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 ...
With the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, the fate of the millions of Syrian refugees who left the country to escape the civil war is uncertain. Thousands of them are already heading from neighboring countries to the border crossings with the hope of returning home. And hundreds of thousands are instead in Europe and they too could return or be ...
The European Union is developing a plan to establish a multi-billion-euro fund to support the bloc’s defense expenditures over the next ten years. At the European Council meeting last June, leaders of the 27 member states tasked the Commission with exploring ways to secure the necessary funding for arms purchases within Europe. “We estimate that additional defense investments of around ...
The fall of the “criminal regime” of Bashar al-Assad “marks a historic moment for the Syrian people”. But now all actors in the field must “avoid further violence, ensure the protection of civilians and respect international law, including international humanitarian law”. Winners and losers of the war in Syria The High Representative for Foreign Policy Kaja Kallas asks this. “We ...
Next, the Europa Today newsletter that every Sunday morning tells you what will happen in the coming European week, edited by Alfonso Bianchi (for comments, suggestions or criticisms write to [email protected]). Top of the agenda The ECB accelerates – At the meeting on Thursday 12 December the ECB is expected to decide on a further cut in interest rates by ...