There are many European citizens who move from one country to another in the Union for work, some to move permanently, some to work on secondment. Over 14 million Europeans live, work or retire in a country other than their own. To make their lives easier and give them more certainty about their rights, Brussels has proposed a reform of ...
The Meloni government’s plan for migrant centers in Albania receives the approval of the Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union. In his opinion on the Italy-Albania protocol, Nicholas Emiliou explains that the agreement reached between the two countries is “compatible with EU legislation on repatriation and asylum procedures, provided that the rights of migrants are ...
The public debate linked to European funds is often the victim of a simplified narrative, which is summed up in one question: how much does Brussels cost us? It is a vision that reduces the relationship between Italy and the European Union to a mere accounting calculation – “do we give more money than we receive?” – which however ignores ...
The European Union must suspend the association agreement with Israel in response to “crimes against humanity” committed in Gaza. This is being asked by over a million citizens who supported the “Justice for Palestine” petition. The initiative, promoted by the European Left Alliance group, was launched last January 13, and managed to reach the goal of one million signatures in ...
The European Union is moving towards a new crackdown on minors on social media. Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced that the new age verification app is ready for use, marking the transition from the design phase to the operational phase. Let’s understand what it is and how it works. Social media prohibited Now the states proceed in no ...
The European Union is determined to defend its steel production from global competition, driven by overproduction in several countries around the world. The European Parliament and the Council of the European Union reached an agreement this week on a new regulation to protect the bloc’s steel market. The main measures are a reduction in duty-free imports, non-quota tariffs doubled to ...
Celebrations seasoned with sighs of relief on the one hand, very heavy silences on the other and in the middle phrases of circumstance that taste a lot like repositioning. In Hungary Orban was soundly defeated by his former disciple Peter Magyar, conservative and pro-European, and the consequences are not limited to internal borders. Far from it. Magyar’s pro-EU soul has ...
After sixteen years, the Orban era in Hungary ends with a very clear thud. The pro-European conservative Peter Magyar won a “super majority” of two thirds of the seats. The Tisza party wins 138 seats out of 199 up for grabs. The turnout was the highest ever: almost 80%. Orban speaks of a “clear and painful” result. Magyar rejoices and ...
The opposition party Tisza is preparing to win the parliamentary elections in Hungary and to question the system of power built by Viktor Orban, the man who transformed the country into a laboratory of sovereign nationalism. According to a survey conducted on the eve of the vote, the team led by the 45-year-old Peter Magyar he would be ahead with ...
Parliamentary elections are underway in Hungary. They are the most important in the country’s recent history, because they could mark a political turning point with repercussions in Europe and in relations with Russia and the United States. Today 8 million Hungarian citizens are called to the polls, open from 6am to 7pm, to decide whether or not to confirm the ...