EU enlargement commissioner Johannes Hahn has called for a change of course for the EU on Turkey’s accession to join the bloc, after president Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged Turks living in Germany not to vote for the county’s two ruling parties in the upcoming September elections. Source: Euobserver
According to the Catania Public Prosecutor’s Office, 24 thousand kilos of hazardous waste were illegally dumped in Italian ports. Salvini: “I did well to close the ports”. The NGO’s reply: “disturbing and instrumental attack” Source Repubblica
Protesters angry over high fuel prices blocked access to fuel depots and stopped traffic on major roads Monday after the government refused to back down on fuel taxes following a weekend of demonstrations across France. Source France 24
Turkey warned energy companies on Sunday against working with the Greek Cypriot government in carrying out exploratory drilling in the eastern Mediterranean, saying such activities could damage regional stability. Source: Reuters
