Shorouk Express As before, lowering duties on imported cars and the zero-for-zero mutual offer on industrial goods have not been taken off the table. Cooperating on China’s trade barriers and overproduction is another area where Brussels sees space for cooperation with Washington. However, EU diplomats caution that any offer will be tightly constrained by internal…
Shorouk Express Another 2,649 people, 27 percent of the total, were staying in nonconventional housing, including nonapproved accommodation structures, temporary accommodations or squats. 1,539 people, 16 percent of the total, were staying with third parties. According to Bruss’Help, “the scale of the problem exceeds all individual initiatives,” and it hopes that the current report will…
Shorouk Express De Beukelaer, who attempted to reboot coalition negotiations last month, is scathing. In all the months since the election, politicians haven’t even come around to talking substance, he told POLITICO. “It’s just political posturing that’s blocking Brussels,” he said. “‘You’re my friend. You’re not. I want to work with you. But not with…
Shorouk Express The announcement came during the mid-term review of the nearly €400 billion scheme, which the Commission created to reduce disparities between the bloc’s regions but now wants to use for priority issues like defense spending, competitiveness and housing. Southern EU members like Italy and Spain, which have reacted coolly to repurposing cohesion funds…
Shorouk Express The Lithuanian commissioner also said he would raise the idea of a “temporary commercial approach” with EU countries, as the project would be time-consuming and expensive. The EU is already taking steps to develop a new constellation of secure communication satellites that can rival Elon Musk’s Starlink, called IRIS². The remarks by Kubilius…
Shorouk Express BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 8. The delegation of the Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly is on a working visit to Brussels, Trend reports. On 6-8 March 2025, the delegation of the Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, led by MP Ramid…
Shorouk Express The eagerly anticipated proposal will be a relief to many businesses worried about having to meet complicated green reporting standards, many of which they complain are overlapping and require major investment to ensure compliance. But green and center-left groups are likely to oppose many of the changes, setting up a fight in the…
Shorouk Express The Brussels prosecutor’s office appointed an investigating judge for murder after the incident on Saturday. It linked the killing to drug trafficking. “We must intensify judicial investigations to dismantle the networks and those pulling the strings,” Brussels prosecutor Julien Moinil told Belga. Belgian Interior Minister Bernard Quintin said that “new and strict measures”…
Shorouk Express Nevertheless, the spokesperson said, “the EU would respond firmly to any trading partner that unfairly or arbitrarily imposes tariffs on EU goods.” France’s Industry Minister Marc Ferracci went further, demanding a “biting” response from Brussels, which manages trade relations on behalf of the EU’s 27 member countries. “Trade negotiations with Donald Trump must…
Shorouk Express A Commission spokesperson confirmed the Fico meeting would be postponed, but did not say to when. Fico was also scheduled to meet with Europe’s Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen. “As usual, man makes up his mind and God changes his mind,” Fico told reporters on the plane back to Bratislava in a video posted…
