Finland, previously known for its strong performance in PISA school aptitude tests, wants to reverse the current downward trend and promote a focused learning environment by passing a law banning mobile phones in schools. The Programme for International Student Assessment…
The Polish ruling Law and Justice party (PiS) slammed Manfred Weber for his ‘firewall’ comment, accusing his European People’s Party of attempting to interfere with the elections scheduled in Poland for the autumn. Weber spoke on the EPP’s potential cooperation…
Coverage of European issues has increased in French broadcast media due to the war in Ukraine but remains limited, according to the Fondation Jean-Jaurès think tank, which proposes binding targets to increase reporting. Read the original French story here. For…
Rumours doing the rounds in Brussels speak of a potential coalition between the European People’s Party (EPP) and the far-right Brothers of Italy following the European elections in 20
Half of the sightings by the EU border agency Frontex prompted Search and Rescue missions or migrant interceptions by Libyan coastguards in international waters, according to a new report, a practice that typically leads to people being illegally returned to…
The EU should make its recently-agreed ‘cash for migrant control’ deal with Tunisia a model for similar deals with other countries, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said in a letter to EU leaders ahead of a Brussels summit…
The 6-3 majority dismissed the “independent state legislature” theory, which would have given state lawmakers nearly unchecked power over federal elections. Give this articleShare full article The Supreme Court in Washington. The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a legal theory…
Radical pro-Russian party Vazrazhdane leader Kostadin Kostadinov called for the destruction of the megaphones of the American embassy, a label he uses for Euro-Atlantic parties in the country – We Continue the Change, Democratic Bulgaria and GERB. Kostadinov spoke on…
The European Commission approved France’s reviewed Recovery and Resilience Plan on Monday, which includes an extra €2.8 billion from the REPowerEU plan to help finance France’s thermal renovation of ailing buildings. The new subsidy brings France’s total from the Recovery…
Austrian Energy Minister Leonore Gewessler called on domestic suppliers to speed up the process of decoupling from Russian gas at a meeting with energy companies on Monday. At the meeting with energy companies, Gewessler discussed gas supply diversification plans as,…