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[Analysis] Rafah invasion — a red line for EU on Israel?

Tue, 03/05/2024 - 12:09
An Israeli invasion of Rafah could be a turning point in the Gaza war, but with the EU unable to stop escalation even if it managed to agree sanctions.
Categories: European Union

EU must overhaul Africa trade offer to parry China, warns MEP

Mon, 03/04/2024 - 17:24
The EU's trade deal with six southern African countries should be radically overhauled if the bloc is to retain its influence a leading MEP has warned.
Categories: European Union

[Exclusive] EU watchdog faults European Commission over Libya

Mon, 03/04/2024 - 16:15
The EU's administrative watchdog has faulted the European Commission for maladministration over its lack of transparency in its 'do no harm' policy in Libya.
Categories: European Union

[Feature] Hungary's Ukrainian refugees in two minds as relations sour

Mon, 03/04/2024 - 14:33
Ukrainians struggle to match the kindness of individual Hungarians with the nationalist government's pro-Russia rhetoric. "Ukraine's primary enemies are Russians and Putin, obviously. But the number two is Viktor Orbán," Viktoria Petrovszka, a Ukrainian woman living in Hungary, says.
Categories: European Union

[Opinion] The six-hour U-turn that saw the EU vote for austerity

Mon, 03/04/2024 - 14:31
The EU's own analysis has made it clear this is economic self-sabotage, and it's politically foolish three months from European elections where the far-right are predicted to increase support, writes the general secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation.
Categories: European Union

[Agenda] Defence, von der Leyen, women's rights, in focus This WEEK

Mon, 03/04/2024 - 07:01
Ursula von der Leyen is expected to be confirmed as the EPP candidate for president of the next EU Commission. A new defence strategy will be unveiled this week, while the ECB is expected to maintain interest rates.
Categories: European Union

[Opinion] The farming lobby vs Europe's wolves

Mon, 03/04/2024 - 07:00
Over the past few years, farming and hunting organisations have waged an unrelenting vendetta against the wolf, culminating in the European Commission's 180-degree policy U-turn, writes the director of the Humane Society International for Europe.
Categories: European Union

[Analysis] EU socialists fight battle on two fronts in election campaign

Sun, 03/03/2024 - 16:36
Europe's centre-left leader Nicolas Schmit hopes to battle far-right hate-mongering with level-headed economic policies, but could be hampered by the brand of frugal socialism favoured in Denmark and Germany.
Categories: European Union

EU docks €32m in funding to UN Gaza agency pending audit

Fri, 03/01/2024 - 15:38
The European Commission will release €50m out of €82m in funds for the UN aid agency (UNRWA) operating in Gaza. The remaining €32m will come pending an audit. The commission has received no evidence to support Israeli allegations against UNRWA.
Categories: European Union

'Outdated' rules bar MEP from entering plenary with child

Fri, 03/01/2024 - 15:29
During a plenary session in Strasbourg, an MEP was denied access to the chamber because he was carrying his young child, due to unforeseen circumstances. The episode shows parliament's rules need to be updated, several MEPs told EUobserver.
Categories: European Union

Commission plays down row over Rwanda minerals pact

Fri, 03/01/2024 - 15:08
The European Commission has played down a diplomatic row over its recent minerals agreement with Rwanda, after Congolese president Felix Tshishekedi, who accuses Rwanda of plundering his country's natural resources, described the deal as a "provocation in very bad taste".
Categories: European Union

EU socialists set to anoint placeholder candidate

Fri, 03/01/2024 - 14:38
This weekend, Europe's top socialists will officially nominate Nicolas Schmit as their candidate in the upcoming European elections in June.
Categories: European Union

[Opinion] Why are the banking lobby afraid of a digital euro?

Fri, 03/01/2024 - 12:16
Europeans deserve a digital euro that transcends the narrow interests of the banking lobby and embodies the promise of a fairer and more competitive monetary and financial landscape.
Categories: European Union

[Investigation] Deepfake dystopia — Russia's disinformation in Spain and Italy

Fri, 03/01/2024 - 07:00
Since the beginning of the war between Russia and Ukraine, deep fakes have been weaponised, infiltrating every corner of social media in Italy and Spain.
Categories: European Union

Putin's nuclear riposte to Macron fails to impress EU diplomats

Thu, 02/29/2024 - 18:09
Putin's latest nuclear threat was meant to maximise Western division over French remarks on Nato, but contained little new, Kremlin-watchers say.
Categories: European Union

EU won't yet commit funding UN agency in Gaza amid hunger

Thu, 02/29/2024 - 15:34
The European Commission is still discussing on whether to release EU funds to a UN aid agency in Gaza despite a looming famine.
Categories: European Union

EU Commission clears Poland's access to up to €137bn EU funds

Thu, 02/29/2024 - 15:31
The European Commission has legally paved the way for Poland to access up to €137bn EU funds, following Donald Tusk's government's efforts to strengthen the independence of their judiciary and restore the rule of law in the country.
Categories: European Union

[Letter] Right of Reply: The EU-ACP Samoa agreement

Thu, 02/29/2024 - 12:44
Portuguese S&D MEP Carlos Zorrinho, chair of the delegation to the OACPS-EU joint parliamentary assembly, responds to EUobserver's piece Energy and minerals disputes overshadow new EU-ACP pact.
Categories: European Union

[Opinion] The macabre saga of Navalny's corpse

Thu, 02/29/2024 - 11:51
With Alexei Navalny's funeral in Moscow on Friday, Vladimir Putin's regime haven't just insulted his mother and widow with their treatment of his corpse — they've breached international treaties and conventions.
Categories: European Union

Belgium braces for Flemish far-right gains, deadlock looms

Thu, 02/29/2024 - 07:00
Recent polling puts the Flemish nationalist parties, the right-wing N-VA and far-right Vlaams Belang at a combined majority in the Flemish parliament, leading to fears about a far-right government take-over — even sparking worries about the future of Belgium itself.
Categories: European Union

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