Italy denies US extradition request for Iranian after Sala’s release
By: EBR | Monday, January 13, 2025
Italian Justice Minister Carlo Nordio has blocked the extradition of Iranian national Mohammad Abedini Najafabadi in a case closely linked to the recent release of Italian journalist Cecilia Sala
Elon Musk makes Germany’s far right pathetic again
By: EBR | Friday, January 10, 2025
There were no technical glitches – which is the most charitable thing one can say about the bizarre political theater Elon Musk staged Thursday evening on X
Romania on its way to become EU’s largest gas producer
By: EBR | Friday, January 10, 2025
The agreement between Austria’s OMV and Germany’s Uniper to supply gas from the latter’s Black Sea project in Romania’s economic zone has put the spotlight on the country’s significant gas supply potential
Europe leaders criticise Musk attacks
By: EBR | Thursday, January 9, 2025
Few European leaders have felt the lash of Elon Musk’s social media outbursts more than Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz
Serbia’s Vucic has hidden agenda behind NIS sanctions alarm, analysts say
By: EBR | Thursday, January 9, 2025
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has raised the alarm that the US will impose Russia-related sanctions on the Oil Industry of Serbia
Headless Europe: As the crises mount, the continent’s leaders are AWOL
By: EBR | Wednesday, January 8, 2025
Forget Europe. Were Henry Kissinger still alive, he’d be asking who to call to reach Germany, Belgium or even Bulgaria
Bickering over EU presidency levels up in Poland
By: EBR | Tuesday, January 7, 2025
Bickering over Poland’s holding of the six-month EU Council Presidency continues as the opposition PiS party criticised the government’s decision to hold the informal EU leaders’ summit in Brussels instead of Warsaw
Can a New Chancellor Fix Germany?
By: EBR | Tuesday, January 7, 2025
When German voters go to the polls on February 23, they have a chance to reverse the weakening of their country’s economy and foreign policy brought about by the outgoing ruling coalition
France and Austria: Ominous Political Parallels?
By: EBR | Tuesday, January 7, 2025
The coalition negotiations of the democratic center in Austria have failed, largely because of the intransigence of the country’s Social Democrats
Germany: The 2030 Agenda Is on Its Way
By: EBR | Monday, December 30, 2024
The older folks among us have been experiencing a sense of deja vu in recent weeks
Germany After Magdeburg: The AfD‘s Call for Massive Street Protests
By: EBR | Monday, December 23, 2024
A reflection on maximizing tension and street violence against the backdrop of modern European history: Is the far-right’s strategy working?
Getting serious about AI rules: Lack of enforcement capacity puts EU at risk
By: EBR | Friday, December 20, 2024
The European AI Office needs to grow to over 200 staff members implementing the rules for AI next year
The Death of Economic Liberalism in Germany?
By: EBR | Thursday, December 19, 2024
Olaf Scholz’s SPD and the Greens, along with their dedicated supporters in the media, are out to blame Germany’s small liberal party
German cancellor faces confidence vote likely to lead to snap elections
By: EBR | Monday, December 16, 2024
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz faces a confidence vote on Monday he is expected to lose
Serbia used Israeli firm’s tech to enable spy campaign, Amnesty says
By: EBR | Monday, December 16, 2024
Serbian officials installed homegrown spyware on the phones of dozens of journalists and activists, Amnesty International said in a report
Poland’s Morawiecki to replace Meloni as ECR head
By: EBR | Friday, December 13, 2024
Former PiS prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki will take over from Italian Prime Minister and Fratelli d’Italia leader Giorgia Meloni as president of the EU’s conservative ECR
Swedish minister open to new measures to tackle energy crisis, blames German nuclear phase-out
By: EBR | Friday, December 13, 2024
Sweden is ready to introduce new measures to tackle the country’s soaring energy prices, Energy Minister Ebba Busch announced
Macron to head to Warsaw to brief Tusk, Duda on US-Ukraine talks
By: EBR | Wednesday, December 11, 2024
French President Emmanuel Macron is expected in Warsaw to debrief on conversations with US President-elect Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy over the weekend
Wolves, farmers and VDL
By: N. Peter Kramer | Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Although experts had warned that the EU’s bid to change the protection level of wolves was rounded in prejudices,the members of the Bern Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife approved the bid to modify the status of wolves
Closer UK and EU ties will boost growth, says Reeves
By: EBR | Monday, December 9, 2024
Closer relations between the UK and the European Union (EU) will boost economic growth, Chancellor Rachel Reeves will tell finance leaders on Monday



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