The European Parliament is finalizing a report on “the euro zone budget capacity.” The vote on the report in the Committee for Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament in this matter is scheduled for the end of January. Source: Onet/PAP
The EU will respond to any provocation coming from the US on trade or any other matter, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker warned on Wednesday (18 July) ahead of his trip to Washington to meet Donald Trump next week. Source: Euractiv
Iran has built a factory that can produce rotors for up to 60 centrifuges a day, the head of its atomic agency said on Wednesday, upping the stakes in a confrontation with Washington over the Islamic Republic’s nuclear work. Source: Reuters
Ukraine and Russia said they will hold further European Union-mediated talks on supplying Europe with Russian gas, in a key first step toward renewing Ukraine’s gas transit contract that expires at the end of next year. Source: Reuters
