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In today’s news from The Capitals:
WARSAW
The European Ombudsman has found that the Commission failed to fully address potential conflicts of interest concerning outgoing Agriculture Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski, following a complaint by the Polish farmers’ association Dzierżawcy.pl. Read more.
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BERLIN
E3 ‘euphoria’ and Weimar’s woes: Is Europe’s centre of gravity shifting from Warsaw to London? With British Prime Minister Keir Starmer taking office, the old EU axis of France, Germany, and the UK is experiencing a revival, while questions are raised over the progress of the Franco-German-Polish Weimar Triangle. Read more.
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PARIS
French interior minister orders police crack down on irregular migration, note reveals. Top police officials across France are expected to get “personally involved” in ramping up actions against irregular migration and prioritising detention before returns as the EU mulls renewed common practices for deportation, according to a note seen by Euractiv. Read more.
UK & IRELAND
LONDON
UK detects first case of new mpox variant. A single human case of Clade Ib mpox was confirmed in the UK on Wednesday, although the risk remains low to population health, said the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). Read more.
EUROPE’S SOUTH
MADRID
Spain’s deadly floods kill 95, infliect widespread destruction. Devastating floods have left at least 95 people dead and several others missing in Spain, wreaking havoc in the regions of Valencia and Castilla-La Mancha, authorities said on Wednesday. Read more.
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LISBON
Portugal says rejection of judge for EU court ‘illegal’. The EU Court of Justice’s rejection of Judge Gonçalo Almeida Ribeiro for a judgeship is illegal because the criteria put forward are not included in the EU’s operating treaty, said Portuguese Foreign Minister Paulo Rangel. Read more.
EASTERN EUROPE
PRAGUE
Czech anti-monopoly office halts progress of nuclear tender. The planned construction of new nuclear reactors at Czechia’s Dukovany plant has come to a halt after the country’s Anti-Monopoly Office issued a preliminary measure to halt the progress of a contract with South Korea’s KHNP. Read more.
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BRATISLAVA
Slovak Prime Minister Fico to visit Russia on WW2 80th anniversary. Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico intends to visit Russia next year to take part in events marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two, he confirmed on Russian state television. Read more.
NEWS FROM THE BALKANS
SOFIA
No ties to US-sanctioned politician key to Bulgarian government formation. Former Bulgarian prime minister Boyko Borissov and his GERB (EPP) party will get enough support to form a pro-European government in Sofia if they declare that they are not dependent on Delyan Peevski, a controversial politician who has been sanctioned by the US for corruption. Read more.
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BUCHAREST
Ex-NATO official in Romanian presidential race accused of troll farm use. USR presidential candidate Elena Lasconi has accused independent candidate and former NATO deputy secretary-general Mircea Geoană of possible collaboration with a ‘troll farm’ ahead of the presidential elections slated for the end of November. Read more.
AGENDA:
- EU: Parliament President Roberta Metsola participates in the Santander International Banking Conference 2024 “Growth in a Disrupted World”;
- Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders participates in the Global Privacy Assembly, in St. Helier, Jersey; Meets with President Director of the Brazilian Data Protection Authority Waldemar Gonçalves Ortunho Junior; Meets with Chairperson of Korea’s Personal Information Protection Commission Haksoo Ko;
- Climate Action Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra participates in ministerial meeting on the New Collective Quantified Goal on climate finance;
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[Edited by Sarantis Michalopoulos, Daniel Eck, Alice Taylor-Braçe, Sofia Mandilara]