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G7 backs liquified gas as ‘temporary’ solution, to dismay of climate activists

Mon, 05/22/2023 - 07:35
The Group of Seven rich nations put support for gas investments back into their communiqué on Saturday (20 May), calling it a "temporary" step as they try to de-couple from Russian energy, in a move climate activists say may hurt climate goals.
Categories: European Union

Bulgaria banks on Western technology to use its Russian nuclear reactors

Mon, 05/22/2023 - 07:35
Bulgaria has not shelved plans to build a second nuclear power plant on the banks of the Danube River with Russian nuclear reactors it purchased from the country six years ago, hoping that Western technology could make the reactors work...
Categories: European Union

Slovak Central Bank governor to stand trial for bribery

Mon, 05/22/2023 - 07:31
National Bank of Slovakia Governor Peter Kažimír will appear in court on bribery charges in July after the Constitutional Court dismissed his complaint over the speed of the legal process. Kažimír was guilty of bribery for acts committed when he...
Categories: European Union

Ukraine fumes as Polish official tells Zelenskyy to apologise for WWII-era massacre

Mon, 05/22/2023 - 07:31
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy being called to apologise for the killing of thousands of Poles at the hands of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) during the Second World War is “unacceptable”, the Ukrainian Ambassador to Poland, Vasyl Zvarych, said following...
Categories: European Union

Biden: Zelenskyy promised Ukraine won’t use F-16’s in Russia

Mon, 05/22/2023 - 07:23
US President Joe Biden on Sunday (21 June) said he had received a "flat assurance" from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that he would not use Western-provided F-16 fighter jets to go into Russian territory.
Categories: European Union

Shocked Greek left picks up its pieces after election disaster

Mon, 05/22/2023 - 07:19
The main opposition leftist Syriza party (EU Left) is in a deep crisis after the conservative New Democracy party (EPP) triumphed in the Sunday elections and is now on track to form a single-party government. All polls failed to project...
Categories: European Union

Critics take aim at airline exemption from draft EU travel law

Mon, 05/22/2023 - 07:19
Airlines will not be required to share their data with ticket vendors under the European Commission's preferred policy option for its upcoming travel law, a move that has drawn criticism from consumer organisations.
Categories: European Union

Pro-Russian party vandalises the EU offices in Sofia

Mon, 05/22/2023 - 07:17
The European Commission Representation building in Sofia, which is also home to the Bureau of the European Parliament, was smeared with red paint during a protest on Sunday (21 May) by supporters of the pro-Russian "Vazrazhdane" party, including several MPs from the party.
Categories: European Union

Controversial campaign posters create tension before Spanish elections

Mon, 05/22/2023 - 07:14
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s Socialist Party PSOE has denounced before the Central Electoral Board electoral dynamic ads installed last Friday in Madrid’s “Sol” underground station, where Sánchez is depicted as a rich man travelling in his official jet while Madrid’s...
Categories: European Union

Italian government focuses on school reform to address job ‘mismatch’

Mon, 05/22/2023 - 07:12
The Italian government has pledged to reform the school system as young people are not acquiring the skills needed by Italian companies, making hiring even more difficult. There is a a “dramatic mismatch” between labour supply and demand, which has...
Categories: European Union

Global South to be at the core of next year’s G7 summit in Italy

Mon, 05/22/2023 - 07:10
Next year’s G7 summit, set to take place in Italy, will focus greatly on the south of the world, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said at the recent G7 summit in Japan on Sunday. Following the G7 summit, where Meloni...
Categories: European Union

Italy begins cleanup after catastrophic floods

Mon, 05/22/2023 - 07:01
Emilia-Romagna is still on alert, with 36,000 people homeless after six months’ worth of rain fell in 36 hours last week. EURACTIV's media partner, The Guardian, reports.
Categories: European Union

Rooted in EU cultural heritage, IFRA celebrates 50 years of fragrance [Promoted content]

Mon, 05/22/2023 - 07:00
The International Fragrance Association’s (IFRA) mission is to promote the essential nature of fragrance – to maintain the highest standards of safety in the manufacture and use of fragrance materials – and to reinforce a sustainable, science-based fragrance ecosystem.
Categories: European Union

UK to mobilise $40 billion for global infrastructure investment

Mon, 05/22/2023 - 07:00
The UK’s development finance institution, Investment Partnerships, plans to mobilise $40 billion by the end of 2027 for global infrastructure and economic development, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said at the G7 Summit in Japan. While at the G7 Summit in...
Categories: European Union

Survey: Netherlands harbours asylum seekers tied to Syrian regime

Mon, 05/22/2023 - 06:59
Despite rigid screening measures, dozens people linked to the Syrian regime under Bashar Al-Assad applied for asylum in the Netherlands, a recent survey carried out among Syrian refugees in the Netherlands has found. The survey was carried out by De...
Categories: European Union

Austrian president’s push for extra Ukraine aid sparks clash

Mon, 05/22/2023 - 06:59
Vienna has been in an uproar following a push by President Alexander Van der Bellen to aid Ukraine in demining its territory, reinvigorating an elite debate on the country’s neutrality in military matters. On Friday, Austria’s president, whose role is...
Categories: European Union

Macron banks on uranium from Mongolia, offers help with climate targets

Mon, 05/22/2023 - 06:58
French President Emmanuel Macron expressed interest in helping Mongolia in its de-carbonisation strategy at a press conference in Ulaanbaatar after attending the G7 summit in Japan, as France hopes to acquire uranium from the country, rich in natural resources and...
Categories: European Union

Third anti-government ‘Serbia against violence’ protest blocks Belgrade

Mon, 05/22/2023 - 06:44
Tens of thousands of protestors blocked Belgrade as they joined the “Serbia against violence” protest before the National Assembly on Friday – the third and biggest in a series of protests since the country was shaken by two mass shootings...
Categories: European Union

European liberal group concerned by Babiš’s allegiance

Mon, 05/22/2023 - 06:44
The participation of Andrej Babiš, former prime minister and ANO party leader, at a conservative conference in Budapest, will be addressed at the ALDE congress, attended by Liberals and Democrats from across Europe, in Stockholm this week. Babiš attended the...
Categories: European Union

Germany looks to Brazil for migrant care workers

Mon, 05/22/2023 - 06:43
To fill gaps amid its current labour shortage, Germany intends to attract skilled migrants from Brazil to work in its care sector. As the German population ages, an increasing number of people need old-age and medical care while growing numbers...
Categories: European Union

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