Q+A: Brussels breathes a 'sigh of relief' following Romanian election
19 May Foreign & Security Policy

Q+A: Brussels breathes a 'sigh of relief' following Romanian election

Centrist Nicușor Dan triumphed over nationalist George Simion in Romania's presidential election on Sunday, reaffirming the country’s role in the EU and NATO.
by Arno Van Rensbergen
Portuguese voters head the polls — again
16 May Foreign & Security Policy
Portuguese voters head the polls — again
Poland’s presidential vote puts reform agenda to the test
15 May EU Institutions
Poland’s presidential vote puts reform agenda to the test
Albania moves closer to EU membership as Socialists win new mandate
13 May Foreign & Security Policy
Albania moves closer to EU membership as Socialists win new mandate
How the largest American Muslim foundation was falsely demonised by white supremacists Partner Content
09 Aug
How the largest American Muslim foundation was falsely demonised by white supremacists
The escalating spate of mass shootings from Christchurch to El Paso has been enabled by the fact that millions of ordinary people now believe in the existence of an Islamist conspiracy to ‘replace’ white people through mass immigration and birth rates, writes Saeed Khan.
Movers and Shakers | 9 August 2019
09 Aug
Movers and Shakers | 9 August 2019
Fisheries Committee chair discusses No Deal Brexit fears with fishermen and producers
08 Aug
Fisheries Committee chair discusses No Deal Brexit fears with fishermen and producers
The new chair of the European Parliament’s Fisheries Committee was visiting the largest fishing port in France on Thursday amid fears that the threat of a No Deal Brexit will put cooperation between British and continental fishermen at risk.
The EU must do more to fight the funding of Islamism across the continent Partner Content
07 Aug
The EU must do more to fight the funding of Islamism across the continent
The case of Qatari-controlled, UK-based Al Rayan Bank, which continues to provide financial services to a series of Islamist and extremist groups blacklisted by other institutions, highlights the dangers of lax financial oversight by the EU and its Member States, writes Nervana Mahmoud.
UK urged to guarantee right of EU citizens to participate in post-Brexit local elections
06 Aug
UK urged to guarantee right of EU citizens to participate in post-Brexit local elections
A campaign group that first raised the alarm about the “mass disenfranchisement” of EU27 citizens before the European elections in May has now called on the UK Government to guarantee their right to participate in post-Brexit local elections.
Huawei ‘fighting for survival’, says chairman Partner Content
02 Aug
Huawei ‘fighting for survival’, says chairman
Huawei’s chairman has admitted the company is under “immense pressure” and “fighting for survival”.
EU ‘too slow to act’ on tax transparency
02 Aug
EU ‘too slow to act’ on tax transparency
Former MEP Catherine Stihler says the EU has been “too slow to act” on the “urgent need” for greater tax transparency.
Movers and Shakers | 2 August 2019
02 Aug
Movers and Shakers | 2 August 2019
Keep track of developments in the European institutions and public affairs with our movers and shakers column.
Adopting a gender-sensitive lens in global security
01 Aug
Adopting a gender-sensitive lens in global security
Global security has deteriorated over the past decade, with the number of people forced to flee their homes due to violence, human rights violations and war on the increase. The EU must adopt and implement a gender-sensitive lens when dealing with this, writes Madi Sharma.
Italy's ‘suicide diplomacy’ is reducing its influence in EU and NATO, says report
01 Aug
Italy's ‘suicide diplomacy’ is reducing its influence in EU and NATO, says report
A new report says that while Italy has a "central role" to play in Europe’s response to growing security challenges in the Mediterranean region, the current government’s "suicide diplomacy" is weakening its clout in the EU and NATO.
MEPs denounce attacks against Polish Equality March participants
31 Jul
MEPs denounce attacks against Polish Equality March participants
A cross-party group of MEPs have condemned violence against the participants of a Polish city’s first ever gay pride march.
A wake-up call for EU fisheries ministers
31 Jul
A wake-up call for EU fisheries ministers
The latest scientific advice from The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) makes for sad reading - North Sea cod is severely depleted. However, this could be just what is needed to shock EU fisheries ministers into action, write Rebecca Hubbard and Dr Monica Verbeek.
Anti-palm oil lobbies bending the EU’s will Partner Content
30 Jul
Anti-palm oil lobbies bending the EU’s will
Youssef Kobo explains how anti-palm oil lobbies are hurting the environment and the EU’s poorest members
Paper food packaging 'not as innocent as it seems', says consumer body
30 Jul
Paper food packaging "not as innocent as it seems", says consumer body
A new study by consumer group BEUC underscores the need for EU-wide rules to regulate non-plastic food packaging and protect consumers from potentially harmful chemicals.
MEPs deliver scathing assessment of Boris Johnson’s fledgling premiership
29 Jul
MEPs deliver scathing assessment of Boris Johnson’s fledgling premiership
Two UK MEPs have given a withering verdict on the start of Boris Johnson’s premiership in the UK.
Carry On Regardless: The Brexit Party hits Brussels
29 Jul
Carry On Regardless: The Brexit Party hits Brussels
The Brexit Party are political prisoners in Brussels. Or so they’d have you believe.  Despite standing in the European elections, knowing full well what awaited them, Nigel Farage and his band of Brexit-peddling cronies have been on a mission to expose to their faithful followers back home in Blighty that "Brussels" is the most dreadful of places: a wasteful, bureaucratic hellhole where little is achieved and where MEPs' pockets bulge with excessive pay and unwarranted expenses.
Movers and Shakers | 26 July 2019
26 Jul
Movers and Shakers | 26 July 2019
Keep track of developments in the European institutions and public affairs with our movers and shakers column.
Threat of no-deal Brexit intensifies as Boris Johnson refuses to nominate new UK Commissioner
26 Jul
Threat of no-deal Brexit intensifies as Boris Johnson refuses to nominate new UK Commissioner
New British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has signalled that he will not nominate a new UK commissioner when the European Commission is reformed after the summer recess.
MEPs warn Boris Johnson has “greatly increased the risk” of a no-deal Brexit
25 Jul
MEPs warn Boris Johnson has “greatly increased the risk” of a no-deal Brexit
Guy Verhofstadt has branded Boris Johnson’s vow to take the UK out of the EU on 31 October as “irresponsible.”
Growing scientific progress Partner Content
25 Jul
Growing scientific progress
Students Martina Helmlinger and Lilli Schütz tell us why they are launching a Citizens’ Initiative to ensure the EU can benefit responsibly from new plant breeding techniques.
Scotland’s First Minister expresses ‘profound concerns’ over new UK Prime Minister
24 Jul
Scotland’s First Minister expresses ‘profound concerns’ over new UK Prime Minister
Nicola Sturgeon, the First Minister of Scotland and leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP), has expressed her “profound concerns” about the prospect of Boris Johnson’s incoming premiership of the UK.
Brexit Steering Group to meet Barnier in wake of Boris Johnson election victory
24 Jul
Brexit Steering Group to meet Barnier in wake of Boris Johnson election victory
The European Parliament’s Brexit Steering Group will hold an extraordinary meeting with Michel Barnier on Wednesday to respond to Boris Johnson’s election as UK Premier.
Brussels underwhelmed by new UK Prime Minister
23 Jul
Brussels underwhelmed by new UK Prime Minister
Many EU political figures and MEPs have given a collective eye roll at the news that Boris Johnson has been elected the UK’s new Prime Minister.
Tackling rare diseases a ‘European success story’
23 Jul
Tackling rare diseases a ‘European success story’
Tackling rare diseases, said to affect up to 30 million people in the EU, has been hailed as a “European success story.”