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Costa backs simpler EU accession rules ahead of Western Balkans summit
Council chief calls for the EU's enlargement rules to be "streamlined" by removing the need for unanimity at each stage of the process, framing the shift towards the Balkans as pivotal for Europe’s stability. European Council President António Costa endorsed a simplification of the EU’s rules on accepting new members, saying the bloc needs to "accelerate" its enlargement to show Western Balkan partners it is "serious" about turning their EU ambitions into a reality. Speaking exclusively to...
‘Europe cannot afford bureaucratic paralysis’: EU strikes defence simplification deal
Facing Russian aggression and US retreat, the EU is planning to streamline permits, cut bureaucracy and make defence procurement and transfers across member states easier. A package of measures aimed at accelerating defence investment and improving defence responsiveness to security challenges across the European Union was approved by European Parliament and European Council negotiators on Wednesday. Representing the 27 EU member states on behalf of the Cypriot presidency of the EU Council,...
Cyprus to rebuff calls from Northern frugals to slash EU budget
BRUSSELS — Cyprus’ Council presidency is set to turn down Germany’s demands to slash the EU’s next seven-year budget, four EU diplomats told POLITICO. Nicosia, which is set to unveil new budget figures by June 10, is resisting pressure from the EU’s wealthier countries to cut spending on farmers’ subsidies and payments to poorer regions — a move that would irk frugal Northern EU members. However, if the plan goes ahead, it would be a win for Southern and Eastern European...
Why Ireland is under fire over its alumina exports to Russia
Though legal, Ireland's alumina exports to Russia have prompted outrage just as the country prepares to assume the EU Council's presidency. Ireland is under fire over its continued sales of alumina to Russia, raising concerns that the country might be indirectly helping Moscow fuel its war machine against Ukraine. Sold as white powder, alumina is the raw material used to produce aluminium, a lightweight metal commonly found in weapons and ammunition on the battlefield.
EU sues Ireland over failure to protect carbon-rich bogs
DUBLIN — The European Commission is taking Ireland to court over its failure to protect environmentally crucial boglands from commercial turf-cutters. Today’s move — particularly embarrassing for Ireland, given it’s taking over the EU Council presidency in July — follows a damning report from its own Environmental Protection Agency that documented widespread flouting of EU laws on protecting bogs. The Commission said in a statement that it is referring Ireland to the Court of Justice of the...
Newsletter: Keeping the Western Balkans’ EU dreams alive
In today's newsletter: European Council chief António Costa kicks off his Western Balkan tour; French President Emmanuel Macron condemns violence on French streets following Paris Saint-Germain's Champions League victory. Hello and welcome to Monday – I’m Mared Gwyn, bringing you this newsletter from Brussels. European Council chief António Costa kicks off his one-week tour of the Western Balkans in Bosnia & Herzegovina’s capital of Sarajevo this morning, before traveling through six...
Parliament and Council disagree on air passenger rights but continue talks
BRUSSELS — Co-legislators from the European Parliament and the Council of the EU paused negotiations on the air passenger rights reform on Wednesday morning without reaching a deal, but agreed to resume talks in the afternoon. Negotiations ended at 5 a.m. after 16 hours of inconclusive discussions on several parts of the reform, including the delay threshold granting the right to compensation and the level of compensation passengers would receive. Council and Parliament tried...
Australia, Canada, Japan trade bodies fret over being left out in made-in-Europe drive
Australia, Canada, Japan trade bodies fret over being left out in made-in-Europe drive BRUSSELS, June 8 : Europe's push to cut its reliance on U.S. Big Tech with EU-made technologies and chips could shut out other non-EU players from the European market, trade bodies representing tech companies in Australia, Canada and Japan warned on Monday. The warning by the Tech Council of Australia, the Canada EU Trade and Investment Association, the Japan Association of New Economy and tech lobbying...
Newsletter: The moving pieces of the EU’s enlargement
Also in this newsletter: The EU's trade chief to meet his Chinese counterpart in Paris amid escalating trade tensions; and Europe Today speaks exclusively to Lebanese culture minister Ghassan Salamé after Israel and Lebanon agreed a conditional ceasefire overnight. Good morning from Brussels. We start with a major development in Ukraine’s bid to join the European Union.
Nine EU countries rebel against EU's green targets for corporate cars and vans
While stopping short of opposing fleet decarbonisation itself, the member states argue that Brussels should resist the tendency to regulate and instead construct more incentives for large companies to invest in zero or low-emission cars and vans. Nine European capital cities have joined forces to oppose a European Commission proposal that would require large corporate vehicle fleets to switch to electric vehicles, according to a document seen by Euronews. A coalition led by Poland and...