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In today’s news from The Capitals:
REYKJAVIK
Vikings at the gate? Iceland’s EU debate ahead of key elections. The question of Iceland’s EU membership may well be back on the agenda ahead of Saturday’s parliamentary elections in Iceland, with two pro-EU parties leading the way and a possible referendum on the issue in the offing. Read more.
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BERLIN
Germany, Poland call for stronger cohesion policy conditionality after 2027. Germany, the EU‘s biggest net budget contributor, and Poland, the largest net beneficiary, have joined forces to shape the future of cohesion policy, wanting it to have stronger ties to reforms while maintaining the roles of regions. Read more.
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PARIS
French farmers no longer want to be ‘top of the class’ in the fight against pesticides. Demanded by France’s farming unions, the government has promised to put an end to the ‘over-transposition’ of European pesticide standards, while an NGO report says this falls far short of reality. Read more.
Franco-German nuclear fight foils EU competitiveness agreement. European industry ministers could not agree on a unanimous statement on the bloc’s economic competitiveness, amid a disagreement over whether EU funds should go towards financing nuclear power. Read more.
NORDICS & BALTICS
STOCKHOLM
EU ‘naivety’ to blame for Northvolt’s collapse, says Sweden. The EU’s “naive” approach to regulation and trade with China and the US is to blame for battery maker Northvolt’s bankruptcy and could entrench Beijing’s domination in clean-tech, Sweden’s Deputy Prime Minister said on Thursday. Read more.
UK & IRELAND
DUBLIN
Irish election: old parties hope to cling on as independents surge. Ireland’s coalition government hopes to retain power in a general election on Friday, amid strong support for independent candidates. Read more.
EUROPE’S SOUTH
ROME
Italy braces for nationwide general strike over Meloni’s budget plan. Italy is bracing for a nationwide general strike on Friday (29 November) as unions clash with the Meloni government over a budget plan they deem inadequate, with a trade union leader accusing Infrastructure Minister Matteo Salvini of undermining the right to protest in an interview with Euractiv. Read more.
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MADRID
Spanish government slams Partido Popular for breaking EU political consensus. By voting against Ursula von der Leyen’s second European Commission, the Spanish People’s Party (PP) acted irresponsibly, breaking the longstanding consensus between the European People’s Party (EPP) and the Socialists and Democrats (S&D), Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares said on Thursday. Read more.
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LISBON
Extra pension increase passes in Portuguese parliament. The Portuguese parliament approved an additional 1.25% increase in pensions, which will be added to the regular annual increase, on Thursday during the specialised votes on the State Budget for 2025. Read more.
EASTERN EUROPE
WARSAW | STOCKHOLM
Tusk, Kristersson forge strategic partnership, pledge ‘ironclad’ support for Ukraine. Polish and Swedish Prime Ministers Donald Tusk and Ulf Kristersson signed an agreement on Thursday on enhanced economic and security cooperation, including “ironclad” support for Ukraine. Read more.
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BRATISLAVA
EU reiterates Russia stance amid Fico’s Moscow plans. Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD/NI) revealed he had accepted Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invitation to Moscow to attend next year’s celebrations of the victory over fascism on 9 May. Read more.
NEWS FROM THE BALKANS
SOFIA
EU court rules against Bulgarian biometric data collection. The EU’s top court ruled that the Bulgarian police may not collect DNA and fingerprints unnecessarily, in a judgement on Thursday. Read more.
AGENDA:
EU: Competitiveness Council in its research and space compositions convenes to discuss natural resources and bioeconomy in Central and Eastern Europe, advanced materials, competencies in space sector, and more;
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[Edited by Sarantis Michalopoulos, Alice Taylor-Braçe, Owen Morgan, Sofia Mandilara]
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