
EU Parliament elections campaign will cost €0.08 per citizen
By: EBR | Wednesday, June 21, 2023
The Parliament’s communication strategy for the 2024 EU elections will rely on a network of media and civil society organisations, with a €37million budget – or €0.08 per citizen

Ukraine says Hungary ignores requests for contact with transferred prisoners of war
By: EBR | Tuesday, June 20, 2023
Ukraine said that Hungary has been ignoring requests for contact with prisoners of war that Kyiv said had been secretly transferred from Russia

Germany veers off from 2030 climate goal
By: EBR | Friday, June 16, 2023
The German government faces a carbon dioxide (CO2) gap of 200 million tonnes when it comes to reaching its 2030 climate target, largely due to a lack of action in the transport sector

EU countries team up to cancel bloc’s ammunition production boost plan
By: EBR | Thursday, June 15, 2023
A majority of EU countries look to slash a proposed text on ramping up ammunition production in the bloc, accusing the European Commission of taking advantage of the emergency situation to usurp their powers

Victorious Erdogan demands recognition of northern Cyprus
By: EBR | Wednesday, June 14, 2023
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan redoubled his call for the international recognition of northern Cyprus, making the Mediterranean statelet his first port of call since his re-election

Brexit re-visited: How welcoming should the EU be?
By: EBR | Tuesday, June 13, 2023
Britain’s mood shift on Brexit has been much like Ernest Hemingway’s celebrated description of how bankruptcy occurs: “Two ways; gradually, then suddenly.”

Poland to build coalition against EU migration pact
By: EBR | Monday, June 12, 2023
Poland will attempt to block the migration and asylum pact that the Council of the EU adopted last week and build a coalition of opponents, conservative Law and Justice (PiS) government spokesman, Piotr Muller, told

EU migration deal bitter pill for Germany
By: EBR | Friday, June 9, 2023
A new agreement between EU member states to tighten migration rules, and levy charges of €20,000 for each migrant a state refuses to accept was met with disappointment in Germany

Scholz to enforce spending cuts in ministries amid coalition clashes
By: EBR | Thursday, June 8, 2023
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will reportedly enforce spending cuts across the federal ministries unless ministers justify their opposition after the Green and liberal coalition partners clashed over the topic

Greek PM warns of third elections if absolute majority not reached
By: EBR | Wednesday, June 7, 2023
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has warned that the country will hold a third round of elections if an absolute majority to form a single-party government is not reached in the second round on 25 June

The rise of left-wing populism in Austria
By: EBR | Wednesday, June 7, 2023
Austria is often considered the birthplace of modern right-wing populism in Europe

German economy at risk as companies plan to leave country
By: EBR | Tuesday, June 6, 2023
A growing number of businesses are moving jobs and production abroad, with many others considering taking concrete measures

Macron in Eastern Europe: Reassure, Shore Up, Move Forward
By: EBR | Tuesday, June 6, 2023
Last week, when embarking on his trip to Bratislava to attend the GLOBSEC Forum and then to Moldova for the second summit of the European Political Community, Emmanuel Macron had a clear goal in mind

Spain’s possible ‘Melonisation’ strengthens ‘patriots’ EU plans
By: EBR | Friday, June 2, 2023
Right-wing leaders across the EU welcomed the consolidation of the far-right party Vox (ECR) in Spain’s recent elections, while the conservative governing coalition in Italy stressed the need to close ranks among the European right-wing spectrum

Poland opposes EU Commission’s migrant relocation scheme
By: EBR | Thursday, June 1, 2023
Stockholm upheld the EU Commission’s proposal regarding the reform of the bloc’s migration and asylum system

Kosovo chaos shakes global players as Russia, China wade in
By: EBR | Wednesday, May 31, 2023
NATO will send 700 more peacekeeping troops to north Kosovo and cancel the ongoing Defender 2023 exercise

Is it still crazy to talk of a ’European army’?
By: EBR | Tuesday, May 30, 2023
The notion of a ‘European army’ has been around for years, although widely rejected as crazy and impractical

A march to the Hexit
By: EBR | Monday, May 29, 2023
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

EU Commission expects first bloc-wide AI law to be adopted this year
By: EBR | 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

Von der Leyen embroiled in political scandals in Sofia
By: EBR | Monday, May 29, 2023
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s name has been brought up in the latest Bulgarian political scandal after a five-hour recording