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In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Portugal banning mobile phones in schools, Puigdemont threatening to torpedo the 2025 budget, and so much more.
News Based on facts, either observed and verified directly by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources.
“I expect a change (with Ursula von der Leyen’s second mandate),” Síkela told a conference in Prague on Monday as part of the Czech celebrations of 20 years of EU membership. [Thierry Monasse/Getty Images]
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In today’s news from The Capitals:
The new European Commissioner for International Partnerships, Czech Jozef Síkela, wants more focused, data-driven and less ideological decision-making in the new Ursula von der Leyen European Commission. Read more.
EU INSTITUTIONS
WESTERN EUROPE
Eurogroup chief expresses ‘absolute confidence’ in resolution of French budget crisis. France’s budgetary crisis will be resolved, but challenges remain over Paris’ high debt levels and climbing deficit, Eurogroup President Paschal Donohoe said on Monday. Read more.
French left fractures are laid bare as search for new PM continues. The French New Popular Front (NFP) coalition is on the verge of collapse as its parties disagree on whether to engage in government negotiations while the Elysée eyes a centre-left to centre-right ‘general interest’ coalition. Read more.
UK & IRELAND
Northern Ireland Assembly to decide fate of Brexit deal on Tuesday. The Northern Ireland Assembly will hold a crucial vote on Tuesday that will decide the fate of a cornerstone of the agreement struck between the United Kingdom and the European Union after Brexit. Read more.
EUROPE’S SOUTH
Trump’s praise for Meloni doesn’t go unnoticed in Italy. US President-elect Donald Trump’s praise for Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in a recent New York Post interview has sparked a number of conversations in Italy. Read more.
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MADRID
Puigdemont threatens to torpedo 2025 budget as Sánchez can’t be trusted. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez cannot be trusted and must face a no-confidence vote, or the budget is at risk, said former Catalan president and leader of JxCat Carles Puigdmont. Read more.
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LISBON
Portugal to ban mobile phones in schools for years 1-6. Portugal will ban mobile phones in grades 1-6 from next year, Education, Science and Innovation Minister Fernando Alexandre announced on Monday, citing the negative effects on children. Read more.
Lufthansa Technik to open a factory in Portugal. Lufthansa Technik will open an engine and component repair facility in Santa Maria da Feira, Aveiro, creating 700 jobs and starting production at the end of 2027. Read more.
EASTERN EUROPE
PiS-dominated Polish constitutional tribunal has a new head. Polish President Andrzej Duda appointed Bogdan Święczkowski as president of the Constitutional Tribunal, a body denounced as politicised by the previous ruling PiS (ECR) party. Read more.
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BRATISLAVA
Fico proposes ‘COVID amnesty’ and compensation for thousands of Slovaks. Slovakia’s Prime Minister, Robert Fico, proposed a measure to forgive misdemeanours related to the COVID-19 pandemic, covering a period spanning 42 months. The intervention has been approved by the government and is currently pending parliamentary approval. Read more.
NEWS FROM THE BALKANS
Romanian elections spark Bulgarian MPs to investigate Russian influence. Bulgarian lawmakers want a parliamentary commission to investigate Russian influence, Ivaylo Mirchev, a member of We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria told Euractiv. Read more.
AGENDA:
- EU: Economic and Financial Affairs Council convenes to discuss energy taxation, Russia’s war against Ukraine, financial services and more;
- Commission President Ursula von der Leyen receives President of Moldova Maia Sandu;
- Agriculture and Food Commissioner Christophe Hansen delivers keynote speech at Agri-Food Days; Meets with European Investment Bank President Nadia Calviño;
- Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport Commissioner Glenn Micallef receives Minister of Culture and Strategic Communications of Ukraine Mykola Tochytskyi.
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[Edited by Sarantis Michalopoulos, Daniel Eck, Alice Taylor-Braçe, Sofia Mandilara]
Languages: Polski | Czech | Spanish
Updated: 10-12-2024
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