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EU finance ministers greenlighted Romania’s recovery and resilience plan, opening the door for the disbursement of about €3.8 billion by the end of the year. “Romania will get a strong inflow of EU funds from this plan, which gives a...

The European Commission has agreed to investigate the strict punishment for marijuana use in Slovakia after Slovak MEP Michal Šimečka (PS/Renew) called for an investigation in September. Šimečka was backed by five other Slovak MEPs, including Martin Hojsík (PS/Renew), Lucia...

The European Network of Councils for Judiciary expelled the National Judicial Council (KRS) on Thursday during a meeting in Vilnius. Three years ago, the KRS was suspended due to problems with the rule of law in Poland. “This is by no...

Inflation in Spain hit a record high of 5.5% in October, mainly propelled by high electricity and fuel prices not seen in the Iberian country since 1992 new data released on Thursday by the National Statistics Institute (INE) states. Prices...

Russia is searching for closer security cooperation with Norway, even if NATO is not a friend of Russia, said Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on his visit to Tromsø in northern Norway. According to him, “continued consultations” between ministries of defence...

Dublin has announced the launch of a “public conversation” on its proposed Well-being Framework, calling for feedback on the plan. The framework is intended to shape policy-making to make the quality of life a more prominent focus. It will be...

UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has summoned the French Ambassador as a row over fishing licences in the Channel continues to flare. On Wednesday, the French government threatened to impose sanctions, including a harbour ban on UK fishing vessels from...

Volkswagen, one of Germany’s largest car manufacturer companies, has announced that it will delay a decision on its five-year investment plan planned for 12 November to December, as its turnover fell in the third quarter. “We must increase productivity in...

A coalition of social democrats, greens, and NGOs have announced the launch of a referendum against the Swiss contribution to the Frontex budget that the Swiss parliament recently voted to increase substantially. Switzerland is party to the Schengen and the...

After a three-hour meeting, the Italian government headed by Mario Draghi announced the measures that will be introduced in the 2022 budget law on Thursday. The result is a 94-page document that allocates €30 billion for a long list of...

Employers will have the right to require workers to get the COVID jab despite earlier comments by the Hungarian Prime Minister that obligatory vaccinations would not work. As part of a package of measures that includes wearing masks on public transport...

Health Minister Stoycho Katsarov accused former Prime Minister Boyko Borissov of spreading fakе news that expired vaccines are being administered in Bulgaria. The minister sent a cable to the prosecutor’s office, claiming that Borissov, who is the leader of the...

Facebook has officially changed its name to Meta, as the company redirects its efforts towards the development of the “metaverse”, a move critics say is an attempt to distract from recent damaging revelations about it's conduct.

According to a new study, the public sector could take the lead in transitioning to a green economy and help grow the economy at the same time, but only if there is a change in the fiscal rules that are currently debated in the EU.

The new draft law would set tighter cybersecurity obligations in terms of risk management, reporting obligations and information sharing.
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP

The new draft law would set tighter cybersecurity obligations in terms of risk management, reporting obligations and information sharing.
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP

The leading committee of the European Parliament adopted on Thursday (28 October) a  legislative proposal intended to secure Europe’s critical entities from cyberattacks.

There is no universally accepted definition of hybrid warfare, but all agree that it’s a kind of war that doesn’t look like a war, although it aims at achieving the same objective: cause major harm to the enemy, through unconventional means, which are cheaper and more effective.

The EU's top diplomat rebuked on Thursday (28 October) the Kremlin's attempt to strong-arm Moldova over a new gas deal, saying a commodity like gas should not be used as a geopolitical weapon.

The EU’s counter-proposal to the request to waive intellectual property (IP) rights on COVID vaccines is meaningless as it deals with patents without any technology transfer, according to a health expert.