Germany secured the construction of a gigafactory for electric car batteries in record time with the help of the EU’s new subsidy “matching” scheme. On Monday, Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD/S&D), among others, inaugurated the start of construction of the Swedish…
We had the opportunity to visit Kyiv last week and met many Ukrainians, both inside and outside of government. We found them understandably war-weary but resolved to continue the fight, believing they can prevail and drive out the Russian aggressors.…
The Egyptian government briefly designated Hamas as a terrorist organization in 2015, but this move was overturned by Egyptian courts (Photo: euobserver) The ongoing Israel-Hamas war has had major political, economic, and security repercussions for Egypt, a country bordering both…
The presidency of the European Council is not to be assumed lightly at such a critical moment for Europe (Photo: Magnus Fröderberg) The end of Charles Michel’s mandate as president of the European Council this year comes at a time…
If Putin wins in Ukraine, will he go further? This is the question currently being asked with increasing urgency in capital cities throughout Europe. Skeptics note that the failures of the past two years have exposed the limitations of the…
Vladimir Putin has dismissed Russian Navy chief Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov, Kremlin media confirmed this week. The removal of Yevmenov is the biggest shakeup among Russia’s military leadership in almost a year, reflecting mounting frustration in Moscow over the country’s heavy…
The EU’s auditing body has warned that the European Commission’s strategy of relying on member states to ensure the money of the pandemic recovery fund is properly spent is heightening the “risk of irregularity or even corruption”. Speaking to reporters…
Dear readers, Welcome to EU Elections Decoded, your essential guide for staying up to date and receiving exclusive insights about the upcoming EU elections. This is Max Griera, writing from Brussels. Subscribe here. In today’s edition Do European parties and…
A survey last year found that 60 percent of British citizens in the EU feel politically unrepresented. More than three quarters of them became dual nationals after the Brexit referendum as a workaround solution (Photo: Wikipedia) A year after Rishi…
Portugal’s outgoing Prime Minister António Costa (PS) will receive a statuette alluding to the headquarters of the European Council at what will be his last EU summit in Brussels after eight years in power. A source at the European institution…