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At a briefing after a cabinet meeting, Petkova said she would not ask for the report until the country fully meets the inflation criterion.

Bulgaria shies away from asking for final clearance to join eurozone

Bulgaria, which is on the verge of joining the eurozone, decided not to seek final approval from the European Central Bank

To keep Tesla stock buoyant, Musk needs both Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping’s help. That, in effect, means preventing a Trump trade war.

Elon Musk: A Chinese Puppet?

By: EBR | Friday, January 24, 2025

Pleasing the Chinese leadership is key to Musk’s business fortunes

This time around, from the 24th of December 2024 to January 6th, 2026, if you enter any of the major churches of Rome you can receive God’s grace and be absolved.

Rome: City of the Sinless?

By: EBR | Friday, January 24, 2025

“Veni Romam, ut remittantur peccata tua!” (Come to Rome, and have all your sins forgiven!)

The resources Poland has devoted to defending this area underscore the continued heightened sense of alarm in the country’s senior ranks over the relative ease with which Moscow has engaged in hybrid warfare along NATO’s eastern flank.

A visit to Poland’s last line of defence

By: EBR | Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Poland’s fortified buffer zone against Belarus and Russia could see a surge in migrants in the coming months, officials here warn

In a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, von der Leyen warned of a "China shock" to world trade caused by Chinese export subsidies.

Von der Leyen takes aim at China and signals to Trump in cautious Davos speech

By: EBR | Wednesday, January 22, 2025

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday criticised Chinese trade distortions, while reminding Americans of their interdependence with Europe

“The CDU/CSU wants to make policy in the political centre,” one source said tersely.

Meet the conservative German trio that could rule Europe

By: EBR | Friday, January 17, 2025

For a glimpse of Europe’s future, look no further than the retreat of the centre-right European People’s Party in Berlin

Two quick lessons surely stand out for Europeans responding to this crisis. One is that Transnistria cannot be ignored or compartmentalized; all plans for Moldova’s EU accession and its future economic and energy policies need to account for that territory as well.

Moldova’s Gas Crisis Is EU’s Headache

By: EBR | Friday, January 17, 2025

An energy crisis in Moldova is rapidly developing into a political crisis. It is likely to land at the EU’s door. Is anyone ready?

Announcing the move, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said the "unprecedented" measure was necessary to meet the country’s housing emergency.

Spain plans 100% tax for homes bought by non-EU residents

By: EBR | Thursday, January 16, 2025

Spain is planning to impose a tax of up to 100% on the value of properties bought by non-residents from countries outside the EU, such as the UK

Ironically, the hardening of internal EU borders made it easier for Romania and Bulgaria, which fulfilled Schengen’s technical entry criteria back in 2011, to finally join the club.

Despite Schengen’s Expansion, Europe’s Borders Are Hardening

By: EBR | Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Believe it or not, European integration is on the march forward

It’s hard to tell whether Ursula von der Leyen would defy national governments with a call for a ‘Euro-housing’ campaign.

Back to basics for an EU that will face make-or-break perils

By: EBR | Tuesday, January 14, 2025

Europe stands on the threshold – some would say brink – of a make-or-break quarter-century

According to a statement released by the Justice Ministry on Sunday, Nordio filed a request with the Milan Court of Appeal to lift Mohammad Abedini Najafabadi’s pre-trial detention.

Italy denies US extradition request for Iranian after Sala’s release

By: EBR | Monday, January 13, 2025

Italian Justice Minister Carlo Nordio has blocked the extradition of Iranian national Mohammad Abedini Najafabadi in a case closely linked to the recent release of Italian journalist Cecilia Sala

Musk’s support of the AfD on X ahead of Germany’s February election fuelled speculation that the livestream might violate European rules for election advertising on social media platforms.

Elon Musk makes Germany’s far right pathetic again

By: EBR | Friday, January 10, 2025

There were no technical glitches – which is the most charitable thing one can say about the bizarre political theater Elon Musk staged Thursday evening on X

Overall, Romania is estimated to have offshore gas reserves of around 200 billion cubic metres, which promise to help diversify the region’s supply.

Romania on its way to become EU’s largest gas producer

By: EBR | Friday, January 10, 2025

The agreement between Austria’s OMV and Germany’s Uniper to supply gas from the latter’s Black Sea project in Romania’s economic zone has put the spotlight on the country’s significant gas supply potential

In the past few days, Musk has written numerous posts attacking the UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his administration over grooming gangs and child sexual exploitation.

Europe leaders criticise Musk attacks

By: EBR | Thursday, January 9, 2025

Few European leaders have felt the lash of Elon Musk’s social media outbursts more than Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz

Some opposition figures and critics in Serbia have expressed doubts, accusing the Serbian strongman of using the prospect of sanctions to distract from domestic issues.

Serbia’s Vucic has hidden agenda behind NIS sanctions alarm, analysts say

By: EBR | Thursday, January 9, 2025

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has raised the alarm that the US will impose Russia-related sanctions on the Oil Industry of Serbia

Decision making in the EU is fraught at the best of times. Amid a leadership vacuum, it will be virtually impossible for the simple reason that lame ducks and caretaker governments aren’t able to commit their countries to anything remotely controversial.

Headless Europe: As the crises mount, the continent’s leaders are AWOL

By: EBR | Wednesday, January 8, 2025

Forget Europe. Were Henry Kissinger still alive, he’d be asking who to call to reach Germany, Belgium or even Bulgaria

“Hosting the summit in Warsaw, unlike in Brussels, which is well-prepared for such events, essentially means bringing my home city to a standstill for a week and disrupting its normal functioning,” Szczerba insisted.

Bickering over EU presidency levels up in Poland

By: EBR | Tuesday, January 7, 2025

Bickering over Poland’s holding of the six-month EU Council Presidency continues as the opposition PiS party criticised the government’s decision to hold the informal EU leaders’ summit in Brussels instead of Warsaw

With so many unknowns about the incoming Donald Trump administration in the United States, the future of Syria, and Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and interference in Eastern Europe, the EU desperately needs a new kind of leadership in Berlin.

Can a New Chancellor Fix Germany?

By: EBR | Tuesday, January 7, 2025

When German voters go to the polls on February 23, they have a chance to reverse the weakening of their country’s economy and foreign policy brought about by the outgoing ruling coalition