Category: EuroActiv

DUBLIN — European Union-required checks on British goods arriving in Northern Ireland are “too strict” and could be simplified with little practical risk to the EU single market, Deputy Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar suggested Thursday as Britain resumed efforts to win major changes to the post-Brexit trade deal. While U.K-EU technical talks recommenced by […]

Emmanuel Macron is a “friend” of the U.K., Prime Minister Liz Truss conceded Thursday, after previously being unsure whether or not the French president counted as a “foe.” Truss raised eyebrows across the Channel over the summer when, on the campaign trail to become Conservative party leader, she said “the jury is out” on whether […]

PRAGUE — It was all smiles, small talk and prolonged handshakes as dozens of global leaders gathered in Prague for the inaugural European Political Community meeting on Thursday — but already, a row was brewing over how to handle the energy crisis enveloping the Continent. The gathering, which brought together over 40 European leaders, is meant […]

British households could face a series of power cuts this winter if energy supplies — including gas imports from continental Europe — are severely constrained, according to the National Grid. The organization — which oversees the U.K.’s power network — said that while it expects supply to keep up with demand this winter under its […]

The European Parliament on Thursday condemned Iran for the repression of women’s rights protesters. The majority of MEPs voted in favor of a resolution that “condemns in the strongest terms” the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini “following her violent arrest, abuse and ill-treatment by Iranʼs ‘morality’ police’,” and calls on the Iranian government to allow […]

This article is the product of a POLITICO Working Group, presented by Janssen. Europe has some catching up to do when it comes to addressing unmet needs in mental health. In many places, the surge in demand for mental health care overshadows the available services, with the coronavirus pandemic revealing and exacerbating a critical — and […]

Elon Musk’s expected takeover of Twitter has Washington holding its breath. If the world’s richest man reinstates Donald Trump — along with other controversial politicians banned for rules violations — Republican campaign managers could again find their days wrecked by Tweet-driven headaches. Meanwhile, Democrats worry a revived Trump Twitter feed could be a huge boon […]

As Ukrainian forces mow through cities once held by Russia, Kyiv is reworking its weapons wish list from Western countries while troops prepare to dig in for bitter winter fighting. At the top of their list is new air defenses, due to fears that Vladimir Putin will step up missile attacks on civilian targets as his […]

North Korea launched a ballistic missile toward the eastern waters off South Korea on Thursday, according to South Korean officials — a launch that came the same week the U.S. sent an aircraft carrier to the region after North Korea launched an intermediate-range missile over Japan. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff did not provide […]

Germany’s unprecedented energy subsidy plan has one main obstacle: Margrethe Vestager. The European Union’s competition chief will have to scrutinize Berlin’s €200 billion “large defensive umbrella,” designed to shield German consumers and businesses from soaring energy prices. While it’s unlikely that Vestager will block the plan, she’ll have to show Germany isn’t unfairly outspending other […]