72 percent EU citizens believe that their country has benefited from EU membership, and 70 percent citizens say that the actions taken by the EU have an impact on their everyday lives. At the same time, more than half of EU citizens (57%) are interested in the European elections that will take place on June 6-9, 2024 - according to a European Parliament survey published yesterday.more
Given the current state of Ukraine's political and technical preparations, it is unreasonable to expect that a decision could be taken at the European Council meeting to start negotiations on Ukraine's accession to the EU, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban wrote to European Council President Charles Michel in a letter, the contents of which were accessed by Bloomberg.more
An extraordinary debate at the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Wednesday on the state of the rule of law in Spain in relation to a proposed amnesty law for Catalan separatists is generating much comment in the media. The fundamental principles of the EU - the independence of the judiciary and the equality of all citizens - are being raised.more
The victory of the anti-Islamic Freedom Party (PVV) in the Dutch parliamentary elections is a nightmare for the European Commission, said the Dutch daily "De Telegraaf".more
In a resolution adopted today in Strasbourg, the European Parliament voted in favor of changing the EU treaties. In the vote, 291 MEPs were in favor, 274 against and 44 abstained.more
The creation of a Palestinian state is the best way to ensure Israel's security, European Union diplomatic chief Josep Borrell declared last night after a videoconference with 27 EU foreign ministers.more
62.9 percent of Poles believe that the new government of KO, Third Way and Left should not strive to introduce the euro currency in Poland - according to an IBRiS survey for Radio ZET. 21.2 percent of respondents have a different opinion - it was added.more
The Council of the EU, i.e. the EU member states, has adopted new regulations that will enable people planning to travel to the Schengen area to apply for a visa online.more
In recent days, there has been a sharp increase in the number of anti-Semitic incidents in Europe, the European Commission warned in a statement. It was said that it recalled "one of the darkest moments in history", while "European Jews today live in fear again".more
Poland was among the countries with the lowest unemployment rate in the EU in September. It amounted to 2.8 percent. - the European Statistical Office (Eurostat) reported today. Only in the Czech Republic this rate was slightly lower - 2.7 percent, and only Malta recorded unemployment as low as in Poland.more
Negotiations between the EU and Australia on a free trade agreement have failed. Talks at the G7 summit in Osaka have stalled over disagreements over agriculture. The meeting in Japan was seen as the last chance to reach an agreement in the near future, the Belga news agency reported.more
The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) has published the results of research conducted in several member states on racism against black people. In Germany, 76 percent respondents declared that they had been discriminated against in the last five years due to skin color, origin or religion. In Austria this figure was 72%. In Poland - 20 percentmore
At a meeting in Luxembourg, the EU's '27' ministers responsible for fisheries agreed next year's catch limits. Importantly for Poland, there will be no ban on herring fishing in the Baltic Sea next year - this was previously proposed by the European Commission.more
The government has announced a plan to change the definition of wine, scrapping old EU regulations and allowing producers to lower the alcohol content.
Current laws state wine must be at least 8.5% alcohol with most bottles on shelves between 11% to 13.5%.more
Ante Letica, former operational commander of the Croatian intelligence service (SOA), in an interview with the daily "Jutarnji list", warned against the high probability of a terrorist attack in the country. In his opinion, among the immigrants in Croatia there are former members of radical groups who may be involved.more
The majority of Ukrainian citizens want their country to join the European Union, but more than half (54%) believe that NATO membership is now a priority, according to a survey by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KMIS).more
The European Commission yesterday proposed a review of the existing visa waiver suspension mechanism. It wants the ability to trigger the mechanism more easily.more
A special train from Brussels to Strasbourg with MEPs and EP staff, which set off on Monday for the capital of Alsace to take them to the plenary session, made a mistake and arrived at Disneyland near Paris.more
"From the earliest times, putting up boundaries, differentiating oneself from others, has been a civilisational achievement; it is through this that the development of Western civilisation has taken place," - he said at the conference "Migration: why do borders matter? "Migration: why do borders matter?" in Brussels by British sociologist Frank Furedi.more
After joining the European Union, Ukraine should receive 186 billion euros in subsidies over seven years, which means that a number of EU countries would have to become net contributors to the Community budget, according to calculations by the General Secretariat of the EU Council, accessed by the "Financial Times".more
I am sticking to the 2030 date because it is a clear encouragement for everyone to be ready for the expansion of the European Union, emphasized Charles Michel, President of the European Council, in an interview with "Rzeczpospolita".more
A debate took place in the European Parliament today entitled "Large-scale corruption of Schengen visas." The case of illegal visa trade in some Polish consulates was widely reported around the world.more
There are numerous tensions between countries in Europe due to the migration crisis; there is a need for a new migration pact – writes the daily "Le Figaro" today.more
France will seek support from other EU countries for a minimum price on flights in Europe in a bid to reduce the aviation sector's contribution to climate change, Transport Minister Clement Beaune has said.
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