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Czech MEPs criticise Spain’s commissioner pick, anticipate tough hearings

Tue, 09/03/2024 - 07:03
Czech lawmakers in the European Parliament have made it clear that they oppose the candidacy of Spanish candidate Teresa Ribera for the role of European commissioner responsible for the climate agenda.
Categories: European Union

Regional election results pose dilemma for Germany’s Ukraine supporters 

Tue, 09/03/2024 - 07:00
As the Russia-friendly BSW part has become the new pivotal player in Eastern Germany, the country’s Russia hawks appear poised to make concessions and tone down their rhetoric to form stable governments.
Categories: European Union

Greek MEP ready to claim main opposition Syriza party’s leadership

Tue, 09/03/2024 - 06:56
Greece’s main opposition leftist Syriza party should put an end to its internal divisions and take initiatives to speak to other progressive forces, EU lawmaker Nikolas Farantouris told Euractiv, adding that he stands ready to claim the party’s leadership.
Categories: European Union

Venezuela issues arrest warrant for opposition leader González

Tue, 09/03/2024 - 06:54
Venezuela's attorney general's office said on Monday (2 September) a court has issued an arrest warrant for opposition leader Edmundo González Urrutia, accusing him of conspiracy and other crimes.
Categories: European Union

Putin arrives in Mongolia, key link in planned gas pipeline to China

Tue, 09/03/2024 - 06:38
The Kremlin said on Monday (2 September) that Russian President Vladimir Putin had arrived for a state visit in Mongolia, which lies on the route of a planned new gas pipeline connecting Russia and China.
Categories: European Union

Picking up a Commissioner: Von der Leyen’s act of responsibility

Tue, 09/03/2024 - 06:26
Bulgaria has answered Commission President’s request and submitted two candidacies for EU Commissioner. Von der Leyen’s decision should be based on the candidate’s integrity, and not according to political favoritism, writes Yordan Terziyski.
Categories: European Union

US researchers identify launch site of Russia’s new nuclear-powered missile

Tue, 09/03/2024 - 06:23
Two US researchers say they have identified the probable deployment site in Russia of the 9M370 Burevestnik, a new nuclear-powered, nuclear-armed cruise missile touted by President Vladimir Putin as "invincible."
Categories: European Union

First picks for Commissioner portfolios revealed, Italy’s far right to get economy

Tue, 09/03/2024 - 06:01
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen has made her first picks for her top team, with the key economy vice-president job going to Italy's far-right nominee, German newspaper Die Welt reported Tuesday (3 September).
Categories: European Union

Far-right election success pushes Germany towards political instability

Tue, 09/03/2024 - 06:00
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) secured one-third of the vote in East Germany’s elections on Sunday, prompting parties across the political spectrum to rule out coalitions with the extremist group. However, enforcing a domestic cordon sanitaire could result in unlikely alliances and fuel discontent among voters.
Categories: European Union

German progressive parties to blame for far-right election victory, says leading French left-wing MEP

Tue, 09/03/2024 - 05:46
Germany’s progressive parties bear significant responsibility for the historic surge in support for the far-right AfD in Sunday’s state elections in eastern Germany, Manon Aubry, the French co-chair of the Left Group in the European Parliament, told Euractiv in an interview on Monday (2 September).
Categories: European Union

NATO member Turkey to request membership of Russia-led BRICS

Tue, 09/03/2024 - 05:38
Turkey will be the first NATO member to request membership of the BRICS economic bloc spearheaded by the leaders of Russia and China, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping, agencies reported.
Categories: European Union

NATO member Turkey to request membership of Russia-led BRICS

Tue, 09/03/2024 - 05:38
Turkey will be the first NATO member to request membership of the BRICS economic bloc spearheaded by the leaders of Russia and China, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping, agencies reported.
Categories: European Union

EU-led rescue mission for Houthi-hit ship off Yemen ‘about to begin’

Tue, 09/03/2024 - 05:05
A rescue mission for an oil tanker still ablaze after being attacked by Houthi rebels off the coast of Yemen last month, is about to begin, the European Union's Red Sea naval mission said late Monday (2 September).
Categories: European Union

EU-led rescue mission for Houthi-hit ship off Yemen ‘about to begin’

Tue, 09/03/2024 - 05:05
A rescue mission for an oil tanker still ablaze after being attacked by Houthi rebels off the coast of Yemen last month, is about to begin, the European Union's Red Sea naval mission said late Monday (2 September).
Categories: European Union

EU auditors: Payment delays threaten pandemic recovery fund goals

Mon, 09/02/2024 - 18:06
Delays in the disbursement of the European Union’s multibillion-euro Covid-19 recovery fund are severely hampering member states’ ability to rebound from the pandemic, according to a study released on Monday (2 September) by the European Court of Auditors (ECA).
Categories: European Union

Promising crop forecasts suggest olive oil price relief 

Mon, 09/02/2024 - 17:33
Olive oil prices in the EU reached record highs last January, surging by up to 50% compared to the previous year and leading to significant changes in consumers’ choices. 
Categories: European Union

Belgian Foreign Minister Hadja Lahbib designated as European Commissioner

Mon, 09/02/2024 - 17:28
Following the nomination of Romanian Roxana Mînzatu, Belgium has also put forward a female candidate, 45-year-old Foreign Minister Hadja Lahbib as European Commissioner.
Categories: European Union

Local German elections cause European stir

Mon, 09/02/2024 - 17:23
The recent electoral success of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) in the German states of Thuringia and Saxony has sparked a range of reactions from politicians across the European Union.
Categories: European Union

The Brief – Putin from Kursk to Kursk

Mon, 09/02/2024 - 16:20
When Ukraine launched its incursion into Russian territory in the Kursk Oblast on 6 August, many Western analysts said this was some sort of fireworks – it makes a hell of an impression, but it doesn’t last long. One expert we quoted called it “a footnote”.
Categories: European Union

Canary Islands government accuses Spanish State of ‘abandoning’ the region amid a serious migratory crisis 

Mon, 09/02/2024 - 16:12
The Spanish State is leaving the Canary Islands “abandoned” in the face of the current serious migratory crisis it is facing, the president of the Spanish autonomous region, Fernando Clavijo, said on Monday, while assuring that his government is mulling taking legal action against the government.
Categories: European Union

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