EUROPEAN POLITICS
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…
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The UK and Irish governments need to demonstrate that progress is being made towards agreeing on a new devolved government in Northern Ireland before the end of October to avoid fresh assembly elections, ministers said on Wednesday (28 September). Irish…
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Empty corridors and only eight babies in their cribs. The maternity ward in the city of Gabrovo tells you everything you need to know about the drastic drop in the birth rate in Bulgaria. “There are not many people of…
EU financial support for Palestinian NGOs and intergovernmental organisations operating in the field has emerged as a sticking point for relations between Brussels and Tel Aviv, with EU-funded organisations complaining of obstacles to their operations. EU funding for Palestine is…
Sunday’s election in Italy marks the rise of the far-right – in itself a worrying development – but also the decline of leadership in Europe, with all three of its biggest economies now unable or unwilling to lead the continent through…