
Brussels ties with fossil fuel industry revealed
By: EBR | Wednesday, February 17, 2021
Three top officials in Ursula von der Leyen’s green-oriented European Commission – Josep Borrell, Stella Kyriakides and Adina Valean?– have until recently had ties with the fossil fuel industry

Where’s Europe on the Iran Nuclear Deal?
By: EBR | Wednesday, February 17, 2021
The Europeans need to ditch their passive attitude toward trying to restart talks between the United States and Iran. Time is of the essence: Tehran may be just four months away from amassing enough fissile material for an atomic bomb

Investors ‘concerned’ about EU recovery fund rollout, warns ESM chief
By: EBR | Tuesday, February 16, 2021
Money from the EU’s €750 billion coronavirus recovery fund could start flowing to member states before summer

The EU should maintain the Energy Charter Treaty
By: EBR | Tuesday, February 16, 2021
There are fundamental good reasons to continue protecting the investments covered by the Energy Charter Treaty as private investment will be crucial for the vast infrastructure overhauls needed to shift towards renewable energy

The future for next-generation AI in the EU
By: EBR | Tuesday, February 16, 2021
Artificial Intelligence technologies in the EU are set to come under the scope of new legislation that the European Commission aims to put forward in April

Strong EU trade enforcement rules enter into force
By: EBR | Monday, February 15, 2021
Robust new trade enforcement rules have entered into force that will further strengthen the EU’s toolbox in defending its interests

Commission and Parliament in ‘secret talks’ on EU copyright directive
By: EBR | Friday, February 12, 2021
Documents reveal that a cross-section of MEPs, predominantly from the two biggest groups, the European People’s Party and the Socialists, are not satisfied with the Commission’s advice issued on the transposition of Article 17 of the directive

EU is right place to tackle pandemic, but reform is needed, latest survey finds
By: EBR | Friday, February 12, 2021
The Covid-19 pandemic has strengthened citizens’ beliefs that the European Union is the right place to develop effective solutions to tackle its effects

Social inequalities overtake climate change in EU citizens’ concerns – poll
By: EBR | Friday, February 12, 2021
Reducing poverty and social inequality has become the main policy priority for EU citizens after the COVID-19 pandemic, a new survey commissioned by the European Parliament has shown

The Political Awakening of Belarusian Society
By: EBR | Friday, February 12, 2021
A new survey shows that Belarusian society has become much more politicized since the beginning of protests in August 2020. Western actors must seize on this opportunity to engage with ordinary Belarusians

COVID-19: MEPs extend relief measures for the transport sector
By: EBR | Thursday, February 11, 2021
To support the transport sector during the pandemic, MEPs revamped rules for the use of airport slots to prevent ghost flights, and extended the validity of some licences

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?