German rearmament tests time, money and resolve
23 May Foreign & Security Policy

German rearmament tests time, money and resolve

As Germany prepares to spend 5% of GDP on defence, Chancellor Friedrich Merz must overcome scepticism both within his governing coalition and in the country at large.
by Arno Van Rensbergen
‘The West created Vučić’: Serbian journalists say repression is tightening
21 May Foreign & Security Policy
‘The West created Vučić’: Serbian journalists say repression is tightening
Op-ed: When it comes to the DMA, Europe must show its teeth
22 May EU Institutions
Op-ed: When it comes to the DMA, Europe must show its teeth
Op-ed: Europe’s existential choice
21 May Foreign & Security Policy
Op-ed: Europe’s existential choice
Three words of advice for the new Commission on Artificial Intelligence Partner Content
04 Oct
Three words of advice for the new Commission on Artificial Intelligence
DIGITALEUROPE’s Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl explains how the EU can become a world leader in AI.
EU health stakeholders call for strong political commitment on patient safety
03 Oct
EU health stakeholders call for strong political commitment on patient safety
Bad Hofgastein, Austria: Digital solutions and better surveillance systems key to safer care, conference told.
‘Trust’ key to reforming EU’s national healthcare systems, says Clemens Martin Auer
02 Oct
‘Trust’ key to reforming EU’s national healthcare systems, says Clemens Martin Auer
Bad Hofgastein, Austria: Strengthening the way decisions are made and implemented is crucial to improving performance, argues Gastein Health Forum president.
Orban nominates EU ambassador as commissioner-designate
02 Oct
Orban nominates EU ambassador as commissioner-designate
Viktor Orban has nominated Olivér Várhelyi, Hungary’s EU ambassador, as the country’s new commissioner-designate after a parliamentary committee rejected the first nominee last week.
Investing in the solutions Europe needs Partner Content
02 Oct
Investing in the solutions Europe needs
Innovative solutions, both technological and legislative, can help enable the EU’s energy transition.
Fighting inequalities in childhood cancer Partner Content
02 Oct
Fighting inequalities in childhood cancer
Childhood cancer care continues to suffer from widespread inequalities, says Pamela Kearns President of The European Society for Paediatric Oncology (SIOPE)
Parliament should have right of initiative, Šefčovič tells hearing
01 Oct
Parliament should have right of initiative, Šefčovič tells hearing
Commissioner-designate Maroš Šefčovič has told his nomination hearing that he supports the European Parliament being given “a right of initiative.”
Poland’s commissioner-designate ordered to pay back MEP expenses
30 Sep
Poland’s commissioner-designate ordered to pay back MEP expenses
Poland’s commissioner-designate Janusz Wojciechowski has been ordered to repay thousands of euros in expenses to the European Parliament from his time as an MEP.
Brexit Party and Lega top bill of MEP ‘highest earners’ report
30 Sep
Brexit Party and Lega top bill of MEP ‘highest earners’ report
The UK's Brexit Party and Italian party Lega have the joint highest outside earnings of any national party delegations in the European Parliament.
UK must nominate EU commissioner if still in EU after Halloween
27 Sep
UK must nominate EU commissioner if still in EU after Halloween
The UK will have to nominate an EU commissioner if it is still in the EU after 31 October, the European Parliament has confirmed.
Influentially Disruptive
27 Sep
Influentially Disruptive
The status quo cannot continue; it’s time to reshape and remould our approaches to healthcare. The process can start at EHFG 2019, writes Clemens Martin Auer.
5 questions with...István Ujhelyi
27 Sep
5 questions with...István Ujhelyi
István Ujhelyi (HU/S&D) is vice-chair of the parliaments transport and tourism (TRAN) committee.
Movers and Shakers | 27 September 2019
27 Sep
Movers and Shakers | 27 September 2019
UK MEPs at loggerheads over fishing industry no-deal Brexit scenarios
27 Sep
UK MEPs at loggerheads over fishing industry no-deal Brexit scenarios
British MEPs Chris Davies and June Mummery have clashed bitterly over the prospect for the UK’s fishing industry if Britain exits the EU on 31 October with no deal.
Public authorities falling short in fight against asthma and COPD Partner Content
27 Sep
Public authorities falling short in fight against asthma and COPD
A new report by the European Federation of Allergy and Airways Diseases Patients’ Associations (EFA) takes a close look at asthma and COPD care across Europe.
‘Workable’ alternative is available to solve Irish backstop issue, says customs expert
26 Sep
‘Workable’ alternative is available to solve Irish backstop issue, says customs expert
A former senior customs official says a “workable” alternative is available to solve the Irish border issue in the protracted Brexit talks.
UK yet to propose any alternative to Irish backstop, says Verhofstadt
26 Sep
UK yet to propose any alternative to Irish backstop, says Verhofstadt
Guy Verhofstadt, the chair of Parliament's Brexit Steering Group, says no “fully-fledged, legally-operational” backstop alternative has been put forward.
Aiming high
26 Sep
Aiming high
The ambition of the Apollo missions showed how fragile our planet is; we should show the same ambition in preserving the planet’s safety., writes Veronica Manfredi.
EU Agricultural Biotech: Something’s gotta give
26 Sep
EU Agricultural Biotech: Something’s gotta give
The growing demand for food makes changing EU attitudes to GMO technology essential.
Our health is our wealth
26 Sep
Our health is our wealth
Reflecting on his mandate as he prepares to hand the baton to his successor, European Health and Food Safety Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis tells Lorna Hutchinson about the highlights of the past five years and what challenges remain in the European health domain.
World Contraception Day: access to contraception remains a big challenge in Europe
26 Sep
World Contraception Day: access to contraception remains a big challenge in Europe
Access to contraception should be a key concern of European governments in empowering their citizens to plan their families and lives, argues Petra De Sutter
#VaccinesWork
25 Sep
#VaccinesWork
Three million lives are saved every year thanks to vaccination, but due to increasing vaccine hesitancy and disinformation, restoring public trust in vaccines is crucial, reports Lorna Hutchinson from the first ever Global Vaccination Summit.
When epidemiology meets big data
25 Sep
When epidemiology meets big data
The upcoming European Health Forum Gastein is a chance to forge a new “mindset” in tackling infectious disease surveillance, says Andrea Ammon.
Boris Johnson must resign, say UK MEPs
25 Sep
Boris Johnson must resign, say UK MEPs
British MEPs have called on beleaguered Prime Minister Boris Johnson to quit in the wake of the historic Supreme Court ruling that he had unlawfully suspended the UK Parliament to stop scrutiny of his Brexit strategy.