saudi Arabia

Euractiv.com - Mon, 02/07/2022 - 06:30
The leader of Italia Viva and ex-PM Matteo Renzi received €1.1 million from different Arab companies, a report from the Bankitalia anti-money laundering unit, which was sent to the police on 6 February, has revealed. The report of the Financial...
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Poland’s Duda meets Xi Jinping at Olympics amid boycott from other countries

Euractiv.com - Mon, 02/07/2022 - 06:29
Polish President Andrzej Duda met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on Sunday, on the sidelines of the ongoing Olympic Games. Duda was the only EU leader who decided to visit the Chinese capital for the Olympics. The two...
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