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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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...
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.
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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