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EU court upholds decision to strip Catalan MEPs' immunity

Wed, 07/05/2023 - 16:11
The ruling confirms Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont and two other MEPs do not have parliamentary immunity — but they can still appeal before facing any possible extradition to Spain
Categories: European Union

EU's biggest economy set to approve austerity budget

Wed, 07/05/2023 - 13:04
Europe's biggest economy is set to cut spending and borrowing by €31bn, compared with last year — a cut of 6.5 percent.
Categories: European Union

[Opinion] The Big Agri lobby and the EPP threaten to destroy Green Deal

Wed, 07/05/2023 - 12:44
Copa-Cogeca, which acts primarily in the interest of agribusiness and large-scale farms, along with the far-right and the European People's Party, are hell-bent on sabotaging the nature restoration law with a toxic cocktail of fear-mongering, lies, and manipulation.
Categories: European Union

[Stakeholder] Politicians of all faiths should support corporate accountability — not fight it

Wed, 07/05/2023 - 12:00
An increasing number of religious leaders who see protecting the environment from corporate damage as a crucial task for modern churches and faith groups.
Categories: European Union

Hungary all-but drops objection to Sweden's Nato bid

Tue, 07/04/2023 - 19:04
Hungary has all-but dropped its veto on Sweden's Nato entry, as Turkey dials down rhetoric despite a Koran-burning scandal.
Categories: European Union

[Analysis] Tackling young Europeans' ticking time bomb — mental health

Tue, 07/04/2023 - 17:08
Mental health problems among the young are on the rise. A proposal from the Spanish presidency, dated 23 June and seen by EUobserver, stresses the urgency of tackling the problem and sets out a series of policies to address it.
Categories: European Union

Greek shipwreck 'cover-up' fears prompt call for outside probe

Tue, 07/04/2023 - 17:04
Doubts have been cast on whether Greece will carry out a proper criminal investigation into the 14 June sinking of the Adriana trawler that has likely killed over 500 people.
Categories: European Union

[Analysis] What are political implications of the ECB monetary austerity?

Tue, 07/04/2023 - 16:19
The European Central Bank is pursuing the severest policy of monetary belt-tightening Europe has seen in decades, with little public debate about the political and societal consequences of a policy-induced recession.
Categories: European Union

[Column] How EU can push China to live up to its 2013 guarantees to Ukraine

Tue, 07/04/2023 - 15:53
Brussels can also go further and warn Moscow that any nuclear incident — for example, at facilities such as Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station, under Russian control since March 2022 — will also be considered a nuclear attack.
Categories: European Union

[Opinion] Depriving migrants of food is policy in an EU member state — Greece

Tue, 07/04/2023 - 13:16
Undoubtedly, Greek authorities, through this policy, are instrumentalising food insecurity to deter people from seeking protection on Lesvos, and to force asylum seekers already on the island out.
Categories: European Union

[Opinion] What happens when your media organisation is 'undesirable' in Russia

Tue, 07/04/2023 - 10:44
Last week, the Russian General Prosecutor's Office declared our publication Novaya Gazeta Europe an "undesirable organisation". Here's what that means for us.
Categories: European Union

Bosnian Serb president on collision course with EU

Mon, 07/03/2023 - 18:09
Bosnian Serb president Milorad Dodik has vowed to defy new Western-backed laws imposed to halt his drift into secession.
Categories: European Union

UN's radical 'job guarantee' idea creates stir in Europe

Mon, 07/03/2023 - 17:54
A UN expert proposes a job guarantee as a mechanism to tackle poverty, a lack of decent jobs, and the employment challenges of a 'greening' economy.
Categories: European Union

Von der Leyen has 'confidence' in Spain — despite far-right election fears

Mon, 07/03/2023 - 17:31
Spain's EU presidency comes at a crucial moment, with more than 250 proposals still in the pipeline. But the potential change in the government, possibly with the help of the far-right, raises eyebrows about the future of the country's leadership.
Categories: European Union

[Opinion] EU should take lead on cleaning up environment – in space

Mon, 07/03/2023 - 13:17
In 2009, a Russian military satellite travelling at more than 42,000 km per hour smashed into a US communications satellite. It was the first-ever in-orbit collision between two satellites. It is an event that could become increasingly common.
Categories: European Union

Shipping facing a reckoning over climate change

Mon, 07/03/2023 - 13:17
Delegates from 175 countries will assemble in London this week for the IMO Marine Environment Protection Commission (MEPC) meeting to try to agree a timeline for completely decarbonising the shipping industry.
Categories: European Union

[Stakeholder] Survey: Europeans want values-based foreign policy and ditch veto

Mon, 07/03/2023 - 12:00
Europeans would like to see an EU foreign policy based on values, focused on security, human rights and freedom. And most believe the veto system, which enables even single EU member states to halt or delay joint decision-making, must go.
Categories: European Union

[Stakeholder] How the EU commission plans to address space junk

Mon, 07/03/2023 - 11:25
With the space around planet Earth becoming ever more crowded, the chance of a catastrophic collision is increasing. The EU Commission has taken notice, and European space agencies are stepping up their efforts.
Categories: European Union

[Agenda] Rule of law and Spanish EU presidency This WEEK

Mon, 07/03/2023 - 07:00
Spanish diplomats want to push through the EU's drawn-out legislative cycle any laws or drafts currently still stuck, as it is the last full six-month presidency before the EU machinery goes into hibernation for the 2024 European elections.
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EU leaders sideline Hungary and Poland over migration

Fri, 06/30/2023 - 17:57
EU leaders at their summit on Friday sidelined Poland and Hungary over a wider dispute on migration and asylum. Slovenia's prime minister Robert Golob explicitly laid most of the blame on Budapest.
Categories: European Union

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