Europe in brief: Brussels presses Spain over judicial appointments standoff

Europe in brief: Brussels presses Spain over judicial appointments standoff

The renewal of Spain’s General Council of the Judiciary has been blocked for four years. As Spain will hold the EU Council presidency in the second half of 2023, Brussels is urging the country to end the deadlock. Other topics: EPP cancels Naples summit over Berlusconi’s Ukraine remarks and Austria maintains military neutrality in the Ukraine war.