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Latvia and Lithuania vetoed the package, objecting to the extension of a carveout that lets EU firms continue operating in Russia.
Representatives from Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, Germany, Latvia, the Netherlands and Slovenia stated that they were not in favour of consolidation.
Unexpected sanctions imposed by the U.S. on Gazprombank threaten Moscow’s contracts with Hungary and Slovakia.
Czech foreign minister says Europe โneeds to send a strong signal to Moscow that this wonโt be toleratedโA senior European diplomat said that up to 100 โsuspicious incidentsโ in Europe this year could be attributed to Russia, as western officials grapp…
But Hungary’s minister reminded countries that the move was nonbinding, as Germany and Greece abstained.
The new amendment requires renunciation of Russian citizenship, although dual citizenship is allowed in Czech Republic.
With 481 clinical trials conducted in 2023 – a 17% increase compared to 2021 – Czechia remains a strong player in Europe, but for how long?
Countries pushing for an early revision of EU CO2 car rules include Italy, Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Romania, Slovakia and France.
High dairy prices have sparked a butter war on X in Czechia.
“The Kremlin seeks to disrupt transatlantic ties by aligning with Iran and North Korea. North Korean soldiers are already in Europe, and the axis of evil has thereby been fully revived,” the minister said.
In todayโs edition of the Capitals, find out more about new polls showing growing support for Czechia’s populist Motorists party, billionaire Elon Musk slamming Italian judges in row with Meloni, and so much more.ย
The Motorists, part of Patriots for Europe, a potential coalition partner for ANO.
Itโs feared Russia could use the church as cover for future intelligence or sabotage operations.
Czech patients’ organisations warn a new healthcare deal could affect access to innovative treatments. After reaching a funding agreement with the health ministry, general practitioners cancelled planned protests at the end of October.ย
Trumpโs allies in Europe hope the president-elect will quickly end the war in Ukraine โ and boost their standing on the EU stage.
“The neocolonialism is not coming from Europe – [these are] things which we experience from Chinese or Russian activities,” Czechia’s pick Jozefย Sรญkela told MEPs
The ex-banker and industry minister would get to play with the โฌ300 billion budget for the Global Gateway infrastructure initiative.
In todayโs edition of the Capitals, find out more about Poles worried about their country’s security under a second Trump presidency, the Italian government resuming migrant transfers to Albania amid a rift with the judiciary, and so much more.ย ย
ACEA urged EU institutions to provide relief measures to help carmakers meet their targets without the burden of penalties.
Beijing has made it clear that it does not accept Brussels’ decision against Chinese carmakers.
We’ve pulled together a handy list of European safe spaces if you need to eject from America after Tuesday’s vote.
Both complaints were inadmissible, the Czech authority said.ย
Bears are a hot political topic in Slovakia.
In todayโs edition of the Capitals, find out more about Czechia’s anti-monopoly office halting the progress of a nuclear tender , a candidate in the Romanian presidential race being accused of using a troll farm, and so much more.ย ย
NATO diplomats based in Budapest wanted to chat with Hungary about its ambiguous policy toward the Atlantic alliance, but were ignored.
The aim is to have a projected three gigawatts of modular reactor capacity by 2050.
In a push to prevent medicine shortages across Europe, Czechia is advocating for a more coordinated approach to medicine stockpiling. The aim is to strengthen supply chains and ensure preparedness.
Since Robert Fico returned to power in Bratislava, Czech-Slovak relations have deteriorated.
Scholz now seems to view the bloc as a problem to be managed, while European institutions and member countries seem to regard him as a problem to be managed in return.
Left-wingers rail against rightward shift ahead of showdown with commissioners.
A growing Kremlin-friendly bloc in Central Europe would pose a major problem for the EU.
Local media reported that a baking business linked to controversial former PM Andrej Babiลก is involved.
Czech Republic signs historic treaty on relations with the Vatican
The Capitals brings you the latest news from across Europe, through on-the-ground reporting by Euractivโs media network.
In todayโs edition of the Capitals, find out more about Czechia’s ANO party being on track to win next year’s elections, Meloni trying to salvage the Italy-Albania migrant deal, and so much more.ย
Under the tariff scenario, “equilibrium effects” are going in the the direction of “either a change in the real exchange rate or a loss of competitiveness in other industries,โ IMF’s Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas said.
Momentum has stalled under Hungary’s direction and leadership turnover in Brussels. Poland wants to change that.
The Czech government has designated the pharmaceutical sector as a strategic industry, aiming to reduce dependence on non-EU imports and support national health systems, avoiding shortages.
