In today’s news from The Capitals:
SOFIA
Bulgaria’s GERB party, led by veteran ex-prime minister Boyko Borissov (EPP), won Sunday’s snap parliamentary elections but faces difficult negotiations to form a government with the pro-European coalition We Continue the Change – Democratic Bulgaria and at least one other party. Read more.
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PARIS
French PM to present ‘reform plan’ inspired by Yellow Vest ‘grievances’. French Prime Minister Michel Barnier wants to show a five-year reform plan that will draw on the grievances and ideas President Emmanuel Macron asked around two million French people to share after the Yellow Vest movement in 2019. Read more.
UK & IRELAND
LONDON
‘What does reset mean?’ asks top EU-UK lawmaker Sandro Gozi. It is down to Prime Minister Keir Starmer to tell Brussels what he means by a “reset” of relations, not the other way around, EU-UK Parliamentary Partnership Assembly co-president Sandro Gozi told Euractiv in an interview. Read more.
NORDICS & BALTICS
VILNIUS
Centre-left opposition leads in Lithuania election. Lithuania’s centre-left opposition is set win Sunday’s parliamentary election, preliminary results showed, after a campaign dominated by concerns about the cost of living and social inequality. Read more.
EUROPE’S SOUTH
ROME
Hackers breach sensitive government and police data in Italy. Prosecutors in Milan have uncovered a network of hackers and former law enforcement officials accused of using malware and insider contacts to break into several government databases, including the Interior Ministry. Read more.
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MADRID
Sex scandal rocks Spanish far-left puts Sánchez coalition to the test. A sexual harassment scandal involving a former MP and ex-spokesman for the left-wing platform Sumar, a junior partner in Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s coalition government, has triggered a major crisis in the country’s left-wing camp, threatening its political credibility. Read more.
EASTERN EUROPE
BUDAPEST
Hungary’s Orbán to visit Georgia as EU mulls response to disputed election. Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, a political ally of the ruling Georgian Dream government, is expected to visit Georgia on Monday as the EU struggles with its response to the disputed elections. Read more.
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WARSAW
Tusk government doing well amid the challenges, expert says. Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s government must be judged on the difficult task of restoring the rule of law in Poland after years of conservative PiS rule, despite failing to deliver on all its promises in its first year since the elections, a Polish expert told Euractiv. Read more.
AGENDA:
EU: High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell co-chairs 9th Union for the Mediterranean ministerial meeting, in Barcelona, Spain;
Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson participates in EU-Western Balkans Home Affairs Ministerial Forum, in Budva, Montenegro;
Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders holds meetings with Justice Minister of Montenegro Bojan Božović, with Justice Minister of North Macedonia Igor Filkov; Participates in Eurojust agreement signing with Bosnia and Herzegovina, in Budva, Montenegro; Participates via videoconference in “Shadow Rule of Law Report” of European Policy Centre (EPC) launch;
Agriculture Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski leads agri-food business mission, in Jakarta, Indonesia;
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[Edited by Sarantis Michalopoulos, Daniel Eck, Alice Taylor-Braçe, Sofia Mandilara]
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Publish date : 2024-10-28 06:16:00
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