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Estonia may join Europe’s pro-nuclear front
 
Estonia may join Europe’s pro-nuclear front
 
In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about Austria's new chancellor visiting Brussels to discuss EU policies, Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Janša's tweet, implying MEPs are "Soros...  
 
Croatia says it will not do EU migration dirty work
 
Croatia says it will not do EU migration dirty work
 
In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about Macedonian Bulgarians calling on Sofia to be firm with Skopje, Italian workers with health passes not being fired but not being paid either...  
 
Russian oligarch buys Finnish land with Cypriot ‘golden passport’
 
Russian oligarch buys Finnish land with Cypriot ‘golden passport’
 
In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about the "golden passports" issue being discussed in Finland after a Russian oligarch was sold land in a strategically important area, Romania...  
 
Europol nears stronger mandate for data-driven policing capacities
 
Europol nears stronger mandate for data-driven policing capacities
 
Europol, the EU's law enforcement cooperation agency, is approaching the finishing line to get a broader mandate, legitimising data processing practices that spurred controversy last year.  
 
Russia offers ‘poor’ Bulgaria new long-term contract with Gazprom
 
Russia offers ‘poor’ Bulgaria new long-term contract with Gazprom
 
In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about Austria's former foreign minister, Alexander Schallenberg, being sworn in as new prime minister, Czechia and France forming a new nuclear...  
 
 
 
 
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‘At a crossroads’: Polish PM berates EU ahead of trip to European Parliament
 
 
 
‘At a crossroads’: Polish PM berates EU ahead of trip to European Parliament
 
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki accused European Union institutions on Thursday (14 October) of infringing on the...  
 
Macron’s secret campaign team points to conservative battle ahead
 
 
 
Macron’s secret campaign team points to conservative battle ahead
 
French President Emmanuel Macron is building an election campaign machine stacked with former conservative insiders...  
 
 
Slovenian PM’s ‘Soros puppets’ tweet causes EU-wide political storm
 
 
 
Slovenian PM’s ‘Soros puppets’ tweet causes EU-wide political storm
 
Prime Minister Janez Janša is facing criticism after tweeting that some MEPs are “Soros puppets”. The MEP's under attack...  
 
Norway’s Labour-led cabinet takes office in day overshadowed by attack
 
 
 
Norway’s Labour-led cabinet takes office in day overshadowed by attack
 
Norway's new centre-left government formally took over power on Thursday (14 October) after winning elections last month...  
 
 
Tweets of the Week: Babiš, Kurz, Plain Language Day
 
 
 
Tweets of the Week: Babiš, Kurz, Plain Language Day
 
Babiš in trouble for buying a chateau, Austrian PM Kurz gets the heave-ho, Hahn hashtag use is a no-go  
 
Time for some perspective: The Polish court was not controversial
 
 
 
Time for some perspective: The Polish court was not controversial
 
Despite the outcry among liberal elites following last week's Polish court ruling, the EU treaties clearly set out the...  
 
 
 
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Britain calls for 800 foreign butchers to avoid pig cull
 
Britain will offer six-month emergency visas to 800 foreign butchers to avoid a mass pig cull, after farmers complained that an exodus of workers from abattoirs and meat processors had left the pork sector fighting for survival.  
 
 
Poland passes law allowing migrants to be pushed back at border
 
Poland's parliament on Thursday (14 October) passed a legal amendment allowing migrants to be pushed back at the border and for asylum claims made by those who entered illegally to be ignored.  
 
 
Amidst pandemic, rule of law deteriorates in over half the world
 
The World Justice Project (WJP) has released the 2021 edition of the annual Rule of Law Index, which evaluates 139 countries and jurisdiction areas. The latest index demonstrates multi-year negative trends in the rule of law, some of which have...  
 
 
Polexit, Kurz resignation and the ‘historic’ international tax regime
 
This week our Beyond the Byline podcast focuses on possible 'Polexit' and tensions with the EU following a Polish court's ruling that EU treaties were unconstitutional.  
 
 
France’s Le Pen says she will take down wind turbines if she is elected
 
French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen said that if she is elected president next year she will end all subsidies for renewable energy and will take down France's wind turbines.  
 
 
Janša for more inclusion of local and regional communities
 
Prime Minister Janez Janša outlined the priorities of Slovenia’s EU presidency to the European Committee of the Regions on Wednesday, highlighting post-Covid recovery, green transition and the EU’s strategic autonomy while also touching on...  
 
 
Danish man suspected of killing five with bow-and-arrow in Norway
 
A 37-year-old Danish citizen is suspected of killing five people in a bow-and-arrow attack in the Norwegian town of Kongsberg in a rare incident of mass killing in Norway, police said on Thursday (14 October).  
 
