There is a real diplomatic crisis underway between Poland and Hungary, an unusual event to say the least between two countries that are both part of the European Union. The crisis erupted after Budapest decided to grant political asylum to a former member of the Warsaw government, on trial for several crimes including embezzlement of tens of millions of euros. ...
Adaptation of rules on electric cars, “open technological approach” and financing for the automotive sector. Before the Christmas break and the end of the year, the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen sends a message of openness to the automotive world. “Each sector has unique needs and it is our responsibility to adapt solutions that are both ...
A last dinner with European leaders before Donald Trump’s arrival at the White House. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wanted it before the summit of heads of government in Brussels, to once again test the support for Kiev from European leaders. Zelensky is extremely worried about the new course the war with Russia could take once the US president-elect comes to ...
Fewer migrants and asylum seekers, cuts to the “citizen’s income” and more powerful weapons for Ukraine. These are the pillars on which Friedrich Merz, the leader of the German Christian Democrats who is ahead in the polls ahead of the next elections in Germany, will build his electoral campaign. Merz, described at home as an intransigent conservative, is destined to ...
Europe is experiencing “a historic moment”, in which there is “the realistic prospect of bringing one or more candidate countries to the finish line during the mandate of this Commission”, therefore by 2029. This is the commissioner’s prediction to Enlargement, Marta Kos, on the day in which Montenegro closed three “chapters” of its path and Albania opened a new cluster ...
The European Parliament has chosen Teresa Anjinho as the new European mediator. The Portuguese will replace the Irish Emily O’Reilly. There is therefore nothing to be done for the two Italian candidates Emilio De Capitani and Marino Fardelli. With the support of 344 deputies in a secret ballot Teresa Anjinho obtained the necessary majority after two rounds of voting Teresa ...
The European Commission has launched formal proceedings against TikTok for its alleged failure to limit election interference. Brussels said it would ask for information and investigate the social media’s policy on political advertising and paid political content, as well as systems for generating recommendations and risks of manipulation. The investigation will concern the suspected violation of the Digital Services Act ...
Easier migrant returns and a new (and broader) definition of safe third countries. These are two of the promises made by Ursula von der Leyen to the leaders of the Twenty-Seven. Two promises that meet Giorgia Meloni’s requests and which could pave the way for new pacts like those of Italy with Albania. The letter The President of the Commission ...
The European Union will pay an additional one billion euros to Türkiye in 2024 to support the healthcare and education of Syrian refugees in the country. This was announced today by the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen from Ankara, where she flew to meet the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has forcefully returned to the ...
The European Union has adopted its fifteenth package of sanctions against Vladimir Putin’s Russia for the invasion of Ukraine, which includes tougher measures against Chinese entities accused of supporting the war effort and a greater number of ships of the so-called navy shadow of Moscow. Ending up on the blacklist approved by the EU Foreign Affairs Council are, among others, ...