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How Poland and Germany can close ranks

By: EBR | Monday, March 26, 2018

Instead of seeking war reparations from Germany, Poland should take steps that bring the country closer to the euro area to secure the country’s long-term economic interests

The French and German right-wing parties, the Greens, the Socialists, the far-right and the far-left in the European Parliament all lined up to criticise this coup de force, this coup d’état and the insult to Europe represented by this cavalier appointment.

Friction between France and Germany over En Marche’s European ambitions

By: EBR | Tuesday, March 20, 2018

In the run-up to a European Council on the revival of the European project, the increasingly direct political rivalry between En Marche and the CDU make the exchange between France and Germany difficult. EURACTIV.fr reports

A “one-size-fits-all-sectors” trade agreement is less straightforward as Mr Barnier suggested. In earlier trade agreements, the EU adopted provisions on financial services. The EU-Canada CETA deal has an investment chapter. A 2016 European Parliament Report explicitly lauded the CETA for being the first modern trade agreement to dedicate a special chapter to this subject.

A specific Brexit finance deal benefits the EU

By: EBR | Thursday, March 15, 2018

By not embracing the UK financial sector in a future trade deal, the EU might chase global capital markets away from Europe. The idea that Europe will win by keeping London at arm’s length is naïve at best, writes Georges Ugeux

India is one of the developing countries which has made greats strides to decarbonising its economy. Solar power has also grown by 200 percent in just two years, adding 8 gigawatts with much more in the pipeline. Overall, the Indian Government aims to triple the amount of renewable energy capacity over the next four years alone.

Macron pledges 700 million euros to fund solar projects worldwide

By: EBR | Wednesday, March 14, 2018

President Emmanuel Macron has said France will greatly increase the amount of funding it provides to solar power projects in developing countries by 2022

The disruptive effects of national elections on EU unity are generally seen as an unavoidable part of democracy in Europe; regrettable but inevitable. No one would dispute that, but do they have to be scattered across the political calendar? Is it so difficult to agree on the same five-year term for member states’ parliaments?

Why all Europe’s elections should be on the same day

By: EBR | Tuesday, March 13, 2018

Here's a sharp knife to cut through the tangled knot of Europe's politics ‒ let's hold all national parliamentary elections on the same day as voting for the European Parliament

May’s idea of a Customs Partnership, to avoid a hard border in Ireland, seemed like a smuggler’s charter, however. She envisages that the UK would have different rates of tariffs on goods entering the UK to the tariffs charged on goods entering the EU. She then suggests that the UK would charge the UK tariff on goods “intended” for the UK, and a different EU tariff on goods passing through the UK but “intended” for an EU country, most likely Ireland.

Will Theresa May’s five tests for Brexit do more harm than good?

By: EBR | Monday, March 12, 2018

Watching Theresa May’s speech at the Mansion House on 2 March, one thing seemed clear: the United Kingdom is putting itself, as well as all the other European Union member states, to a lot of trouble, so that it can leave the EU and then simultaneously re-join the block in selected areas

The leaders of both parties, Luigi di Maio for the 5Stars and Matteo Salvini for the smaller Lega, have already staked their claim to become prime minister. Salvini presenting himself as the candidate for the centre-right alliance that includes Silvio Berlusconi’s Forza Italia and two smaller groups with a combined result of 267 seats in the Chamber and 135 seats in the Senate.

After Italy: Dealing with the Populist Menace in Europe

By: EBR | Thursday, March 8, 2018

To advance their prospects of finding partners, both 5Star and Lega have ditched the most dangerous part of their erstwhile agenda. But significant risks remain

Merkel can thank German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier for persuading the Social Democratic Party (SPD) to reenter the coalition, which the party had first opposed. And much credit is due to the new, youngish leaders of the SPD, Olaf Scholz and Andrea Nahles, the designated secretary general of the party. In a ballot of party members, Scholz and Nahles managed to swing around the skeptical rank and file into backing another coalition.

From Berlin to Rome: Europe’s Latest Headache

By: EBR | Tuesday, March 6, 2018

Germany finally has a government but Italy could scupper major reforms of the European Union

Merkel herself has repeatedly stressed that she had campaigned to stay on as chancellor for a full term. While she may possibly anoint a successor and yield office a little ahead of the next regular election in the autumn of 2021, she probably will not step down mid-term.

German Politics: The Limbo is over

By: EBR | Tuesday, March 6, 2018

With a new term for Merkel, Germany and Europe can breathe a sigh of relief

Party rivals have long complained Renzi moved the PD too far to the right and led with a domineering, autocratic hand, leading to a small left-wing group splitting off last year. “Renzi has been obliterated in what is perhaps the shortest boom-to-bust cycle of Italy’s political history,” Francesco Galietti, political analyst at Policy Sonar, said in a note.

