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In today’s Capitals news:
BERLIN
The liberal FDP (Renew) party, junior partner in Germany’s three-way coalition, will block any attempt to relocate refugees from Lampedusa to the country, the party’s secretary general announced on Monday. Italian Giorgia Meloni has reversed a “nationalist” approach and is now seeking a European solution to the problem. Learn more.
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VIENNA | BUCHAREST
Romania threatens to sue Austria over its Schengen veto. Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu has threatened to take Austria to the EU Court of Justice if it does not lift its veto on the country’s bid to join the Schengen area by December. Learn more.
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PARIS
The French minister offers his support to Italy and welcomes people “eligible for asylum”. The French Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, went to Rome on Monday to “help Italy hold its border” while the Italian island of Lampedusa faces a significant influx of migrants. Learn more.
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BRUSSELS
The city of Brussels wants more no–Belgians will participate in local elections. Brussels authorities want to encourage more non-Belgians to exercise their right to vote in municipal elections, a right that most have not used since it was granted to them in 2006. Learn more.
Belgium is committing to a new global jobs fund alongside Spain and Germany. Belgium is committed to contributing 3 million euros to the Global Accelerator for employment, social protection and just transitions, announced the Belgian Minister of Development Cooperation, Caroline Gennez, while Germany and Spain have committed 7 and 10 million euros respectively to the new fund in anticipation of the United Nations General Assembly. session in New York on Monday. Learn more.
UNITED KINGDOM AND IRELAND
DUBLIN
The two Irish Green MEPs will run again in 2024. MEPs Ciarán Cuffe and Grace O’Sullivan will run again in the 2024 elections with a focus on social justice and improving the environment, the candidates told Euractiv on Monday. Learn more.
SOUTHERN EUROPE
MADRID
Spanish socialists urge the EU “not to veto” Catalan to join the EU’s official languages. The Catalan branch of the Spanish Socialist Party (PSC) on Monday urged all EU member states not to veto a proposal to make Catalan a new official language of the European bloc, as demanded on Monday by regional separatist forces on the eve of a General Affairs meeting. Council meeting in Brussels. Learn more.
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LISBON
Bank of Portugal: maintaining interest rates at current level is decisive in bringing down inflation. Maintaining interest rates at their current levels will be “decisive” in bringing down inflation, Bank of Portugal Governor Mário Centeno said on Monday, adding that he considers inflation rates “more socially unjust ” as the measures to combat it. Learn more.
EASTERN EUROPE
PRAGUE
Czech MEP says new transparency rules will put honest lawmakers in difficulty. The European Parliament has revised its rules of procedure to strengthen its integrity and transparency after the recent Qatargate corruption scandal, but Czech MEP Alexander Vondra warns that the new rules will make it harder for decent and honest people to work. Learn more.
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Kyiv
Ukraine files WTO lawsuit against Poland, Slovakia and Hungary over ban on agricultural imports. Ukraine has filed a lawsuit at the World Trade Organization (WTO) against Poland, Slovakia and Hungary over their decision to unilaterally ban Ukrainian agricultural products. Learn more.
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BRATISLAVA
Resistance to greening agriculture will persist after the Slovak elections. Many politicians vying for seats in the Slovak parliament have shown a distinct lack of enthusiasm for greening the EU’s agricultural policy on GMOs, pesticides and unproductive land, instead September 30 elections are approaching. Learn more.
NEWS FROM THE BALKANS
PRISTINE
Accusations of bias against the special envoy for dialogue in Kosovo are increasing. The EU special envoy for the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue has been accused of bias in favor of Serbia, according to Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti, who sent letters to the leaders of Italy, Germany, France and the United States regarding the situation. Learn more.
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SOFIA
Bulgarian Minister: Russian propaganda provoked protests against Ukrainian grain imports. The problem of importing Ukrainian grain into Bulgaria was created by Russian propaganda, Transport Minister Todor Gvozdeikov said on Monday, after Bulgarian grain producers, who demanded a ban on the import of agricultural products from Ukraine, blocked the country’s main roads. . Learn more.
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BUCHAREST
Cereal exports: “GentlemanIt is “agreement” between the Romanian and Ukrainian Prime Ministers. Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu and his Ukrainian counterpart, Denys Shmyhal, held discussions on Saturday and Sunday to resolve their grain dilemma after the European Commission’s decision on Friday not to extend restrictions on Ukraine’s grain exports to the EU. Learn more.
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BELGRADE
Serbian Minister of Eurointegration: our guidelines to combat climate change. It is not only European rules that we need to introduce, but also regional agreements to effectively combat climate change in the region, said the Serbian Eurointegration Minister. Learn more.
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PRISTINE
Von Cramon: Serbia must choose EU or Russia, the rights of Albanians in the south must be taken into account. If Serbia does not want to join the EU and prefers to maintain relations with Russia, the EU should not force it, said MEP and European Parliament rapporteur for Kosovo Viola von Cramon in an interview with Euractiv, also addressing erasure. of Albanians from the civil registers of southern Serbia. Learn more.
AGENDA:
- EU: General Affairs Council meets to discuss Commission 2023 rule of law report, Spain’s request to include Catalan, Basque and Galician in EU language regime , and more ;
- Commission President Ursula von der Leyen attends the opening of the 78th United Nations General Assembly in New York, USA;
- Vice President Maroš Šefčovič meets with UN Special Envoy for Climate Ambition and Solutions Michael Bloomberg; Co-chairs the Covenant of Mayors board meeting;
- Vice President Dubravka Šuica participates in the UNGA side event “Children as agents of change – A call to action to enable inclusive participation of children to accelerate implementation of the SDGs”; Participates in the event “Alleviating the suffering of Ukrainian children affected by the war”;
- Commission Vice-President Vĕra Jourová on an official visit to China: visits the Institute of Artificial Intelligence at Tsinghua University;
- Vice President Margaritis Schinas delivers a speech at the European Maritime Transport Summit gala dinner;
- Agriculture Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski holds video conference with Greek Minister of Agricultural Development and Food Lefteris Avgenakis;
- Roberta Metsola holds a meeting with the President of the United Nations General Assembly, Dennis Francis;
- The EPP holds a press conference on its vision for agriculture in Europe, chaired by Manfred Weber;
- Germany: Defense ministers gather for Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting;
- France: President Emmanuel Macron receives the leader of the British Labor Party Keir Starmer;
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(Edited by Sarantis Michalopoulos, Daniel Eck, Alice Taylor, Sofia Stuart Leeson, Sofia Mandilara)
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