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

Prime Minister Edi Rama’s victory will consolidate Albania’s pro-EU trajectory, but rule of law deficits still pose hurdles to accession.
by Arno Van Rensbergen
Interview: Clean Industrial Deal puts EPP’s Ehler in the driving seat
14 May EU Institutions
Interview: Clean Industrial Deal puts EPP’s Ehler in the driving seat
The end of encryption as we know it?
12 May EU Institutions
The end of encryption as we know it?
Op-ed: Concrete action needed to stop Orbán’s EU abuse
12 May EU Institutions
Op-ed: Concrete action needed to stop Orbán’s EU abuse
Movers and Shakers | 5 March 2018
05 Mar
Movers and Shakers | 5 March 2018
Keep track of developments in the European institutions and public affairs with our movers and shakers column. on 5 March 2018
MEPs set to travel to Slovakia to investigate murder of journalist
05 Mar
MEPs set to travel to Slovakia to investigate murder of journalist
A European Parliament delegation is due to head to Slovakia later this week for a fact-finding mission to investigate the murder of journalist Jan Kuciak.
EU finally seems ready to respond to the urgency of the plastics issue
05 Mar
EU finally seems ready to respond to the urgency of the plastics issue
It has taken a long time for plastic waste to be tackled at EU level, but things are finally moving in the right direction, writes Julie Girling.
The circular economy offers a viable solution to the problem of plastic marine litter
05 Mar
The circular economy offers a viable solution to the problem of plastic marine litter
The plastics strategy will help fight marine litter - all that’s needed now is concrete action, says Alain Cadec.
Europe can’t afford to ignore Novo Banco Partner Content
05 Mar
Europe can’t afford to ignore Novo Banco
Portugal’s central bank must correct its mistaken bail-in, if it wants to rebuild trust with the international investment community.
Rare disease research: Now is the time to act together
05 Mar
Rare disease research: Now is the time to act together
Breakthrough discoveries, increased awareness and stakeholder collaboration will transform the lives of people living with rare diseases, writes Kim Stratton.
Tony Blair: We must find ways of averting Brexit
02 Mar
Tony Blair: We must find ways of averting Brexit
Brexit: Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair has warned that Remainers may only have “months or weeks” to win over their case.
Will EU Parliament chief be Italy's next Prime Minister?
02 Mar
Will EU Parliament chief be Italy's next Prime Minister?
Parliament could be set to lose another president, after the current incumbent Antonio Tajani accepted Berlusconi’s invitation to be Forza Italia’s prime ministerial candidate.
Andriukaitis: No one knows what will happen to EU-UK health cooperation after Brexit
02 Mar
Andriukaitis: No one knows what will happen to EU-UK health cooperation after Brexit
European health and food safety Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis has warned that Brexit is currently causing uncertainty in the public health sector.
EU needs 'paradigm shift' in climate policy to reach Paris agreement goals
02 Mar
EU needs 'paradigm shift' in climate policy to reach Paris agreement goals
A wide-ranging new study published on Wednesday by the Öko Institut Berlin has outlined how the EU should revise its climate commitments.
Issue 471 | 05 March 2018
02 Mar
Issue 471 | 05 March 2018
Siegfried Mureşan interview, Budgetary Policy & the Multi-Annual Financial Framework, Plastics Strategy & Circular Economy, Digital Single Market, Mental Health, Myanmar, Diversity, International Women's Day, 5 questions with Terry Reintke and more...
Brexit: UK releases new policy paper on citizens' rights
02 Mar
Brexit: UK releases new policy paper on citizens' rights
Guy Verhofstadt has welcomed the UK government’s decision to extend the offer of settled status to anyone who goes to the UK during the Brexit transition period.
Brexit: Ball is in Theresa May's court on Northern Ireland issue, say MEPs
02 Mar
Brexit: Ball is in Theresa May's court on Northern Ireland issue, say MEPs
MEPs react to the EU's draft proposal for a common regulatory area after Brexit on the island of Ireland.
European Parliament to launch probe into Martin Selmayr promotion
01 Mar
European Parliament to launch probe into Martin Selmayr promotion
German official’s appointment as European Commission Secretary-General branded a ‘cloak-and-dagger operation’ that needs parliamentary examination. 
British MEPs quit Conservative-led group in European Parliament
01 Mar
British MEPs quit Conservative-led group in European Parliament
Julie Girling has defended her decision to quit the European Parliament’s ECR group.
Row brews over EU ‘backstop’ position on Irish border question
28 Feb
Row brews over EU ‘backstop’ position on Irish border question
However, EU says draft Brexit negotiating text should come as no surprise to London.
New 'Green Card' initiative would guarantee rights of EU citizens in the UK and Britons in the EU
28 Feb
New 'Green Card' initiative would guarantee rights of EU citizens in the UK and Britons in the EU
A GreenCard4Europe could break the impasse on citizens’ rights, argues Roger Casale
Long-term British expats could soon win right to vote in UK general elections
27 Feb
Long-term British expats could soon win right to vote in UK general elections
Campaigners have welcomed plans to abolish the rule which bans UK voters overseas from voting in British general elections after they have been abroad for period of 15 years or more.
EU must steel itself for protracted fight over plastics, warns Friends of the Earth Europe
26 Feb
EU must steel itself for protracted fight over plastics, warns Friends of the Earth Europe
Few environmental problems have thrust themselves into the public consciousness as quickly as plastics, writes Meadhbh Bolger.
Movers and Shakers | 26 February 2018
26 Feb
Movers and Shakers | 26 February 2018
Keep track of developments in the European institutions and public affairs with our movers and shakers column. on 26 February 2018
UK may have to make payments into EU budget during Brexit transition period
23 Feb
UK may have to make payments into EU budget during Brexit transition period
London could also lose its rebate if it extends the Brexit transition period beyond 2020.
EU leaders to debate re-use of Spitzenkandidaten process for 2019 European elections
23 Feb
EU leaders to debate re-use of Spitzenkandidaten process for 2019 European elections
MEPs warn EU heads of state and government that they will not accept a 'back room' deal candidate for post of European Commission president..
Myanmar: The world is watching as human rights collapse
23 Feb
Myanmar: The world is watching as human rights collapse
The international community has let itself become a spectator in the tragic and complete collapse of human rights in Myanmar, writes Amjad Bashir.
The future of Europe depends on research
23 Feb
The future of Europe depends on research
Bolstering Europe’s research excellency is about more than increasing the EU’s competitiveness, explains Soledad Cabezón Ruiz.