Poland’s citizens cast their ballots in the second round of governmental elections on Sunday (12 July), considering that none of the prospects had an absolute-majority success in the first round. Andrzej Duda from the conservative ruling Law and Justice party led the first round of the governmental election (with almost 44 percent of the votes) […]

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Conservative- nationalist Andrzej Duda has actually been re-elected as Poland’s president, in a knife-edge election fight with the pro-European, centre-right Warsaw mayor Rafal Trzaskowski that divided the nation in 2. Duda, an ally of the judgment Law and Justice (PiS) party, won 51.21 percent of the votes with Trzaskowski getting 48.79 percent, according to informal […]

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MEPs provided the green light on Thursday (9 July) to the Movement Bundle covering truck drivers’ working conditions – turning down all modifications pressed from eastern and main member states. After 3 years of settlements, MEPs still had to back all 3 legal acts of the plan – as embraced by EU ministers in April. […]

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Secret EU policies meant to protect and stop the decline of pollinators throughout the bloc have actually been mostly ineffective, according to a new report of the European Court of Auditors on Thursday (9 July). The commission approximates that almost EUR15 bn of EU yearly farming output is associated to pollinators such as bees, wasps, […]

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European Council president Charles Michel on Friday (10 July) laid out his compromise proposition for the long-lasting EU budget and recovery plan which he hopes will bridge the deep spaces in between EU federal governments. Michel will next week chair the first physical conference of presidents and federal government given that the coronavirus pandemic – […]

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The European Commission’s long-delayed and long-awaited pact on migration will consist of new asylum centres along the external rim of the European Union, EUobserver has actually been informed. The concept is part of a German proposition, drifted in 2015, that looks for to quickly pre-screen asylum applicants prior to they go into European Union area. […]

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The European Commission revealed on Wednesday (8 July) its strategy to high end eco-friendly hydrogen production and introduced the European Clean Hydrogen Alliance to supervise its application. “Hydrogen is a vital missing piece of the puzzle to help us reach this deeper decarbonisation,” stated EU commissioner for energy, Kadri Simson. The proposition develops a three-phase […]

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The European Commission states member states have actually promised up to 2,000 locations to host kid and teenage asylum hunters from Greece. The figure represents a boost from the original 1,600 revealed previously this year as part of a plan to assist the Mediterranean nation, which is among the significant refugee and asylum applicant entry […]

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Prior to the pandemic burglarized our lives, one of the most topical concerns in the European political dispute was the long-awaited Conference on the Future of Europe. The uncertainty of the goals was the main criticism of the conference proposition that the Commission and the European Parliament were on the edge of specifying: no structural […]

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The EU Commission on Tuesday (7 July) drew a grimmer photo of the European economy harmed by the coronavirus pandemic than previously, as the resuming of the continent’s economy has actually been slower than anticipated. The eurozone economy will drop deeper into recession this year, and rebound less rapidly next year, than the commission initially […]

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