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In today’s Capitals news:
WARSAW
The Polish government has adopted a special resolution on EU migration and asylum reform, condemning the bloc’s relocation system in light of the drastic increase in migrant arrivals on the Italian island of Lampedusa . Learn more.
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EU INSTITUTIONS
Euractiv’s interview with the head of the EPP shakes European politics, angers the socialists and the Greens. A recent Euractiv interview with the general secretary of the European People’s Party (EPP), Thanasis Bakolas, in which he rejected a post-election right-wing coalition and supported dialogue between pro-European forces, caused a great stir in Brussels politics. Learn more.
The European Parliament is furious as the Council escapes financial control for 13 years. The European Parliament will likely reject implementation of the EU Council’s 2021 budget on Wednesday, continuing a 13-year row that raises questions about democratic accountability and skills hoarding. Learn more.
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PARIS
Le Pen’s party claims to have repaid the Russian loan. The National Rally of far-right leader Marine Le Pen announced that it had fully repaid a loan from a Russian company, hoping to put an end to accusations of proximity to Vladimir Putin’s Russian regime. Learn more.
The French energy and climate transition will benefit from an additional 7 billion euros in 2024. France will invest an additional 7 billion euros next year in the energy and climate transition compared to 2023, French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne said on Tuesday. Learn more.
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BERLIN
European elections: German far-right candidates allowed to run despite false CV claims. Far-right AfD candidates in the upcoming European elections will not be recalled despite an internal investigation that found at least one of them had made false statements on his curriculum vitae, the Commission announced on Tuesday. party leadership. Learn more.
SOUTHERN EUROPE
MADRID
Spanish Parliament approves use of all official languages, EU postpones decision. The Spanish Parliament approved on Tuesday the use of Catalan, Basque and Galician in all working sessions of the institution, while EU representatives in Brussels decided to postpone the decision on their use in the bloc . Learn more.
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ROME
Meloni will discuss the migration emergency at his first UN General Assembly. The migration crisis that has brought Italy’s premier reception system to its knees will be one of the issues Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will address – for the first time as prime minister – during the 78th session of the General Assembly United Nations. Learn more.
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ATHENS
The European left calls for unity within Syriza in Greece after the elections. Greece’s main opposition force, Syriza, must remain united after Sunday’s internal elections to be able to “topple” conservative Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, a European left official told Euractiv, amid growing internal tensions in Greece. within the Greek left party. Learn more.
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LISBON
Portugal is ready to welcome migrants from Lampedusa. Portugal has shown its willingness to welcome some of the migrants arriving on the Italian island of Lampedusa as part of the European Union’s solidarity mechanism in order to alleviate the “great pressure” on Italy, announced on Tuesday the Portuguese government. Learn more.
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VALLETTA
Maltese food prices rise by 11% due to EU deficit intervention. The price of food in Maltese supermarkets has increased by almost 11% over the past year, posing a significant problem for consumers, while general inflation has fallen, falling below the euro zone average . Learn more.
EASTERN EUROPE
PRAGUE
Czechia will send weapons to Ukraine with Danish and Dutch financial support. The Czech Republic will supply weapons to Ukraine with financial support from Denmark and the Netherlands, according to a “letter of intent” signed by the three countries on the sidelines of a meeting of the contact group on Ukraine in US Ramstein Air Base in Germany on Tuesday. Learn more.
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BRATISLAVA
Slovak Agriculture Minister criticizes Ukrainian WTO lawsuits, cite lack of legal basis. Ukraine’s lawsuits against Poland, Slovakia and Hungary at the World Trade Organization (WTO) over their unilateral ban on Ukrainian agricultural products have no legal basis, as the uncontrolled transportation of products food to an EU member state is probably not an argument, Slovak Agriculture Minister Jozef Bíreš said on Tuesday. Learn more.
NEWS FROM THE BALKANS
SOFIA
Bulgaria maintains ban on Ukrainian imports after conflict with grain producers. Bulgaria will not for the moment allow the import of sunflower seeds from Ukraine, it has been announced after four hours of tense negotiations between the government and protesting farmers, which began a second day of blockade roads across the country and parked 600 tractors, combine harvesters and other agricultural machinery at the entrance to the capital. Learn more.
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BUCHAREST
Tax reform in Romania: tax increase for SMEs, IT and agriculture. The draft law on tax and budgetary measures, which provides for several tax increases and the removal of certain tax benefits to ensure Romania’s long-term fiscal sustainability, was published on Tuesday by the Ministry of Finance. Learn more.
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BELGRADE
Vucic: We will firmly protect Serbia’s position. The session of the United Nations General Assembly is an exceptional opportunity for the voice of the “Western Balkans to be stronger and better heard”, declared Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić after the numerous meetings he had during his first day in New York. Learn more.
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PRISTINE
The EU warns Kosovo and Serbia of the consequences if the normalization agreement is not implemented. Kosovo and Serbia “risk losing opportunities to progress on the European path” if they do not implement EU-brokered deals, the EU warned on Tuesday, doubling down on efforts amid diplomatic fallout of the last round of negotiations. Learn more.
AGENDA:
- EU: Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivers a speech at the Climate Ambition Summit in New York, USA;
- Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Virginijus Sinkevičius participates in the signing of the BBNJ treaty to protect the high seas with President Ursula von der Leyen and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez; Deliver a speech at a high-level event on Nature and People: From Ambition to Action; Holds meetings with Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister and Climate Envoy Adel Al Jubeir, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed;
- Commission Vice-President Dubravka Suica met Ghada Waly, UN Under-Secretary-General for Drugs and Crime, and Virginia Gamba, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Children and armed conflicts;
- Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarčič participates in the ministerial week of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA78); Holds meetings with USAID Office of Humanitarian Assistance Assistant Administrator Sara Charles, U.S. Office of Population, Refugees and Migration Assistant Secretary Julieta Valls Noyes, General Supervisor of the King Salman of Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Rabeeah Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center. ;
- Vice President Maroš Šefčovič speaks at the Canada Global Carbon Pricing event, New York, USA;
- Budget and administration Johannes Hahn participates in the plenary session of the European Economic and Social Committee on the mid-term review of the multiannual financial framework (MFF);
- Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides delivers speech at 9th Economist Global Cancer Series;
- Agriculture Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski receives Albanian Agriculture Minister Anila Denaj; Meeting with the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Le Minh Hoan;
- Energy Commissioner Simson delivers remarks at the European Manufacturing Forum debate on the NET-ZERO Industrial Law with WindEurope;
- UN: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meets Brazilian President Lula da Silva;
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(Edited by Sarantis Michalopoulos, Daniel Eck, Alice Taylor, Sofia Stuart Leeson, Sofia Mandilara)
