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Ukraine’s EU candidate status is pivotal for a united Europe and strengthened pan-European leadership, write Yuliya Tyshchenko, Volodymyr Lupatsiy, Oleh Saakyan, and Oleksandr Moskalets.

Double-digit inflation will continue in Slovakia until next year if the government does not cap rising gas prices and if Russia stops gas supplies then inflation will rise even more, Slovak National Bank estimates in a new prognosis. The prognosis is not...

No EU country is against giving Ukraine candidacy status, European Affairs Minister Mikuláš Bek said after a General Affairs Council meeting on Tuesday. Candidacy status for Ukraine will be discussed by EU leaders during the European Council summit on 23-24...

Greece's first climate law, passed on 26 May, aligns the country with other EU Member States in the fight against climate change. However, the legislation fails to ensure a new, scientifically independent and socially open climate co-governance framework, write Vlasios Oikonomou and Haris Doukas.

The Atlantic Alliance will show a great demonstration of strength towards building an auspicious future, Portuguese Admiral and Chief of General Staff of the Portuguese Armed Forces Silva Ribeiro said on Tuesday. “In military terms, what I can say is...

A nine-day strike in July was organised after negotiations on salary conditions stalled, EasyJet’s Spain-based cabin crew announced on Tuesday, EFE reported. The move threatens to add further disruptions to European air travel when holidaymakers from across Europe flock to...

Prime Minister Mario Draghi confirmed Italy’s continued support for Ukraine in an address to the Senate on Tuesday, ignoring the 5 Stars Movement (5SM), which wants Italy to stop sending weapons. “The Italian government, together with the EU and G7,...

Denmark supports Ukraine’s status as an EU candidate country, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said during an address to the Ukrainian Rada on Tuesday. Last week, the French, German, Italian, and Romanian heads of state visited Kyiv and publicly supported candidacy...

The production of bioethanol in Europe has led to greater yields of animal fodder than fuel in 2021, new figures show – further evidence that biofuels can also contribute to food stability, according to the industry.

Recycling and green transition took a step forward when a Finnish company announced its plans to build a factory re-using textile waste. New technology enables cotton-rich textile waste to be transformed into a new regenerated textile fibre. The factory, the...

Austria is not seeking a reform of the EU accession process, and the non-paper submitted by Vienna has led to “misunderstandings,” Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg has explained. Critics said the non-paper Schallenberg and EU affairs minister Karoline Edtstadler sent to...

Tank howitzers from Germany have arrived and are in use in Ukraine, the country’s defence minister announced on Tuesday, after Berlin drew criticism for a delay in the delivery of weapons. The German Panzerhaubitze 2000 “are finally part of [the] 155 mm...

An agreement signed between Kosovo and Serbia that will see Serbs in the north of Kosovo pay for electricity for the first time in 23 years has been welcomed by the EU’s chief diplomat Josep Borrell and the Commission. Serbs...

Almost a third of Poles believe the European Commission should not grant the money from the EU Recovery Fund for Poland until the government fulfils the conditions regarding judicial independence, a survey has shown. Just over two thirds of participants...

The idea of early elections in the autumn in Greece is increasingly gaining ground with the conservative government no longer ruling it out. The national elections are due in one year’s time but soaring prices combined with a difficult economic...

Swedish and Danish energy authorities issued an ‘early warning’ over gas shortages due to the reduced supplies of Russian gas on the European market. As Russia reduced its gas supplies to Germany by 60%, Sweden and Denmark issued the lowest...

After losing his majority in the National Assembly and refusing the resignation of the prime minister, French President Emmanuel Macron began consultations with parties on Tuesday. With Macron’s coalition having just lost its majority in the National Assembly after Sunday’s...

State company Bulgartransgaz is working on several projects to connect hydrogen networks between Bulgaria and Greece, explained Executive Director of Bulgartransgaz Vladimir Malinov during the Sofia Economic Forum III, adding that it is necessary for energy security. Malinov added that he...

EU leaders in Brussels are expected to sign off on last week’s recommendation by the European Commission to grant Ukraine and Moldova EU candidate status, according to the latest EU summit draft conclusions, dated 21 June and seen by EURACTIV....

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