EUROPEAN POLITICS

Lawmakers in the European Parliament have backed a new law designed to strengthen the role of European political parties and make it easier for them to secure funding, including from…

EU lawmakers have condemned the bloc’s failure to confront Hungary over breaches of rule of law and values, saying that the country has become a “hybrid regime of electoral autocracy”…

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The head of Sweden’s Moderate Party, Ulf Kristersson, said on Wednesday (14 September) he would begin consultations to form a new government after Prime Minster Magdalena Andersson conceded her Social…

Set-piece speeches are the political equivalent of eating a packet of biscuits in one sitting: It feels good at the time, but you feel hungry and bloated an hour later.…

In a special episode of EURACTIV’s Beyond the Byline podcast, we bring you a breakdown of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s annual State of the Union speech. The…

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen gave her backing for a constitutional convention to reform the EU treaties in her State of the Union speech on Wednesday (14 September),…

Rewatch Ursula von der Leyen give her State of the European Union speech on the 14th of September 20

Europe’s response to Russia’s war in Ukraine dominated European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s annual speech on Wednesday (14 September), but she provided little substance when it came to…

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivers her annual State of the European Union address on Wednesday (14 September), outlining policy priorities for the next 12 months at a…