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Serbian List confirms boycott of local elections in Kosovo
The leaders of the Serbian List – the largest party of Serbs in Kosovo – reconfirmed on Monday that they will not participate in the local elections in the northern municipalities of Kosovo. Party members resigned en mass in November...
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Greece, Turkey back each other in international fora
Greece and Turkey have decided to support each other in the UN’s Security Council and the International Maritime Organisation, respectively, in what is described as a “new era” in their bilateral relations following years of turmoil that has intensified in...
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Legality of Slovak government sending Ukraine fighter jets questioned
Slovakia’s government, which recently lost a no-confidence vote in December, agreed to send 13 grounded Soviet MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine last week, though many still question whether the move was constitutional. The Constitution provides that a government that loses...
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OECD asks Portugal to enact measures for investor attractiveness
Policy measures should ensure Portugal’s labour market remains attractive to investors, while reforms facilitate the entry of investors and promote competition in “key sectors”, the OECD said in a report released Monday on the regulation of foreign investment. Although Portugal...
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Drug policy key issue for voters in Finnish elections
Drug-related issues and drug policy will be a determining factor for 57% of the voters in Finland’s upcoming April elections, a new survey by the A-Clinic Foundation has found. The A-Clinic Foundation, a non-profit, non-governmental organisation for substance abuse prevention,...
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Sweden, Finland on different tracks for NATO accession
As Sweden continues to wait for the next step in its NATO application process with no new meetings with Hungary or Turkey scheduled, Finland is powering ahead in its bid to join the Alliance. Sweden and Finland simultaneously applied for...
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London ready to deliver jets to Poland to ramp up air defence
The UK is ready to help Poland fill any gaps in the country’s air defence that resulted from sending their fighter jets to Ukraine, British Armed Forces Minister James Heappey said on Monday. London offered to send its Challengers 2...
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Dutch, UK justice officials chair conference on Russian war crimes
Over 30 justice ministers gathered in London on Monday to discuss how they can support the International Criminal Court in holding Russia accountable for war crimes it is committing in Ukraine. The ICC has been investigating war crimes in Ukraine...
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Austrian agriculture minister says ‘no’ to Mercosur deal amid industry pressure
Agriculture Minister Norbert Totschnig said he opposes the EU-Mercosur trade agreement during the Agriculture Council in Brussels on Monday despite alleged industry pressure on the minister in charge of giving Austria’s final decision. At the EU Agriculture Council in Brussels...
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Sofia could meet Dutch Schengen requirements by October
Bulgaria could meet the requirements on corruption and judicial reform as the Dutch demanded to lift their Schengen veto by October, Foreign Minister Nikolay Milkov said on Monday. In December, Austria and the Netherlands vetoed accession to the visa-free Schengen...
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Czech delegation heads to Taiwan, hopes for chip investments
A delegation of Czech politicians and company representatives, including the Speaker of the Czech Chamber of the Deputies, Markéta Pekarová Adamová, is heading to Taiwan this week, hoping to secure investments in the development of chip technologies in Czechia. Taiwan’s...
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Italy free from Russian gas by year’s end says minister
Italy will be independent of Russian gas by 2023, said Italian Enterprise Made in Italy Minister Adolfo Urso (Fdi/ECR), pointing to two regasifier ships, one of which arrived at the port of Piombino, allowing the country to rely on countries...
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Polish PM opposes an EU federation, slams Brussels
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki laid out his vision for the future of Europe in a speech at Heidelberg University, Germany, highlighting the role of sovereign nation-states against a European federation. The conservative Polish government has been on the frontline...
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French government survives confidence vote, but political crisis continues
The two no-confidence votes tabled to topple French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne’s government were rejected on Monday (20 March), keeping her in power for the time being. Despite this, the political crisis is far from over, MPs and observers note....
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Stakeholders clash over environmental impact, viability of EU packaging law
With the EU's new packaging law open to lawmakers' opinions, farmers and industry are questioning the environmental and socioeconomic impacts of the proposal while green groups warn against a 'zero-sum approach' to the matter.
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EU’s packaging law – What’s next?
After the much-awaited proposal on the EU packaging and packaging waste directive (PPWD), the ball is in the court of EU lawmakers’ who are now called to tie up loose ends and tweak the draft law.
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UK PM faces Unionist opposition to new Northern Ireland deal
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is facing a damaging setback to his plans to rebuild EU-UK relations after the leading Unionist party in Northern Ireland said they would vote against his deal to replace the Northern Ireland protocol.
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EU Council makes new attempt at platform workers directive
The Swedish presidency of the EU Council proposed narrowing down the derogation for the presumption of employment, one of the most contentious parts of the platform workers' directive, in a new attempt to bridge differences after negotiations broke down in December.
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German agri ministry opposes gene editing deregulation
Germany’s agriculture ministry has come out against deregulating new genomic techniques and could tip the scale on the matter within the Berlin government, in a departure from its previous non-committal stance.
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The Brief — International pariah
The arrest warrant against Vladimir Putin issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) is a much bigger deal than it may appear: It makes him a political outcast unlikely to play a role in a possible negotiated peace process.
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