Ukrainian suspect in Nord Stream pipeline explosion troubles Polish-German relations – Euractiv

Polish-German relations appear to have hit a low point after Warsaw refused to help Berlin arrest a Ukrainian citizen living in Poland suspected of causing the Nord Stream 2 pipeline explosion, while Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk unexpectedly asked Germany to remain silent. Read more.

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Berlin

The EU approved Germany’s 5 billion euro subsidy plan, and von der Leyen called chipmaker TSMC’s factory in Dresden. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday attended the official groundbreaking ceremony for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.’s Dresden plant, stepping up EU efforts to boost domestic semiconductor production in the bloc, after her EU body approved a 5 billion euro state aid package for the facility. Read more.

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Paris

The people behind the resurgence of the French centre-left want to get rid of Macron and Mélenchon. It is time to open a new chapter for President Emmanuel Macron and LFI leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon, Raphael Glucksmann, leader of the French Socialists in the European Parliament, said in an interview. Key Points. Read more.

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Vienna

Austria submitted its 2030 climate plan late after Germany and Spain failed to meet the June deadline. Only ten EU countries have submitted long-term climate action plans to Brussels, with Austria being the latest to do so, while larger countries such as Germany and Spain continue to ignore the June 2024 deadline. Read more.

Nordic and Baltic countries

Vilnius

As demand increases, Lithuania will reassess the potential of military training areas. Lithuania will expand its military training infrastructure and as the demand for military training continues to grow, the Ministry of Defense is considering the Taurag and Hilale districts as potential locations for new training centers. Read more.

Southern Europe

Rome

Italy’s coalition split over citizenship reform debate. New divisions have emerged within Italy’s ruling coalition over the controversial and hotly debated citizenship reform, with the Northern League (ID) and the ECR warning their ally, Forza Italia (EPP), not to join forces with the opposition on the issue. Read more.

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Madrid

A Spanish MEP has sparked controversy over “fake news” about racist killings of children, causing an uproar on social media. Alves Perez, a rising star of the Spanish far right, has used the stabbing of an 11-year-old boy in central Spain last Sunday to spread racist and xenophobic rhetoric against immigrants, especially those of African descent. Read more.

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Lisbon

The Portuguese income is increasing. The average salary is still close to the minimum wage. Even with inflation, incomes in Portugal are still rising, but wage growth is slowing and the average salary remains close to the minimum wage. Read more.

Eastern Europe

Bratislava

Slovakia is to change the rules on NGO involvement in monitoring EU funding. Slovak NGOs will soon no longer be able to choose their civil society representatives to monitor EU funding, as the government plans to have the job done by the Civil Society Development Plenipotentiary, against the NGOs’ wishes. Read more.

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Prague

The Czech Republic will use part of the profits from frozen Russian assets to finance Ukrainian ammunition. The European Union has formally asked the Czech Republic to finance the next munitions supply to Ukraine using revenues from frozen Russian assets, Czech Defense Minister Jana Černochová said on Tuesday. Read more.

Balkan News

Sophia

Bulgarian Patriarch supports pro-Russian Archbishop of Kiev. Bulgarian Patriarch Daniel has supported the pro-Russian head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Archbishop Onufri, and delivered a speech congratulating him on the tenth anniversary of his “ascension as Archbishop of Kyiv and all Ukraine.” Read more.

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(Editing by Sarantis Michalopoulos, Daniel Ek, Alice Taylor and Sofia Mandilala)

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