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Germany defies Macron over Kosovo visa liberalisation threat

Tue, 09/05/2023 - 06:47
French President Emmanuel Macron made headlines last week when he suggested that Kosovo’s visa-free regime, set to come into force from 1 January 2024, could be reviewed by Paris and Berlin if Pristina does not fall in line over ongoing...
Categories: European Union

ASEAN leaders seek to assert bloc’s relevance at annual summit

Tue, 09/05/2023 - 06:23
Southeast Asian leaders will on Tuesday (5 September) converge on the Indonesian capital for an annual summit amid rifts within the 10-member regional bloc over stalled peace efforts in Myanmar and a sharpening US-China rivalry in the region.
Categories: European Union

Italy’s new anti-poverty scheme sparks concerns in Brussels

Mon, 09/04/2023 - 17:49
The Italian government is phasing out its minimum income scheme for citizens in favour of a new system aimed at boosting employment, a move that is being monitored by the European Commission and criticised by advocates of welfare benefits.
Categories: European Union

The Brief – Coup epidemic in Africa

Mon, 09/04/2023 - 16:20
The recent military coup in Gabon comes in a line of similar events in former French colonies in Africa: Mali, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Chad, and Niger.
Categories: European Union

In Sochi, Putin and Erdoğan discuss gas hub, grain deal

Mon, 09/04/2023 - 16:04
President Vladimir Putin told Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday (4 September) that Russia was open to discussions about the Black Sea grain deal, an agreement that helped get Ukraine's grain to market and thus ease a global food crisis.
Categories: European Union

Ukraine says Russian drones hit NATO member Romania, Bucharest denies

Mon, 09/04/2023 - 15:31
Ukraine said on Monday (4 September) Russian drones had detonated on the territory of NATO member Romania during an overnight air strike on a Ukrainian port across the Danube River, but Bucharest denied its territory had been hit.
Categories: European Union

House of Lords EU Affairs chairman: Brexit means UK risks being sidelined in global affairs

Mon, 09/04/2023 - 15:29
The UK faces a “real risk of being sidelined” on global affairs as a result of Brexit, Peter Ricketts, who chairs the House of Lords European Affairs Committee, told EURACTIV in an interview, all the while praising a thaw in the EU-UK relationship.
Categories: European Union

Some inconvenient truth about international development policy

Mon, 09/04/2023 - 12:49
When complaining about the West losing global influence, no one dares to talk about another big elephant in the room of international relations - development cooperation, writes Peter Hefele.
Categories: European Union

European Commission mulls new European Defence Act before end of year

Mon, 09/04/2023 - 11:04
The European Commission plans to propose a new 'European Defence Production Act' to boost the bloc's defence industrial base, from research to joint procurement, to help EU member states better face future crises.
Categories: European Union

Chinese PM Li Qiang to attend G20 summit, Biden ‘disappointed’

Mon, 09/04/2023 - 10:10
China's Premier Li Qiang will attend G20summit in the Indian capital New Delhi this weekend, a Beijing foreign ministry spokeswoman said on Monday (4 September).
Categories: European Union

Will you soon see cancer warnings on alcohol in the EU?

Mon, 09/04/2023 - 10:00
There was much talk about cancer warnings similar to the ones used for cigarettes on alcohol products sold in the EU after a recent law proposed by the Irish government. EURACTIV takes a closer look at what is happening in...
Categories: European Union

Russia strikes Ukraine grain exporting port ahead of Putin-Erdoğan talks

Mon, 09/04/2023 - 07:50
Russia's Monday (4 September) drone attack on a major Ukraine grain exporting port damaged warehouses and set buildings on fire, Ukraine said, hours before Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, were due to hold talks.
Categories: European Union

EU’s Gentiloni confident over budget rule deal by year-end deadline

Mon, 09/04/2023 - 07:42
European Union Commissioner for Economy Paolo Gentiloni said on Saturday (2 September) he was confident an agreement over re-implementing EU budget rules would be reached by year-end, ruling out an extension of their suspension into 2024.
Categories: European Union

Experts blame poor government preparation for Greek fires’ devastation

Mon, 09/04/2023 - 07:30
While the Greek government has been quick to blame global warming for the summer's devastating wildfires, some experts argue that poor planning is at least as much to blame.
Categories: European Union

Armenian PM says depending on Russia for security was ‘strategic mistake’

Mon, 09/04/2023 - 07:29
Armenia's prime minister has said his country's policy of relying on Russia to guarantee its security was a strategic mistake because Moscow has been unable to deliver and is in the process of winding down its role in the region.
Categories: European Union

Germany, Italy highlight growing European nuclear divide

Mon, 09/04/2023 - 07:29
In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Slovenia being close to signing a gas pipeline deal with Hungary, Albania's mandatory earthquake insurance law dividing opinion, and so much more.
Categories: European Union

Albania’s mandatory earthquake insurance law divides opinion

Mon, 09/04/2023 - 07:17
The government has submitted a draft law for public consultation that will foresee mandatory insurance payments from all citizens to cover the cost of rebuilding in the event of another large earthquake, such as the one that killed 51 people...
Categories: European Union

Serbian opposition considers blocking parliament as protests continue.

Mon, 09/04/2023 - 07:15
The eighteenth ‘Serbia against violence’ anti-government protest was held in downtown Belgrade on Saturday with organisers and member of the National Assembly of the Republic Aleksandar Jovanović Ćuta asking the opposition to block the parliament’s work, a proposition he says...
Categories: European Union

Cyprus police make more arrests as racism-fuelled violence spreads

Mon, 09/04/2023 - 07:15
Police in Cyprus have made 20 arrests after a spate of racism-fuelled violence against migrants which erupted in the west of the island last week and spread to its southern city of Limassol in a weekend rampage.
Categories: European Union

Romanian beekeepers struggle to market honey, ask EU for help

Mon, 09/04/2023 - 07:13
Romanian beekeepers are encountering difficulties in marketing their honey, especially because of the very low prices of products imported from non-EU countries, and are advocating for EU-level measures. One of the beekeepers’ main concerns is the marketing of honey, both...
Categories: European Union

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