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West warns of Russian cyberattacks on critical infrastructure

Thu, 04/21/2022 - 08:06
Western governments jointly warned on Wednesday (20 April) about a potential threat of increased malicious cyber activity by Russia against critical infrastructure as a response to sanctions imposed as punishment for its invasion of Ukraine.
Categories: European Union

Greek agri minister: Ukraine war to shake up Greek CAP plan

Thu, 04/21/2022 - 08:00
Greece is planning to reshape its Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) strategic plan in light of the Ukraine war to strengthen resilience and expand farmers' finance and risk management tools, Georgios Georgantas told EURACTIV Greece in an interview.
Categories: European Union

Russia tests nuclear-capable missile that Putin calls world’s best

Thu, 04/21/2022 - 07:45
In a show of strength two months into its assault on Ukraine, Russia test-launched a new nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile which President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday (20 April) would make Moscow's enemies stop and think.
Categories: European Union

Small farmers: The unsung heroes of the Ukraine war

Thu, 04/21/2022 - 07:30
The war in Ukraine has thrown up concerns over food security, both in the war-torn country and elsewhere in the world. But the key to ensuring Ukraine's food supply may come from an unlikely place: small and medium-scale farmers.
Categories: European Union

Finland and Estonia bunk on floating LNG terminal to secure gas supply

Thu, 04/21/2022 - 07:27
In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about the Netherlands and Germany beginning to drill for natural gas in the Wadden islands, Poland refusing to accept the further supply of Pfizer vaccines, and so much more.
Categories: European Union

British PM Johnson signals visa flexibility with India to win trade deal

Thu, 04/21/2022 - 07:24
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson indicated he was ready to offer more visas to India in return for this year clinching a free-trade deal that could boost annual bilateral trade by billions of pounds.
Categories: European Union

Finland and Estonia bunk on floating LNG terminal to secure gas supply

Thu, 04/21/2022 - 07:18
Finland and Estonia have made a joint decision to lease a large LNG terminal ship in their pursuit of ending the use of Russian gas. The project announced on 7 April is apparently underway, though few details or specifics have...
Categories: European Union

Ukraine lobbies for cuts in Russian Nord Stream 1 gas shipments

Thu, 04/21/2022 - 07:10
Ukraine is working behind the scenes to convince Western allies to shift Russia's shipments of natural gas from the Nord Stream 1 pipeline to Ukraine's pipeline, increasing Kyiv's leverage in its conflict with Russia, energy officials told Reuters.
Categories: European Union

Albania remains ‘hybrid democracy’ without credible political opposition

Thu, 04/21/2022 - 07:10
Albania’s progress toward a fully-fledged liberal democracy is trapped in the “grey zone” of hybrid democracy according to Freedom House’s 2021 report. The report, which assesses 27 countries from Central Europe to Central Asia, marked “the 18th consecutive year of...
Categories: European Union

Zero tolerance for Serbian ‘illegal structures’ in Kosovo, says PM

Thu, 04/21/2022 - 07:05
There will be zero tolerance for Serbia’s illegal structures in the north of Kosovo, said Prime Minister Albin Kurti following what the government called “terrorist attacks” against the police last week. Five attacks against the Kosovo police were reported last week,...
Categories: European Union

Republika Srpska residents protest Schmidt’s immovable property decision

Thu, 04/21/2022 - 07:03
Thousands of people in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Serb entity Republika Srpska (RS) took to the streets to protest the decision of High Representative Christian Schmidt to suspend the Law on Immovable Property in RS. Milorad Dodik, BiH’s Serb tripartite presidency...
Categories: European Union

Crowdfunding For Sustainable Energy Transition of Football Stadiums and Sports Buildings In Europe [Promoted content]

Thu, 04/21/2022 - 07:00
As part of our work on the energy transition and sustainable finance, EUROCROWD is proud to present its new publication showcasing a collection of significant case studies that offer a first look at how crowdfunding can be used to support the sustainable transition...
Categories: European Union

Princeton academics accuse EU biofuels policy of harming climate aims

Thu, 04/21/2022 - 07:00
The EU’s promotion of biofuels as a renewable energy source is undermining the bloc’s climate goals, a new study by Princeton University academics and CIRAD, a French agricultural research body, has found.
Categories: European Union

Borrell says Serbia should support freedom of expression, human rights

Thu, 04/21/2022 - 06:58
Serbia should make an additional effort to support freedom of expression and strengthen human rights institutions, EU chief diplomat Josep Borrell said in his Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy in the World, suggesting that all Serbian politicians need...
Categories: European Union

Agriculture minister resigns over hotel bill

Thu, 04/21/2022 - 06:56
Slovenian agriculture minister Jože Podgoršek resigned just four days before the general election after he became the target of media scrutiny over a bill for a weekend stay in an upmarket hotel. His decision to resign was announced Wednesday (20...
Categories: European Union

Greece increases minimum wage amid soaring prices

Thu, 04/21/2022 - 06:56
Greece’s conservative New Democracy government has decided to increase the minimum wage to €713 before taxes from €663. However, opposition and labour unions said it was “peanuts” unable to cover rising prices.
Categories: European Union

Croatian PM says he will boycott president

Thu, 04/21/2022 - 06:53
President Zoran Milanović’s “vulgar and outrageous” attack against the HDZ and Prime Minister Andrej Plenković reflected Milanović’s nervousness, Plenković said, adding he would cut all contact with him. “We do not intend to meet with him in the format of...
Categories: European Union

Slovak police arrest former interior minister, charges former PM Fico

Thu, 04/21/2022 - 06:49
Former Prime Minister Robert Fico was charged on Tuesday for establishing and leading a criminal group under his three governments. His interior minister at the time, Róbert Kaliňák, has already been arrested on the same charges. Police also detained lawyer...
Categories: European Union

Prague pushes for joint EU purchases of orphan drugs

Thu, 04/21/2022 - 06:47
Czech Health Minister Vlastimil Válek is calling for joint EU purchases of orphan medicines used against rare diseases as potential EU contracts could reduce the price of drugs and increase their accessibility for patients. Orphan drugs are developed to treat...
Categories: European Union

G20 members condemn Russia’s war in Ukraine, after Western officials stage walkout

Thu, 04/21/2022 - 06:47
Top officials from the EU, Britain, the United States and Canada walked out on Russia's representatives at a Group of 20 meeting on Wednesday (20 April) and many members spoke to condemn Moscow's war in Ukraine.
Categories: European Union

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