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"The result was rather expected based on the performance of Kamala Harris, who did not manage to separate her stance from Joe Biden's politics, which had caused dissatisfaction," Dr George Tzogopoulos, lecturer at the European Institute of Nice (Cife), a senior fellow at the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP), and an analyst at the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Stu

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis was in Budapest on Thursday for a meeting of nearly 50 European leaders and an EU summit where Donald Trump's return to power and the collapse of Germany's ruling coalition will be major talking points.

Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni had a telephone conversation with newly elected United States President Donald Trump yesterday, Wednesday night.

According to a statement from the Italian government, “the conversation was an opportunity to reaffirm the firm alliance, strategic cooperation and the historic and deep friendship that have always linked Rome and Washington.”

Oliver Varhelyi, the Hungarian nominee for European Commissioner for Health and Animal Welfare, has been sent back for a second round of questioning after MEPs expressed dissatisfaction with his responses. The hearing, which took place in Brussels, involved Varhelyi addressing the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, as well as Agriculture and Rural Development committees.

The Migration and Asylum Ministry is facing a severe funding crisis, with unpaid bills reaching nearly €65.8 million.

Andrius Kubilius, the candidate for European Commissioner for Defense and Space, emphasized the need for Europe to prepare for the most extreme military threats, including potential Russian aggression against EU member states.

The election of Donald Trump as the next US president is expected to bring notable changes, with potential consequences for Bulgaria, according to Yordan Bozhilov, chairman of the Sofia Security Forum. Speaking on BNT alongside Dimitar Gardev, chairman of the Foreign Policy Committee in Bulgaria's 46th National Assembly, Bozhilov highlighted several areas of impact.

Germany enters a period of political uncertainty Thursday after its fragile three-party ruling coalition collapsed on the same day Donald Trump won the U.S. election.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz—who announced a January confidence vote, likely followed by snap elections in March—will seek to reassure his European partners at a summit in Budapest.

Greece has registered the greatest rise in investments volume in the entire European Union during the last five years, National Economy and Finance Minister Kostis Hatzidakis said on Tuesday.

Speaking at the Athens Investment Forum, Hatzidakis said that investments during 2019-2023 increased in stable prices by 53.4%.

The development of an effective and fair institutional framework for the taxation of cryptocurrencies, along with the incorporation of international legislation for consumer protection, was announced by the Minister of National Economy and Finance, Kostis Hatzidakis, speaking tonight at an event organized by the Numismatic Museum.