Renzi quits, populists battle to govern Italy

By: EBR | Tuesday, March 6, 2018

Former Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi resigned yesterday (5 March) as leader of the centre-left Democratic Party (PD) after a bruising election defeat, but pledged that his party would not strike deals with the anti-establishment parties that voters favoured

Despite a progressive deepening of the relationship, rooted in the Association Agreement (AA) and the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (DCFTA), the cycle of EU-Ukrainian relations has reached a stage where both sides are showing signs of fatigue, if not distrust, and the joint commitment to reforms is wavering in the run-up to the 2019 elections year in Ukraine.

Ukraine and the EU: So Close and Yet So Far

By: EBR | Tuesday, March 6, 2018

Ukraine’s reforms depend as much on the country’s leaders on as on consistent, forceful, and unified EU pressure

Through Eurochambres, UHCC has the opportunity to support the demands and to seek solutions to the problems of the productive entities of Greece, taking into account the legislation of the European Commission legislation, as well as identifying the impact of Community institutional initiatives on integration and consolidation of the single European market.

The fundamental role of UHCC in European growth and prosperity

By: EBR | Monday, March 5, 2018

This is the first article in the EBR series: 60 Years EUROCHAMBRES and the role of the national chambers of commerce

The European Parliament’s secretariat is on the right track with its more imaginative approach to information and multi-media. But selling ’democracy’ is easier than repackaging red tape. So here’s what the Commission should do that would truly rebrand it and help save the European project.

What the EU must do to be loved and admired

By: EBR | Tuesday, February 27, 2018

There was a fleeting moment almost fifteen years ago when it seemed that the European Commission was going to take its image problems in hand

US President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort paid a group of unnamed European politicians €2 million ($2.5 million) to lobby for a pro-Russian government in Ukraine, according to an indictment filed by US special counsel Robert Mueller on Friday.

European politicians got millions to lobby for pro-Russian government in Ukraine

By: EBR | Monday, February 26, 2018

A new indictment has accused former Trump aide Paul Manafort of paying some €2 million to European politicians to support a pro-Russian government in Ukraine. The lobbying group was led by a "former European chancellor"

The Science, Research and Innovation Performance of the EU 2018 (SRIP) Report suggests that while the continent is a leader in science, it is falling behind other regions in how it develops and invests in innovation.

The state of research and innovation in Europe in 7 charts

By: EBR | Friday, February 23, 2018

How does research and innovation in Europe compare to the rest of the world?

Mrs. O’ Reilly took up her duties as European Ombudsman in October 2013. She was the first female Ombudsman and Information Commissioner in Ireland. She is an award-winning political editor, journalist and writer.

European Ombudsman: Juncker Commission has improved transparency

By: EBR | Thursday, February 22, 2018

The role and contribution of the European Ombudsman in promoting democratic accountability and transparency in European institutions was highlighted by the Head of the organization, Emily O'Reilly, in an exclusive interview with European Business Review

Budget Committee MEPs want the EU budget to reflect a political project and long-term strategy for a stronger and more sustainable Europe. They demand that the current 1%-ceiling for the EU’s expenditure be increased to 1.3% of the GNI, in order to be able to continue to support existing policy areas, like agriculture and cohesion policies, as well as provide sufficient funding to deal with new challenges such as security, defence or migration.

Post-2020 EU budget reform must match EU’s future ambitions

By: EBR | Thursday, February 22, 2018

-Post-2020 expenditure (MFF) ceiling should rise to 1.3% of the EU’s GNI -Multi-annual budget period should aligned with 5 year parliamentary mandate -Abolish all rebates and corrections

In any event, the majority of member states and MEPs want to see a rapid resolution of this conflict which has been lingering for 40 years. Many in the European Parliament and member states think that the autonomy proposal presented by Morocco is serious and plausible.”

Will ECJ blow EU-Morocco fisheries deal?

By: EBR | Tuesday, February 20, 2018

Senior French MEP Gilles Pargneaux has thrown his weight behind the European Commission which says it wants negotiations on renewing a fisheries agreement with Morocco to start immediately “to ensure continuity and legal security for fishermen and industry.”

Whether it will do so timidly or in a blaze of political courage remains to be seen. In the coming weeks it is due to unveil its ideas for a ’European Labour Authority’, a powerful new instrument that isn’t specifically about migrant labour although its goals clearly include speeding the resettlement of immigrants and helping to find them jobs.

Brussels must bite the bullet on a common EU migration policy

By: EBR | Tuesday, February 13, 2018

The EU Commission is soon to re-enter the fray over immigration.

On 27 February, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) will rule on a legal opinion that seeks to invalidate the existing EU-Morocco Fishery agreement.

EU commission study concludes that future EU-Morocco fisheries agreement is ”vitally important”

By: EBR | Tuesday, February 13, 2018

A recent study commissioned by the EU underlines the ‘vital importance’ of the bloc signing a new fisheries agreement with Morocco

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