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Vučić’s Zeitenwende or buying time?

Mon, 02/13/2023 - 09:39
What is behind the move by Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić, who announced his willingness to accept the EU's Franco-German-backed proposal for the resolution of the Serbia-Kosovo dispute? Srdjan Cvijić and Maja Bjeloš offer some insight.
Categories: European Union

Leading MEP excluded from the Bulgarian Socialist party

Mon, 02/13/2023 - 09:08
Petar Vitanov, the leader of the Bulgarian socialists in the S&D group in the European Parliament, was excluded on Saturday (11 February) from the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), a development which highlights the deep crisis of this political force.
Categories: European Union

‘Unless Ukraine defeats Russia soon, there will be massive war in Europe’

Mon, 02/13/2023 - 09:02
Most probably during the next week we will observe the intensification of the Russian military aggression in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions as well as the rest of Ukraine, with continuous rocket, UAV and missile attacks, writes Roman Rukomeda.
Categories: European Union

NATO chief’s departure plan relaunches succession race

Mon, 02/13/2023 - 08:52
The NATO alliance confirmed Sunday (12 February) that its long-serving chief would leave office in October, launching a new round of speculation about his successor.
Categories: European Union

Europe’s spending on energy crisis nears €800 billion: study

Mon, 02/13/2023 - 08:35
European countries' bill to shield households and companies from soaring energy costs has climbed to nearly €800 billion, researchers said on Monday (13 February), urging countries to be more targeted in their spending to tackle the energy crisis.
Categories: European Union

United States tells citizens: depart Russia immediately

Mon, 02/13/2023 - 08:03
The United States has told its citizens on Sunday (12 February) to leave Russia immediately due to the war in Ukraine and the risk of arbitrary arrest or harassment by Russian law enforcement agencies.
Categories: European Union

NATO expected to raise munitions stockpile targets as war depletes reserves

Mon, 02/13/2023 - 07:45
NATO is expected to ask its members to raise its ammunition stockpiles which have been badly depleted by the war in Ukraine, as allies try to put arms supplies to Kyiv and their own militaries on a sustainable footing.
Categories: European Union

Berlusconi attacks Zelenskyy, urges US to stop the ‘gentleman’

Mon, 02/13/2023 - 07:40
In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about protestors in Madrid standing up privatisation of the medical healthcare system, Finland's president confident Finland and Sweden will join NATO by July, and so much more.
Categories: European Union

Earthquake death toll tops 33,000, Turkey starts legal action

Mon, 02/13/2023 - 07:30
Rescuers pulled a woman alive from the rubble of a collapsed building in Turkey on Monday (13 February), broadcaster CNN Turk reported, a week after a major earthquake struck Turkey and Syria killing more than 33,000 people.
Categories: European Union

Court ruling on auctions upsets Greeks before elections

Mon, 02/13/2023 - 07:24
Greece’s Supreme Court has ruled that loan management companies can conduct auctions on behalf of “funds” that have bought packages of red loans. In practice, this means that hundreds of thousands of people risk losing their first residence at a...
Categories: European Union

Germany running behind its renewable energy ambition

Mon, 02/13/2023 - 07:15
Government infighting and bureaucracy continue to block the approval of new renewable energy projects in Germany, despite the emergency caused by falling gas supplies from Russia.
Categories: European Union

US hopeful over Kosovo-Serbia agreement, Vucic not convinced

Mon, 02/13/2023 - 07:14
US stakeholders in Kosovo have spoken in support of comments from Prime Minister Albin Kurti on Friday that he would accept the EU proposal, backed by France and Germany, for the normalisation of relations between Kosovo and Serbia. The advisor...
Categories: European Union

Is the EU ready for the next big climate battle?

Mon, 02/13/2023 - 07:14
The EU needs more accurate modelling tools for its climate policies, as the current information is often not up-to-date and does not reflect the rapid development in green technologies, argue Jens Mattias Clausen and Martin Birk Rasmussen.
Categories: European Union

Centrist candidate wins Cypriot elections, EU family still pending

Mon, 02/13/2023 - 07:08
Independent centrist candidate Nikos Christodoulides won the second round of the Cypriot elections on Sunday and became the 8th President of the Mediterranean island. However, the political puzzle remains complex as it’s not clear yet which EU political family the...
Categories: European Union

Albanian opposition protest in Tirana, another scheduled for Monday

Mon, 02/13/2023 - 07:06
Head of the Democratic Party and former Prime Minister and President Sali Berisha called for another protest on Monday after thousands of opposition supporters marched against the government on Saturday. Protestors called on Prime Minister Edi Rama to resign, citing...
Categories: European Union

Ex-PM Borissov distances himself from US corruption sanctions

Mon, 02/13/2023 - 07:04
Boyko Borissov,  a former prime minister and currently leader of the largest Bulgarian party GERB, has tried to distance himself from his long-time finance minister Vladislav Goranov, whom the US recently sanctioned under the Global Magnitsky Act. Goranov was involved...
Categories: European Union

Rebel French MPs pass law for ‘true nationalisation’ of power utility EDF

Mon, 02/13/2023 - 07:00
French lawmakers have approved the Socialist group's bill to nationalise electric utility EDF, although the National Assembly was shunned by the presidential majority, which protested against the legal grounds for the text, particularly in relation to European law.
Categories: European Union

Polish right wants EU Parliament to double down on corruption

Mon, 02/13/2023 - 07:00
The European Parliament must adopt anti-corruption legislation, representatives of Solidarna Polska, the main Eurosceptic force in parliament that is also part of the government, wrote in a letter sent to European Parliament President Roberta Metsola. Solidarna Polska’s letter comes following...
Categories: European Union

Study on rail border crossings: significant potential for travel time reductions [Promoted content]

Mon, 02/13/2023 - 07:00
ERA proposes solutions and emphasises the need for further reduction of the national rules, and further adaptation of the Technical Specifications for Interoperability (TSIs) to facilitate harmonisation across EuropERA – European Union Agency for Railways With less GHG emission, energy...
Categories: European Union

Brussels could fine Czechia for poorly protecting children against sexual abuse

Mon, 02/13/2023 - 06:59
The European Commission may fine Czechia for not having sufficiently transposed the EU Directive on combating sexual abuse and exploitation of children, Czech government Commissioner for Human Rights Klara Simackova Laurencikova and MEP Marcel Kolaja (Pirates) said. According to the...
Categories: European Union

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