Europe

Slovakia Enters Lockdown Amid COVID Surge

Today, in connection with the unfavorable epidemic situation surrounding the covid-19 disease, the Slovak government approved a nationwide two-week closure, Economy Minister Richard Sulík told reporters. According to him, at the time of the so-called lockdown, only stores with basic needs will be open from the stores, and employers will check the covid certificates of employees […]

MEPs Approve CAP Reform

In a final vote today, MEPs approved a reform of the common agricultural policy (CAP), which will affect the shape of agriculture in the member states of the European bloc in the five-year period from 2023 and determine how European agricultural subsidies are redistributed. The planned changes are aimed at increasing environmental friendliness, better support for […]

US Imposes Sanctions On Another Nord Stream 2 Firm

The United States imposed further sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline on Monday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said. The target is the company Transadria, connected with Russia, and its ship, which worked on the pipeline, wrote the AP agency. Nord Stream 2 is to bring natural gas from Russia to Germany along the bottom […]

Google Signs 5-Year Deal To Pay For News From AFP

Google will pay the French news agency Agence France-Presse (AFP) for the content. Google announced on Wednesday that it had signed a five-year agreement with the agency. It is one of the largest licensing agreements under the new French law, Reuters reported. Google declined to disclose the financial terms of the agreement. AFP and Google said in a […]

ECB Warns Of Market ‘Exuberance’ As Economy Recovers

The euro area housing market is warming up, increasing the likelihood of a correction in both residential and commercial real estate markets. This was stated by the European Central Bank in its stability report. Families make savings during a pandemic, and people increasingly work from home. This increases demand for real estate and real estate price growth […]

EU Council, Parliament Reach 2022 Budget Deal

After many hours of negotiations, representatives of the member states of the European Union and the European Parliament agreed tonight on the form of the EU budget for next year. MEPs managed to increase the proposed amount of almost 170 billion euros (4.3 trillion CZK) by several hundred million, but the member states, which traditionally strive […]

EU Should Respect Sovereignty Of Member States: Babis

National sovereignty should not be degraded by membership in the European Union, it should be the basis and concept of European identity. This was stated by the Prime Minister of the ending government, Andrej Babiš (ANO), in a pre-recorded speech at the Central Europe: National Sovereignty or European Identity in the Integration of the European Union […]

Macron Says France Will Build New Nuclear Reactors

France will resume construction of nuclear reactors to ensure energy independence, meet its climate targets and keep electricity prices under control. This was announced by French President Emmanuel Macron. The statement comes at a time when European countries are facing sharp increases in electricity and gas prices. “In order to ensure France’s energy independence, secure electricity supplies […]