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The Czech government of conservative leader Petr Fiala (ODS, ECR) has received the worst rating from the Czech population since 2013, according to a survey conducted by the Centre for Public Opinion Research of the Czech Academy of Sciences (CVVM)....

The European Commission is considering halving its proposed €500 million short-term joint defence procurement fund for Ukraine to €250 million, instead prioritising the long-term modernisation of Europe's defence industry, three EU sources told EURACTIV.

The zero VAT applied to essential food items should last around six months, and incentives will be gradually withdrawn as inflation slows down, Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa said on Tuesday. Asked how long this VAT reduction to 0% would...

An ambitious “State Pact” to increase emancipation of working-class youth, including a €1,000 state grant to help cover the costs of renting or buying a house, was proposed by the centre-right Partido Popular (Popular Party/EPP) on Tuesday. Party leader, Alberto...

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Tuesday (18 April) condemned the violation of Ukraine's territorial integrity by Russia and again called for mediation to end the war, a peace initiative that was criticized by the Ukrainian government.

The entry of labour forces from other countries is justified in the face of low domestic demand, but Italy cannot give in to the idea of ethnic replacement, said Agriculture Minister Francesco Lollobrigida (FDI/ECR) during the Congress of CISAL (Confederazione...

Swedish energy giant Vattenfall wants to expand its existing hydropower in Sweden, Vattenfall stated in a press release on Tuesday, an initiative positively received by the Swedish government.

Finland is the first country to use the long-range air defence system “the David’s Sling” outside Israel, but Israel’s refusal to send arms to Ukraine has made the Finnish government take extra measures to ensure security of supply. The deal...

The UK should not pull the shutters down on China as it would be counterproductive to the national interest, UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said on Tuesday. There was not a binary choice to be made between treating China as...

Luxembourgish lawmaker Monica Semedo (Renew) was sanctioned once again over harassment allegations after a former staff member of Semedo accused her of bullying. The accusations surfaced at the end of November last year and come from a former assistant who...

Belgian authorities on Tuesday filed an official request to transfer Olivier Vandecasteele, the Belgian aid worker who has been detained for over a year in Evin prison in Iran, back to his home country. Last year, Belgium negotiated a prisoner...

South Korea might extend its support for Ukraine beyond humanitarian and economic aid if it comes under a large-scale civilian attack, President Yoon Suk Yeol said, signalling a shift in his stance against arming Ukraine for the first time.

The Belgian government is currently discussing whether to raise the abortion limit from 12 to 18 weeks in a move that has divided political parties, including within the governing coalition. A bill from the Socialist Party (PS, S&D) co-signed by...

The Austrian Federal Economic Chamber (WKÖ) and the Labour Ministry want to work together to counteract the massive labour shortage in the coming years, Labour and Economic Affairs Minister Martin Kocher (ÖVP) said at a joint press conference on Tuesday....

France will import pills from Italy as, for several weeks now, the country has been dealing with a lack of misoprostol Health Minister François Braun announced on Wednesday. Misoprostol is a pill used in 76% of medical abortions in France,...

The Polish government adopted a resolution on regulating the matter of reparations from Germany for the damages caused during the Second World War, according to a statement published by Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki’s Office on Tuesday. The resolution concerns...

GERB and the Change continues – Democratic Bulgaria (PP-DB) coalition reached a landmark agreement on Tuesday that brings them closer to finding a formula for forming a government. The most important agreement is on the general legislative program of the...

The Netherlands should give up their cold war mentality and stop conjuring up conflict, Chinese Foreign Affairs spokesperson Wang Wenbin said during a press conference on Tuesday amid rising tensions between the two nations. Wenbin’s remarks were in response to...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has criticised the Swiss government over their ‘neutrality’, which is blocking the delivery of Swiss-made ammunition which Berlin wants to deliver to Ukraine. Citing its long-standing tradition of neutrality, the Swiss government is blocking a German...

The EU has expressed ‘great concern’ about the rapidly deteriorating political situation in Tunisia following the arrest of opposition leader, Rached Ghannouchi, whose party headquarters have since been shut down.