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MEPs have voiced serious concern on rule of law in Slovenia, amid snubs and hate-speech by its top officials.

Vaccine roll-outs, energy prices, migration and an upcoming climate summit will top the agenda at an EU summit in Brussels on Thursday, while MEPs in Strasbourg tackle rule of law.

Thousands of people demonstrated in Warsaw on Sunday (17 October) against pushbacks of migrants at the Polish-Belarusian border.

Peter Márki-Zay, a conservative provincial mayor, was chosen as the unified opposition challenger to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán at next year's election, after winning a primary vote Sunday (17 October).

A military agreement recently signed between Greece and France provides for a mutual defence clause which includes the territories of the two countries, but not exclusive economic zones (EEZs), the French ministry of defence told EURACTIV France.

Ahead of a new push by the European Commission to reform the EU's fiscal rules, the chief of the bloc's bailout fund, Klaus Regling pointed out the danger of sticking to rules that have become “economically nonsensical”.

It must be the Arctic states that are in the driver’s seats to create resilience in the region, Danish foreign minister Jeppe Kofod told EURACTIV. Kofod spoke to Global Europe reporter Alexandra Brzozowski on the sidelines of the Arctic Circle...

EURACTIV’s partners across Europe analysed the mood in the bloc’s capitals as Europe could be heading into a harsh winter for its energy-poor population that many see as the make-or-break moment for the European Commission’s European Green Deal.

The EU needs to adapt how it approaches the role of China and Russia in the region, Michael Mann, EU's Special Envoy for Arctic Matters, told EURACTIV.

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Poland, as the EU’s most coal-dependent country, is least vulnerable to rising prices for energy, yet lower income households are disproportionately affected. Poland had maintained record-low electricity spot prices throughout the past weeks, setting them apart from other EU states....

The German conservative-social democrat government remains a sitting duck as chancellor Angela Merkel is in her last weeks in office in her role as caretaker chancellor. As a whole, the German national gas storage is 75% full and endured a...

Weekly schedule of President Charles Michel 18 – 24 October 2021

Main agenda items, approximate timing, public sessions and press opportunities.

President Michel received the letters of credentials from six new ambassadors to the European Union.

The Council adopted a decision launching the European Union Military Training Mission in Mozambique

The Council today adopted the decision to appoint Verena Ross as the chairperson of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA).

Main agenda items, approximate timing, public sessions and press opportunities.

A European Parliament delegation travelled to Slovenia, where they met with national authorities, journalists and NGOs, to assess respect of EU values and rule of law.
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP

A European Parliament delegation travelled to Slovenia, where they met with national authorities, journalists and NGOs, to assess respect of EU values and rule of law.
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP