EUROPEAN POLITICS
Trust in the European Union is “clearly progressing” among the French, though many, particularly among the right-wing camp, still want Paris to have more power than the EU, a major opinion poll has found. Read the original French article here.…
Malta’s government is continuing to stifle independent journalism and must take steps to protect media freedom and step up investigative efforts into the assassination of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in 2017, the Council of Europe stated on Thursday (6 October).…
The European Parliament on Wednesday (5 October) passed a resolution acknowledging the plight of Roma people living in settlements in the European Union and the need for changes in national policy to improve the lives of these communities. The resolution…
Following the United Kingdom’s “Brexit disaster” and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, no right-wing politician in Europe still advocates for their country’s exit from the EU, one of the longest-serving EU lawmakers, Guy Verhofstadt, told EURACTIV Italy in an interview. Verhofstadt,…
The post-election honeymoon period, where the public suspends their judgement of a new government, is something that victorious politicians have relied upon for decades. The UK’s new premier, Liz Truss, has defied the convention, instead going straight from campaigning to…
Without more dialogue between institutions, trade unions, and civil society, Europe will see chaos and the rise of the far-right, European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) president Laurent Berger told EURACTIV France in an exclusive interview. Read the original French interview here. …
Italy’s right-wing parties appear to have toned down their Euroscepticism in recent months as they prepare for power following their landslide victory in last weekend’s general election. Fratelli d’Italia (Brothers of Italy, ECR) and The League Party (Lega, ID) are…
UK Prime Minister Liz Truss confirmed her attendance at next week’s inaugural meeting of the so-called ‘European Political Community’, three months after telling domestic lawmakers that she had no interest in the new EU-organised format. Initially proposed by French President…
Latvia’s parliamentary election on Saturday (1 October) could widen a growing rift between the country’s Latvian majority and its Russian-speaking minority over their place in society, amid widespread national anger over former Soviet master Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. The seven-month…
The European Commission on Thursday (29 September) formally took Malta to the EU’s highest court for its cash-for-passports scheme that endows Maltese citizenship on wealthy third-country citizens in return for money and investments. The Commission said it considers the scheme…
Bulgarians will vote on Sunday in a snap general election, the fourth in just 18 months. By now, Bulgarians are sick and tired of seeing the politicians they send to parliament being unable to form a viable government. And there…
This week on the Beyond the Byline podcast, following Commission President Ursula von Der Leyen’s new measures to fight corruption, we speak to experts on the matter. Our guests this week are MEP Daniel Freund, Nick Aiossa, Deputy Director, Head…