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Holland in the balance for the new prime minister: it's neck and neck between the liberal Rob Jetten and the far-right exponent Wilders

Holland in the balance for the new prime minister: it’s neck and neck between the liberal Rob Jetten and the far-right exponent Wilders

It is a head-to-head contest until the last ballot and, since the Dutch elections, a definitive confirmation on the outcome of the vote has not yet arrived. Even if Rob Jetten’s centrist-liberal D66 party prevails over the far-right Freedom Party (PVV) led by Geert Wilders by a few tens of thousands of votes, it is still early to determine who ...

Orban attacks the EU and puts Meloni in difficulty, the prime minister remains silent and it's up to Tajani to patch things up

Orban attacks the EU and puts Meloni in difficulty, the prime minister remains silent and it’s up to Tajani to patch things up

The ostentatious gallantry of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who kisses Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s hand when he arrives at Palazzo Chigi, is not enough to avoid embarrassment on an international level. And the problem is certainly not the gesture itself. Orban, having arrived in Italy, has not spared broadsides against the EU and his attacks have put Meloni in ...

The elections in the Netherlands and the EU-Tunisia Association Council

The elections in the Netherlands and the EU-Tunisia Association Council

Top of the agenda Towards the vote in the Netherlands – On Wednesday 29 October, voters in the Netherlands will return to the polls after the collapse of the incumbent government led by Dick Schoof – a coalition of four parties from the centre-right to the far right – overwhelmed by internal tensions over the management of migration. It is ...

The EU prepares the definitive gas and oil farewell from Russia by 2027

The EU gives the green light to a gradual stop to Russian gas and LNG in three phases

Europe closes the taps to Russian gas. The Council of the European Union today agreed its negotiating position on the proposed regulation for the gradual elimination of imports of Russian gas and LNG starting from 2026. Only Hungary and Slovakia opposed it. The gradual stop in three phases: what will happen to existing contracts A roadmap divided into three phases ...

EU leaders discuss defense and Ukraine

EU leaders discuss defense and Ukraine

Top of the agenda The leader in Brussels – The heads of state and government of the 27 member countries of the European Union will meet on Thursday 23 October in Brussels for the European Council meeting. “As usual, I propose to organize a one-day meeting, if our discussions allow it,” announced the president of the EU institution António Costa. ...

The rearmament roadmap and the pact for the Mediterranean

The rearmament roadmap and the pact for the Mediterranean

Next, the newsletter of Europa Today which every Sunday morning tells you what will happen in the European week to come Top of the agenda The European defense strategy – The presentation of the ‘Preserving Peace – Readiness 2030’ roadmap is expected for Thursday 16 October, the European Commission’s program with stages and objectives for 2030 to develop a European ...

Former Polish deputy minister obtains asylum in Hungary, Warsaw: "Orban like Lukashenko"

"Hungarian spies in European institutions"investigates Brussels

A new chapter is added to the troubled saga involving the European Union and Hungary. A section bearing the title of “espionage”, with a subtitle of money, career advancement opportunities or appeals to their patriotic duty. Hungarian espionage in European institutions According to an investigation by the Hungarian site Direct36, the Budapest government allegedly spied on the European Commission for ...

Goodbye to German citizenship "brief": now we will have to wait 5 years

Goodbye to German citizenship "brief": now we will have to wait 5 years

Those who hoped to obtain German citizenship in just three years will have to rethink their plans. The Bundestag yesterday approved the amendment to the citizenship law which abolishes the so-called turbo-naturalisation, introduced in the last legislature by the “traffic light” coalition made up of the SPD, FDP and Green parties. “The law has destabilized the country” Now, the minimum ...