First ever action over a ready-to-use weapons system made in China rather than parts for Russia to build one, says Washington; Zelenskiy touts victory plan. What we know on day 968See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageThe US has unveiled its first eve…
Weakened on the domestic front, the French president could also face pressure from his prime ministerโs influence in Brussels.
Prague proposes to revise incentives to encourage pharmaceutical companies to produce within the EU.
In todayโs edition of the Capitals, find out more about Czechia sending a new ambassador to Moscow amid frozen relations, Sweden deciding to boost its military defence by almost a third by 2030, and so much more.ย
The decision to appoint a new ambassador was subject to much debate
Syria is the elephant in the room as EU leaders talk migration.
Diplomatic relations between Prague and Moscow worsened in 2021 when Czech secret services confirmed Russian involvement in previous ammo warehouse blasts.
The EU needs to ‘stop dreaming’ about defence, experts say.
Lobby group Copa-Cogeca is hardening its position after backlash from angry members.
Deputy mayor says Czech capital doesnโt want type of visitor โwho comes for a short time only to get drunkโPrague city councillors have banned night-time pub crawls organised by travel agencies because the city wanted to target โmore culturedโ tourists…
Czechia’s mental health care system is amid reform, but while government investments and policy changes have increased funding and services, a lack of psychiatrists and psychologists continues to hinder access to care.
French government threatens sanctions if production leaves France; downplays vetoing the deal.
Norway, Hungary and the Czech Republic have imposed restrictions on the entry or social rights of those fleeing the Russian invasion. They have raised concerns about the burden of supporting refugees and the presence of men of military age.
Her trip comes amid heightened tensions between Beijing and Taipei, while the EU-China trade war flares up.
Poland and Czech Republic condemn renewed border checks within EU
In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Poland and Czechia rejecting the idea of long-term checks at internal borders, the Portuguese parliament condemning Israel for declaring UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres ‘persona non grata’, …
In todayโs edition of the Capitals, find out more about Slovakia’s Fico calling for tigher controls on the media, Czechia aiming to be one of the EU’s top 10 economies by 2040, and so much more.ย
As Czechia recovers from years of high inflation, newly appointed Industry and Trade Minister Lukรกลก Vlฤek has presented an ambitious economic strategy to become one of the EU’s top 10 economies in terms of GDP per capita by 2040.
Orbรกn laments that the EU’s “natural balance” between pro- and anti-federalist countries was knocked out of kilter when the U.K. left the bloc.
Questions raised about registration in Czech Republic of one of first models to reach continentTeslaโs Cybertruck is too big and sharp for European roads, transport campaigners have warned, as questions are raised about the registration of one of the f…
The European Commission confirms receipt of a letter from EDF concerning Czechia’s award of a tender to build two nuclear reactors to South Korea’s KHNP.
The European Commission has issued a formal notice to Czechia for failing to comply with EU anti-discrimination laws, citing the continued segregation of Roma children in schools.
Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavskรฝ will stay in the government despite a reshuffle that saw his party, the Czech Pirate Party, pull out of the ruling coalition.
The Freedom partyโs first ever victory is the latest in a string of far-right triumphs in Europe. Business as usual is not a credible mainstream responseThe sequence has become dismally familiar. Piling up votes in provincial and rural areas at the exp…
The EU fears that “any further military intervention would dramatically aggravate the situation” in the Middle East, Josep Borrell has said.
In Czechia, over 160,000 people and approximately 4,000 children are living with rheumatoid arthritis. While modern medicine offers hope, early diagnosis and better access to treatment remain critical.
The EU’s increasing reliance on pharmaceutical production from non-EU countries, particularly India and China, has raised serious concerns, newly elected Czech MEP Ondลej Dostรกl (NI) said in an interview with Euractiv Czechia.
If FPร can take power it will join a growing Moscow-friendly, anti-Brussels, autocratic bloc in the EUEurope live โ latest updatesIt had been expected for months โ the party had been leading the polls since 2022. Nor was it exactly a crushing victory: …
Russia-friendly Austrian Freedom Party wins big in national vote triggering delight in conservative circles.
A win for the former president would surely further galvanize the bloc’s populist parties and encourage their normalization โ much as it did in the US.
Billionaireโs comeback could cement illiberal bloc in central Europe and raise fears over support for Ukraine
From Germanyโs border checks to Franceโs vow to restore order, rejection of open borders could threaten Schengen zoneIn 2015, when more than 1.3 million people headed to Europe, mostly fleeing a brutal war in Syria, the response of Germanyโs then chanc…
โTrying something outโ with a few scribbled notes, Czech games maestro Vlaada Chvรกtil conceived a tabletop contest than has since sold more than 15m units. Now itโs coming to take over your phoneMy mumโs given me a clue: โsoup: twoโ. I scan the grid of…
PM Petr Fiala’s coalition now only has a four-seat majority in the 200-member Prague parliament.
