After weeks of uncertainty and turbulence, France has a new prime minister. French President Emmanuel Macron has appointed Francois Bayrou as prime minister and tasked him with forming the new government, a statement from the Elysée said. Macron then appointed the centrist Bayrou, leader of the MoDem (Moderate Democrats), after long consultations to find a successor to Michel Barnier, who ...
A real collapse. In the central Mediterranean, the journeys of migrants from North Africa and mainly directed towards Italy have drastically reduced in 2024. This is certified by the data released on 13 December by Frontex, the European border control agency. In the first eleven months of this year there were 60% fewer irregular border crossings along the Central Mediterranean ...
France and Poland could send troops to Ukraine as a peacekeeping force in the event of a ceasefire agreement between Kiev and Moscow. Emmanuel Macron and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk discussed the possibility. The French president went to Warsaw to discuss the war in Ukraine and how to continue supporting the country led by Volodymyr Zelensky, in light of ...
After years of waiting, Bulgaria and Romania have finally managed to fully enter the Schengen club. The EU Home Affairs Council has decided to eliminate land border controls for the two Eastern European countries starting from January 1, 2025, after those at sea borders and airports were eliminated in March. “It is a historic moment to finally welcome Bulgaria and ...
A “parallel income” of 200 thousand euros. This is how much Roberto Vannacci’s extra income amounts to, which is added to his salary as an MEP. The representative of the League and member of the Patriots for Europe group in Brussels thus places himself in third place in the list of the richest European parliamentarians, drawn up by the NGO ...
The European Commission has given the green light to the rejection of migrants on the border with Russia and Belarus. European Union member states facing flows from these two countries, flows considered improper weapons in the hybrid war against the EU, will be able to adopt measures that violate the “fundamental rights” of migrants, even if in a “proportionate” and ...
An electric battery gigafactory will be built in Zaragoza, Spain. The name of Stellantis will appear on the façade alongside that of Catl, the Chinese manufacturer of lithium batteries. It is the result of the agreement signed between the two giants to invest up to 4.1 billion euros in the construction of a European plant for lithium iron phosphate (LFP) ...
If “Celtic Tiger” is the nickname chosen to describe the Irish economy, the most appropriate one for gender representation in Parliament could be “Celtic kitten”. In Ireland, a country that in recent decades has become a symbol of rapid social and economic progress, of the 174 seats assigned in the national elections of November 29, only 44 were occupied by ...
The European Union lags behind the United States and China in terms of innovation and digitalization. The European digital landscape is constrained by a complex legislative framework and non-competitive investment profiles, both public and private. Small and medium-sized enterprises, the heart of European industry, could receive new life through professional retraining and updating initiatives, and the development of sectoral data ...
Romania is moving towards the formation of a pro-European government, with the country at the center of a political crisis following the victory in the presidential elections by the far-right and pro-Russian candidate Călin Georgescu, an election later annulled due to foreign interference. Four parties of the Romanian Parliament, the former “grand coalition” of the Social Democrats (PSD) and the ...