Giorgia Meloni did not attend the EU-Western Balkans summit today, 5 June 2026, in Tivat, Montenegro. The Prime Minister was expected at the session of the Heads of State and Government, but the Prime Minister’s withdrawal arrived at the last moment. Also today, Meloni was in fact in Reggio Calabria, at the celebratory ceremony for the 212th anniversary of the ...
When talking about European cohesion policy it is impossible not to talk about cooperation between different countries and regions of the Union. This is because cross-border cooperation represents one of the most concrete pillars of European integration, even in a historical phase marked by profound geopolitical transformations and new economic priorities for Europe. As Matteo Luigi Bianchi, vice-president of the ...
Pina Picierno leaves the Democratic Party, of which she has been a member since its foundation. The MEP and vice-president of the European Parliament announced it today, in an interview with Claudio Cerasa’s Il Foglio. “I had a lot of doubts, I was more than torn, but I believe that out of respect for my political and personal dignity the ...
The European Parliament and the EU Council have reached a political agreement on the new European regulation on returns, one of the most awaited reforms of the migration package. The agreement aims to finally create a common regulatory framework at European level which regulates the repatriation procedures of migrants who have received an expulsion order and allows member states to ...
Simplify expulsions, speed up repatriations and limit irregular movements within the European Union. These are the objectives of the new repatriation legislation agreed this week by the European Parliament and the EU Council. The new rules introduce the obligation for citizens of third countries without the right of residence to collaborate with the authorities, expand the possibilities of detention with ...
Every year more than a thousand women are killed in the European Union, in most cases by a partner or family member. And despite the measures adopted in recent years to combat gender violence, the phenomenon does not seem to be decreasing, on the contrary. To combat this massacre, Italy approved last November 25, the international day against violence against ...
The transformation of the European labor market is no longer a gradual phenomenon, but a structural change accelerated by three major forces: the green transition, digitalisation and the increasingly pervasive presence of artificial intelligence. Processes that are changing entire economic sectors, making some skills obsolete and creating new ones. This is why, in this context, the retraining of workers is ...
The European Union accelerates the entry of Ukraine and Moldova and the League immediately gets in the way. According to the specialist newspaper Euractiv, which cites a senior official of the EU executive, on 16 June the European Commission will propose the opening of the first “cluster” of negotiating chapters for Kiev’s membership, so that the summit of EU leaders, ...
Royal Cornerthe newsletter that every two weeks tells you the most important news on the European Union’s regional and cohesion policy This week the Commission is expected to respond to Italy’s request to grant flexibility with respect to the Stability Pact also for expenditure intended to address the energy crisis. President Ursula von der Leyen will reply in writing to ...
The Meloni government does not back down and insists on the request for greater flexibility towards the European Union. The Minister of Economy and Finance Giancarlo Giorgetti reiterates the need for greater space for economic security with a clear reference to the uncertainty linked to energy price increases due to tensions in the Middle East. “Rational and common sense proposal” ...