Europe must increase defense spending because the target of two percent of GDP is no longer enough. And it is no longer enough, especially now that the United States will return under the leadership of Donald Trump, with the Republican having already warned that he does not intend to be part of a NATO in which not everyone does their ...
The fight against cigarettes is still a success. After Milan’s decision to extend the ban on smoking in the streets, the three anti-smoking points this time come from the European Union. With the aim of creating a “tobacco-free generation” by 2040, EU countries have extended protection against passive smoking, including play areas and outdoor areas of restaurants, such as dehors, ...
Saving the European automotive industry is at the heart of Ursula von der Leyen’s new mandate as leader of the European Union. After the rigorous bans dictated by the vision of the Green Deal, oriented towards reducing emissions, Brussels seems to be moving towards a change of direction. At the center of the debate is the ban on the registration ...
Water cannons, tear gas and arrests. The Georgian government’s repression of pro-EU protesters continues. Zurab Japaridze, leader of the pro-EU opposition in Georgia, ended up in prison on the morning of December 2nd. The arrest took place after the harsh repression by the Georgian police against the anti-government demonstrators who took to the streets for the fourth consecutive night. The ...
The era of Antonio Costa begins at the European Council. The former Portuguese prime minister was called to lead what is in fact the most powerful institution in Brussels, the assembly that brings together the 27 heads of state and government. And his task, like that of his predecessors, will not be easy. The socialist will have the complicated task ...
Next, the Europa Today newsletter that every Sunday morning tells you what will happen in the coming European week, edited by Alfonso Bianchi (for comments, suggestions or criticisms write to [email protected]). The “von der Leyen II” officially begins: on Wednesday 4 December at Palazzo Berlaymont the German leader, in her second mandate, will preside over the first college with the ...
It is the cluster of clusters of the European sector of cultural heritage and cultural and creative businesses. In other words, the point of convergence of organizations in the EU that bring public and private sectors together to promote the growth and innovation of this sector. It is called CR.EU Creativity Europe, and it is the Metacluster launched by the ...
Ireland goes to the polls with the government coalition parties going head-to-head with the main opposition force, Sinn Fein, and at the end of a campaign focused on the housing crisis, the rise in the cost of living and the reception of migrants. Voters are asked to choose the 174 new members of the lower house of Parliament, the Dail. ...
Polls open in Iceland. On the small island located north of the Atlantic Ocean, voters will vote on Saturday 30 November. The outcome does not only concern internal political issues, given that at stake is also the possibility that the country will start the process of joining the European Union. The issue has divided Icelanders for years, but this time ...
A “paid weather leave” of up to four days to allow workers to avoid traveling during weather emergencies. The measure was approved by the government led by the socialist Pedro Sanchez a month after the floods that killed at least 224 people in the Valencia region. After the catastrophic rains on October 29, several companies came under fire for ordering ...