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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

Commissioner for Home Affairs, Migration and Citizenship Dimitris Avramopoulos said: ”Security remains a key challenge for Europe and a number one priority for the EU, as reflected in the EU Institutions’ Joint Declaration for 2018-19. We must continue to make use of this strong momentum and deliver concrete results for our security, collectively.

Security Union: Commission follows up on terrorist radicalisation

By: EBR | Tuesday, February 6, 2018

The European Commission reports on progress made towards an effective and genuine Security Union, including priorities like countering radicalisation, enhancing cybersecurity and protecting public spaces

Populist parties – led by the anti-establishment Five-Star Movement and the anti-migrant, anti-euro Northern League – have been gaining ground since at least 2012, and today enjoy popular support of between 40% and 50% in most polls.

Europe is no antidote to Italy’s populism problem

By: EBR | Monday, February 5, 2018

While the tide of support for western European populist parties appears to be subsiding, Italy’s anti-establishment and Eurosceptic sentiment is in full swing

Blockchain technologies, which store blocks of information that are distributed across the network, are seen as a major breakthrough, as they bring about high levels of traceability and security in economic transactions online. They are expected to impact digital services and transform business models in a wide range of areas, such as healthcare, insurance, finance, energy, logistics, intellectual property rights management or government services.

European Commission launches the EU Blockchain Observatory and Forum

By: EBR | Friday, February 2, 2018

The Commission launched today the EU Blockchain Observatory and Forum with the support of the European Parliament, represented by Jakob von Weizsäcker responsible for the recent report on virtual currencies

Almost 190,000 refugees came to Germany last year. This is a dramatic reduction compared to previous years – 700,000 less than in the crisis year of 2015 and 100,000 fewer than in 2016.

Germany’s Refugee Inflow: All Under Control Now?

By: EBR | Friday, February 2, 2018

If immigration remains at the level of recent years, about 20% of the populations of France, England and Germany will be Muslim in the foreseeable future

Europe’s success story has been built on ’70 years of lasting peace’. That rings hollow with a generation that takes peace for granted. Baby boomers have pushed Erasmus or free-roaming in an attempt to sound down with the kids. How about those who cannot even afford university or the chance to travel?

How to save the generation Europe left behind

By: EBR | Tuesday, January 30, 2018

“A Dream Deferred.” That’s the title of a blog post by IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde’s published this week, sounding the alarm on rising youth poverty and generational inequality in Europe

The EEAS has now firmly established itself on the international scene, yet still the EU lacks a recognisable foreign policy. Federica Mogherini, the present High Representative for foreign and security policy, could more accurately be described as the ’Co-ordinator’ of EU member states’ competing foreign policies.

Let’s end our pygmy politics so we can have a proper EU foreign policy

By: EBR | Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Prematurely or not, speculation is becoming rife about the likely successor to Jean-Claude Juncker as head of the European Commission. That's important, but arguably no more important than the identity of the EU's next foreign policy chief

Anastasiades — who is seeking a second and final five-year term in the European Union’s most easterly member — has pledged to restart talks promptly with the Turkish-backed north after they collapsed last year in acrimony. Malas, a former health minister who lost out to Anastasiades in 2013, is firmly in favour of a deal to reunite the country and has criticised the president for not going far enough.

Anastasiades faces tight run-off against communist-backed candidate

By: EBR | Monday, January 29, 2018

Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades faces a tense run-off against Communist AKEL-backed Stavros Malas after he failed to win a majority at a vote Sunday (28 January) despite finishing first

But by “turning a blind eye” to this, he warned the European Union risks encouraging other countries in the region to follow Romania’s example, using the “fight against corruption” as a smokescreen to weaken democratic standards. It is an environment that provides the perfect breeding ground for the type of creeping authoritarianism we are seeing in Hungary and Poland, Clarke said.

EU concerned about rights abuses in Romania

By: EBR | Thursday, January 25, 2018

A respected human rights organisation has voiced “real concern” about what it says is deteriorating judicial oversight in Romania

The European Parliament should shrink from 751 to 705 MEPs when the UK leaves the EU, to make room for EU-wide electoral lists, say Constitutional Affairs MEPs.

EU elections 2019: MEPs pave way for pan-European constituency post Brexit

By: EBR | Wednesday, January 24, 2018

MEP numbers to be cut from 751 to 705 after Brexit. 46 of the 73 UK seats freed up by Brexit to be held in reserve for possible pan-European lists and EU enlargement. Remaining 27 UK seats to be shared out among 14 remaining EU countries

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