
A march to the Hexit
Each time you think Hungary’s estrangement from the EU couldn’t get any worse, another front opens up – this time, over Budapest’s turn at the helm of the rotating six-month EU Council presidency in the second half of 2024

Is it still crazy to talk of a ’European army’?
The notion of a ‘European army’ has been around for years, although widely rejected as crazy and impractical

Employment commissioner favours EU-wide four-day work
The European Union should push for implementing a four-day working week, namely for sectors with labour shortages, EU Commissioner for Employment and Social Rights, Nicolas Schmit

How effective risk management is paramount to fostering online safety
Digital services propel economic growth and innovation worldwide, and play a critical role empowering individuals to enjoy their human rights

Von der Leyen embroiled in political scandals in Sofia
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s name has been brought up in the latest Bulgarian political scandal after a five-hour recording
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EU Commission expects first bloc-wide AI law to be adopted this year
Monday, May 29, 2023
The EU Commission expects agreement in the European Union this year on the first Artificial Intelligence (AI) law, although it admits the new rules will not come into force until 2025
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EU Council advances on source protection, fund transparency in media law
Friday, May 26, 2023
A new compromise text on the European Media Freedom Act from the Swedish EU Council Presidency proposes changes to areas including the threshold of application for transparency rules on the allocation of public funds
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France needs to invest €66bn a year on climate action, government report states
Friday, May 26, 2023
France must spend €66 billion every year until 2030 in order to hit its climate targets, a new report by a government advisory body says
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Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Industry ministers from the EU’s 27 member states met in Brussels to discuss the bloc’s supply of critical raw materials as the Swedish EU Council Presidency aims to reach a common position before the summer

The new German vote: Chimera-style EU politics
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
One defining characteristic of the Merkel era’s EU policy was the so-called “German vote”.

Ukrainians wait for their return home
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Over several days of non-stop meetings in Europe, the Middle East, and at the G7 summit in Hiroshima, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s messaging was clear

Belgium’s De Croo slams degrowth, joins call for a regulatory break
Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo criticised the idea of not growing the economy for environmental reasons, joining calls to stop environmental and health-related regulation to prevent overburdening companies
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Franco-German friendship meeting overshadowed by nuclear divide
Tuesday, May 23, 2023
The Franco-German Parliamentary Assembly on Monday, where 50 French National Assembly members and 50 Bundestag members meet bi-annually to foster cooperation between the countries, was overshadowed by their divides on nuclear energy
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New EU pay transparency laws will help solve the gender pay gap. Here’s how
Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Even though 90% of Europeans think it’s unacceptable for women to be paid less than men, the average EU gender pay gap remained close to 13% in 2021
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Greece eyes new vote as PM to seek absolute majority
Monday, May 22, 2023
A day after national elections, Greece on Monday (22 May) was bracing for a new ballot which vote-winner Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ party is poised to seek in order to govern alone
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Shocked Greek left picks up its pieces after election disaster
Monday, May 22, 2023
The main opposition leftist Syriza party (EU Left) is in a deep crisis after the conservative New Democracy party (EPP) triumphed in the Sunday elections and is now on track to form a single-party government
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A New “Washington Consensus”: A Holy Grail?
Thursday, May 18, 2023
There is a renewed debate over the relevance of the “Washington Consensus“
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