Belgium holds the Presidency of the Council until June 2024 included. Economic and Monetary Affairs Protecting taxpayers and their purchasing power while restoring citizens’ trust in financial institutions would be the overarching priority, Finance Minister Vincent Van Peteghem told MEPs on 22 January. He said the economic governance review, deepening the capital markets union, reaching … Read more
“The vacuum installation on the territory of the refinery is on fire. According to available information, there are no victims,” Sergey Boyko, head of Tuapse municipality, said in a statement early Thursday. Five hours later, the fire that spread over 200 square meters was extinguished, he said. “The SBU strikes deep into Russia and continues … Read more
“We pay tribute today to the victims of the Holocaust and reaffirm our unwavering commitment against antisemitism, racism and other forms of hate. Europe remembers”, stressed European Parliament President, Roberta Metsola, opening the solemn sitting. Warning that the complicit silence of many made the Nazi horrors possible, she underlined that “the European Parliament is not … Read more
Former Estonian Economy Minister Kadri Simson is the EU’s current energy commissioner but is unlikely to retain her role, as her Centre party is no longer in the country’s governing coalition — usually a requirement given the government picks whom it sends to Brussels. Síkela’s political affiliation is more complicated. He serves in the coalition … Read more
Borch’s admission came after the minister previously sought to punish students for self-plagiarism. A student fought a charge of academic misconduct for plagiarizing their own work and was acquitted in a lower court, but Borch took the case all the way to the Supreme Court of Norway to appeal the verdict, arguing it was “important … Read more
How much attention is Africa receiving as the world remains transfixed by wars in Europe, the Middle East, and as elections in the West loom? This week, host Anne McElvoy talks to the award-winning musician and activist Angélique Kidjo about her campaign to improve education for girls in Africa and to address the humanitarian needs … Read more
Facing the potential return of Donald Trump to the White House, the head of the European Union’s biggest political grouping is calling for Europeans to prepare for war without support from the United States and to build its own nuclear umbrella. Manfred Weber, leader of the center-right European People’s Party (EPP) — the political grouping … Read more
Russia’s foreign ministry announced on Wednesday it was terminating a cross-border agreement between Moscow and Helsinki. The abrupt move followed Finnish accusations that Russia has been fueling a migrant crisis on their mutual border. Moscow’s foreign ministry statement said it had “terminated” a 2012 agreement between Russia and Finland on “the promotion of cross-border cooperation,” … Read more
AGEN, France — A group of farmers brewed coffee in an improvised camp surrounded by tractors and haystacks along the edge of France’s A62 highway near this small city in southwestern France. Empty beer and pastis bottles, the remnants of the previous night’s revelry, were collected in a shopping cart not far from a humming … Read more
Democratic Unionist leader Jeffrey Donaldson says he’s determined to get Northern Ireland’s cross-community government restored — and won’t be deterred by die-hards from his own side of the divide. In the most impassioned speech of his DUP leadership, Donaldson told the House of Commons on Wednesday he’d just received threats from loyalist hard-liners. He said … Read more
