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In today’s news from The Capitals:
ROME
Italy will formally present a proposal at a meeting in Brussels on Wednesday to bring forward to the first half of 2025 the review of the EU’s 2035 ban on combustion engine vehicles, currently scheduled for 2026, announced Italy’s Business and Made in Italy Minister Adolfo Urso. Read more.
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PARIS
French government revealed: More of the same, with hard-right turn on immigration in the works. Newly-appointed French Prime Minister Michel Barnier presented his government late on Saturday, largely maintaining the political course of previous pro-Macron administrations while making concessions to the far-right Rassemblement National (RN). Read more.
Geneviève Darrieussecq appointed new French health minister. Freshly nominated French Prime Minister Michel Barnier unveiled his new government on Saturday, appointing 68-year-old centrist MP Geneviève Darrieussecq as minister for health and access to care. Read more.
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BERLIN
Germany’s social democrats prevail in east German stronghold. Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) narrowly beat the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) in the highly contested state elections of Brandenburg on Sunday, according to the exit polls, drawing in a record voting turnout of 74%. Read more.
EUROPE’S SOUTH
MADRID
PSOE delegation and Puigdemont meet in Geneva to smooth relations. Former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont and representatives of the ruling Socialist Party met in Geneva on Friday in an attempt to smooth relations after the separatist leader’s party voted against the ruling Socialists despite having previously agreed to back each other in parliament. Read more.
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NICOSIA | ATHENS
Cyprus signs agreement with Greece on ‘world’s longest’ subsea high-voltage cable. Greece and Cyprus have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to press ahead with a subsea electric cable linking continental Europe to the East Mediterranean, the energy ministries of the two countries said on Saturday. Read more.
EASTERN EUROPE
WARSAW
Trump cancels meeting with President Duda, Polish media report. US presidential candidate Donald Trump cancelled his meeting with Polish President Andrzej Duda without giving a reason but did post a message of support on social media. Read more.
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PRAGUE
Babiš celebrates landslide wins in Czech regional and Senate elections. Opposition party ANO of former prime minister Andrej Babiš won a resounding victory in 10 out of 13 regions in the regional elections while simultaneously making a strong showing in the Senate elections. Read more.
NEWS FROM THE BALKANS
SOFIA
Bulgaria’s GERB threatens ruling party in Skopje with expulsion from EPP. The ruling VMRO-DPMNE party in North Macedonia has been threatened with expulsion from the EU centre-right political family (EPP), with Andrey Kovachev, an MEP from Bulgaria’s largest party, GERB, accusing it of aggressive rhetoric against Bulgaria. Read more.
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BELGRADE
Serbia moves to reintroduce compulsory military service. Serbia’s government ministers on Friday agreed to reintroduce compulsory military service which was abolished 14 years ago. President Aleksandar Vučić praised the decision as an important step to improve the country’s defence readiness. Read more.
AGENDA:
EU: Agriculture and Fisheries Council convenes to discuss market situation, CAP strategic plans: stocktaking, amendement of fishing opportunities for 2024 – 2025, and more;
Parliament President Roberta Metsola attends United Nations General Assembly, in New York, USA; Participates at World Economic Forum roundtable on “Advancing a Global Agenda through a Geopolitical Recession”; Delivers keynote speech at Concordia Summit;
Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivers keynote address at Association of Small Islands States Leaders Meeting;
High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell participates in G7+ foreign ministers’ meeting on Ukraine Sector Support; Participates in G7 foreign ministers meeting;
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[Edited by Sarantis Michalopoulos, Daniel Eck, Alice Taylor, Sofia Mandilara]
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