| BERLIN Representatives of energy-intensive industries have urged the government to decide on subsidies for electricity prices, which, while strongly discouraged by economists, will be discussed by Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s with government leaders. Read more. Scholz slams Meloni, Sunak: Migration deals more important than ‘tough talk’. Repatriation deals with third countries are the game changer that will help EU countries reduce the number of migrants, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz claimed on Thursday while hitting out at right-wing leaders who “claim they can expel migrants with tough talk”. Read more. /// PARIS French winegrowers protest cheap imports destroy crates at the Spanish border. Hundreds of French wine producers blocked the motorway at the Spanish border and unloaded lorries carrying Spanish cava juice, destroying the contents and pouring wine across the border in a protest for government support against cheap alcoholic beverages from abroad. Read more. EU lawmaker: Commission should not fear ‘power struggle’ with China on fisheries. The EU executive should not fear embarking on a “power struggle” with China to ensure good fishing practices, the chair of the European Parliament’s fisheries committee, Pierre Karleskind told Euractiv France in an interview. Read more. /// VIENNA Vienna calls crisis meeting over Middle East situation. The government in Vienna will convene a crisis meeting on Friday morning to discuss the Hamas-Israel conflict and the conflict’s impact on security in Austria. Read more. /// THE HAGUE Dutch Labour and Greens apologise for supporting the pro-Israel motion. The Dutch Labour Party and the Greens apologised on Thursday after receiving a lot of criticism for supporting a parliament motion that underlined Israel’s right to self-defence in its conflict with Palestine. Read more. | 