Ukraine war forces EU to revise its budget
Brussels is bracing for a budgetary battle: the Ukraine Facility represents half of the almost 100 billion euros that the European Commission is asking for to reinforce the current 2021-2027 … Read More
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State of the Union: Turkey drops Sweden NATO veto
Ankara had refused to endorse Stockholm as a candidate for the Western military alliance since last year. This week, the moment NATO had been waiting months for finally came, as … Read More
European Parliament backs EU funds for weapon and ammunition production
It will be the first time that the European Union directly funds the making of items, such as artillery. The European Parliament on Thursday backed the use of as much … Read More
EU Court of Justice strips Puigdemont of parliamentary immunity
The EU’s General Court rejected the appeal of three Catalan MEPs in the crosshairs of Spanish justice since Catalonia’s abortive secession attempt in 2017. The Court of Justice of the … Read More
Belgian film ‘Close’ wins European Parliament’s 2023 LUX Audience Award
Other nominees for the prize included Spanish director Carla Simón’s ‘Alcarràs’ and the Oscar nominated ‘Triangle of Sadness’. Belgian director Lucas Dhont won the Lux Audience Award 2023 on Tuesday … Read More
Belgian investigator in European Parliament corruption case recuses himself after bias accusation
Michael Claise stepped down from his role on Monday following the accusations. The Belgian judge who was leading the European Parliament corruption scandal investigation has been accused of bias by … Read More
A year ahead: Belgium lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
Belgium and Germany have joined Austria, Greece and Malta in allowing 16 and 17-year-old to vote in the European elections. The 2024 European Parliament elections will have a new age … Read More
State of the Union: Europe Day sees Ukraine join the celebrations
The embattled country will join the rest of the EU in celebrating its foundation on May 9 and move its Remembrance Day commemorations to May 8, also in line with … Read More
EU must ‘match expectations’ of Ukraine’s membership ambitions – Metsola
European Parliament President Roberta Metsola spoke to Euronews in Strasbourg on Europe Day. The European Union needs to match the expectations of Ukraine’s accession aspirations by making sure the right … Read More
Report by MEPs urges stricter regulation for spyware across EU
The PEGA committee in the European Parliament has looked into the use of malicious software used for snooping purposes. Spyware, such as Pegasus and Predator, used by some European countries … Read More
