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Experts expect no green light for Polish recovery plan

Fri, 04/01/2022 - 07:51
In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about two Danish companies leaving Russia, an Albanian MP getting arrested in a government scandal, and so much more.
Categories: European Union

EU leaders to press China on stance towards Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Fri, 04/01/2022 - 07:42
EU leaders will press their Chinese counterparts on Beijing's position and potential role amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine in a virtual meeting on Friday (1 April), marking the first EU-China summit since June 2020.
Categories: European Union

Experts expect no green light for Polish recovery plan

Fri, 04/01/2022 - 07:40
Poland’s recovery plan will not get EU approval anytime soon, experts believe, despite media reports that the European Commission may give a green light next week for payments from the fund allocated to Poland. So far, the Commission has withheld...
Categories: European Union

Commissioner: EU’s sustainable food strategy ‘on pause’, but not forgotten

Fri, 04/01/2022 - 07:25
The war in Ukraine has “pressed the pause button” on the EU’s flagship food policy, the Farm to Fork strategy, but the long term ambition for the sector remains unchanged, according to the EU Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides.
Categories: European Union

President Milanović: No war atrocities committed in Ukraine

Fri, 04/01/2022 - 07:24
Croatian President Zoran Milanović said he did not wish to comment on Russian President Vladimir Putin, whom Croatian Foreign Minister Gordan Grlić Radman has called a war criminal. Asked by the press to comment on Grlić Radman’s qualification, Milanović said,...
Categories: European Union

RSF chief: Russian journalists’ exodus comparable to that of Bolshevik regime

Fri, 04/01/2022 - 07:24
An increasing number of independent Russian journalists are fleeing their country, seeking protection in Europe, Secretary-General and Director-General of Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Christophe Deloire told EURACTIV in an interview.
Categories: European Union

Fuel price regulation in Slovenia extends to wholesale prices

Fri, 04/01/2022 - 07:23
The Slovenian government has capped the wholesale price of regular petrol and diesel in a move that came just weeks after retail prices were brought back under government control. With wholesale prices frozen at €1.483 per litre of petrol and...
Categories: European Union

Electoral silence begins as Serbia’s triple vote looms

Fri, 04/01/2022 - 07:23
Election silence started at midnight on 31 March, as parliamentary, presidential and local elections in Belgrade, the city of Bor and 10 other municipalities are taking place in Serbia on Sunday. In the snap general election, citizens will be able...
Categories: European Union

Serb ministers in BiH block sanctions against Russia

Fri, 04/01/2022 - 07:22
Serb ministers in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Council of Ministers blocked a decision to deny access for Russia and Belarus to funds from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), and Presidency member Milorad Dodik announced strengthening energy cooperation with...
Categories: European Union

US Secretary of State thanks Macedonian PM for Ukraine and Afghanistan assistance

Fri, 04/01/2022 - 07:22
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Macedonian Prime Minister Dimitar Kovachevski via phone and thanked him for his support for Ukraine as well as Afghan refugees. The Secretary thanked North Macedonia for its unwavering and steadfast support...
Categories: European Union

Kosovo to receive grant for development by US

Fri, 04/01/2022 - 07:20
Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani has signed an amendment to the country’s grant agreement with the United States which provides for another $32 million in development grant money. “The continued support of the United States in Kosovo is a testament to...
Categories: European Union

Albanian MP finally arrested in government scandal

Fri, 04/01/2022 - 07:19
Authorities in Tirana have now arrested Alqi Bllako, a former socialist member of parliament, for his alleged involvement in a €430 million government scandal. Over the last few days, an arrest warrant was issued for Bllako, he resigned thus removing...
Categories: European Union

Czech EP election reform may help populists

Fri, 04/01/2022 - 06:58
It is worth testing the transnational electoral lists during the next EP election because the current model is a “hybrid”. Still, the danger lies in empowering populists, a former influential Czech MEP warned. The European Parliament is currently discussing how...
Categories: European Union

NATO’s eastern flank stresses unity over Ukraine at Bratislava ministerial

Fri, 04/01/2022 - 06:57
Discussing further aid for Ukraine, strengthening defence and deterrence, and how to strategically coordinate between NATO and the EU, ministers confirmed their “unity” over the response to the war. Slovak Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Ivan Korčok held a...
Categories: European Union

EDP buys Polish solar energy company Soon Energy

Fri, 04/01/2022 - 06:53
Portuguese company EDP has announced on Thursday that it will acquire Polish solar energy company Soon Energy, which has more than 25 megawatt-peak (MWp) installed in projects across Poland, without disclosing the value of the deal. “With the acquisition of...
Categories: European Union

Italy ends COVID-19 state of emergency

Fri, 04/01/2022 - 06:50
Italy is preparing for a return to normality from 1 April as the state of COVID-19 emergency in the country came to an end on Thursday. While the number of COVID-19 cases remains high, Italians will no longer have to...
Categories: European Union

Russia forces regrouping to attack south, Ukraine president warns

Fri, 04/01/2022 - 06:50
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned Russia is consolidating and preparing "powerful strikes" in the country's south, including besieged Mariupol, where a new attempt will be made Friday (1 April) to evacuate civilians from the devastated city.
Categories: European Union

President has no indication Costa will leave mid-legislature

Fri, 04/01/2022 - 06:50
Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said on Thursday he has no indication that Prime Minister António Costa is thinking of leaving his post in the middle of the legislature, denying any “irritation” between the two. Asked by journalists at...
Categories: European Union

Lithuanian, Danish PMs unified on tightening Russia sanctions

Fri, 04/01/2022 - 06:47
Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė and her Danish counterpart, Mette Frederiksen, agreed that more sanctions are needed against Russia and Belarus during a meeting in Vilnius. Frederiksen visited Lithuania on Friday, Reuters reported. There, she met Šimonytė, as well as President Gitanas Nausėda. In...
Categories: European Union

Ex-Finnish president angers Estonians over Soviet Union-NATO comparison

Fri, 04/01/2022 - 06:47
Former Finnish president Tarja Halonen’s comments comparing the collective security system Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania were part of during the Soviet era to when the countries joined the NATO alliance in 2004 has angered Estonians. Halonen, who served as the...
Categories: European Union

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