European Union
Sakkari retires from Kremlin Cup semifinal after feeling sick
It is not clear what led to her withdrawal
Dnevnik says EU opted for the lesser evil in decision on Poland
Ljubljana – The European political map was divided along the familiar lines this week on the issue of the rule of law and other issues, Dnevnik says. Only the extreme right in the EU Parliament and Viktor Orban – partly also Janez Janša – showed understanding as Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki “roared against Brussels institutions and the EU law”.
European Leaders Attacked Poland at a Summit in Brussels
European leaders lined up sharply to criticize Warsaw on Thursday for challenging the EU's legal basis, but Poland's prime minister said he would not succumb to "blackmail" before joining the 27-nation bloc's summit, reports Reuters.
Mitsotakis at the Summit: Joint gas supply for the whole EU (video)
“The Eastern Mediterranean can, under certain conditions, be developed as an alternative energy source for the European Union”
The 48 hours of the Lenders with the Greek Government – What happened
Negotiations between Institutions and Greece came to an end. In view of the 12th assessment of the Greek economy, which is under strict supervision, the European institutions and the Greek governement discussed every single issue, focusing mainly on the financial issues, the public debts to individuals, the auctions and the bankruptcy law.
The Eurogroup verdict
Finland lobbies nuclear energy as a sustainable source
Following a previously secret decision Finland will lobby the EU to declare nuclear power as a sustainable energy source
Turkey critical of EU report on country's membership process
The Turkish Foreign Ministry slammed a report released on Oct. 19 by the European Commission on Turkey's membership process, saying it once again reflected the double standard approach towards the country.
Greece sold the most (36.% rise) cars in the EU in the first 9-month-period
The EU average was 6.6%
Albania, North Macedonia Ready for EU Accession Talks: European Commission
The European Commission's annual progress reports for six Western Balkan countries who hope to become EU members - plus Turkey - were published on Tuesday, assessing their achievements and shortcomings noted during the period between June 2020 and June 2021.
North Macedonia 'makes progress in key areas'
BIRN Fact-Check: What the Polish Constitutional Tribunal Ruling Means in Practice
Like all 27 EU member states, Poland accepted the supremacy of EU Treaties when it joined back in 2004. Those basic tenets have not changed since. What did change, however, is that, of late, rulings handed down by the CJEU have begun interfering with the Polish government's takeover of the judiciary - a process which has been happening since 2015.