Take back parliamentary control
The accountability of the European Commission to the directly elected Parliament is at a low point in history, and Parliament’s current leadership is completely neglecting its scrutiny role. It is…
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Adviser says court should dismiss legal challenge to linking EU money with rule of law
The legal adviser of the top EU court said on Thursday (2 December) Budapest and Warsaw’s legal challenges to the EU law that links disbursement of bloc funds to rule…
Others punish, Slovakia incentivises elderly to get vaccinated
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Austria’s Kurz quits politics, stirring political turmoil
Former chancellor Sebastian Kurz announced his departure from the political stage on Thursday (2 December) by resigning from all his political posts. His resignation will lead to a cabinet reshuffle,…
BioNTech founder receives European women leaders award
Özlem Türeci, BioNTech’s chief medical officer, was among the four winners in the sixth edition of the Women of Europe Awards held on Wednesday (1 December) by the European Movement…
Pécresse emerges as favourite to win French centre-right’s presidential ticket
Valérie Pécresse, a veteran politician who served as minister under former President Nicolas Sarkozy, will go into a runoff as favourite to be picked as the centre-right Les Républicains’ candidate…
EU home affairs chief praises Croatia’s handling of border violence scandal
EU Commission home affairs chief Ylva Johansson has welcomed Croatia’s handling of media revelations showing border officers beating migrants despite NGO reports of continuing violence at the border with Bosnia.…
France rejects joint Channel border patrols with UK
French Prime Minister Jean Castex told his British counterpart Boris Johnson that the UK held “
EU-Western Balkans ministerial calls for closer cooperation to better manage migration
Home affairs officials from the EU and the Western Balkans meeting at Brdo estate on Thursday agreed on the need to improve the exchange of information and cooperation on the…
Lithuania: EU should step up security role in its East
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