Category: EU Reporter

Greek energy minister Kostas Skrekas told ERT television on Monday that Athens will submit a proposal to the European Commission on an EU-wide price cap on natural gas this week. The Greek proposal will be discussed with energy ministers from Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Belgium and Poland in a conference call this week. “I hope […]

Spanish rescue services said on Sunday they had recovered the bodies of four people from an inflatable dinghy found 278km south of Gran Canaria, from which one survivor was rescued. Spanish NGO Caminando sin Fronteras said there were initially 34 people on board. “The rest of the victims, 29 in total, have been swallowed by the ocean,” […]

The EU is demanding a probe into possible war crimes following a video of people dressed in Azerbaijani uniforms executing Armenian prisoners of war.

Lithuania’s foreign ministry on Monday declared Russia’s top diplomat in the country, Sergey Ryabokon, persona-non-grata. “[His] recent actions and statements are incompatible with a diplomat’s status, and should be seen as interference in the host nation’s domestic affairs,” the statement said. The ministry did not detail the alleged offences. The diplomat has to leave the […]

Polish foreign minister Zbigniew Rau on Monday signed a diplomatic note to Berlin concerning reparations for the second world war, formalising his country’s demand for compensation ahead of a visit by German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock to Warsaw on Tuesday. Poland’s ruling nationalists in September estimated that Germany owed the country €1.28 trillion. Germany, Poland’s […]

European finance ministers will debate national energy plans amid calls for more coordination between member states — and raised eyebrows over Germany’s €200bn energy plan.

Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán warned that Germany’s planned €200bn stimulus package could erode EU unity. “The sanctions policy is imposed on everyone, but there is no common fund to compensate for the financial consequences,” Orbán said on Monday in Vienna. “The rich will help their companies with large sums, while the poor cannot do […]

The European watchdog for systemic economic risk last week warned of “severe” threats to financial stability — but internal notes show top-level officials expressed “strong concerns” over the “timing” of such a warning, fearing publication could further destabilise financial markets.

Europe has muted its criticism of India and accepted both the country’s neutrality on the Russian war in Ukraine and prime minister Narendra Modi’s undemocratic conduct and discrimination of minorities.

Cities and regions can play a crucial role to respond to the energy crisis. To do so, we need to invest in innovative solutions, appropriate infrastructure including cross-border, renewable energy but also in other environmentally sustainable types of energy.