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The Italian Greens decided not to vote for the new Commission.

Italy divided over Fitto securing a European Commission spot

By: EBR | Friday, November 22, 2024

EU lawmakers’ approval of Raffaele Fitto as one of the European Commission’s new executive vice presidents has provoked mixed reactions in Italy

He also noted the issues he said were “extremely important for Poland”—including efforts to obtain German reparations for World War II, an issue Mularczyk said “has required a just solution for years.”

Polish MEP urges Trump to back World War II reparations demands from Germany

By: EBR | Friday, November 22, 2024

Polish conservative PiS MEP Arkadiusz Mularczyk (ECR) has sent a letter to US President-elect Donald Trump, urging him to back Poland’s demands for Germany to fork out World War Two reparations

Truth be told, European nations and leaders have had enough time to get their act together. For that act of omission, we Europeans can’t expect any sympathy.

With Trump Elected, Quo Vadis Europe?

By: EBR | Thursday, November 21, 2024

The just concluded U.S. presidential election was at least the most important election for Europe and the world this century

The activities of the closed consulate are supported by Russian citizens who actively spread pro-Kremlin propaganda through their Facebook accounts, according to news website Dnevnik, a Euractiv partner.

Russian consulate in Bulgaria closed for spying operates from socialists’ office

By: EBR | Tuesday, November 19, 2024

The Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Bulgaria’s largest Black Sea city, Varna, was closed by government decision in October 2022 but continues to operate undercover

Scholz rejected criticism, including from Tusk, saying that Ukraine can count on its Western allies and that no decision will be made without Kyiv.

Tusk praises then criticises Scholz for calling Putin

By: EBR | Monday, November 18, 2024

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk expressed satisfaction before the weekend that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz had conveyed Poland’s position on the war in Ukraine in his phone call to Putin

Andrew Bailey’s Mansion House speech to investors marked some of his strongest comments yet on Brexit, saying one of its consequences has been weaker trade.

UK must rebuild post-Brexit relations with EU, says Bank boss

By: EBR | Monday, November 18, 2024

The UK must "rebuild relations" with the EU "while respecting the decision of the British people" who voted to leave in 2016, the Bank of England’s governor has said

Over 4,000 people and a thousand homes have been evacuated in the Malaga area, according to a Thursday update from Antonio Sanz, the director of the Emergency Plan for the Risk of Flooding in Andalucia.

Thousands evacuated as parts of Spain hit with nearly a month’s rainfall in one hour

By: EBR | Thursday, November 14, 2024

Severe thunderstorms and torrential rain have again battered coastal Spain, causing thousands of people to be evacuated

Orban’s recent interview, given on the morning of the November 7 informal European Council meeting may provide some insights into his true ambitions and future behavior.

Orban’s Rebellion Against Europe Gains Momentum

By: EBR | Wednesday, November 13, 2024

From the very outset of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has systematically disrupted European decisionmaking

A streamlined EU executive would be much better placed to confront an American loosening of transatlantic bonds.

Trump’s win must hasten a European Commission rebranding

By: EBR | Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Ursula von der Leyen’s incoming European Commission will face a host of unwelcome challenges once Donald Trump is back in the White House

According to the report, the European Economic Area (EEA) now accounts for just 12% of worldwide commercial trials - those sponsored by a pharmaceutical company - down from 22% in 2013. This decline means that 60,000 fewer European patients participated in a clinical trial.

Greece, Slovakia and Poland’s clinical trial performance points to EU fragmentation

By: EBR | Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Despite a global surge in clinical trials over the past decade, Europe’s role in advancing new medical treatments is waning

In addition to believing that Meloni is someone who can be reasoned with and who can bring people around to her point of view through dialogue and understanding, Giordano says that her status makes her "the most stable leader in Europe", as demonstrated by the results of the EU elections in June.

ECR official calls Meloni Trump’s ‘natural interlocutor’ in Europe

By: EBR | Thursday, November 7, 2024

Italian Prime Minister and ECR leader Giorgia Meloni is seen as re-elected US President Donald Trump’s "natural interlocutor" in Europe

Olaf Scholz said his former finance minister had "betrayed my confidence" and had put the interests of his party base over those of the country.

German coalition collapses after Scholz fires key minister

By: EBR | Thursday, November 7, 2024

Germany’s governing coalition has collapsed after Chancellor Olaf Scholz fired a key minister and said he would call a vote of confidence in his government early next year

Most EU governments have chosen to appease anti-migrant sentiment.

Europeans ignore the need for migrants at their own peril

By: EBR | Tuesday, November 5, 2024

When historians look back on pivotal moments that reshaped Europe, they may well choose 2015-16

The United Kingdom was the top destination, followed by the United States, which saw a 9% increase due to higher olive oil prices.

EU agri-food trade balance remains stable

By: EBR | Monday, November 4, 2024

The latest agri-food trade report published today by the European Commission showed that in the January-May 2024 period, cumulative EU agri-food exports reached €97.4 billion

“No doubt about it, these explosive downpours were intensified by climate change,” said Dr Friederike Otto, from Imperial College London, who leads an international group of scientists who try to understand the role that warming plays in these type of events.

Scientists say climate change made Spanish floods worse

By: EBR | Thursday, October 31, 2024

While scientists are reluctant to say any single extreme event was caused by climate change, researchers have been quick to point out the role that rising temperatures have had in making the Spanish floods worse

“We have to do more than just show our concern (about the conflict in Gaza),” Borrell who is also of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s PSOE (S&D) said while noting that Palestinian recognition and the two-state solution are the only options for long-lasting peace and stability in the region.

EU’s Borrell urges international community to ‘pressure’ Israel for a ceasefire

By: EBR | Tuesday, October 29, 2024

The international community must pressure on Israel to achieve a ceasefire and "end the tragic situation" in the Middle East, EU diplomacy chief Josep Borrell said

In 2025, German GDP will expand by just 0.8%. Of the world’s largest and richest economies, only Italy is forecast to grow as slowly.

Grave Challenges for the German Economy: 14 Facts

By: EBR | Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Germany is currently experiencing its first two-year recession since the early 2000s

The three countries called on the Commission to introduce a special tax on the excess profits of electricity producers and traders and prioritise the development of energy interconnections in Southeast Europe.

Experts dash hopes of EU compensation for high electricity prices in the Balkans

By: EBR | Friday, October 25, 2024

Leading Bulgarian energy experts have dashed the government’s hopes of receiving compensation from Brussels for high electricity prices as recently requested by Bulgaria, Romania and Greece

Efforts to shore up tax receipts across the European Union are also recipes for conflict.

To soak the rich, the EU’s rival taxmen

By: EBR | Wednesday, October 23, 2024

The heat is on for taxes

Speaking to journalists at the end of the meeting, Portuguese Defence Minister Nuno Melo said that Portugal wanted to make "a very large investment" in the defence industry and "also open up this area to private investment", namely the "more technological areas", with Spain being "a large market" and a source of potential investors.

Spain, Portugal call for new approach to EU-Africa relations

By: EBR | Tuesday, October 22, 2024

Spain and Portugal called for a new EU approach to relations with Africa at a ministerial meeting in Madrid

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