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Ukraine war set to divide as India hosts G20 foreign ministers

Wed, 03/01/2023 - 08:36
Top US diplomat Antony Blinken was due in New Delhi on 1 March alongside Russia's Sergei Lavrov for a G20 meeting, with Ukraine and tensions with China set to overshadow attempts by host India to forge unity among the members.
Categories: European Union

Istanbul warned to get ready for doomsday earthquake

Wed, 03/01/2023 - 08:07
The death toll in Turkey from last month's devastating earthquake has risen to 45,089, the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said on Wednesday (1 March), while geologists warned that another major quake may strike Turkey’s industrial northwest.
Categories: European Union

Frontex warned Italy of possible ‘large number of people’ before shipwreck

Wed, 03/01/2023 - 07:53
The Italian authorities disregarded warnings from the EU border and coast agency Frontex, based on reconnaissance signals, that a ship which eventually sank off its coast might be carrying a large number of people, a source from Frontex told EURACTIV.
Categories: European Union

Centre-right ‘dirty mission’ against Podemos shocks Spain

Wed, 03/01/2023 - 07:53
In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about the Danish parliament being advised not to use TikTok, Spain's core inflation reaching record highs, and so much more.
Categories: European Union

Two trains collide in Greece, at least 32 killed, 85 injured

Wed, 03/01/2023 - 07:43
Two trains collided head-on in Greece killing at least 32 people and injuring 85 late on Tuesday night, the fire brigade said, but the cause of the deadliest rail crash in Greece in decades remained unclear.
Categories: European Union

EU plans to extend gas consumption reduction targets

Wed, 03/01/2023 - 07:40
The EU is planning to extend its gas consumption reduction measures into next winter, the bloc's energy ministers said on Tuesday (28 February), to replenish stocks.
Categories: European Union

Centre-right ‘dirty mission’ against Podemos shocks Spain

Wed, 03/01/2023 - 07:35
An ongoing investigation has found that Spain’s former centre-right Partido Popular government (EPP) – in collaboration with police officers and certain media – carried out an illegal “dirty mission” to discredit the leftist opposition Podemos party and the Catalan independentist...
Categories: European Union

Kosovo boycott of Serbian products picks up steam but imports remain high

Wed, 03/01/2023 - 07:24
A campaign for Kosovo businesses to stop buying and selling Serbian products is picking up; however, the amounts of goods imported by Pristina from its neighbour totalled almost  €18 million in 2022 and are not dropping- yet. Kosovo was a...
Categories: European Union

Bullying in Albania increases, viral violent videos shock audiences

Wed, 03/01/2023 - 07:22
Bullying in Albanian schools is on the rise, almost doubling in the last year, impacting boys more than girls, but also escalating into violence that has shocked the public during the last week. The investigative portal Reporter.al took data from...
Categories: European Union

Serbia to receive largest-ever EU grant to build fast railway

Wed, 03/01/2023 - 07:18
Serbia will receive a non-repayable EU grant of €610 million, the largest it has ever received, for a fast railway from Belgrade to Niš, announced Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić and EU Neighbourhood and Enlargement Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi who both boarded...
Categories: European Union

Third of asphalt missing from EU-financed Bulgarian highway says minister

Wed, 03/01/2023 - 07:17
A third of the asphalt covering the highway ring road around the Bulgarian capital is simply gone, announced Regional Development Minister Ivan Shishkov, who, together with Vencislav Angelov, the head of the state agency Road Infrastructure, have now inspected the...
Categories: European Union

Core inflation in Spain hits record not seen since 1986

Wed, 03/01/2023 - 07:11
Core inflation in Spain hit a new record in February, a level not seen in the last 37 years, despite all price containment measures implemented by Sanchez’s left-wing government. Inflation in the Iberian country rose by 6.1% in February compared...
Categories: European Union

Eleven EU countries launch alliance for nuclear power in Europe

Wed, 03/01/2023 - 07:09
Signatories committed on Tuesday (28 February) to “cooperate more closely” across the entire nuclear supply chain, and promote “common industrial projects” in new generation capacity as well as new technologies like small reactors.
Categories: European Union

FBI director says China lab leak likely caused COVID pandemic

Wed, 03/01/2023 - 07:08
FBI Director Christopher Wray said on Tuesday (28 February) the agency has assessed that a leak from a laboratory in Wuhan, China, likely caused the COVID-19 pandemic.
Categories: European Union

Distrust towards the EU rising among Slovaks

Wed, 03/01/2023 - 07:02
Slovakia has the second highest percentage of people distrusting the EU after France, a new Eurobarometer shows. Only 37% of people in Slovakia trust the EU, and 53% do not. In France, 57% distrust the European Union. The EU average...
Categories: European Union

Czech minister: Debate on EU reform should gain momentum during Spanish presidency

Wed, 03/01/2023 - 07:01
Discussions on EU enlargement and institutional reform of the EU’s decision-making process will be intense when Spain takes over the EU Council presidency, according to Czech Minister for European Affairs Mikuláš Bek. According to the Czech minister, who chaired General...
Categories: European Union

How the AI Act could unintentionally impact access to healthcare [Promoted content]

Wed, 03/01/2023 - 07:00
MedTech Europe welcomes the efforts made by the European institutions towards giving citizens the confidence to embrace AI solutions. As the negotiations continue, further consideration is needed to ensure safe and innovative patient healthcare delivery.
Categories: European Union

Nordic social democrats want to strengthen cooperation on security

Wed, 03/01/2023 - 06:58
To plan a common defence policy across Nordic countries, security matters should be more deeply rooted in the everyday work of parliaments, including creating a Nordic security and defence body, social democratic leaders from Nordic countries said at a meeting...
Categories: European Union

Commission dashes Portuguese proposal of EU-wide Iberian mechanism

Wed, 03/01/2023 - 06:57
Creating an emergency clause similar to the Iberian mechanism as part of reforming the EU electricity market, as pushed for by Portugal is risky the European Commission said in response to a written position the government sent to the EU...
Categories: European Union

Socialists in Brussels welcome new PD leader amid ambiguous Ukraine stance

Wed, 03/01/2023 - 06:56
New Democratic Party leader Elly Schlein (PD), who vows to upset Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government but remains ambiguous about her position on Ukraine, is set to be welcomed by Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament with open arms....
Categories: European Union

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