Hungary “does not blackmail anyone” and “does not want to leave the European Union”. Balazs Orban, political director of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, takes stock of the situation on the sidelines of the European Council’s work, after the long night of negotiations on the review of the multiannual financial framework, which ended in a […]
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EU, progress in Ukraine, but there is a battle over the budget. Meloni sees the “frugal”
It is held at the European Council. Surprisingly, EU leaders gave the green light to open EU accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova. The decision, taken thanks to the strategic absence of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, could favor the other open chapters, starting with the review of the EU’s multiannual budget, which was highlighted […]
EU Council approves negotiations for Ukraine and Moldova. Orban cries, but without veto
Volodymyr Zelensky’s calls for the EU “not to fall into indecision” found fertile ground in Brussels. In fact, in the evening, a historic decision came from the European Council: the green light for the accession negotiations of Ukraine and Moldova. «It is a victory for Ukraine. A victory for all of Europe. A victory that […]
Meloni, night summit with Macron and Scholz. Wine and t-shirt, the photo appears
Night summit in Brussels between Giorgia Meloni, Emmanuel Macron and Olaf Scholz. Photos of the informal meeting between the heads of government of Italy, France and Germany at the Amigó hotel bar are circulating on the web. The “stolen” scene shows the three leaders at the table in an informal attitude (the German woman is […]
Pnrr, green light from the EU Council. Meloni: “Great result from the government”
The EU Ecofin Council today adopted, as expected, implementing decisions approving the modified recovery and resilience plans of 13 countries: Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Poland and Romania. The news was promptly commented on by the prime minister. Giorgia Meloni, through an official note, declared: “Following the positive opinion […]
Methane emissions. There is an agreement between the EU Council and the European Parliament
The EU Council and Parliament have reached a provisional agreement on a regulation on monitoring and limiting methane emissions in the energy sector, the Council announced. “The regulation introduces new requirements for the oil, gas and coal sector to measure, report and verify methane emissions, and introduces mitigation measures to prevent these emissions, including detecting […]
Good news from the EU. There will be no ban on targeted fishing for herring
The EU Council disagreed with the European Commission’s proposal to introduce a ban on targeted fishing for central herring. The EU Council has also increased the fishing quota for herring, as proposed by the European Commission, and increased the fishing quota for sprat – the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has informed. The Council […]
EU plans to provide $20 billion in military aid to Ukraine
The European Union has drawn up a plan to provide military assistance to Ukraine up to 20 billion euros over four years, five billion per year. The intervention was discussed at the Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels and presented by the head of EU diplomacy, Josep Borrell. At a press conference at the end of […]
EU document on LGBT+ protection from Italy, yes from Hungary and Poland
Giorgia Meloni’s Italy has decided to support a text of the European Union calling for the protection of LGBT+ people in Member States from violence and discrimination. And he did so, coincidentally, on Pride Day in Rome and after days of debate over the centre-right-led Lazio Region’s removal of sponsorship of the event. As with […]
What changes (in practice) with the new agreement on immigrants?
After a day of frenzied negotiations, the Council of the European Union has reached a historic agreement to reform asylum and admission rules in the bloc. Italy came determined to find a more favorable compromise to our demands, and eventually succeeded in obtaining substantial concessions. The most important point that Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi insisted […]