Orban EU presidency already dividing opinion – Hungary PM wants to ‘take over’ EU, MEPs sceptical of his ability to lead bloc
Hungary will hold the rotating presidency of the Council of the EU in the second half of 2024, putting Hungarian Prime...
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Bulgaria’s ITN wants to join ECR party family
Bulgarian populist formation There Is Such a People (ITN) has declared its intention to align with the centre-right European Conservatives and...
Pavel wants Czechs to play key role in Western response to resurgent China
Czech President Petr Pavel called for a "joint and balanced" strategy between the US, Europe, and other democracies to address China’s...
MEPs to vote on rule of law in Hungary, as EC mulls next move on suspended funds
As the September 21 deadline approaches, leaders in Brussels are split on whether to finally unlock billions of euros that have...
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister calls Kharkiv missile attack a “war crime” against civilians
As a massive Russian military convoy continued its approach toward the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, on Tuesday, the city of Kharkiv suffered...
“Prove that you are with us,” Zelensky implores Brussels
As a kilometres-long convoy of Russian forces approached the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, the country's President, Volodymyr Zelensky, gave a powerful video...
MEPs release report backing penalties for corrupt oligarchs
From next week a new tool may empower the EU to suspend funds to member states over rule of law breaches....
Macron takes aim at Hungary, Poland in EP speech
French President Emmanuel Macron singled out Hungary and Poland in connection with alleged rule of law violations as he outlined the...
EU hails digital act as global model
MEPs voted through the Digital Services Act (DSA) in a plenary vote at the European Parliament on Thursday afternoon. The DSA...
MEPs approve bill targeting US tech giants
EU lawmakers overwhelmingly adopted a position in favour of the Digital Markets Act on Wednesday, which would put constraints on "gatekeeper"...
Von der Leyen takes bold tone in state of the union speech
President of the European Commission (EC) Ursula von der Leyen called on Europe to be "bold again” as she addressed climate...