Czech former PM Babiš’s far-right shift could ‘move needle’ in EU policymaking
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EU reform: France, Germany confident on reaching agreement this year
France and Germany are confident that a partial institutional reform of the EU will be possible this year, the French and German ministers of state for Europe, Laurence Boone and Anna Lührmann, told EURACTIV in an exclusive interview. The two…
Garland Pushes Back at GOP Claims of Bias in Hunter Biden Investigation
The attorney general denied assertions that he had interfered with the case and blocked a prosecutor from lodging more charges. Give this article + David C. Weiss, center, in 20
Hungary anti-asylum bill broke EU law, says top court
Hungary broke EU law by forcing asylum seekers to present themselves at its embassies in Serbia or Ukraine, the EU’s top court ruled on Thursday (22 June). The judgement by the European Court of Justice found that a law introduced…
Germany is a ‘sick case’, says former EU Commissioner
Germany is ‘a sick case’ and in dire need of innovation and reform, Günther Oettinger, a former German EU Commissioner, explained at a conference on Thursday. Oettinger, a member of the centre-right CDU, was the country’s commissioner between 2010 and…
Meet far-right party VOX’s ‘patriotic’ vision for Spain
The prohibition of political parties, defeating climate religion, battling gender ideology and indoctrination, and dismantling parliaments are among the political goals of far-right Party VOX (ECR), which could enter the Spanish government with right-wing PP (EPP) after national elections on…
Czechia engaged in information war with Russia, says president
Czechia is involved in an information war with Russia, Czech President Petr Pavel noted in his opening speech at the Media and Ukraine conference in Prague on Thursday, as several institutions were targeted by cyberattacks that same day. The conference’s…
The Brief — Smaller is better
Few things get EU lawmakers more agitated than debates over how many of them should sit in Parliament and from which country. This bunfight crops up every few years, but this time, there is more room for haggling than usual.…
Pence Challenges 2024 Republicans to Embrace 15-Week National Abortion Ban
The former vice president called on his rivals to back the ban, which is more strict than what former President Donald J. Trump has said he would support. Give this article Former Vice President Mike Pence spoke on Friday at…
EU delivers new patrol boats to Libya despite militia links
The EU delivered two patrol boats to Libya in a ceremony on Thursday (22 June) in the Sicilian city of Messina in the presence of European Commission officials, the Italian authorities, and the Libyan coastguard, according to a press statement…