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The European Commission will start its review of its budgetary rules on Tuesday. The Stability and Growth Pact was signed in 1992, but since then the rules have ballooned and many consider them too complex and no longer fit for purpose, because they limit public spending and leave too little room for green investment, critics say. The landmark review will likely take until the end of 2022.

The European Commission said on Monday that member states have issued over 591 million EU digital Covid certificates since the regulation entered into force in July. In total, 43 countries are connected to the EU technical system, including Morocco, Panama, Turkey or Ukraine. Another 60 are interested in joining. Meanwhile, 20 member states are using the certificate to grant access restaurants, cinemas, museums, events or venues.

Péter Márki-Zay, 49, won the run-off of the first ever primary elections in Hungary, organised by six opposition parties in order to have one united opposition figure run against Viktor Orbán and his Fidesz candidates.

The EU has exported more than one billion doses of Covid-19 vaccines this year, and announced it will donate 500 million extra doses to poorer countries in the coming months.

The ultra-conservative candidate Jeanine Áñez from Bolivia was selected by the Spanish far-right Vox for the EU Sakharov prize on behalf of the conservative ECR. Socialist MEPs were instructed to support her, over a Western Sahara activist.

Despite being the first black head of state in modern western Europe, the life of Florentine duke Alessandro de' Medici is relatively unknown.

In a Kafkae-sque irony, Frontex is withholding public access to documents pertaining to the response of a public institution to a protest by members of the public on grounds that this would violate the "public interest".

Russian gas giant Gazprom has booked about a third of offered additional gas transit capacity via the Yamal-Europe pipeline via Poland for November and has not booked any volumes via Ukraine, auction results showed on Monday (18 October).

The Chinese business community’s message to the EU is clear: an open and non-discriminatory business environment is key while bilateral cooperation and dialogues should always prevail. Xu Haifeng is the Chairman of the China Chamber of Commerce to the EU...

A week after 200,000 people protested againstPolexit, the links between the far-right radical movement of Robert Bąkiewicz, which sought to disrupt the peaceful protests, and the ruling party are being revealed. Bąkiewicz rose to prominence in the National Radical Camp...

After several days of uncertainty, the Czech public finally learnt the truth about the health of Czech President Miloš Zeman. Czech Senate Speaker Miloš Vystrčil informed that Zeman is not able to fulfil his presidential duties, quoting from a statement...

Greek politicians bickered on Monday over a decision of the conservative New Democracy government (EPP) to grant Greek media €40 million state funds to promote a COVID-19 prevention campaign. “You didn’t campaign to fight COVID. You found an opportunity to...

This week, the Bulgarian government will impose stricter restrictive measures as it grapples with the fourth wave of the pandemic. The country is expected to introduce a mandatory green pass for a number of public places indoors and limit mass...

TIME CHANGE: Press briefing ahead the European Council meeting of 21 and 22 October 2021

The Council approved conclusions on Bosnia and Herzegovina / EUFOR Operation Althea.

The Council prolongs the sanctions regime against ISIL/Da'esh and Al-Qaeda

Vice-President Metsola opened the 18-21 October session in Strasbourg.

Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP

Vice-President Metsola opened the 18-21 October session in Strasbourg.

Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP

Is the sudden departure of a number of prime ministers, who have faced accusations of corruption, just a coincidence?

Challenges that were unimaginable just a short while ago can be faced through human ingenuity and collaboration. Factories today are running around the clock to help meet the urgent demand for glass vials for Coronavirus vaccines. Container glass companies also face increasing market demand for a circular packaging solution that guarantees premium taste and quality preservation.