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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.

Europe's attempt to give workers at Uber, Deliveroo and other online platforms more social and labor rights failed a second time after Greece and three other countries abstained from voting on the watered-down political deal.

MUNICH - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Munich on Friday.

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.

Austria is considering prolonging border controls with its Schengen neighbors due to the surge in migrant arrivals, announced Interior Minister Gerhard Karner during a press conference in Vienna alongside Bavarian counterpart Joachim Herrmann.

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.

In a landscape fraught with political tension and economic intricacies, Bulgaria stands at the precipice of a pivotal juncture in its European integration journey. As aspirations for Eurozone membership loom large on the horizon, projections hint at a potential entry by 2025, marking a significant milestone in the country's quest for broader European alignment.

For political cynics, the European Union has long been an easy target. The size and scale of its ambitions and the continual overproduction of bureaucratic absurdities offer ample opportunity for derision - inside Europe and beyond.

Greek Minister of Development Kostas Skrekas emphasized the necessity for the European Union to embrace a unified industrial strategy geared toward ensuring autonomy, advancing green and digital transitions in alignment with significant global challenges, and upholding indisputable European values during his address at European Union Informal Competitiveness Council on Friday.

EU lawmakers and governments struck a watered-down deal on Thursday on the rights of workers at Uber, Deliveroo and other online companies.

The two sides had reached a provisional agreement in December but subsequent opposition from France, Ireland, Greece, Lithuania and other countries torpedoed the deal, forcing legislators back to the negotiating table.