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First effects of EU sanctions sting Kosovo

Wed, 07/05/2023 - 07:43
Kosovo could lose some €500 million in EU funds by the end of 2023 due to sanctions adopted by the European Union following unrest in the north between Kosovar Albanians and Serbs and Pristina’s non-compliance with demands laid down by...
Categories: European Union

Romanian government rushes to patch up budget hole before losing EU funds

Wed, 07/05/2023 - 07:43
Bucharest urgently seeks money to patch up its huge hole in the budget as it risks losing European funds due to potential non-compliance with deficit targets. The budget deficit reached 2.32% of GDP in the first five months, totalling 36,91...
Categories: European Union

Zelenskyy to visit Bulgaria, invited by new pro-EU government

Wed, 07/05/2023 - 07:43
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will make his first visit to Bulgaria on Thursday at the invitation of the Bulgarian government in what is considered a sign of appreciation for the country’s military assistance provided to Ukraine so far. Zelenskyy’s visit...
Categories: European Union

German Greens fume after Vučić said they funded protests

Wed, 07/05/2023 - 07:40
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić, speaking on private television TV Prva, said that organisations from Germany like the Heinrich Böll Foundation or the Green party are financing the protests in Serbia and that the authorities in Belgrade have evidence to prove...
Categories: European Union

Spain records lowest unemployment figures since 2008

Wed, 07/05/2023 - 07:36
The number of unemployed in Spain stood in June at its lowest level since 2008, including a significant drop in the number of young people out of work, fresh government figures published on Tuesday, three weeks ahead of the general...
Categories: European Union

Balancing patients’ privacy and health data’s potential

Wed, 07/05/2023 - 07:35
European Health Data Space (EHDS) focuses on the primary and secondary use of data. While the primary use of data is data used by citizens and healthcare professionals at the national and EU levels the secondary data is to be used...
Categories: European Union

Von der Leyen’s silence sparks EU election ‘proxy war’ in Italy

Wed, 07/05/2023 - 07:33
The centre-right European People’s Party (EPP) is still waiting for current EU Commission chief Von der Leyen to decide whether she wants to re-run for the top job after the 2024 EU elections. Her silence has sparked a hot debate...
Categories: European Union

Swedish government initiative wants law changes after Quran burnings

Wed, 07/05/2023 - 07:23
The Swedish Centre against Violent Extremism (CVE) has called for Sweden to amend its Public Order Act to ensure public events such as Quran burnings can be banned if they threaten national security. There has been an uproar in the...
Categories: European Union

Flanders’ plans for mandatory migrant Dutch language classes may fall through

Wed, 07/05/2023 - 07:11
Flanders’ aims to make the NT2 language test compulsory for non-EU citizens from 1 September 2023 may face political obstacles and hard-to-reach deadlines that would make it difficult to adopt. The NT2 test, which assesses proficiency in Dutch as a...
Categories: European Union

Ireland announces enhanced support for solar power projects

Wed, 07/05/2023 - 07:10
The Irish government improved its support for companies switching to solar power on Tuesday, opening up an ongoing scheme providing grants for solar photovoltaic installations to a broader range of businesses. Story updated to correct unit of measurement and statistic The...
Categories: European Union

Austria’s 2030 climate targets won’t be met on time

Wed, 07/05/2023 - 07:08
Austria’s climate target for 2030 will not be reached in time, the National Energy and Climate Plan (NEKP) revealed on Tuesday.
Categories: European Union

Dutch, Luxembourgish PMs call for de-escalation between Serbia, Kosovo

Wed, 07/05/2023 - 07:06
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and his Luxembourgish counterpart Xavier Bettel advocated for de-escalation between Serbia and Kosovo on Wednesday at the end of their two-day visit to Serbia and Kosovo. The two-day trip comes amid simmering tensions in the...
Categories: European Union

Prominent female Russian journalist and lawyer brutally attacked in Chechnya

Wed, 07/05/2023 - 07:05
Armed masked men attacked and seriously injured a prominent female Russian journalist and a lawyer in the Russian region of Chechnya on Tuesday morning (4 July) after forcing their car to stop, the journalist, her employer and rights groups said.
Categories: European Union

Soil health: The key role of nutrients [Promoted content]

Wed, 07/05/2023 - 07:00
The EU legislation on soils and nutrient management should promote balanced fertilization and effective soil management, ensuring fertility, productivity, and food security. Balanced fertilization and nitrogen use efficiency are vital to maintain healthy soils and sustainable agricultural and food systems....
Categories: European Union

French politicians bicker as tensions on French streets ease

Wed, 07/05/2023 - 06:55
Far from the French government’s call for national unity, politicians, especially from the radical left and the majority, are bickering about their roles in instigating or calming the riots as tensions in the streets have begun to ease. “As calm...
Categories: European Union

LEAK: Most countries hesitant about EU electoral law reform

Wed, 07/05/2023 - 06:53
Most EU countries are hesitant or actively against some of the key proposals of the bloc's proposed reform of its electoral law, according to the results of a survey conducted by the Swedish government, seen by EURACTIV.
Categories: European Union

EU parliament trade chief calls for tariffs on US hydrogen

Wed, 07/05/2023 - 06:53
EU lawmaker and head of the European Parliament’s trade committee Bernd Lange (S&D) is calling for taxes to be imposed on US-produced hydrogen – a move Lange views as the bloc’s response to the €370 billion US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) aimed at increasing green investments.
Categories: European Union

Russia, Ukraine accuse each other of plotting imminent attack on nuclear plant

Wed, 07/05/2023 - 06:43
Russia and Ukraine on Tuesday (4 July) accused each other of plotting to stage an attack on the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station, long the subject of mutual recriminations and suspicions.
Categories: European Union

Socialist MEP accuses Tusk of turning into ‘Trump’

Wed, 07/05/2023 - 06:40
The Polish opposition should side with democracy and human dignity, socialist MEP Robert Biedroń (S&D) said about opposition leader Donald Tusk’s new election campaign spot, which he called ‘racist’ and ‘mindless’. Tusk, head of the centrist Civic Platform (PO) party,...
Categories: European Union

PP leader urges socialists to let him govern, avoid pact with VOX

Wed, 07/05/2023 - 06:31
Alberto Núñez Feijóo, leader and prime minister candidate of centre-right Partido Popular (PP), called on the Socialist Party (PSOE) on Tuesday to let him govern if he wins the upcoming general elections in Spain, saying this would prevent the far-right...
Categories: European Union

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