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Belgium, (Brussels Morning Newspaper) Wildfires raged in Greece, France, and Spain on Sunday, with daily temperatures exceeding 40 Celsius. The heat wave in Spain and Portugal killed more than 1,000 people thus far, according to Reuters reported on Sunday. Spain reported temperatures of 45.7 Celsius, with the State Meteorological Agency predicting that the heat wave […]

Belgium (Brussels Morning Newspaper) European Commissioner Margrethe Vestager, the Union’s antitrust chief, hinted on Friday that she might have more targets in sight for the Merger Regulation Article 22, after the controversial EU law received the backing of the Union’s General Court this week. Speaking at a news conference on Friday, Vestager said that the […]

Belgium, (Brussels Morning Newspaper) Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán noted on Friday that EU sanctions against Russia backfired and called for rolling back the measures. Orbán warned that the sanctions are ruining the EU economy, with energy prices soaring and driving up inflation, according to Reuters reporting on Friday. Growth of energy prices forced Orbán […]

Belgium, (Brussels Morning Newspaper) The European Commission approved Portugal’s aid scheme worth 23 billion euro to support the country’s social, economic and territorial cohesion. The money will help Portugal to develop its economy and focus on digital and green transitions, in line with EU priorities, the Commission stressed in a statement on Thursday. The body […]

Belgium, (Brussels Morning Newspaper) Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi resigned on Thursday despite winning the no-confidence vote, with President Sergio Mattarella rejecting the resignation. The President’s Office noted in a statement on Thursday that it would not accept the resignation and called on Draghi to give a statement to the Parliament, DW reports. The Five […]

Belgium (Brussels Morning Newspaper) Washington and Tel Aviv have made a joint pledge to “deny nuclear arms to Iran”, assuming a more aggressive posture and implicating the two countries would be willing to use military force to stop Tehran’s nascent nuclear programme in its tracks, if it appears on the brink of developing nuclear weapons. […]

Belgium, (Brussels Morning Newspaper) The European Commission welcomed agreement between the EU Parliament and EU Council on digitalisation plans. In a statement released on Thursday, the EC pointed out that EU bodies agreed on the Path to the Digital Decade programme that sets up cooperation and monitoring mechanisms. These mechanisms will help the EU to […]

Belgium, (Brussels Morning Newspaper) Lithuania will follow the European Commission’s advice and allow transit of Russian goods to Kaliningrad. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania stressed on Wednesday that the country will make an exemption for transit of sanctioned goods to the Russian exclave, according to Reuters reporting. The EC noted that the move […]

Belgium, (Brussels Morning Newspaper) The European Commission proposed a natural gas agreement with Azerbaijan as part of efforts to wean the bloc off Russian gas imports. In a draft memorandum of understanding, the EC proposed expansion of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) to increase natural gas imports from Azerbaijan, according to Reuters reporting on Thursday. […]