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Bratislava ** Slovnaft refinery is facing total costs of approximately 200 million euros to adapt its oil processing technology in response to EU sanctions against Russia. The completion of these investment projects is anticipated by 2027, aiming to enhance the company’s ability to process a wider variety of alternative oils with different qualities. This information…

Here’s a rewritten version of your article: — Who Does Europe Turn to in Times of Change? When the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, dials Europe for advice, he gets Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on the line. Once considered on the fringes of European politics due to her roots in Italy’s far-right, Meloni has…

Sint-Truiden  (Eurotoday): Sint-Truiden is helping the endangered garden dormouse by placing 15 dormouse boxes in Haspengouw. They are working with Koen Bamps from Natuurpunt vzw to study and protect these animals. Mieke Claes, the Animal Welfare Alderman, highlights their natural importance. The garden dormouse, a large and colorful rodent with a long, fluffy tail, has…

Here’s a rewritten version of the article: — Climate Concerns Take Center Stage in EU-Mercosur Trade Deal The EU-Mercosur trade agreement reflects Europe’s—especially France’s—strong push to integrate climate priorities into global trade. This comes amid concerns over potential environmental backsliding, particularly regarding Argentinian President Javier Milei’s earlier suggestion of withdrawing from the Paris Climate Accord,…

Brussels/Bratislava – The Eurogroup and Ecofin have greenlighted the draft budget for the Slovak Republic for 2025, recognizing it as one of the top eight budgets submitted for evaluation by EU member states. This announcement was made by Slovak Finance Minister Ladislav Kamenický (Smer-SD) in Brussels following two days of discussions among finance ministers from…

The European Union at a Crossroads: Challenges and Leadership Amid Uncertainty Nearly 75 years after its foundational declaration, the European Union faces significant challenges that put its future in jeopardy. Once an alliance of economic powerhouses, the EU has become a collection of nations struggling to keep pace with dynamic global competitors. Popular dissatisfaction across…

Brussels (Eurotoday) – The European People’s Party pushes to revise EU car CO2 regulations, citing industry challenges and biofuel alternatives. It has come to light that the centre-right political group in the European Parliament, the European People’s Party is scaling a drive to cut the European Union’s main approaches for slashing CO2 emissions from automobiles.…

Brussels (ANSA) – The European Union is considering implementing further measures against Georgia in response to the violent suppression of street protests following contested electoral results and the delay in the EU accession process. This information was shared by the European External Action Service in a statement urging the ruling party in Tbilisi, Georgian Dream,…

The article discusses the chaos in financial markets, the plummeting pound, and skyrocketing mortgage rates that followed Liz Truss’ ill-fated 2022 mini-budget. However, it argues that these events were less about her economic policies and more about a coordinated effort by the so-called “blob”—a term Truss uses to describe a cultural and bureaucratic establishment opposed…

Take the following scenario: you wake up to the headline, “Iran inches closer to a nuclear weapon.” Doesn’t your heart sink? Your mind is racing with questions: Is there a deal to halt this? Are we secure? Furthermore, what exactly is the Iran Nuclear Deal? Since 2015, this agreement, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive…