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Spanish left-wing bloc Sumar to unite all progressive forces to stop the right

Mon, 02/27/2023 - 07:27
The recently established left-wing platform Sumar aspires to unite all progressive forces in the Spanish political arena, in a move to prevent a future coalition of centre-right PP and far-right Vox after the general election in the Iberian country, to...
Categories: European Union

Ukraine’s economy stabilises after shock of war

Mon, 02/27/2023 - 07:27
Data from Ukraine's European Business Association - which groups over 1,000 foreign and Ukrainian businesses - showed that by the end of May 47% of their members had fully restored operations and another 50% were working with some limitations.
Categories: European Union

Spanish generics, biosimilars industry calls for ‘guaranteed profitability’

Mon, 02/27/2023 - 07:25
Leading representatives of the generic and biosimilar pharmaceutical industry in Spain have raised the alarm to the authorities over the damage they are suffering as a result of the low prices of their drugs.
Categories: European Union

Germany’s Scholz in India to press on EU trade deal

Mon, 02/27/2023 - 07:25
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited India on Saturday (25 February) seeking to deepen business and defence ties between the two major economies and jumpstart progress on an EU trade deal despite differences over Ukraine.
Categories: European Union

Protests in Brussels, Berlin against arms supply to Ukraine

Mon, 02/27/2023 - 07:23
With the support of leftist parties, EU citizens took to the streets of Berlin and Brussels over the weekend to express their opposition against continuing to deliver weapons to Ukraine and calling instead for “diplomatic” solutions. In Germany, though, the...
Categories: European Union

Portuguese teachers protest, claim state schools are ‘dying’

Mon, 02/27/2023 - 07:17
State schools in Portugal are ‘dying’, according to protesters who blame the country’s leadership for the poor working conditions and injustices that teachers in state schools have witnessed over the years. Protests bemoaning the state school system were called by...
Categories: European Union

Child sex crimes in Portugal soar to five-year highs

Mon, 02/27/2023 - 07:16
Portugal’s criminal investigation police agency ​​​​​​​detained 210 people for underage sex crimes in 2022, reaching a figure not seen in the past five years, the criminal investigation coordinator for these cases in Lisbon and Tagus Valley told Lusa on Sunday....
Categories: European Union

Italy seeks alliance with France and Germany to tame EU car emissions laws

Mon, 02/27/2023 - 07:12
Italy wants to team up with France and Germany to "influence" and slow the pace of European Union laws on cutting car and truck emissions, Industry Minister Adolfo Urso said on Saturday (25 February).
Categories: European Union

Macron flies to Africa to counter waning French influence

Mon, 02/27/2023 - 07:07
French President Emmanuel Macron will fly to Africa this week in a bid to counter Russian efforts to dislodge France from the continent, after Paris suffered a series of military and political setbacks in its former sphere of influence.
Categories: European Union

Macron says the EU-Mercosur deal cannot fly without ‘mirror clauses’

Mon, 02/27/2023 - 06:59
There can be no EU-Mercosur deal without mirror clauses that would force producers from both sides of the world to respect the same environmental and health standards, French President Emmanuel Macron told farmers in Paris this weekend. Over the weekend,...
Categories: European Union

Austria split over Russia sanctions

Mon, 02/27/2023 - 06:58
Austria’s far-right FPÖ continues to uphold its stance against sanctions on Russia, as surveys demonstrate that while Austrians, by and large support punitive actions, the far-right voters do not. Sanctions against Russia are generally recognised as important punitive measures in...
Categories: European Union

Bulgarian test for US Magnitsky Act

Mon, 02/27/2023 - 06:58
Ten EU citizens are on the US sanctions list under The Global Magnitsky Act, eight of whom are Bulgarians, yet, over the past few years, Hungary has overtaken Bulgaria in most international corruption rankings, with countries such as Romania, Greece,...
Categories: European Union

Italy urges EU to take responsibility after another migrant shipwreck

Mon, 02/27/2023 - 06:51
The European Union must take ‘concrete responsibility’ in dealing with migration, President Sergio Mattarella said in an official statement after at least 59 migrants, including children, died in a shipwreck off southern Italy. The boat travelling from Turkey to the...
Categories: European Union

US puts pressure on China over Ukraine, Macron announces Beijing visit

Mon, 02/27/2023 - 06:51
The United States warned China of serious consequences were it to provide arms to support Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, while French President Emmanuel Macron said he would visit Beijing in April. Washington and its NATO allies are scrambling to dissuade China from...
Categories: European Union

Finland puts four-day workweek back on political agenda

Mon, 02/27/2023 - 06:50
Promising results from a four-day workweek trial in the UK revived the debate in Finland ahead of the April elections. In the UK pilot promoted by 4 Day Week Global, nearly 3000 employees in 61 companies trialed a 32-hour working...
Categories: European Union

Jourová: We are ‘too correct’ with Hungary

Mon, 02/27/2023 - 06:48
European politicians are treating Hungary with “unnecessary slick correctness”, EU Commission’s Vice-President Věra Jourová said during a public debate on Friday. For the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Café Evropa, a platform that aims to make EU topics...
Categories: European Union

Estonian elections: Home match for Renew Europe

Mon, 02/27/2023 - 06:47
Estonian voters will head to the polls this Sunday to elect their new national parliament amidst Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, an event of particular significance the country given its shared border with Russia and sizeable Russian-speaking minority. Polls show that...
Categories: European Union

Serbia, Kosovo leaders expected to endorse EU plan to normalise relations

Mon, 02/27/2023 - 06:30
Serbia and Kosovo are expected to endorse a deal to normalise strained relations as at a high-level meeting in Brussels later on Monday (27 February), despite efforts from Russia to meddle in the process, according to a senior EU official.
Categories: European Union

Hopes of deal on N. Ireland protocol as EU chief to meet UK PM

Mon, 02/27/2023 - 06:15
The prospect of a deal on post-Brexit trading arrangements in Northern Ireland appeared tantalisingly close Sunday (26 February) as British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen announced they were to meet in the UK "for final talks".
Categories: European Union

Russia halts pipeline oil deliveries to Poland

Mon, 02/27/2023 - 06:00
Russia has halted supplies of oil to Poland via the Druzhba pipeline, PKN Orlen's CEO said on Saturday (25 February), adding that the Polish refiner would tap other sources to plug the gap.
Categories: European Union

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