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In today’s news from The Capitals:
VIENNA
Austria’s far-right Freedom Party announced on Wednesday that its coalition negotiations with the conservative Austrian People’s Party have broken down. Read more.
WESTERN EUROPE
BERLIN
Germany’s AfD steps up far-right diplomacy with Orbán love fest. Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán provided another glamorous international campaign stop for Alice Weidel of the Alternative for Germany (AfD), but a front-row seat among Europe’s far-right greats remains a distant prospect. Read more.
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PARIS
Upcoming Paris Syria conference to define effective aid framework, not raise funds. The International Conference on Syria, which kicks off in Paris on Thursday, will not be about raising money, but about working with the new authorities in Damascus to define a framework that will ensure the effective delivery of international aid. Read more.
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BRUSSELS
US stuns European allies, opens Ukraine peace talks with Russia. Donald Trump said on Wednesday he and Vladmir Putin had agreed to open talks to end Russia’s war in Ukraine “immediately”, after his defence secretary said it was “unrealistic” that Ukraine’s pre-2014 borders would be restored. Read more.
UK & IRELAND
LONDON
UK to refuse citizenship to refugees arriving via ‘dangerous journey’. The UK government has tightened its rules on refugees who have entered illegally, indicating a Labour party move toward a harsher stance on immigration policies. Read more.
NORDICS & BALTICS
COPENHAGEN
Danes get their first new national pandemic strategy in twelve years. Denmark is preparing for potential future pandemic health threats with a new generic plan that covers all forms of infectious diseases. Read more.
EUROPE’S SOUTH
ROME | SOUTH TYROL
Separatist sentiment on the rise in Italy’s majority German-speaking province. Sentiment for joining Austria is growing in Italy’s largely German-speaking province as the party advocating for Austrian rule continues to gain ground in the polls ahead of the municipal elections in May. Read more.
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Catalan separatists slam ‘chaos’ in Sánchez’s coalition after ministerial clash. “It is complicated to trust a coalition government that has difficulty agreeing among its own members,” said Miriam Nogueras, parliamentary spokeswoman for the right-wing Catalan separatist JxCat party, which is led from self-imposed exile in Belgium by former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont, on Wednesday. Read more.
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LISBON
Despite hurdles, investment in Portugal surges above pre-pandemic levels. Companies in Portugal face above-average regulatory and financial challenges compared to the EU, yet investment continues to rise—up 14% from pre-pandemic levels, according to a European Investment Bank (EIB) survey. Read more.
EASTERN EUROPE
WARSAW
Tusk taps ‘Polish Elon Musk’ to drive economic deregulation. After presenting a new economic package for Poland on Monday, PM Donald Tusk (PO, EPP) appointed an entrepreneur to prepare recommendations for deregulating the Polish economy. Read more.
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PRAGUE
Czechia mulls ban on gun silencers following 2023 university mass shooting. Czech lawmakers approved a statement calling for a ban on gun silencers for short firearms, including pistols and revolvers, following the tragic mass shooting at Charles University’s Faculty of Arts in December 2023. Read more.
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BRATISLAVA
Fico’s coalition partner criticises him in open letter, gets cold shoulder. Andrej Danko, leader of the Slovak hard-right ruling party SNS, has addressed an open letter to his coalition partner, PM Robert Fico (Smer-SD/NI), accusing him of disregarding his partners and politically isolating himself after the assassination attempt against him. Read more.
NEWS FROM THE BALKANS
BUCHAREST
Interim Romanian President Takes on Election Annulment Clarity. Ilie Bolojan, the interim President of Romania until the rescheduled elections in May, must clarify why the first round of the presidential elections last November was annulled. His mandate is expected to be challenging, given the public dissatisfaction and the attempts by extremist parties to overthrow the government. Read more.
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SOFIA
Borissov confirms the sale of two Bulgarian nuclear reactors to Ukraine. Boyko Borissov, leader of GERB, the largest party in Bulgaria’s ruling coalition, confirmed on Wednesday that the country will sell two Russian-made nuclear reactors to Ukraine. Read more.
AGENDA:
EU: Commission Vice President Teresa Ribera participates in Munich Security Conference; receives European Steel Association (EUROFER);
High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas participates in NATO Defence ministerial meeting;
Vice President Roxana Mînzatu hosts thematic dialogue on Automotive Industry Future;
Economy and Productivity Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis meets with International Monetary Fund (IMF) EU Executive Directors;
Equality Commissioner Hadja Lahbib attends vitrual ministerial roundtable with UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, key donors in Sudan;
Mediterranean Commissioner Dubravka Šuica participates in ministerial conference on Syria; Holds meetings with Foreign Affairs Minister of Syria’s Transitional Government Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani, French President’s Adviser for the Middle East and North Africa Anne-Marie Legendre, UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir O. Pedersen;
Parliament’s plenary debates EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement, threats to EU sovereignty through strategic dependencies in communication infrastructure, cross-border recognition of civil status documents of same-sex couples and their children, and more;
Parliament President Roberta Metsola on official visit in Israel; Holds meetings with Israeli President Isaac Herzog, Speaker of Knesset Amir Ohana, Foreign Affairs Minister Gideon Sa’ar;
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[Edited by Vas Panagiotopoulos, Daniel Eck, Sofia Mandilara]
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