EUROPEAN POLITICS
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Sunday (23 October) attacked the EU over its Russia sanctions policy, while in Budapest, tens of thousands protested what they say is his neglect of the education sector. Speaking in the western city of…
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This article was updated with the comments of the President of Bulgaria Rumen Radev, made upon his arrival at the EU Council on Friday morning. The Dutch Parliament adopted a resolution on Thursday (20 October) stating that the Netherlands should…
The people of Ukraine, represented by their president, elected leaders, and civil society, won the 2022 Sakharov prize, an annual award the European Parliament gives to organisations and individuals that defend freedom of thought and human rights. The prize is…
The European Commission plans to bring forward to early next year new legislation targeting foreign actors and influence in the European media sphere, officials have indicated, as part of attempts to increase transparency. The plans are set to be…
It all started with one photo posted on Twitter in March 2016. Eight male French MPs, all senior leaders of their respective parties, put on red lipstick to condemn sexual violence against women. #MeToo wasn’t a thing just yet. #mettezdurouge contre…
The EU must scale up its emergency humanitarian assistance to countries in the Horn of Africa which are facing famine following the worst droughts in a generation, MEPs urged the European Commission. The region’s countries import about 90% of their…
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…