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Turkish FM on charm offensive in Brussels

Thu, 01/21/2021 - 08:36
The European Union will on Thursday (21 January) press Turkey to make good on recent gestures from President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to calm tensions, as Ankara's foreign minister visits Brussels.
Categories: European Union

EU-wide debt relief for COVID’s hardest-hit?

Thu, 01/21/2021 - 08:33
In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin welcoming US President Joe Biden as a 'true friend', Finland's Left Alliance saying 'no' to surplus vaccines from Israel, and so much more.
Categories: European Union

Kurti not certified to be a candidate in the elections

Thu, 01/21/2021 - 08:32
Albin Kurti, leader of Kosovo’s biggest party, Vetëvendosje (Self-determination), has not been certified to run in the upcoming snap elections set to be held on 14 February. This means Kurti will be removed from the list of the Vetevendosje candidates,...
Categories: European Union

Vučić congratulates Biden, invites him to visit Serbia

Thu, 01/21/2021 - 08:31
Serbian President Aleksandar VučIć congratulated new US President Joseph Biden, wished him good health and much success, and also invited him to come to Serbia, it was announced in Belgrade.  Vučić said he believed Biden would perform the presidential duties...
Categories: European Union

Romania sets timeline for updated recovery and resilience plan

Thu, 01/21/2021 - 08:29
Romania’s government wants to finalise the national recovery and resilience plan in the first days of March, well in advance of the end-date set by the EU Commission. The government adopted on Wednesday a memorandum setting out the steps and...
Categories: European Union

Croatia’s employment rate sees slight increase

Thu, 01/21/2021 - 08:27
Between November and December 2020, Croatia’s employment rate increased by 0.2% as the country counted 1.5 million employed people in total with 715,913 being women, data from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics (DZS) shows. According to the same statistics, the...
Categories: European Union

Bulgaria puts end to Belene nuclear project

Thu, 01/21/2021 - 08:26
Bulgaria has abandoned the construction of its second nuclear power plant near the small town of Belene on the Danube after stopping and resuming the project twice. However, this third suspension is likely to end the Belene nuclear project forever....
Categories: European Union

Slovakia buys four million extra vaccines from Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna

Thu, 01/21/2021 - 08:16
Slovakia has ordered four million additional vaccine doses from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna, after ordering 3.5 million from both companies in December – enough for 3.7 million people or 85% of the country’s adult population who will each have to get...
Categories: European Union

Hungary to authorise AstraZeneca, steps closer to Sputnik vaccine

Thu, 01/21/2021 - 08:15
The Hungarian authorities have authorised the AstraZeneca and Russian Sputnik V jabs, making Hungary the first in the EU to start vaccinations with these products, pro-government online outlet Origo reported. Speaking about the Russian vaccine, Mátyás Szentiványi, head of the...
Categories: European Union

Warsaw expects continuity with US on security, energy

Thu, 01/21/2021 - 08:13
“I am a big optimist. I think to a large extent we will see a continuation in these areas,” said Polish Deputy Foreign Minister, Marcin Przydacz, in reference to relations with the US on security and energy issues. The authorities...
Categories: European Union

Portugal wants to unblock gender quotas on company boards

Thu, 01/21/2021 - 08:10
Besides, a set of binding measures on wage transparency is also expected to be adopted. “It is a difficult subject, which has many differences. On the one hand, countries that do not agree with the measure, on the other, countries...
Categories: European Union

EU Ombudsman concerned about Portuguese European Public Prosecutor appointment

Thu, 01/21/2021 - 08:08
The controversial appointment by the Portuguese government of Magistrate José Guerra to the post of European Public Prosecutor “is worrying”, following a complaint made by the conservative CDS-PP party, European Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly said on Wednesday. Portuguese Justice Minister Francisca...
Categories: European Union

Conte negotiates to broaden support for his government

Thu, 01/21/2021 - 08:06
After winning the no-confidence vote in the Senate on Tuesday, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte met on Wednesday evening with party leaders who supported the government. Conte and his cabinet, according to Italian analysts, will try in the next few...
Categories: European Union

EU summit to weigh race between variants versus jabs

Thu, 01/21/2021 - 08:04
EU leaders will grapple Thursday (21 January) with the threat of new coronavirus variants whose spread risks outpacing the hope that vaccines will put a quickish end to the pandemic in Europe.
Categories: European Union

Finland’s Left says ‘no’ to Israel’s surplus COVID-vaccines

Thu, 01/21/2021 - 08:04
The left side of Finland’s parliament shot down a proposal made on Sunday by Christian Democrat MP Päivi Räsänen, who suggested Finland should – like other EU countries such as Denmark and Cyprus – ask Israel whether it is willing...
Categories: European Union

Germany likely to open an investigation into far-right AfD

Thu, 01/21/2021 - 07:56
The German Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) will likely be opening an investigation into the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as early as next week.  This would would allow the domestic security agency to monitor party...
Categories: European Union

EU-wide debt relief for COVID’s hardest-hit?

Thu, 01/21/2021 - 07:55
There is a need for an EU-wide decision on partial “debt forgiveness” for each country, which will then pass on to the SMEs that have been hit the hardest by the pandemic, Greek business chief Konstantinos Michalos told EURACTIV. “We...
Categories: European Union

European political groups ask Portugal to focus on recovery, jobs

Thu, 01/21/2021 - 07:50
Leaders of the main political families in the European Parliament on Wednesday asked Portugal to focus on economic recovery and job creation in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, welcoming its declared presidency focus on developing the EU’s Pillar of...
Categories: European Union

French citizens want better homes. Why are politicians standing in their way?

Thu, 01/21/2021 - 07:45
If it enshrines into its upcoming climate bill mandatory building renovation, France will answer the Citizens’ Convention on Climate’s call for better homes and contribute significantly to the EU’s 55% emission reduction target by 2030, writes Etienne Charbit.
Categories: European Union

Portuguese minister: Vaccination certificate to abolish testing at EU borders

Thu, 01/21/2021 - 07:41
A vaccination certificate under discussion in the EU should act as proof of safety and lift certain requirements at the EU's internal borders, Portugal's Minister of the Interior Eduardo Cabrita has said. 
Categories: European Union

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