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Report details what 'middle powers' really think of EU

Wed, 11/15/2023 - 17:41
The report focused on attitudes towards the West in the so-called 'middle powers' — including India, Turkey, Brazil, South Korea, Indonesia, South Africa, Saudi Arabia and Russia.
Categories: European Union

EU proposes online platform to match legal migrants with jobs

Wed, 11/15/2023 - 17:09
The EU Commission has proposed a platform that would bring together EU employers and non-EU workers. The aim? To address the pressing labour shortages facing the EU-27, but also to boost competitiveness — and discourage illegal migration.
Categories: European Union

[Investigation] Is Luxembourg the weak link in EU and Nato security?

Wed, 11/15/2023 - 16:14
As Nato's 75 spy chiefs meet in Brussels, the alliance's smallest member, Luxembourg, stands accused of years-long security failures.
Categories: European Union

Forever chemicals will be the 'new asbestos', investors warn

Wed, 11/15/2023 - 14:50
In the wake of emerging litigation and regulation on so-called forever chemicals, there are growing worries among investors that PFAS could be the 'new asbestos.'
Categories: European Union

[Opinion] Will EU give greenlight to finance industry to fuel climate crisis?

Wed, 11/15/2023 - 12:28
While the EU makes efforts to reduce emissions at home, progress is dwarfed by the EU's financial sector's climate-harming, profit-seeking investments outside of its own borders, write the directors of Climate Action Network, Friends of the Earth, and Action Aid.
Categories: European Union

[Feature] Trapped: the Palestinians trying to get back into Gaza

Wed, 11/15/2023 - 07:25
As war rages in and above Gaza, many Palestinians have found themselves trapped in Egypt, awaiting to be finally able to cross the Rafah crossing to be reunited with their families.
Categories: European Union

[Analysis] Why Spain's amnesty deal with Catalans is source of resentment

Tue, 11/14/2023 - 16:37
Spain's new amnesty law for Catalan separatists has sparked protests across the country, fueling concerns about the rule of law, judicial independence, and accountability. But why is the bill so problematic? And who opposes it?
Categories: European Union

No mass scanning in EU online child-abuse bill, MEPs agree

Tue, 11/14/2023 - 15:41
MEPs agreed on new rules for online service and hosting providers to improve the protection of children online, but also to ensure the privacy of internet users — a balance that was missing from the EU Commission's proposal.
Categories: European Union

[Column] The EU is failing on Israel-Gaza, so it's now up to member states

Tue, 11/14/2023 - 15:02
The lack of EU common ground on ending Gaza's intolerable tragedy makes it essential that member states which want a ceasefire break free of the EU institutional straitjacket and take urgent action on a national level.
Categories: European Union

[Opinion] Why next European Investment Bank chief should be female

Tue, 11/14/2023 - 11:24
The European Investment Bank is one of 22 of the world's 50 most important multilateral organisations which have never been led by a woman, writes ex-PM of New Zealand Helen Clark.
Categories: European Union

EU backs Israel on 'human shields' in Gaza

Mon, 11/13/2023 - 22:18
The EU has backed Israel in saying its unprecedented killing of civilians in Gaza is partly due to terrorists' use of "human shields", amid intense debate on the morality of the war.
Categories: European Union

[Opinion] Belgium, France, Spain must halt their Kremlin gas deals

Mon, 11/13/2023 - 17:02
What remains baffling, to Ukrainians fighting for their country and environmental NGOs fighting to save the planet, is that terminals in Belgium and France continue to serve as transshipment points for Russian LNG cargoes destined for India and China.
Categories: European Union

[Analysis] Malaga conference sees socialist 'happy warriors' still divided

Mon, 11/13/2023 - 14:40
The Party of the European Socialists met in Málaga this weekend to discuss next year's election priorities — but some of the most fundamental issues remained unresolved.
Categories: European Union

Kaczynski decries 'German' takeover of Polish parliament

Mon, 11/13/2023 - 12:44
PiS leader Jarosław Kaczyński has rallied against the EU treaty, dubbed Donald Tusk's opposition a "German party," and warned of Poland's independence being at risk. Meanwhile, the pro-democratic coalition has unveiled its 24-point programme, which lacks concrete detail.
Categories: European Union

[Agenda] 'Foreign talent' and child-abuse bill vote in focus This WEEK

Mon, 11/13/2023 - 07:29
The controversial 'mass surveillance' bill aimed at preventing online child sexual abuse will be voted on by the parliament's civil liberties committee on Tuesday. A day later, the EU Commission is expected to unveil its Talent Mobility Package.
Categories: European Union

[Analysis] 'Bestaanszekerheid' — the buzzword of the Dutch election

Mon, 11/13/2023 - 07:00
Despite its higher than average income, the Netherlands is no exception to the cost of living crisis, which is at the forefront of political parties' and trade unions' messages ahead of the 22 November election.
Categories: European Union

Independent Greek inquiry launched into Pylos shipwreck

Fri, 11/10/2023 - 15:07
A Greek administrative watchdog has launched an investigation in the Pylos shipwreck that likely killed hundreds of people off the Greek coast in mid-June.
Categories: European Union

Negotiators finally clinch deal on landmark nature restoration law

Fri, 11/10/2023 - 13:20
MEPs and EU member states have reached a deal on the Nature Restoration Law — one of the most controversial initiatives of the EU's green agenda. Why does it matter?
Categories: European Union

[Opinion] European complicity in war crimes in Gaza

Fri, 11/10/2023 - 12:16
Even amid the horror in Gaza, some EU member states have been busy doing business with Israel approving lucrative arms deliveries, in the full knowledge that they will be used against a civilian population under siege.
Categories: European Union

[Opinion] S&D urges EU plan to address housing crisis for young people

Fri, 11/10/2023 - 10:46
The Socialists & Democrats are gathering in Málaga to prepare their manifesto for the 2024 European elections. With house prices doubling in countries like Latvia, Luxembourg, Czechia, and Austria, the S&D is calling for affordable housing for young Europeans.
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