state of the union Europe's week: Vaccination drive and flood cleanup continues The European Commission announced on Wednesday that 70% of people had been vaccinated with at least one dose. 30/07/2021
Czech Republic Czech workers given extra holiday for having COVID jab Fully vaccinated Czech state workers will be able to claim an additional two days in paid holiday before the end of the year, the Prime Minister has announced. 30/07/2021
brussels bureau EU and Cuba clash after Brussels slams arrest of protesters Cuba's foreign minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla says he "strongly rejects" a statement by the EU criticising his country. 30/07/2021
Poland Poland's president changes tune on judicial reform amid row with EU “Everything indicates that legislative changes will be needed,” President Duda said after a top Polish judge urged him to bring the country's controversial judicial reform into line with EU law. 30/07/2021
Europe Is there a way out of the Northern Ireland Protocol stalemate? EU-UK talks to solve their post-Brexit trade spat over Northern Ireland have reached an impasse. With both sides digging their heels in, what are the options going forward? 30/07/2021
Kosovo Defendant bids to oust Kosovo war crimes judges in new blow for court The move deals another blow to the controversial court, seen by many Albanian Kosovars as an insult to the Kosovo Liberation Army's war against Serb rule. 30/07/2021
Poland Thousands of Polish judges urge their country to heed EU court rulings The magistrates say a refusal to abide by the European Court of Justice's rulings would not only violate EU laws but also Poland's national constitution. 28/07/2021
Bosnia and Herzegovina Is Bosnia’s Milorad Dodik using genocide denial for political ends? Attempts to play down or deny what happened at Srebrenica in 1995 prompted Bosnia's foreign peace envoy to last week pass the nation's first law prohibiting genocide denial. 28/07/2021
World EU electricity demand back up but with fewer emissions, study shows Renewables accounted for significantly more electricity generated in the first six months of this year compared with the first half of 2019. 28/07/2021
USA Joe Biden nominates former ambassador to Romania as new EU envoy Gitenstein, 74, is a lawyer who served as the US ambassador to Romania from 2009 to 2012. 28/07/2021
