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EU ministers go to Kyiv to downplay fears on US, Slovak aid

lun, 02/10/2023 - 18:49
EU foreign ministers held an unprecedented meeting in Kyiv on Monday to debunk stories the West was tired of helping Ukraine, but Hungary's Péter Szijjártó was conspicuous by his absence.
Catégories: European Union

Hoekstra faces tough questioning to be EU Green chief

lun, 02/10/2023 - 17:02
MEPs on the environmental committee will have three hours to grill the designated climate commissioner, the Netherlands' Wopke Hoekstra, on Monday.
Catégories: European Union

Frontex shared personal data of NGO staff with Europol six times

lun, 02/10/2023 - 16:19
The EU's border force Frontex shared the personal data of NGO staff with police in at least six cases after collecting information during debriefing interviews with asylum seekers as part of an anti-smuggling operation.
Catégories: European Union

[Opinion] Why EU Commission dumped Google's favourite consultant

lun, 02/10/2023 - 15:36
This should be a wake-up call to ensure consultancy firms with a vested interest are permanently excluded from public tenders. The close relationship between the EU's competition authority and economic consultants poses a serious risk to its independence.
Catégories: European Union

[Analysis] Slovak's 'illiberal' Fico victory boosts Orbán, but faces checks

lun, 02/10/2023 - 11:04
Fico has the potential to shift Slovakia from the West and jeopardise the EU unity in its stance against Russia's Ukraine war. His victory could also have a domino effect in central Europe and empower of other far-right, populist movements.
Catégories: European Union

[Agenda] European Political Community and key media vote This WEEK

lun, 02/10/2023 - 07:25
A major meeting of leaders from all over Europe will take place this week, with security and enlargement as key topics for discussion. In the Parliament, MEPs are expected to vote on the European Media Freedom Act.
Catégories: European Union

[Analysis] Is the ECB sabotaging Europe's Green Deal?

lun, 02/10/2023 - 07:25
The European Central Bank (ECB) recently raised interest rates to the highest point in the currency's 21-year existence — but the effects of its policies on renewables are badly understood.
Catégories: European Union

[Opinion] The realists vs idealists Brussels battle on Ukraine's EU accession

lun, 02/10/2023 - 07:00
The dominance of the 'realist' camp in the Brussels' bureaucracy explains the EU's past and current behaviour towards Ukraine — in which reform shortcomings and failures are rarely openly called out.
Catégories: European Union

EU women promised new dawn under anti-violence pact

ven, 29/09/2023 - 17:42
The EU is meant to become a safer place for women from Sunday (1 October), as the Istanbul Convention enters into force.
Catégories: European Union

[Analysis] Three steps EU can take to halt Azerbaijan's mafia-style bullying

ven, 29/09/2023 - 17:02
Life in Nagorno-Karabakh has become a hellscape. For the time being, Azerbaijan's calculation is that it is best off waging war to get what it wants, then signing a ceasefire deal that codifies its gains.
Catégories: European Union

[Opinion] Punish Belarus too for aiding Putin's Ukraine war

ven, 29/09/2023 - 12:35
While Belarus has not sent its own troops to fight Russia's war in Ukraine, the Minsk dictatorship has been heavily involved. As a result, Belarus must be punished for its involvement — what can the world do to sanction Belarus?
Catégories: European Union

Added-value for Russia diamond ban, as G7 and EU prepare sanctions

ven, 29/09/2023 - 07:25
Russia's use of diamonds in corruption schemes in Europe and Africa gives upcoming G7 ban a strategic value beyond any moral or financial one, Ukraine says.
Catégories: European Union

EU states to agree on asylum crisis bill, say EU officials

ven, 29/09/2023 - 07:20
Senior EU officials insist a majority of EU states support tougher asylum reforms after Germany decided to drop its veto despite a last minute reported backlash from Italy.
Catégories: European Union

Poland's culture of fear after three years of abortion 'ban'

jeu, 28/09/2023 - 18:14
Poland in 2020 imposed a near-total ban on abortion, triggering mass protests — and today the demands for access to safe abortion continue. On International Safe Abortion Day, dozens gathered in Brussels calling for solidarity among member states.
Catégories: European Union

[Opinion] Time for a reset: EU regional funding needs overhauling

jeu, 28/09/2023 - 12:23
Vasco Alves Cordeiro, president of the European Committee of the Regions, is advocating a revamp of the EU's regional policy so that it better supports all regions in addressing major challenges such as the green and digital transitions.
Catégories: European Union

Germany tightens police checks on Czech and Polish border

mer, 27/09/2023 - 18:09
Germany has announced an increase in police checks on its border with Poland and the Czech Republic — in a bid to respond to irregular migration along smuggling routes.
Catégories: European Union

EU Ombudsman warns of 'new normal' of crisis decision-making

mer, 27/09/2023 - 17:13
Emily O'Reilly cited the post-pandemic recovery funds, the windfall taxes on energy companies, and the joint purchase of vaccines, as procedures which received limited scrutiny from the national parliaments — as a result of emergency decision-making powers that bypassed parliament.
Catégories: European Union

[Opinion] How do you make embarrassing EU documents 'disappear'?

mer, 27/09/2023 - 13:07
The EU Commission's new magic formula for avoiding scrutiny is simple. You declare the documents in question to be "short-lived correspondence for a preliminary exchange of views" and thus exempt them from being logged in the official inventory.
Catégories: European Union

Resurgent Fico hopes for Slovak comeback at Saturday's election

mer, 27/09/2023 - 07:25
Political parties facing multiple corruption charges are hoping for a grand comeback at Saturday's snap elections in Slovakia —which could also lead to a reversal of the central European country's position on Ukraine and Russia.
Catégories: European Union

EU and US urge Azerbijan to allow aid access to Armenians

mar, 26/09/2023 - 17:49
The EU and US have urged Azerbaijan to give aid groups more access to ethnic Armenians, as tens of thousands flee the conflict zone.
Catégories: European Union

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