 
EU offers deal on British trade to Northern Ireland but leaves Court role unchanged
 
The European Union offered the UK on Wednesday (13 October) a package of measures aimed at brokering a compromise to the long–running dispute over trade to Northern Ireland but without meeting London's demands on the role of the European Court of...  
 
 
The Brief, powered by APPLiA — Can conservatives bring back central eastern Europe?
 
The defeat of Andrej Babiš in Czechia and the resignation of Austrian chancellor Sebastian Kurz were hailed by many as a win for Europe’s progressives. What is missed in these arguments is that there are only conservatives in line to replace the...  
 
 
EU anti-racism action plan aligns well with UN report on racial justice
 
The EU Anti-racism Action Plan dovetails with the United Nations’ report on racial justice, according to experts. Yet, what is still needed is an integrated approach on how to put them into practice without national governments evading...  
 
 
 
ECB policymaker Kazimir charged with bribery, denies wrongdoing
 
Slovak central bank Governor and European Central Bank governing council member Peter Kažimír has been charged with bribery but denies wrongdoing and will defend himself against the charges, Kazimir and his lawyer said on Tuesday (12 October).  
 
 
EU to unveil measures to ease British goods flow to Northern Ireland
 
The European Commission will on Wednesday (13 October) put to Britain a package of measures to ease the transit of goods to Northern Ireland, while stopping short of the overhaul London is demanding of post-Brexit trading rules for the province.  
 
 
Overhauling Irish protocol is ‘prerequisite’ to return to ‘normal’ relations, says UK ...
 
UK Brexit minister David Frost warned on Tuesday (12 September) that overhauling the Northern Ireland protocol was a “prerequisite” for repairing the current “fractious” relations between the UK and Brussels.  
 
 
EU ministers call for unified criteria regarding Covid pass
 
Slovenia's Janez Poklukar said that the informal meeting of the EU health ministers in Brdo pri Kranju on Tuesday asked for unified criteria to implement the recovered-vaccinated-tested rule. European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Stella...  
 
 
The Brief, powered by APPLiA — Markus Söder: the enemy within
 
On 27 September, the German social democrat SPD gave bouquets of flowers to the party’s election-winning candidates: Olaf Scholz for winning across Germany, Franziska Giffey for winning Berlin, and Manuela Schwesig for winning Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.  
 
 
Protocol row reopens Unionist fears of another Northern Ireland sell–out
 
Sell–out, betrayal and sacrifice are all key words in the lexicon of Northern Irish politics for both the nationalist and unionist communities, and those in between. Brexit, and the Northern Ireland protocol, in particular, have brought them back...  
 
 
Stop the poison, UK’s Frost tells the EU over post-Brexit deal
 
British Brexit minister David Frost made an impassioned plea to the European Union on Tuesday (12 October) to allow for "significant change" to post-Brexit rules governing trade with Northern Ireland, saying only that could draw the poison from...  
 
 
Jourova: EU ‘will start collapsing’ unless it takes on Polish challenge
 
The European Union "will start collapsing" unless it challenges a ruling by Poland's top court that national legislation trumps European laws, Commission Vice President Věra Jourová said on Monday (11 October).  
 
 
NGOs concerned about the role of big business in the preparations of French presidency...
 
The Observatoire des multinationales and Corporate Europe Observatory published a new report on Tuesday 12 October. They criticised the French government for working too "closely" with big business in the run-up to its rotating presidency of the...  
 
 
Britain and Ireland argue on Twitter over Brexit deal
 
Britain and Ireland traded barbs on Twitter on Sunday (10 October) after British Brexit negotiator David Frost restated his view that the EU must agree "significant change" to the Northern Ireland protocol that governs trade and border rules in...  
 
 
 
Poles pin hopes on Tusk to prevent EU exit
 
In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about Finland lobbying the EU to view nuclear energy as a sustainable energy source, the COVID-19 situation in Serbia being the worst in Europe, and so much more.  
 
 
Greece to boost guards on Turkey border
 
Greece's police minister on Sunday (10 October) said 250 additional guards would be deployed on the country's land border with Turkey, where thousands of asylum-seekers tried to enter last year.  
 
 
German far-right: Spats and election losses as AfD veers to the right
 
Germany’s prominent AfD party had gained big in 2017, prompting fears of a new far-right wave in Europe. Following the disappointing result at the 26 September elections, the party has lost much of its splendor.  
 
 
Italian police arrest far-right party officials after anti-vax riot
 
Italian police said on Sunday (10 October) they had arrested 12 people, including top officials of the extreme right-wing party Forza Nuova, following clashes in Rome against a government drive to make the COVID-19 "Green Pass" mandatory for all...  
 
 
Austrian Chancellor Kurz resigns over corruption allegations
 
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz announced his resignation on Saturday evening (9 October) over corruption allegations and a looming government crisis. Experts say that he will act as a shadow-chancellor and might return to office once cleared...  
 
 
 
 

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