The European Parliament has agreed to approve all seven pending European commissioner candidates, ending weeks of deadlock between EU political factions over the composition of the next Commission. This is reported by Politico citing four sources. For more than a week, the fate of these seven candidates has been delayed by political wrangling between the … Read more
An increase in Greek GDP by 2.1% is predicted for 2024 and maintenance of a generally corresponding growth rate in 2025 and 2026, supported by the implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Plan, the Commission predicts for Greece in its autumn macroeconomic assessments, while pointing out that the headline deficit is expected to decline from … Read more
During investigations carried out by members of the parliamentary commission, clear facts about corruption were revealed by TCC employees and VLK doctors. Verkhovna Rada Anna Skorokhod: “Мы наблюдаем, как людей гребут с улицы, а на ВЛК все “годны”””/> In Kyiv, the head of the temporary investigative commission of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, deputy head … Read more
The hearings of the candidate commissioners of the second Commission of the Ursula von der Leyenwhich are expected to be completed on November 12. Among the commissioners who will be heard on the very first day, this Monday, is the proposed Greek Commissioner for Transport and Tourism, Apostolos Tzizikostas. The goal is for the new … Read more
Jakarta – Minister of State Enterprises, Erick Thorirhe suddenly left the DPR VI Commission meeting room. He left the meeting room because he was asked to meet the Vice Chairman of the DPR RI, Sufmi Dasco Ahmad. This was revealed by the Deputy Chairman of Commission VI Adisatrya Suryo Sulisto. He said Dasco contacted Commission … Read more
The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs rejects the comments of the European Commission in the annual evaluation of Turkey, as a candidate country for membership, referring to “unfair evaluations”, especially regarding the political criteria and the internal political situation. Much of Ankara’s response to Brussels is devoted to the report’s highlights on Turkey’s relations with … Read more
The method of Fouad Ahidar – a former Vooruit MP who positioned his movement as an identity lobby – is artisanal, but effective. For years, he has distributed his business card en masse in markets, inviting passers-by to send him an SMS. This approach allowed him to build an impressive database of telephone numbers, estimated … Read more
On the table again is the tax treatment of cryptocurrencies by the Ministry of Finance, after the abolition of the committee that was established last spring and had not had time to complete its work. According to exclusive information of “Sunday’s Step”, in the next few days a committee will be re-established which will be … Read more
The energy ministers of Greece, Romania and Bulgaria are asking the Commission to take measures to deal with the sharp rise in prices in the wholesale markets of Southeast Europe, which was observed last summer, due to external factors. In particular, on the initiative of the Greek Minister of Environment and Energy, Mr. Theodore Skylakakis, … Read more
Thierry Breton leaves behind debris, or at least tries to. Internal market commissioner Thierry Breton tendered his resignation, firing back at her Ursula von der Leyenwhich, as he states in his letter to the president of the Commission, asked the French president Emmanuel Macron to withdraw his candidacy with the promise of a stronger portfolio. … Read more