Tuesday, January 25, 2022

EU Affairs

Ukraine-Russia: No feeling of immediate attack after Council meeting

The Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Brussels on Monday focused on the latest developments in Russia’s military build-up around Ukraine ...

Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Moscow accuses NATO of ‘exacerbating’ tensions in Ukraine

On Monday, the Kremlin accused NATO and the United States of "exacerbating" tensions by deploying ships and combat aircraft to Eastern ...

Tuesday, January 25, 2022
France introduces vaccination pass: What changes?

From Monday, France introduced its vaccine pass which will deny anyone who is not vaccinated from accessing many areas of public life. ...

Tuesday, January 25, 2022
European Commission asked by Ombudsman to clarify debate on EU’s future

A request for publishing two documents related to EU’s integration process 70 years ago has been met by refusal by the Commission despite a ...

Monday, January 24, 2022
Brexit cost the EU a quarter of exports to UK

Brexit has severely disrupted trade between the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom (UK), with total UK imports from the EU falling ...

Monday, January 24, 2022
USA and Qatar in talks about gas for Europe if tensions worsen between Ukraine and Russia

Representatives of the US government have begun discussions with Qatari officials with a view to supplying Europe with liquid natural gas ...

Sunday, January 23, 2022
Holocaust remembrance: Surviving under a false identity

Ahead of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day on 27 January, Yad Vashem in Jerusalem has launched an exhibition about Jewish ...

Sunday, January 23, 2022
Brussels Behind the Scenes: Looking after the little guy

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Saturday, January 22, 2022
Vaccination certificates to expire after nine months without booster

Those who have been vaccinated against the coronavirus but have not received a booster dose will see their vaccination certificate expire ...

Friday, January 21, 2022
Intra-EU travel: Member States agree on individualised approach

The European Union's recommendations to Member States on intra-EU travel are set to evolve from a territorial approach to an individualised ...

Friday, January 21, 2022
Animal welfare: ‘Votes in European Parliament missed opportunity to tighten EU legislation’

Two votes in the European Parliament on Thursday disappointed animal welfare organisations and some MEPs that had hoped that they would ban ...

Friday, January 21, 2022
Two-thirds of online consumer reviews not reliable, EU screening finds

Almost two-thirds of reviews on online shops, marketplaces, booking websites, search engines and comparison service sites analysed by ...

Thursday, January 20, 2022
Nearly all of Europe turns dark red on coronavirus travel map

Nearly all of Europe has turned dark red, with only a few regular red areas in the latest update of the coronavirus map by the European ...

Thursday, January 20, 2022
New EU agency for asylum already operational but not in Poland

The European Commission announced on Wednesday that the new EU Agency for Asylum has started its work and has already been deployed in ...

Thursday, January 20, 2022
Green Deal must not become ‘Green Steal’, warns Flemish energy minister

The Green Deal must not become a “Green Steal,” warned Flanders’ Minister for the Environment Zuhal Demir on Tuesday. Demir came under ...

Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Belgium urges EMA to quickly decide on booster dose for teenagers

Belgium has urged the European Medicines Agency (EMA) to quickly make a decision about offering teenagers a coronavirus booster dose, says ...

Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Leaked EU report causes confusion about constitutional crisis in Bosnia and Herzegovina

A report sent by the EU delegation in Sarajevo about a meeting with Enlargement Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi has prompted members of the ...

Tuesday, January 18, 2022
Malta’s Roberta Metsola elected President of the European Parliament

After one round of voting in Strasbourg on Tuesday morning, Malta’s Roberta Metsola has been elected President of the European Parliament. ...

Tuesday, January 18, 2022
European imports threaten animal species worldwide

European imports are threatening the ecosystems of vulnerable animals like the orangutan, anteater and clouded leopard, according to a new ...

Tuesday, January 18, 2022
Brussels Behind the Scenes: Sidelined MEPs

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Saturday, January 15, 2022

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