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"One year of deliberations, debates and discussions brought together citizens, regional, national and European politicians, EU institutions, organised civil society and social partners, to build a common trajectory for the EU’s future".

Now is the time to be ambitious and audacious with the EU’s future

By: EBR | Tuesday, May 10, 2022

Europe Day is supposed to mark the conclusion of the Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFoE)

With the European Year of Youth in full swing, and at the end of the Conference on the future of Europe - where youth played a crucial part – it allows to take stock of the sentiment among the young generation.

Eurobarometer on the European Year of Youth: Young Europeans are increasingly engaged

By: EBR | Monday, May 9, 2022

Commission published its Flash Eurobarometer on Youth and Democracy, conducted between 22 February and 4 March 2022

Air pollution is responsible for roughly 300,000 premature deaths a year in Europe, according to the European Environment Agency.

EU citizens may sue countries for health-damaging dirty air, top court adviser says

By: EBR | Friday, May 6, 2022

Citizens in European Union countries may be able to sue their governments for financial compensation if illegal levels of air pollution damage their health, an adviser to Europe’s top court said on Thursday

The majority of Europeans think that since the war started, the EU has shown solidarity (79%) and has been united (63%) and fast (58%) in its reaction.

Eurobarometer: Europeans approve EU’s response to the war in Ukraine

By: EBR | Friday, May 6, 2022

A Flash Eurobarometer survey in all EU Member States published today shows large consensus among EU citizens in favour of the EU’s response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

The war in Ukraine is changing Europe, even if some governments don’t want to recognize the upheaval that is taking place inside and outside the bloc.

Russia’s War in Ukraine Must Change the EU

By: EBR | Friday, May 6, 2022

The EU needs to plan now for a new policy toward its Eastern neighbors. It cannot wait for Russia to end its destruction of Ukraine or destabilize other countries in the region

"European countries might still continue buying Russian cargoes from other third countries without being aware of its origin".

EXPLAINER: Why the EU may find it tough to squeeze out Russian oil

By: EBR | Thursday, May 5, 2022

The European Union has proposed a phased embargo of Russian oil but may find it tricky to implement, given Europe’s complex distribution network and challenges in tracking crude once it is blended or refined

"For Mr. Scholz, it would only be logical if he deepened his communications style and subjected himself to a priestly vow of silence".

Olaf and Volodymyr: A Double Portrait

By: EBR | Thursday, May 5, 2022

The politician who had prepared himself all his life for his top role flops. Meanwhile, the man who had made a career as a comedian on TV turns out to be a very determined and successful statesman

The EHDS will help the EU to achieve a quantum leap forward in the way healthcare is provided to people across Europe.

European Health Union: A European Health Data Space for people and science

By: EBR | Wednesday, May 4, 2022

European Commission launched the European Health Data Space (EHDS), one of the central building blocks of a strong European Health Union

"Russia’s war in Ukraine may have woken the EU up to the necessity of a being fully-fledged hard power".

Made in Ukraine: The EU’s Emerging Real(ist) Power

By: EBR | Wednesday, May 4, 2022

As Russia continues its war in Ukraine, the EU’s security and defense policies are undergoing major shifts. Brussels may finally be getting real(ist) about hard power

"The European Commission chose to honour World Press Freedom Day early – and in style".

EU proposal to tackle abusive lawsuits against journalists could be a game changer

By: EBR | Tuesday, May 3, 2022

Journalists and watchdogs deserve better protection against the ‘lawfare’ of powerful politicians or businesses as the new EU anti-SLAPP initiative could turn the worrying trend of weaponising laws and courts to silence critical voices in Europe

"Political parties are cornerstones of modern representative democracies. And, in exchange for endowing them with access to the highest positions of power, their activities and funding, both public and private, come under strict scrutiny".

European political parties: oversight nowhere in sight?

By: EBR | Tuesday, May 3, 2022

European institutions must strengthen oversight of the funding of European parties, writes Louis Drounau, who gives an example of potential maladministration

The European Commission’s proposal to regulate the bloc’s carbon removals market will be based on existing verification and certification schemes and will aim to create a common method in order to bring more transparency to the opaque sector, an EU official has said.

Is the EU at war with Putin?

By: EBR | Tuesday, May 3, 2022

Helping Ukraine against the aggressor is a duty for all Europeans but there is a fine line between assisting Kyiv and waging war by proxy against Vladimir Putin, who has a nuclear button