From abortion rights to assisted dying: Macron’s 180-degree shift
By: EBR | Tuesday, March 26, 2024
In the latest episode of our Today in the EU podcast, we are looking at how European elections have impacted French President Emmanuel Macron’s policy choices
Lawmakers hopeful Franco-German parliament can smooth intergovernmental relations
By: EBR | Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Five years ago, Germany and France created the world’s first binational parliament, but as relations between the countries’ two leaders remain rocky, lawmakers remain hopeful it can stop the situation from worsening
The Weimar Triangle’s Moment to Lead
By: EBR | Tuesday, March 26, 2024
It happened back in 1991, just as the Cold War was ending and the Eastern and Central European countries were making the transition to democracy
EU agrees to controversial €7.4bn migration deal with Egypt
By: EBR | Tuesday, March 19, 2024
European leaders and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi have struck a deal to curb migration from Egypt
EU Commission scrutinises nine big tech platforms over targeted ads and generative AI
By: EBR | Friday, March 15, 2024
The European Commission requested information from nine big tech platforms on their use of targeted ads and generative artificial intelligence (AI) to gauge compliance with the Digital Services Act
EU’s democratic oversight under scrutiny as Parliament files landmark suit against Commission over Hungary
By: EBR | Friday, March 15, 2024
The European Parliament President, Roberta Metsola, confirmed that she had instructed the Parliament’s legal services to file a lawsuit against the European Commission over its decision to unfreeze €10.2 billion in funds for Hungary
Scholz and Macron: The Battle of the Two (Mini-) Napoleons
By: EBR | Thursday, March 14, 2024
At a time when Europe’s economy is reeling and the EU’s strategic heft is rather deplorable, Olaf Scholz, the German Chancellor, and Emmanuel Macron, the French President, should be intensely focused on collaborating
European Commission launches first measure to cut red tape for farmers
By: EBR | Wednesday, March 13, 2024
The EU executive published a delegated regulation to allow more flexibility to member states when applying one of the ‘good agricultural and environmental conditions’ (GAECs), the environmental requisites to receive EU subsidies
Montenegro’s Window of Opportunity
By: EBR | Tuesday, March 12, 2024
The new government’s pledge to align with EU standards makes Montenegro the likely next addition to the bloc
Polish FM acknowledges NATO presence in Ukraine, Kremlin responds
By: EBR | Tuesday, March 12, 2024
After the Polish foreign minister stated that NATO forces are present in Ukraine, the Kremlin responded by stating it would be ‘pointless’ to deny the fact
How broken is the Franco-German engine?
By: EBR | Friday, March 8, 2024
Relations between France and Germany have entered an ice age under President Emmanuel Macron and Chancellor Olaf Scholz
Italy presses ahead with nuclear as energy transition tool after 30-plus-year hiatus
By: EBR | Thursday, March 7, 2024
The Italian Chamber of Deputies will launch a major inquiry into how nuclear energy could help Italy reach its energy transition goals, a significant step as the country remains the only G7 nation not operating nuclear power stations
EU centre-right plots post-election alliances left and right
By: EBR | Wednesday, March 6, 2024
A balance of power shift after the European Parliament elections will give the centre-right EPP the upper hand, allowing them to bend the left while also reaching out to the right in a delicate balancing act
Is Poland Back?
By: EBR | Tuesday, March 5, 2024
Donald Tusk’s government is trying to restore Poland’s rule of law while reclaiming the country’s role as a major EU player
Farmers protests lead to concessions almost everywhere
By: EBR | Monday, March 4, 2024
Since the start of 2024, farmers have been demonstrating in almost every European country, winning concessions from national governments and opening the debate on measures at the EU level
President von der Leyen: big user of private planes
By: N. Peter Kramer | Friday, March 1, 2024
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen flew 23 times on a private plane last year
Toward a Ukraine settlement?
By: EBR | Friday, March 1, 2024
Is public opinion in EU countries pushing toward a settlement in Ukraine?
EU Commission’s rule of law reporting lacks transparency, auditors say
By: EBR | Thursday, February 29, 2024
While EU auditors found that the European Commission ’s annual rule of law reporting lacks transparency and accountability, EU lawmakers have voiced concerns about its susceptibility to political influence
EU capitals pour cold water on Macron’s ‘Western troops in Ukraine’ remarks
By: EBR | Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Several EU capitals, including Berlin, Warsaw, and Madrid, dismissed remarks by French President Emmanuel Macron, who had suggested that a future deployment of Western troops in Ukraine should not be ultimately “ruled out”
Defeating populism: First, admit there are reasons for its success
By: EBR | Tuesday, February 27, 2024
There’s no denying that populist parties are popular with more and more voters