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"Parliament has recently also spoken out against the deterioration of fundamental rights, the worrying state of media freedom in the EU, and online disinformation campaigns by foreign and domestic actors."

Regulate social media platforms to defend democracy, MEPs say

By: EBR | Thursday, February 11, 2021

On Wednesday, MEPs called for democratic oversight of tech giants to safeguard freedom of expression

"The legislative framework on minimum working conditions must be enforced for all workers as another important element of the fight against in-work poverty, MEPs underline."

MEPs: Minimum wage is a remedy for inequality and in-work poverty

By: EBR | Wednesday, February 10, 2021

To fight inequality and in-work poverty, MEPs call for a minimum wage, equal labour conditions for platform workers and a better work-life balance

“Increased interoperability has the potential to facilitate the development of a more open, pluralistic digital environment, as well as to create new opportunities for the development of innovative digital services.”

Prohibit targeted advertising in Digital Services Act, EU data watchdog says

By: EBR | Wednesday, February 10, 2021

The European Union should prohibit targeted advertising as part of new rules against Big Tech platforms in the bloc’s Digital Services Act

"The visit by the EU’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell, to Moscow on February 4–6 confirmed this miserable state of European foreign policy. Miserable because it lacks strategy and direction."

Why the European Union Cannot Do Foreign Policy

By: EBR | Wednesday, February 10, 2021

Josep Borrell’s trip to Moscow confirmed the miserable state of European foreign policy, which lacks strategy and direction. Starting with Germany, member states need to think beyond their own national interests

"In some countries, quarantine is required for seven days. In some ten. In some countries, another test must be done within a few days. Some countries can only be entered by representatives of limited categories, others only by their own citizens. Europe has not seen such a mess of rules for decades."

The slow death of Schengen

By: EBR | Tuesday, February 9, 2021

The continuing spread of the Coronavirus in Europe has led to a situation where there is no longer any point to talk about the free movement of people in the Schengen area

‘As commission-president I have tried for a long time to conclude this agreement, both with the Chinese President and with the Chinese Prime-Minister.’

Juncker rebukes EU investment deal with China

By: N. Peter Kramer | Monday, February 8, 2021

There is no compromise with China on the Uighurs, stated Jean-Claude Juncker, predecessor of Ursula von der Leyen as President of the European Commission, during a virtual conference organised by the German State Baden-Wurttemberg

“Europe is still punching well below its weight. I believe this is because of two main reasons. The first one obvious, a lack of investment.”

EU ‘punching well below its weight’ in digital technologies, von der Leyen warns

By: EBR | Friday, February 5, 2021

The EU continues to lag behind China and the US when it comes to investments into key technologies such as artificial intelligence and quantum computing, the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has warned

"The Paris Climate Agreement was adopted on 12 December 2015. In it, the signatory states pledged to limit the global temperature increase to 1.5°C, if possible."

EU climate neutrality by 2050 is not Paris-compatible

By: EBR | Friday, February 5, 2021

The EU’s aim for net zero by 2050 is insufficient to meet the Paris Agreement and limit warming to 1.5°C. To avoid climate catastrophe, Europe needs to rethink auctions for renewable energy and reintroducing support for small scale supply

"The EU is handcuffed by the need for unanimity in foreign policy. Despite internal efforts to move decisions on human rights in the Council of the EU to qualified majority voting, there is a clear bloc of member states that have voiced their opposition."

Is the EU Willing to Defend Human Rights Globally?

By: EBR | Friday, February 5, 2021

The EU has approved a new global human rights sanctions regime. But will national interests continue to prevent the union from effectively protecting people in places like Belarus, China, and Russia?

“We are losing time already; we don’t see a need for this at all. It just slows us down at the moment.”

Pharma groups ‘losing time’ with EU export control mechanism

By: EBR | Friday, February 5, 2021

Pharmaceutical companies have started experiencing delays in deliveries of vaccines and their components due to the EU’s export control mechanism

"The fallout from that could weaken national governments – and feed Euro-skeptic sentiment among voters in EU countries, as well as complicate relations between the EU and countries outside the of the bloc."

