A group of politicians across the globe are urging the EU to enforce sanctions on ten individuals for supporting the Russian invasion of Ukraine – including US actor Steven Seagal. The US-Europe Sanctions Coalition was formed in the autumn of…
When the EU electoral system was established, ahead of the first European Parliament elections in 1979, the bloc had nine member states instead of the current 27 and 410 MEPs, in comparison to the current 705. “[It] is frustrating for…
Majid Khan, a Pakistani citizen who attended high school in Maryland, finished his sentence last year. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share. Give…
Brian Deese, the director of the National Economic Council, played a pivotal role in negotiating economic legislation the president signed in his first two years in office. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
Image source, ReutersImage caption, President Putin laid a wreath at the Mamayev Kurgan memorial complex in VolgogradBy Matt MurphyBBC News Vladimir Putin has compared Russia's invasion of Ukraine to the fight against Nazi Germany, in a speech to mark the…
Dear readers, Welcome to EU Politics Decoded where Benjamin Fox and Eleonora Vasques bring you a round-up of the latest political news in Europe and beyond every Thursday. In this edition, we look at how NGOs and civil society groups risk becoming collateral damage from…
The Council of Europe (CoE) has urged Italy to scrap a decree seeking to regulate NGO migrant rescue operations at sea, describing it as a breach of international law in a letter sent on 26 January and made public on…
A year after an increasingly extremist climate movement began blocking traffic in Germany, the lack of a coherent set of goals of the so-called “Last Generation” is catching up to the young activists that wanted to “fix” the world. “Shattered…
Ukraine will receive additional aid and support of various kinds, Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen said during a joint press conference with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Wednesday. Van der Bellen arrived in Kyiv on Wednesday…
Belgium played a key role in supplying energy to its main neighbours in 2022, as it was France’s largest electricity supplier and Germany’s main transit country for natural gas. “Belgium helped France and Germany overcame their energy difficulties in 20