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Apostolos Tzitzikostas, the Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism, visited Rome, where he addressed the Italian Senate and delivered a keynote speech at LUISS University focusing on EU infrastructure.
During his visit, Tzitzikostas engaged in private talks with Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Matteo Salvini, Minister of Entrepreneursh

Dendermonde (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – Dendermonde enforces a summer-long ban on gatherings and city centre access to combat rising incidents of street fights and intimidation, officials confirm.
This follows reports of fights, intimidation, destruction, and noise pollution over the previous two months. This relates to a prohibition on meetings on the Oude Vest and Grote Markt in Belgium. In

La Commission européenne veut maintenir un objectif de réduction des émissions de gaz à effet de serre de 90%, mais envisage de changer la méthode de calcul de la progression des pays.

Paris – Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella’s party faces new allegations of breaching European Parliament regulations.
The National Rally (RN), in collaboration with its partners from the former Identity and Democracy (ID) group, is accused of having “unduly spent” over 4.3 million euros between 2019 and 2024, as per a report from the financial affairs department of the Brussels institution.

Tienen (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – Nadine Bergmans has officially taken oath as the new chief of police for the Getevallei zone, covering Hoegaarden, Tienen, Linter, Zoutleeuw, and Landen.
Head Commissioner Bergmans took over as police head when Chief Commissioner Stephan Gillis was forced to resign because of an inquiry into illegal activity. 
According to the Belgium police zone, Chief Comm

Frederiksen’s comments follow the White House’s confirmation earlier this week that the U.S. will cease sending air defense missiles and certain precision munitions to Ukraine, supporting a report by POLITICO.
Denmark remains a staunch supporter of Ukraine, contributing nearly €10 billion in military and civilian aid since Russia’s large-scale invasion in February 2022. Frederiksen has been

Brussels (ANSA) – The EU is intensifying its efforts on military mobility, aimed at modernizing member states’ infrastructure to facilitate the transportation of troops and equipment as needed. During an extraordinary meeting of the Ten-T committee, which included member states and commissioners Apostolos Tzitzikostas (Transport) and Andrius Kubilius (Defense), discussions centered on &#822

Reimagining the design of cities, communities and housing is essential to face the current challenges, a conference was told.
It also heard that civil society organisations (CSOs) have a key role to play in steering this transformation.
Sustainability and the right to housing must be at the heart of future strategies and the EU could contribute to this by increasing European funding for affordabl

Before his appointment as deputy commander in chief of the navy in March, Gudkov led the 155th Guards Naval Infantry Brigade, which Kyiv officials and military bloggers accused of repeatedly committing war crimes in Ukraine, including executing and beheading prisoners of war.
Gudkov is among the highest-ranking military officials killed by Ukraine since Russia’s full-scale invasion in Februa

Brussels – The revision of EU funds is advancing well and may be finalized ahead of the mid-June deadline set by the government. The European Commission (EC) is open to utilizing a portion of these funds for energy price compensation, with the final decision hinging on the structure of the aid mechanism. This was announced on Wednesday in Brussels by Samuel Migaľ, the Minister of Investments, Reg