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Greek chief prosecutor Isidoros Ntogiakos caused shockwaves on Tuesday after he ruled that the independent authority responsible for privacy issues (ADAE) cannot conduct audits of telecommunication companies to find out who is under surveillance by Greek secret services.

Chief prosecutor puts Greece’s rule of law to the test

By: EBR | Wednesday, January 11, 2023

Particularly, Renew Europe MEP Sophie in ‘t Veld has called on the Commission to break its silence and speak out while her colleague Giorgios Kyrtsos accused the EPP of trying to “white-wash” the Greek PM over the wiretapping scandal

It was immediately overshadowed by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which has made EU-Africa relations even more complicated and its spillover effects will continue to dominate EU-Africa ties over the coming months.

EU-Africa relations: Counting the spillover costs from Russia’s war

By: EBR | Tuesday, January 10, 2023

Last February’s EU-African Union summit in Brussels was supposed to herald the start of a renewed push towards a ‘partnership of equals’ between the two blocs

Eagerly awaited by environmentalists and the hunting community, the plan lays out 14 proposals and was presented by Secretary of State for Ecology Berangere Couillard on Monday morning.

French government wants to maintain hunting on weekends

By: EBR | Tuesday, January 10, 2023

Hunting will continue to be allowed on weekends in France, according to a government plan presented that has left environmentalists disappointed but still needs parliament approval

The agreement was critical to further talks on the trading regulations known as the Northern Ireland Protocol, British foreign minister James Cleverly and European Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic said after meeting in London.

UK, EU agree ‘way forward’ on data sharing in step to ending N.Ireland trade row

By: EBR | Tuesday, January 10, 2023

Britain and the European Union agreed a way forward on data-sharing, in a step towards resolving issues stemming from post-Brexit rules governing trade with Northern Ireland, the two sides said in a joint statement

Rotterdam and Antwerp in neighbouring Belgium were the two main entry points used by a Dubai-based “super cartel” supplying a third of Europe’s cocaine, which Europol said it busted last month.

Europe’s biggest port Rotterdam ‘drowning in cocaine’

By: EBR | Tuesday, December 27, 2022

The millions of containers unloaded by Rotterdam’s giant cranes make it Europe’s largest port, but the Dutch city is also dealing with ever larger amounts of a less welcome cargo: cocaine

“We are still dependent on pipeline gas,” said Gewessler about Austria’s strong reliance on Russian pipeline gas. “On the other hand, we must not let ourselves be driven crazy by Russian propaganda,” she added, referring to the Kremlin’s threats to halt gas flows should the EU decide on a gas price cap.

Austria still wary of newly agreed EU gas price cap

By: EBR | Wednesday, December 21, 2022

The recent agreement to cap gas prices in the EU at €180 per megawatt-hour (MWh) poses a risk to the security of supply in Austria, Energy Minister Leonore Gewessler said in Brussels

The goal of the initiative, an EU official said, will be to provide a “comprehensive plan” for the construction sector to become more sustainable and digital by making the data generated by the industry more accessible.

Brussels planning digital push to green the EU’s construction sector

By: EBR | Tuesday, December 20, 2022

The European Commission has outlined possible “transition pathways” to address the environmental impact of the construction sector, with plans to set up a “European Construction Data Space” to pull together industry-generated information

To that end, France and Germany aim at a change of the EU’s state aid rules, which at present limit EU member states’ capacity to subsidise companies, with the aim of preventing distortions in the EU single market.

Germany and France seek to match US green industry subsidies

By: EBR | Tuesday, December 20, 2022

The German and French economy ministers said Europe must match US subsidies for green industry and called for the EU to implement state aid rules to prevent distortions in the single market

"The more carmakers can focus on bringing new electric models to the market, the faster technology can spread and the cheaper it gets as it grows to scale."

EU’s car industry must look to the future, not the past

By: EBR | Monday, December 19, 2022

Most European car makers have already declared that they will go full electric by 2035, some of them sooner. The EU’s task is to get ready for this transformation

During the previous plenary session of the EU House, Eva Kaili participated in the LIBE committee and voted in favour of Qatar’s visa liberalisation.

