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Two members of the Brussels commission include age-related responsibilities in their portfolios – Croatia’s Dubravka Suica has demography as part of her Mediterranean overview, and Malta’s Glenn Micallef lists ‘intergenerational fairness’ along with youth activities and sport. Neither has the budget and a directorate-general to suggest determined EU policy initiatives are in the pipeline.

It’s time for an EU Action Plan to address the impact of Europe’s ageing

It’s risky to predict anything nowadays

Ulcinj could become a pilot site for the EU to demonstrate what meaningful membership looks like—long before formal accession. The EU could actively support alternative models of development there, including investment in ecotourism infrastructure. It could also help pilot participatory urban planning models that involve local residents, municipalities, and civil society, as a demonstration of EU membership in tangible terms.

Montenegro’s gulf deal: A strategic lesson for the EU

The agreement allowing the UAE to invest in Montenegro’s coastline has triggered local protests. The EU must rethink how it engages with enlargement, and step in with alternative investments that promote EU values

Some Labour ministers use Theresa May’s slogan she “would make Brexit work.” That is an oxymoron. When the very conservative governor of the Bank of England says here will be no growth if we continue to set our faces against trade with Europe that is an ex-cathedra statement saying Adieu to Brexit.

The ancient mariners of Brexit are losing the plot

So the white smoke emerged from Whitehall as the Prime Minister didn’t quite say “Habemas a Deal”. at the end of the much hyped UK-EU reset talks

“It has since emerged that the invitation came from a person who is currently under investigation by the Belgian authorities and who intended to speak to me about Huawei during the match,” Attard wrote. The MEP discussed Huawei with the person in question and later met them in Strasbourg.

Belgian prosecutors target MEPs in Huawei probe

So far three MEPs have confirmed that the Belgians want Parliament to lift their immunity

Twelve EU member states see nuclear energy as necessary to reduce dependence on Russian gas. Another reason for the sensational reversal: the enormous power needs of data centres for artificial intelligence. Microsoft and Amazon are investing $80 billion and $83 billion respectively in expansion and have reserved nuclear capacity in the US.

Why nuclear energy is suddenly so popular

Nuclear energy is being embraced more widely

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Monday, May 19, 2025

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