Ukraine Crisis: Deterring Putin is expensive but much cheaper than war
As the geopolitical crisis over Ukraine enters its fourth month, tensions are higher than ever. A series of top-level diplomatic initiatives in early 20
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CoFoE: EU citizens demand wider protection under rule of law
This article is part of our special report How participation and digitalisation can help implement EU democracy. Citizens contributing to the Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFoE), the EU’s democracy engagement project, have made recommendations to widen the rule…
Is the United States a Democracy?
“Democracy” is the currency of hypocrisy in today’s America. No politician or pundit seems able to get enough of it. Most of the babble is about “our precious democracy” and the threats to its institutional survival. But amid all the…
Scientists repeat demands for confirmation of UK’s Horizon status
Hundreds of researchers and organisations across Europe have repeated their demands for the EU to quickly confirm the association status of the UK to Horizon Europe, the EU’s research and innovation programme. The ‘Stick to Science’ campaign, launched earlier this…
Violence Against Women Is a Bargaining Chip for the Taliban
After the collapse of the Afghan government last August, the only significant challenge to the Taliban’s primitive totalitarianism was mounted by women in big cities — the capital Kabul, Mazar-e Sharif in the north, and Herat in the west, among…
EU members question fourth dose, except most vulnerable
The Capitals brings you the latest news from across Europe, through on-the-ground reporting by EURACTIV’s media network. You can subscribe to the newsletter here. Before you start reading today’s edition of the Capitals, feel free to have a look at…
Tweets of the Week: EU Chips, Meta-exit and where is Olaf?
On Tuesday, the European Commission launched its EUChipsAct to bring together research, design & testing capacities for microchips. ⛔ No chips = no digital. Microchips are everywhere – from smartphones to electric scooters to factories. Our #EUChipsAct will…
Biden Moves to Split $7 Billion in Frozen Afghan Funds
The president intends to use the Afghan central bank’s assets to fund humanitarian relief in Afghanistan and compensate victims of the Sept. 11, 200
Bratislava mayor: Where national governments fail, cities step up for democracy
Democracy was born in towns and cities, and local leaders are closer to the people than national governments, Matúš Vallo, the mayor of Bratislava, told EURACTIV Slovakia. Liberal democracy is going through a challenging time. Populism, declining media freedom, minority…
Bezos and the bridge is really superyachts vs EU climate rules
Rotterdam's Koningshaven Bridge. If Jeff Bezos is hellbent on having a superyacht, at least he should at least pay for its carbon emissions (Photo: Wikimedia) Last week we found out that Jeff Bezos, chairman of Amazon and the richest person…