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The European Commission on Tuesday proposed a new 1.5-billion-euro ($1.63 billion) defense industry program, which would be financed from the European Union budget for the period between 2025 and 2027.

European Union countries are negotiating exemptions for a proposed EU-wide tax on polluting aviation fuel for islands, in a move that could benefit countries such as Ireland, Cyprus, Malta, Spain and Greece, a draft document showed.

TIRANA - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, who is in Tirana for a regional summit on an EU growth plan and economic convergence, said on Thursday the growth plan for the Western Balkans would enable closer cooperation within the region as well as with the EU.

Greece, Cyprus and France reportedly blocked the financing for the supply of Turkish-made Bayraktar drones and artillery shells for Ukraine, which were to be purchased with European funds.

Women made up 44% of the science and engineering workforce in Cyprus in 2022, a trend that aligns with the EU average of 41%, according to Eurostat data released on February 11, the UN's International Day of Women and Girls in Science.

The European Union member-states, including Greece, are returning to fiscal discipline after four years of the Stability Pact's suspension, due to the Covid-19 and energy crises. This is according to the agreement reached on Saturday between the European Council and the European Parliament on new EU fiscal rules.

The roadblocks are taking place near the European Quarter, where EU leaders are expected to attend an extraordinary meeting of the European Council.
The plan is for them to present their complaints about exorbitant prices, rules and bureaucracy to the EU's leaders at a summit scheduled to discuss aid to Ukraine.

Eurostat provided the latest data on educational methods in the member states of the European Union on January 24th*, with a particular focus on those related to online education.

BRUSSELS - EU spokesperson Peter Stano said on Thursday that no progress on the EU-faciliated dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina also meant no progress on the EU accession process.

The European Commission will propose next week a law requiring all European Union member states to scrutinize foreign investments in order to determine whether they pose a security risk, as part of the bloc's efforts to boost its economic security, Reuters has reported.