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While the dominant parties have cemented their power both in Hungary and Poland, the elections of last Sunday signal that the regimes built by Jaroslaw Kaczynski and Viktor Orban are on the defence.

After the elections in Hungary and Poland

By: EBR | Tuesday, October 29, 2019

A few good reasons for Liberals to be cautiously optimist

Macron and Merkel are at odds over strengthening the euro, with France wanting a banking union, something which Germany opposes.

Europe’s Enlargement Problem

By: EBR | Tuesday, October 29, 2019

If France and Germany managed to get along, Europe would look very different—and so would the Western Balkans

In May 2018, speaking in the grand setting of Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, Draghi reflected on how far the euro zone had come since the crisis, but argued that there was still more work to be done.

Mario Draghi’s Roadmap for Europe’s Future

By: EBR | Tuesday, October 29, 2019

He leaves the ECB better than he found it, but there’s still more to be done

Europe’s relationship with Vladimir Putin’s Russia is fraught with mistrust, yet the stand-off is to the advantage of neither.

Why making friends with Moscow is a no-brainer

By: EBR | Tuesday, October 29, 2019

Major news stories sometimes go unreported, and such was the case in Paris a fortnight ago

Esken/Walter-Borjans and Kampmann/Roth seem to favor a looser fiscal policy than Scholz. But as they would probably leave the government, they would not be able to implement such plans.

Merkel’s Exit?

By: EBR | Friday, October 25, 2019

Germany’s center-left SPD will announce the result of the first stage of its leadership contest this Saturday

Jourova cited the $5 billion fine dished out to Facebook earlier in the year to set straight a government probe into its privacy practices, as an example of the efficacy of the Federal Trade Commission’s actions in this field.

EU seeks ‘concrete’ improvements to Privacy Shield, as advocacy group calls the accord a ‘big mistake’

By: EBR | Wednesday, October 23, 2019

The European Commission has called for a number of ‘concrete steps’ to be made in order to improve the EU’s data transfer accord with the US, the Privacy Shield. Meanwhile, the data protection group Access Now has come out in criticism of the agreement and called for it to be suspended

The EU27 is a commercial giant. Because the big EU used the strength of its size, it has largely prevailed on many aspects of the Brexit negotiations.

The Brexit Saga: Seven Lessons for the EU

By: EBR | Wednesday, October 23, 2019

The lessons that the EU will – hopefully – draw from Brexit should give it a good chance to weather other storms

Turning Europe’s back on the Western Balkans is a gift to other geopolitical actors to occupy the space

It’s a tough world - Europe shouldn’t become part of the problem

By: EBR | Tuesday, October 22, 2019

Angry, polarised and confrontational. The world’s arguments over rights, territory and sovereignty are getting shriller and more violent

Power to the citizens: Nearly half (45%) of all citizens want a more direct say in the EU’s decisions – and what they want is an online voting and debating platform on EU-wide policies.

If the EU disappeared, would anyone care?

By: EBR | Thursday, October 17, 2019

Despite the largest voter turnout in the European elections, 60% of Europeans aren’t sure they would miss the EU if it were gone

The EU’s largest economies, Germany and France, have proposed watering down competition rules and the European Commission’s authority, in order to facilitate the surge of European champions.

Europe seeks a comprehensive strategy to lift its competitiveness

By: EBR | Tuesday, October 15, 2019

The dominance of US firms and Chinese companies in the digital world has sounded the alarm bells in Europe. EU and national officials have agreed that the competitiveness of European firms requires a comprehensive strategy that goes beyond easing the bloc’s competition rules

EU has taken some initiatives that link trade relations with human rights and environmental objectives.

Fair enough? The EU’s guilty neglect of fair trade

By: EBR | Tuesday, October 15, 2019

EU policy makers need to stop conflating free trade with fair trade and instead promote trade deals and radical trade reforms that will genuinely deliver trade justice, write Jan Orbie and Deborah Martens

Work-life balance and its connection to gender equality is a special focus of this year’s Index. Parental leave is one of the important policy measures to support parents who balance caring duties with work but it is not available to all. In the EU, 28 % of women and 20 % of men are ineligible for parental leave.

Gender Equality Index 2019: Still far from the finish line

By: EBR | Tuesday, October 15, 2019

The EU continues its snail’s pace when it comes to gender equality progress. The latest Gender Equality Index from the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) shows that the EU’s score for gender equality is up just one point to 67.4, since the 2017 edition

Τhe process of “Europeanizing” of this troubled region requires tough structural reforms on the part of the countries in the Western Balkans.

Western Balkans: Europe’s Front Yard

By: EBR | Tuesday, October 15, 2019

An important decision will be taken by the European Council regarding the future of EU integration for Albania and North Macedonia

’’Vice-President-designate Schinas possesses the necessary attributes and skills for his significant role in the next Commission in this new chapter of European history.’’

Schinas: Expert knowledge and capability

By: EBR | Friday, October 4, 2019

European Commission Vice-President-designate, Margaritis Schinas, demonstrated an impressive command and expert knowledge of the wide-ranging, complex portfolio he will oversee, during his parliamentary hearing (Thursday), according to EPP Group Vice-Chairman, Esteban Gonzalez Pons

In prosperous countries – including every single EU member state – long life spans and low birth rates are driving the average age upward.

Why the tone of doom for Europe’s ageing?

By: EBR | Friday, October 4, 2019

The EU’s ageing problems can’t be stopped by either fertility or migration. But labour participation and education trends offer clear reasons for optimism, writes Nicholas Gailey

The EU is now set to agree a new democracy strategy, and the union needs to decide whether it is really committed to putting democracy at the center of its geopolitical grand strategy for the twenty-first century.

Will a New EU Democracy Strategy Make Any Difference?

By: EBR | Thursday, October 3, 2019

The EU needs to decide whether democracy support is core to how it defines its geostrategic interests. This will determine whether its new democracy strategy can reverse the union’s creeping democratic passivity

Back in Germany, though, observers point to VDL’s somewhat battered reputation when in the defence job, and ascribe that in part to her country’s deep-seated pacifism.

Europe must face up to the true cost of its military weakness

By: EBR | Tuesday, October 1, 2019

“Speak softly and carry a big stick” famously summarized the foreign policies of US president Teddy Roosevelt at the dawn of the 20th century

Several Democratic presidential candidates recently endorsed some form of carbon tax at a town hall meeting. But you won’t find much about carbon taxes in the various “Green New Deal” plans called for by candidates or members of Congress.

EU: Global Climate Leader?

By: EBR | Monday, September 23, 2019

The EU can take the lead in fighting climate change. But an EU “Green New Deal” requires a far higher price on carbon

"We are living in a time when governments and businesses that understand the need to deliver the sustainable development goals are searching for the very same thing as many activists: a social, or multistakeholder movement capable of making systems change happen. None of them can do it alone. What we need is a worldwide movement for change, on the street, across the boardrooms or in cabinets”

Global Survey Shows 74% Are Aware of the Sustainable Development Goals

By: EBR | Monday, September 23, 2019

New York, USA, 23 September 2019 – Three out of four adults (74%) globally have some awareness of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according to a new survey commissioned by the World Economic Forum

What does the European lifestyle mean to Mrs von der Leyen, especially when she decides to give Mr Orban’ s , former Minister of Justice, a sensible portfolio of Enlargement, who is also responsible for sliding Hungary on the front of the state of justice and of the statutes’ independence?

Concerns and expectations for the new Commission

By: EBR | Friday, September 20, 2019

The incoming President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, presented the new structure of the Commission, the body of the Union’s executive power and the responsibilities of the Commissioners

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