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Finland’s labour unions now fear that the likely future four-party right-wing government may upset their traditionally strong role in collective bargaining and weaken worker benefits, following a recent media leak relaying rumours from government formation talks. Already in their sixth…

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki vowed to resist attempts to close the Turow lignite mine, a subject of conflict between Poland and Czechia, despite a court order ruling the suspension of work. In its ruling delivered last week, the Warsaw…

The French National Assembly approved a €413 billion military budget bill for 2024-2030 at first reading on Wednesday, with extra lines of credit for nuclear and ammunition to Ukraine. Following days of uncertainty, the military budget bill was broadly approved…

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will reportedly enforce spending cuts across the federal ministries unless ministers justify their opposition after the Green and liberal coalition partners clashed over the topic. Liberal Finance Minister Christian Lindner’s proposed spending cuts to plug an…

Austria will send police officers and soldiers to bolster Moldova’s crisis management structures by addressing challenges such as disinformation and cyber attacks as part of the EU Partnership Mission in Moldova. In April, EU foreign ministers approved the launch of…

EU lawmakers have dismissed the European Commission’s plans for a new EU Ethics body as toothless and a missed opportunity after unveiling the proposal on Thursday (8 June).  The blueprint tabled by the EU executive’s values and transparency Commissioner Vera…

Prime Minister Mark Rutte (VVD/Renew) admitted that his efforts to mitigate impact of gas extraction in the province of Groningen were insufficient during a parliamentary debate on Wednesday, where he ignored demands to step down. The Gronigen gas field is…

Dear readers, Welcome to EU Politics Decoded where Benjamin Fox and Eleonora Vasques will bring you a round-up of the latest political news in Europe and beyond every Thursday. In this edition, we look at how EU reform has been…

Women victims of male violence face huge disparities across the EU in terms of protection and access to justice. Member States aren’t showing enough  commitment to develop a strong and adequate Law on violence against women and domestic violence, including…

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is trying to dispel widespread rumours about her potentially replacing NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg later this year following her visit to Washington on Monday. While many viewed her visit as a necessary step if…