Source: EURACTIV.com Greece’s position of not recognising Kosovo’s independence has not changed, said Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou during a visit to Serbia on Tuesday. Greece is one of five EU countries that do not recognise Kosovo’s 2008 unilateral independence from Serbia following the 1998-1999 Kosovo-Serbia war. The others are Cyprus, Romania, Spain, and Slovakia. “There […]
Source: EURACTIV.com Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Tuesday that the next national elections would be held on 21 May, but analysts are divided over whether a coalition government could be formed in the first round and whether a second round would be needed. The first round will be based on a proportional system, […]
Source: EURACTIV.com While the importance of women in the farming sector and rural communities is widely acknowledged, across EU member states women remain underrepresented in senior and leadership roles. Women make up only 29% of farm managers across the EU, a number which also hides significant disparities between countries. To mark the month of March, […]
Source: EURACTIV.com Over 200,000 illegal pushbacks of asylum seekers took place at the EU’s external borders in 2022, the Belgian NGO 11.11.11. stated in its latest report. The study, published on Wednesday (22 March), synthesises monitoring data and public reporting gathered by NGOs, media research and governments. It recorded 225,533 pushbacks at the EU’s external […]
Source: EURACTIV.com The European Commission has denied the presence of the EU military operation called ‘Irini’ in the Central Mediterranean in the area where ‘main migratory routes are running’, diplomatic spokesperson Peter Stano told the press on Monday (13 March). Stano was commenting on whether Irini vessels were close to where a boat carrying migrants […]
Source: EURACTIV.com This International Women’s Day, as in years before, and likely in years to come, women are faced with a long fight ahead of them. Global progress on women’s rights is “vanishing before our eyes”, UN chief António Guterres warned earlier this week, saying gender equality would take another three centuries to achieve. “Women’s […]
Source: EURACTIV.com The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) has launched an investigation into a contract about the upgrade of the signalling system on Greek trains and remote control. If functional, this equipment could have prevented Tuesday’s (28 February) train crash which killed more than 50 people. “I can confirm that the EPPO has indeed an […]
Source: EURACTIV.com Anyone who has been around the diplomatic block knows that you use almost any tactic at your disposal to get what you want. When waging her ultimately successful campaign to secure the UK’s rebate from the EU budget, Margaret Thatcher’s main plan of attack was to keep arguing and hectoring until she had […]
Source: EURACTIV.com Dear readers, Welcome to EU Politics Decoded where Benjamin Fox and Eleonora Vasques bring you a round-up of the latest political news in Europe and beyond every Thursday. In this edition, we look at Boris Johnson’s reaction to the agreement to replace the controversial Northern Ireland protocol brokered by his successor, Rishi Sunak, this week. Editor’s Take: Cleaning […]
Source: EURACTIV.com Russian President Vladimir Putin has undoubtedly made a huge mistake by launching a brutal and unprovoked war against Ukraine. However, his personal rating in Russia remains high, which doesn’t augur for a major policy shift anytime soon. In February 2023, more than 80% of Russians approved of Putin, according to stats compiled by […]