Study shows extreme rainfall made twice as likely by planet-heating pollution as EU promises โฌ10bn in aidGlobal heating โdoubledโ chance of heavy rain in Europe in SeptemberJarmila ล iลกmovรก did not know what to expect when rain began to pound the small …
The U.N. contends with its own limitations as violence in the Middle East ratchets up amid General Assembly.
Regional elections have shaken the current coalition and may lead to further cabinet resignations.
Germany has one last chance to overturn the tariffs at a vote by member countries. But getting the required blocking majority looks to be out of reach โ and would be without precedent.
As boss of the EUโs โฌ300 billion Global Gateway infrastructure initiative, Jozef Sรญkelaโs job will be to beat China at its own game.
Czechia’s ANO movement won in ten out of 13 regions in regional elections held on Friday and Saturday.
Preparations are now well underway for the elections for local councils and a third of the Senate on Friday and Saturday in Czechia, albeit under extremely difficult conditions in the flooded regions.
We struggle to secure payslips or a schedule โ and in an 11-hour shift I barely have time for a bathroom breakWho keeps Europeโs wealthy west going? Underpaid, invisible migrants from its east โ and I went undercover to find themThere is no one at rece…
In todayโs edition of the Capitals, find out more about Czechia denying its alleged involvement in a plot to assassinate Maduro, the Spanish army helping Portugal with wildfires, and so much more.ย
Czechiaโs Foreign Ministry has denied allegations that the country is in any way involved in a plot to overthrow the government of Venezuelan President Nicolรกs Maduro, days after Spain rejected the same claims.
Partnership with state utility ฤEZ could prove key test of whether technology can live up to potential
Emergency crews battle to reinforce defences around Wrocลaw in Poland amid devastating rainfallSoldiers, emergency workers and volunteers battled through the night to reinforce defences around Wrocลaw, Polandโs third biggest city, as the EU said floodi…
More than 50 regions of Italy have issued alerts, as flooding continues to batter Poland and the Czech Republic.
What the portfolios tell us about the EUโs power dynamics.
Everything you need to know about Ursula von der Leyen’s team for her second term.
Deadly Storm Boris has dumped up to five times average September rainfall in four daysStorm Boris batters central Europe โ in picturesAs swollen rivers continued to rise, volunteers and emergency workers in towns and cities across a swathe of central E…
The death toll from torrential rain and flooding in central and eastern Europe has risen to at least 16, with several more people missing. Authorities reported deaths in the Czech Republic, Poland and Austria. In Nysa, a southern Polish town, a surgeon…
Commission president hands out the top jobs in her new team.
He has been a prominent negotiator at the annual United Nations COP climate summits.
The Czech Republic, Poland and Austria fear worst may yet be to come as thousands are evacuated to higher groundThe death toll from torrential rain and flooding in central and eastern Europe has risen to at least 16, with several more people missing, a…
Torrential rain has brought catastrophic flooding to central and eastern Europe. At least six people have died in Romania, five have reportedly died in Poland, one person died in the Czech Republic and three people have died in Austria. Flooding has fo…
Experts unsurprised at intensity of extreme weather but say damage wreaked shows how unprepared world isEurope floods โ latest updatesPicturesque towns across central Europe are inundated by dirty flood water after heavy weekend rains turned tranquil s…
Heavy rains from Storm Boris have caused widespread flooding across several countries, with the Czech Republic declaring the highest flood warnings in 100 places.
Storm Boris has caused several deaths, and thousands have been evacuated from their homes across Austria, the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia Europe floods โ latest updates Continue reading…
Poland, Czech Republic and Slovakia among worst-hit countries as extreme rain and floods cause several deathsA deep area of low pressure over central and eastern Europe has resulted in extreme rainfall and catastrophic flooding over the past few days. …
Intense flooding caused by heavy rain across central Europe has killed at least 10 people, with more rivers bursting their banks on Monday. More than 12,000 people have been evacuated in the Czech Republic, the country’s prime minister said Sunday eve…
Deaths reported in Romania, Austria, Poland and the Czech Republic where police say seven people are also missingWatch footage from Central Europe, which has been hit with torrential rain and flooding.Hungaryโs Viktor Orbรกn, who was scheduled to speak …
