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Morning opening: Marking process
Yakup Krupa
The European Union will announce its ratings for candidate countries later today. evaluates their progress towards future union membership.
We will hear the following from the EU’s foreign policy chief: Kaja Kallasand enlargement commissioner, Marta Kosafternoon.
We will take the Commission’s assessment of the deteriorating situation in Türkiye, there are many potential lines to consider here. Georgiareform efforts Ukrainian Despite continued Russian aggression and their view of the Western Balkan countries SerbiaWe see that counter-protests continue Aleksandar Vučić rule.
I will also keep an eye on the EU defense commissioner. Andrius Kubilius Meeting with the NATO secretary general Mark Rutte In Brussels on the rearmament of Europe.
There is also more news Netherlands, Czech Republic, Germany, et al.
We have a lot to go through.
His Tuesday, November 4, 2025, his Yakup Krupa here and this Europe Live.
Good morning.
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Worker rescued from partially collapsed medieval tower in Rome dies
Angela Giuffrida
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Separately, A Romanian worker who was trapped under the rubble for hours due to the partial collapse of a medieval tower in Rome died in hospital. shortly after being rescued by emergency services.
“On behalf of myself and my government, I express my deep sorrow and condolences for the tragic loss.” Octay StroiciWorker killed in Rome’s Torre dei Conti collapse,” Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni He said the following in his statement after midnight. “We remain close to his family and colleagues at this time of inexplicable pain.”
Two 29-metre (95 ft) sections Torre dei Conti, near coliseumHe fell to the ground, videos appeared on social media. The first collapse occurred around 10.30am UK time, and the second occurred approximately 90 minutes later.
Dust clouds flew from the windows with the sound of collapsing walls. The second collapse occurred while firefighters were working on the structure with ladders. None of the firefighters were injured.
Authorities said he remained conscious during the lengthy rescue operation before he was taken to hospital in critical condition. He died shortly after arriving at the hospital.
Czechs mourn the death of Catholic leader Duka
In other news Czechs age Dominik Duka, honorary Catholic archbishop of Prague, He died overnight at the age of 82.
Cardinal Duka, whose father served in the British Royal Air Force during World War II One of the most influential religious leaders in the Czech Republic, He served as a dissident priest during the communist era and was eventually imprisoned when the playwright became president. Vaclav Havel.
after 1989 played an important role as the church tried to reintegrate into Czech public life, He became archbishop of Prague in 2012 and led the church through a difficult debate over the return of property confiscated under communism.
But in recent years he also faced increasing criticism for his increasingly outspoken positions on public matters, including RussiaAnd Muslim immigrationWith Prague Radio’s International service call him “A”a divisive but decisive church leader.”
outgoing prime minister, Petr Fiala, in question He “respected her courage and activity during the period of totalitarianism” and “appreciated her important role in the renewal of the church in democratic society.”
The newly arrived Czech billionaire became the prime minister, Andrej Babiš, Moreover paid tribute We acknowledge the service of Duka, who “helped shape the spiritual and social life of our country for many years.”
Duka’s funeral is planned for November 15.
EU rule of law report is ‘even less comprehensive’ this year and risks ‘backsliding’, campaigners warn
Speaking of the marking process, The civil rights group Liberties also recently published its assessment. EU commission’s separate annual rule of law report, A section that examines the member states of the Union and their work in this field.
As a sad summary, The assessment found that the EU’s “analysis in key areas was even less comprehensive”“fundamental issues have been neglected and there are no consequences for not following the recommendations.” parts of the report were literally “repeated verbatim”regardless of the level of progress, the severity of the violation, or the consequences of continued inaction” from previous years.
He said:Hungary stands out as an outlier“It has the largest number of recommendations with persistent ‘no progress’ status, highlighting deep-seated governance problems and resistance to EU-level oversight.”
But “among other countries with notable stagnation Italy, Bulgaria, IrelandAnd Germanyeach contains five or six proposals that have not been addressed since 2022.”
In total “ Share of fully implemented recommendations dropped from 11% to 6% in 2023 “Both in 2024 and 2025,” he said.
“This shows that The Annual Rule of Law Report risks becoming a symbolic monitoring exercise rather than a real tool for protecting the rule of law and fundamental rights. The main recommendation to combat persistent non-compliance is to strengthen enforcement mechanisms, including infringement proceedings and budget conditionality, and ensure their regular and timely implementation,” Liberties said.
Group “We fear that unless action is taken quickly, the decline will increase and the changes will be very difficult to reverse,” he warned.
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Morning opening: Marking process
Yakup Krupa
The European Union will announce its ratings for candidate countries later today. evaluates their progress towards future union membership.
We will hear the following from the EU’s foreign policy chief: Kaja Kallasand enlargement commissioner, Marta Kosafternoon.
We will take the Commission’s assessment of the deteriorating situation in Türkiye, there are many potential lines to consider here. Georgiareform efforts Ukrainian Despite continued Russian aggression and their view of the Western Balkan countries SerbiaWe see that counter-protests continue Aleksandar Vučić rule.
I will also keep an eye on the EU defense commissioner. Andrius Kubilius Meeting with the NATO secretary general Mark Rutte In Brussels on the rearmament of Europe.
There is also more news Netherlands, Czech Republic, Germany, et al.
We have a lot to go through.
His Tuesday, November 4, 2025, his Yakup Krupa here and this Europe Live.
Good morning.
