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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…

Migration, energy and trade were all discussed between the Libyan government delegation, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and her counterparts in Rome on Wednesday. On Wednesday, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni received the premier of Libya’s national unity government Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh…

Environment and Climate Action Minister Duarte Cordeiro highlighted the now more than €450 million ongoing investments in the forest area, including fire prevention, at a regular hearing in the parliamentary committee on agriculture and fisheries Wednesday. As part of the…

Spanish prime minister Pedro Sanchez has called a snap election for 23 July (Photo: European Union) Outside observers may struggle to understand why although good economic news keeps rolling in, Spaniards seem to be unhappy with Pedro Sanchez, the socialist…

NATO Chief Jens Stoltenberg defended a NATO information campaign that is meant to raise support for Ukraine in Slovakia after former prime minister and poll leader Robert Fico criticised it, saying it would be a direct interference in the election…

The new concept of economic patriotism that aims to produce and consume as many Romanian goods as possible were presented by Marcel Ciolacu, the leader of the Social Democrat Party (PSD), before Romanian farmers on Wednesday. The Romanian state must…