Failure to invite Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to an important international meeting has raised concerns in Italy that the country is losing its role on the international stage | This is, among other things, what we wrote in Friday’s briefing from Europe

ROME

Melonies neglected? Prime Minister of Italy Giorgio Meloni will not attend today’s meeting in Berlin, where the leaders of Germany, France, Britain and the United States will discuss the most important global issues. The news caused concern in Italy.

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(Alessia Peretti | EURACTIV.it | Translation by Aleksandra Krzysztoszek)

CHISINAU

Russian training for Moldovans. Moldovan nationals were trained in Moscow, as well as in Bosnia and Serbia, among others by Wagner Group fighters, to destabilize the country, Moldovan police, intelligence and prosecutors said.

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(Cătălina Mihai | EURACTIV.ro | Translation by Kinga Basińska)

LISBON

Portugal will accept immigrants, but…. Portugal is ready to accept immigrants, but is not “opening its doors wide” to them, the prime minister said Luis Montenegro. He supports the introduction of mechanisms by the EU to ensure the return of irregular migrants.

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(Ana Matos Neves | Lusa.pt | Translation by Aleksandra Krzysztoszek)

BERLIN | OSLO

New initiatives in NATO. As part of strengthening the security of underwater infrastructure, Germany and Norway have proposed dividing NATO territory into five maritime areas, each of which would be protected by one or more Allies.

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(Nick Alipour | EURACTIV.de | Translation by Aleksandra Krzysztoszek)

BRUSSELS

Who will win the Sakharov Prize? The European Parliament announces the finalists for the Sakharov Prize. Usually three people are nominated for the annual Freedom of Thought Award. This time there were three people and two organizations.

(Anna Wolska | EURACTIV.pl)