A New Democracy official said the party would appeal the decision to Greece’s highest administrative court, the Council of State. Asimakopoulou emailed Greeks living abroad on March 1, the same day a separate message from the Interior Ministry informed expats they could cast their votes by post in the next election. Failing to explain how … Read more
On Tuesday, MEPs approved Belgium’s request for €2.7 million from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF). The aid will support 365 former Match-Smatch employees, laid off following the company’s prolonged financial difficulties that led to store closures and restructuring across Belgium, primarily in the Walloon region. MEPs noted that almost half of … Read more
“We have three main policy recommendations,” Koeva-Brooks said, highlighting that the first is “for central banks to pivot towards providing more support to activity where inflation is under control.” By contrast, she added that governments should tighten fiscal policy to draw a line under the emergency measures of the pandemic years, as well as enacting … Read more
With 518 votes in favour, 56 against and 61 abstentions, Parliament endorsed the new macro-financial assistance (MFA) to help Ukraine against Russia’s brutal war of aggression. This loan is the EU’s part of a G7 package agreed last June, to provide up to $50 billion (approximately €45 billion) in financial support to Ukraine. The final … Read more
Even as Blinken landed, Hezbollah fired waves of rockets at two sites near Tel Aviv: the Glilot base used by Israel’s military intelligence and the Nirit suburb. Rockets were also fired at a naval base outside the port city of Haifa, further north, and several sirens sounded in Tel Aviv, but there were no immediate … Read more
Financial aid to Ukraine: plenary debate and vote From 9.00, plenary will review the EU plan to lend Ukraine up to €35 billion to support the country in its defence against Russia. The loan is part of a G7 financial assistance package to be repaid through frozen Russian Central bank assets. The vote will take … Read more
But in her next breath she warned that now isn’t the time for victory laps. Ever-rising debt levels and the splintering of global trade under the pressure of geopolitical rivalries have cast a long shadow over the meetings, which begin in earnest Tuesday. The uncertainty is only fueled by the wars raging in both Eastern … Read more
Results of presidential elections and referendum on EU integration in Moldova Parliament strongly condemns any interference in Moldova’s presidential elections and constitutional referendum on EU integration, said President Metsola, adding that Parliament is proud to be one of Moldova’s strongest allies and supporters, and fully supports its EU accession path. President Maia Sandu and her … Read more
The judges cited a ruling by the European Court of Justice, which states that EU member countries can only declare whole nations as safe, not specific regions. Some states Italy sought to designate as safe include unsafe areas. During a press conference Monday evening, Justice Minister Carlo Nordio described the ECJ ruling as “very complex” … Read more
The resolution, adopted with 54 votes in favour, 23 against and four abstentions, calls on all countries to agree on a post-2025 new collective goal on climate finance at COP29. This goal should be socially fair, aligned with the polluter-pays principle, and based on a variety of public, private and innovative sources of finance, say … Read more
