EU parallels drawn amid Facebook Australian referendum interference scandal
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Austria to oppose ‘federalist’ EU reforms
Austria intends to oppose Euro-federalist reforms proposed as part of the European Union enlargement debate.
Von der Leyen approves Dutch nomination for climate Commissioner but clips his wings
Social Democrats said they would not simply roll over regarding Hoekstra’s nomination.
EU’s lack of technological innovation is fundamental strategic flaw
The EU appears to have a tech innovation problem despite getting much else right.
‘Power corrupts’: but whether more ‘absolutely’ in the EU or US is a close call
“Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.”
EC rebuffs Council chief Michel’s 2030 EU enlargement promises
The European Commission has rebuffed President of the European Council Charles Michel's promises to get more countries into the European Union by 2030.
Europe ‘must enlarge by 2030’ says European Council President Michel
The President of the European Council Charles Michel has set something of an ambitious deadline to add new countries to the European Union.
Former colonial states ‘should keep out of EU diplomacy’
Latvia's Prime Minister says the European Union should hand over diplomatic efforts to European countries "without colonial pasts".
EC ‘following developments’ over alleged UAE spying in Europe
The European Commission has confirmed that it is closely following developments regarding alleged United Arab Emirates (UAE) spy campaigns in Europe.
Washington or Beijing and Moscow? In a bipolar world, this is the only choice Europe faces
This week all eyes have been on the BRICS summit taking place in South Africa.
Nordic Euroscepticism is on the rise as EU struggles to employ Scandinavian workers
An apparent rise in Euroscepticism in Nordic countries may be fuelled by the dwindling employment of Nordic nationals among European Union institutions.
Austria: ‘European security architecture impossible without Russia’
Austria’s foreign minister Alexander Schallenberg said the countries of Europe cannot "cancel Russia" and cut off dialogue with Moscow in regard to creating a…
MEPs lambast Politico news outlet for linking populist parties to ‘fascists’
When is it fine to describe a political party as far-right?
Race kicks off for top EU bank position
Lead Eurocrats start their fight for the top post in one of the European Union's main banks on August 18.
EU’s long recess gives new meaning to unbearable ‘Dog Days of Summer’ and encapsulates lack of dynamism in its polity
Walking around the European Quarter in August makes you feel like you are in the opening scene of the 2002 post-apocalyptic horror film 28 Days Later.
Von der Leyen under fire for holiday at Greek PM’s private mansion
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen's recent jaunt to Crete as guest of the Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his wife has sparked…
Latvian Prime Minister to step down on August 17
Latvian centre-right Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš announced his the resignation and that of his government due to political disagreement within the ruling…
Blair, Royal, Timmermans: Is this the summer of the political walking dead?
They can look like Michael Jackson’s Moonwalking Dead in his Thriller video, and seem about as relevant.
Lack of nuclear investment shows EU is ‘not serious about Net Zero’
European officials are "not serious" about achieving the EU's “net zero” goals as proven by the lack of investment in nuclear energy, Conservative think-tank…
What the Pope gets right on Europe – and the EU’s mainstream media aren’t reporting
Pope Francis’s tenure has proven controversial: many criticise him for being too liberal and undermining traditional Catholic doctrine.
The EU must stop playing the good guy and start showing it is serious about Europe’s foreign policy interests
In the early days of the civil war in (now former) Yugoslavia during the 1990s, the late Jacques Poos said that this crisis will be “the hour of Europe not the…
EC insists migrant relocation payments are ‘not penalties’
The European Commission says payments imposed on European Union Member States that reject relocated migrants are not “penalties”.
Decades-old EU institution ‘should be abolished as useless’, MEPs say
MEPs from the hard-right Identity and Democracy group have called on the European Union to abolish one of its oldest institutions, which they have described as among…
Free-speech defenders warn against a Breton EC presidency bid
Thierry Breton, the EC's current internal market head, is now reportedly using his status as a champion of the bloc's pro-censorship Digital Services Act to spearhead…
Europe was made on the pilgrim road to Santiago de Compostela: you wouldn’t know it going off the current state of EU politics
The recent death of John Brierley, who through his guidebooks became a Camino de Santiago institution, reminded me about the various, intriguing ways in which the…
European Parliament to get 15 more seats though national governments are not happy with transnational lists
The European Parliament looks to receive up to 15 new seats.
Britain will rejoin the EU ‘at some point’, says Tony Blair
Britain will end up rejoining the European Union sometime, former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair has said.
Germany is ‘freest’ European country, says latest Nanny State Index
Germany is the “freest” country in Europe, according to this year's Nanny State Index (NSI).
Germany and France confront Poland over Ukrainian grain embargo
France and Germany have publicly voiced their opposition to Poland and four other neighbours of Ukraine being allowed to continue a grain embargo on the embattled…
Shit happens? How about a relevant comment, Commissioner Vestager?
It was odd to say the least that when asked about the scandal surrounding the failed appointment of a US citizen to the post of top European Commission economist,…