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EU takes Malta to court over ‘golden passports’

The European Commission on Thursday (29 September) formally took Malta to the EU’s highest court for its cash-for-passports scheme that endows Maltese citizenship on wealthy third-country citizens in return for money and investments. The Commission said it considers the scheme…

The Brief — Groundhog Day for Bulgaria

Bulgarians will vote on Sunday in a snap general election, the fourth in just 18 months. By now, Bulgarians are sick and tired of seeing the politicians they send to parliament being unable to form a viable government. And there…

How US tech giants play EU states off against each other

Together, Google (Alphabet), Apple, Facebook (Meta), Amazon and Microsoft represent 27.5 percent of the Standard & Poor 500 index (Photo: Matthew Tempest) European competition czar Margrethe Vestager notched up another victory against the tech giants, with the EU General Court…

What is the EU doing about corruption?

This week on the Beyond the Byline podcast, following Commission President Ursula von Der Leyen’s new measures to fight corruption, we speak to experts on the matter. Our guests this week are MEP Daniel Freund, Nick Aiossa, Deputy Director, Head…