Politics 18-12-2023
Global Europe 17-12-2023
Media 15-12-2023
Greece’s fight to reduce cancer mortality is severely impeded by the lack of a coherent action policy against cancer. One is currently on the drawing board, but care should be taken to overcome barriers.
Poland is still struggling with low rates of flu vaccination as a result of lingering inefficiencies obstructing the immunisation of citizens, despite efforts to improve the accessibility of vaccines.
The EU may yet be on track to meeting its 2030 climate goal of cutting emissions by 55% compared to 1990 levels, but progress on its other environmental targets looks glum, a new report by the bloc’s auditor shows.
Russia's Vladimir Putin looks set to remain in power until at least 2030; India's Narendra Modi seems certain to extend his rule to 2029; and Donald Trump could return to the White House despite charges of subverting US democracy.
A bill to legalise migrants brought in to fill the gaps in Greece’s labour market has upset the conservative fraction of the ruling centre-right New Democracy party (EPP), causing headaches for Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
The United Nations Security Council could vote as early as Monday (18 December) on a proposal to demand that Israel and Hamas allow aid access to the Gaza Strip - via land, sea and air routes - and set up UN monitoring of the humanitarian assistance delivered.
President Aleksandar Vučić declared victory in a snap parliamentary election on Sunday (17 December), after pollsters projected his ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) was on track to easily win.
Green hydrogen projects going online by 2030 may face costs up to twice as high as anticipated until recently. At the same time, recent auction results have demonstrated surprisingly low support requirements. What are the possible explanations?
The excessive import of fruits and vegetables will be reduced in order to stimulate local production, Agriculture Minister Kiril Vatev told state television BNT on Saturday, adding that the government is preparing a law to regulate this trade.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is a ‘Trojan horse’ who is breaking European unity and protecting Russian interests, said Czech European Affairs Minister Martin Dvořák on Sunday after Orbán blocked financial aid for Ukraine during last week’s European Council summit.
Serbians will cast their votes on Sunday (17 December) in a snap election seen as an effort by President Aleksandar Vucic and his populist Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) to secure another four-year term, after two mass shootings earlier this year rattled their popularity.
Several Moroccan officials have been questioned as part of a high-profile investigation into alleged bribery by the north African state and Qatar at the European Parliament, Belgian prosecutors said Saturday (16 December).
Israel appeared to confirm that new negotiations were under way to recover hostages held by Hamas, after public outcry following the accidental killing of three of them by the Israeli army in Gaza.
The downturn in eurozone business activity surprisingly deepened in December, according to closely watched surveys which indicated the bloc's economy is almost certainly in recession.
Bulgaria has met the conditions to join Europe's passport-free Schengen area by strengthening its borders and efforts to combat illegal migration, the Netherlands said Friday (15 December), as Sofia took one step closer to joining.
The Dutch Farmers' Party (BBB) announced on Friday (15 December) that they will join the centre-right European People's Party (EPP) group in the European Parliament, picking a former EPP policy advisor as their lead candidate for the EU elections.
EU leaders failed to sharpen their position on the Israel-Hamas war and escalating humanitarian crisis in Gaza on Friday (15 December), despite several member states advocating for a ceasefire.
The history of EU integration is littered with examples of leaders using creative thinking to work around the bloc’s awkward members when unanimity is urgently needed to move ahead.
2023 will be remembered as a pivotal ‘year of AI,’ marked by significantly increased engagement with AI across the spectrum - from groundbreaking start-ups to global enterprises.
The Council and the European Parliament agreed on Thursday (14 December) on the revision of safe and quality standards for substances of human origin (SoHO), setting new safety rules to ensure the quality of transplants and the EU’s autonomy.
Member states want the interim regulation on online child sexual abuse material to be extended until 3 August 2027, according to a document shared with EU ambassadors, seen by Euractiv.
Even the best-laid plans go awry – and this is certainly something that both camps of lawmakers can attest to after a whirlwind past few months which saw a last push on the remnants of the EU’s flagship food policy, the Farm to Fork Strategy.
Germany is rapidly expanding its fibre optic and mobile network rollout, according to the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport on Thursday (14 December), but telecom operators are concerned about possible bottlenecks. The digital ministry is confident it can reach the …
Georgia's imprisoned opposition leader and former president Mikheil Saakashvili has warned that Tbilisi's failure to secure European Union membership would put at risk its very existence as an independent nation.