Qatar ‘ghost’ vote exposes MEP Eva Kaili

By: EBR | Friday, December 16, 2022

A vote at the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) on Qatar’s visa liberalisation exposes Greek MEP Eva Kaili as she was not a member of the committee

In late November, the EU Left managed to pass a last-minute resolution on human rights in the context of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, splitting the European Parliament.

Leftist MEP: S&D and EPP had ‘clear alliance’ to protect Qatar

By: EBR | Tuesday, December 13, 2022

The groups of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) and the centre-right European People’s Party (EPP) had a “clear alliance” in the EU House to protect Qatar, French MEP Manon Aubry told

According to Kostadinov, the Schengen decision favours Bulgarians because the country will not become a distribution centre for illegal immigrants amid the bloc’s ongoing migrant crisis.

Schengen blockade fuels pro-Russian narratives in Bulgaria

By: EBR | Tuesday, December 13, 2022

The Netherland’s and Austria’s decision to block Bulgaria’s accession to Schengen has bolstered the rhetoric of pro-Russian circles

Following two consecutive interest rate hikes of 75 basis points, markets are on tenterhooks to see whether the ECB will keep up the aggressive pace or downshift to 50 basis points as the region braces for a winter recession.

ECB mulls rate hike slowdown on ‘peak inflation’ hopes

By: EBR | Monday, December 12, 2022

Growing hopes that the eurozone’s red-hot inflation is nearing its peak could prompt European Central Bank policymakers to opt for a smaller rate hike on Thursday

The European Commission proposal also includes new export controls and restrictions, in particular on dual-use goods – essential chemicals, nerve agents, and electronic and computer components that could be used by the Russian military.

EU to discuss Russia, Iran drone sanctions, start debate on arms fund top up

By: EBR | Monday, December 12, 2022

EU foreign ministers will meet to try to agree on further sanctions on Iran for military aid provided to Russia and to top up the bloc’s European Peace Facility (EPF) with an additional €2 billion for arms deliveries to Ukraine

Doing so is made more difficult by the European Union’s inability to communicate in this digital era of social media and instant information. Although glossed over as unimportant when set against achievements like the single market, a common currency and the successful enlargement process, it’s an Achilles’ Heel that can no longer be ignored.

Lessons from a study of 25,000 ’obfuscatory’ EU press releases

By: EBR | Wednesday, December 7, 2022

Europe’s heterogeneity is both its strength and its weakness

Relations between the Netherlands and Bulgaria took a further hit following Rutte’s claims that Bulgaria allows corruption at its borders.

Bulgaria fumes at Rutte’s ‘offensive’ Schengen comments

By: EBR | Tuesday, December 6, 2022

Bulgaria’s president and caretaker ministers snapped back at Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte for his comments about crossing the Bulgarian border with a €50 bribe

“Cyberattacks are everywhere,” Thierry Breton, the EU commissioner for the internal market, said in a statement on the cyber training exercise. “It is our shared responsibility to work collectively in preparing and implementing rapid emergency response plans.”

From stricter reporting rules to a new cyber threat hub, the EU is upgrading its cybersecurity law

By: EBR | Tuesday, December 6, 2022

The European Union is set to make major upgrades to its bloc-wide cybersecurity framework for the first time in years

The joint summit with the Western Balkan six – Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia – is the first being held outside the EU, with Tirana being among the most vocal proponents of EU membership.

In Tirana, EU aims to reassure Western Balkans amid enlargement disillusionment

By: EBR | Tuesday, December 6, 2022

EU leaders will meet with their Western Balkans counterparts in Albania’s capital Tirana to reassure the region of a future in the bloc amid fears of rising Russian and Chinese influence

Civil society activists also point out that a large proportion of lobbying on EU policies and law covering amendments and the drafting of reports is with parliament officials and MEPs’ assistants, who do not fall within the scope of the reporting requirements.

Registered MEP-lobbyist meetings just tip of iceberg, warns transparency group

By: EBR | Tuesday, December 6, 2022

The nearly 30,000 registered meetings between MEPs and lobbyists over the last three years are just the tip of the iceberg

Habeck’s call for a “robust European response” was read by many as a departure from the long-standing German position – to regulate instead of subsidising the economic sphere – towards something France has been long aiming for.

A toothless German response to the US Inflation Reduction Act?

By: EBR | Thursday, December 1, 2022

The speech by German Economy Minister Robert Habeck gave the impression of an almost paradigmatic shift in German economic thinking

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