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European Parliament bets big on better batteries to secure market position
The European Parliament’s environment committee voted last week on amendments to the proposed EU battery regulation, throwing its support behind higher collection targets for portable batteries and increased materials recovery levels.
New rules in Bulgaria’s parliament building: Journalists cry foul
Protests in Bulgaria asking for the resignation of Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev have entered their third month. Against this background the Bulgarian parliament has become a fortress in which journalists are treated as the enemy. EURACTIV Bulgaria reports.
Varied faces of Bulgaria’s anti-corruption protests
On Wednesday (19 September) EU leader are holding an extraordinary summit on the situation in Belarus. But EU member Bulgaria has similar issues with its democracy, with protests ongoing for a 42nd day in a row.
Protests in Bulgaria are also about media freedom
Protests in Bulgaria are a genuine civil protest against the party-state and in favour of basic democratic rights such as media freedom, writes Maria Stoyanova.
Romania’s backbencher MEP Viorica Dăncilă to be Prime Minister
Romania's ruling Social Democrats on Tuesday (16 January) put forward European Parliament lawmaker Viorica Dăncilă to become prime minister, after power struggles within the party forced out the second premier in seven months.
Romania’s ruling left sinks own government for second time in a year
Romania's left-wing Prime Minister Mihai Tudose resigned on Monday (15 January) after losing the backing of his party due to internal power struggles, barely seven months after his predecessor suffered the same fate.
EU to invite Iranian foreign minister for talks over protests
The European Union will invite Iran's foreign minister for talks about the recent anti-government protests that have hit the country, Germany's Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said on Sunday (7 January).
Thousands protest as Romania relaxes corruption law
Thousands of Romanians took to the streets Tuesday night (31 January) after the government issued a controversial emergency decree reducing the penalties for corruption in a move which will allow several politicians to avoid criminal prosecution. VideoPromoted content
Juncker on Ukraine: ‘the old European debate between peace and war is not behind us’
Speaking at the EPP's electoral congress in Dublin, candidate to the EU Commission presidency and former prime minister of Luxembourg Jean-Claude Juncker said that the Ukrainian crisis has shown that 'the old debate between peace and war in Europe is not behind us'. Juncker added that the EU has to prove it is a stability factor within the European continent. 'We have to become an active part in the resolution of this conflict.' Juncker said. VideoPromoted content
EU Ashton in Kiev as new government accuses ousted Yanukovich of mass murder
The Ukrainian authorities announced on Monday that ousted president Viktor Yanukovich is wanted on an arrest warrant for mass murder, after Ukrainian police snipers shot anti-government protesters earlier last week. The Commission has so far declined to comment on the arrest warrant, as EU Foreign Affairs chief Catherine Ashton is in Kiev for discussions with party leaders about financial aid to Ukraine. The warrant was issued after Russian-backed Yanukovich fled Kiev by helicopter on Friday, in a failed attempt to reach Russia. InfographicPromoted content
