Copenhagen, DENMARK – Russia’s latest missile barrage in Kyiv damaged the EU mission’s building and the British Council. The attack sets the stage for this week’s meeting of EU foreign ministers in the Danish capital, where they’re expected to weigh new measures against Moscow, according to an internal paper seen by Euractiv. The paper outlines […]
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WARSAW – Poland put air defences on the “highest state of readiness” after the latest round of Russian strikes on Kyiv, which Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said underscored Moscow’s determination to keep fighting. Russia launched a large-scale air attacks on Ukraine overnight from Wednesday into Thursday, firing ballistic missiles and drones at Kyiv and […]
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Sweden’s Minister for Social Affairs and Public Health has been called to appear before Parliament amid growing concerns over the lack of medical competence of a senior specialist at the Public Health Agency. The agency’s Director General is also set to testify before a parliamentary committee on 11 September. When Magnus Gisslén, an infectious diseases […]
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PARIS – Emmanuel Macron will host German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on the Riviera on Thursday evening, hoping support from Berlin can bolster his standing in the EU as the French government edges towards collapse. Macron will be glad to escape the turmoil of French politics for a couple of days. He will greet Merz at […]
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France’s far-right and hard-left parties rejected a compromise with Prime Minister Francois Bayrou over his government’s cost-cutting budget on Thursday, saying it was “too late” to make a deal. Bayrou has staked his political survival on a confidence vote he called for September 8, after months of deadlock over the government’s plans to slash the […]
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Former Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton will not be attending the US hearing scheduled to attack EU tech laws, he wrote in a letter sent to MAGA politician Jim Jordan, seen by Euractiv. The hearing, scheduled by the US House of Representatives on “Europe’s threat to American speech and innovation”, is set to take […]
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PRAGUE – Czechia’s agriculture ministry will seek the return of CZK 5.1 billion (€205 million) in subsidies from companies linked to the Agrofert company, citing a conflict of interest involving former prime minister Andrej Babiš. The funds were paid out between 2017 and 2021, during which time Babiš was both head of government and the […]
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Brussels formally proposed slashing tariffs on US industrial and agricultural products on Thursday – a critical step to ensure Washington follows through on its pledge to lower levies on EU car exports. In a press release, the European Commission said it would “eliminate tariffs on US industrial goods and provide preferential market access for a […]
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Intimate photo-sharing website Phica.eu shut down on Thursday after several complaints from women whose photos were shared without their consent. Phica.eu, an adult forum, was used to share photos of women without their consent, sometimes altering them and accompanying with obscene or violent comments. Several photos of Italian public figures appeared on the site, including […]
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The three countries notified the UN Security Council that they “believe Iran to be in significant non-performance of its commitments” under a 2015 nuclear deal, according to a letter seen by AFP.Their foreign ministers said they “hereby invoke the process known as the ‘snapback’ mechanism,” which initiates a 30-day process for reimposing sanctions suspended a […]
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