Europe’s COVID 19 Response Put in Perspective

By: EBR | Thursday, February 4, 2021

The EU tends to move more slowly — but it does get its act together

“The president comes to the press room when she considers there’s a message to convey and questions to answer,” her chief spokesperson Eric Mamer told reporters this week.

Who’s afraid of the press?

By: EBR | Thursday, February 4, 2021

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has developed an unhealthy habit of avoiding press questions in public and carefully dosing her words to European media, while being seemingly omnipresent in a selected few, mostly German, publications

"The EU’s coronavirus vaccination program had been hailed as one of the great breakthroughs of 2020. Now, it risks turning into a gigantic political boomerang."

Why the EU’s Vaccine Strategy Will Pay Off in the End

By: EBR | Wednesday, February 3, 2021

After the undignified scramble for protective equipment in the pandemic’s early stages, the EU’s collective approach to coronavirus vaccines was the right strategy—even if avoidable mistakes were made

"In the action plan Europol calls for the Commission’s revision of the 2016 Europol Regulation, which lays down strict standards in terms of the agency’s data use, to be revised so as to allow the agency to continue its work."

Europol on defensive as concerns raised over ‘illegal’ Big Data tactics

By: EBR | Tuesday, February 2, 2021

Europol, the EU’s law enforcement agency, has defended its record in using large datasets for criminal investigations while putting forward an ‘action plan’ to appease concerns raised over the agency’s ‘illegal’ data use by the EU’s data protection watchdog

"The Commission should pull together a major intra-institution war room focussed on combining an aggressive mass vaccination plan with recovery programmes developed by member states, which would enable them to eyeball each other, iron out differences and agree on expectations."

Repeating the same mistakes, yet hoping for recovery

By: EBR | Tuesday, February 2, 2021

Recent vaccination campaigns kicking off across Europe brought with them a sense of relief after a year of uncertainty. Unfortunately, old hat politics and management came along for the ride

"Did the EU do well to negotiate deals with the pharma on behalf of EU member states to achieve better prices and equal access? Yes, it did."

Some already miss the UK

By: EBR | Tuesday, February 2, 2021

It’s not going to be easy to sweep the EU’s vaccines mess under the carpet. Several media across Europe are now calling out those responsible for the “fiasco” over the way the European Commission has handled vaccine deals with the pharmaceutical companies

"EU officials know that a lot is at stake if they don’t resolve the growing vaccine problem."

Lessons from the EU’s vaccine acrimony

By: EBR | Monday, February 1, 2021

What European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen described as ‘Europe’s moment’ in December, referring to COVID-19 vaccine deals, could very well go down as ‘Europe’s mess’ in January

"25% of the funds will be earmarked for social inclusion, including the socio-economic integration of disadvantaged groups."

Agreement reached on the European Social Fund+ for 2021-2027

By: EBR | Friday, January 29, 2021

On Thursday, Parliament and Council reached a provisional agreement on the EU Social Fund+ that contributes to social inclusion, job opportunities and fighting poverty

Disinformation should not occupy a “prominent place” online, said Vera Jourova, the Commission’s Vice-President for values and transparency.

EU Commission presses platforms to de-monetise disinformation

By: EBR | Friday, January 29, 2021

As part of a wider bid to clamp down on harmful content on the internet, the European Commission has urged major digital platforms to take measures to de-monetise disinformation online

"The outcome of the UK’s Brexit referendum in 2016 and evidence of Russian influence operations during the 2016 U.S. presidential election only made such concerns more salient."

How Europe Can Tackle Influence Operations and Disinformation

By: EBR | Friday, January 29, 2021

The Digital Services Act will require social media platforms to share data with researchers. But to understand influence operations, the EU must facilitate longer-term research collaboration between industry and academia

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