Sánchez walks a tightrope as Spain commits to NATO target
08 May Foreign & Security Policy

Sánchez walks a tightrope as Spain commits to NATO target

With Spain pledging to spend 2% of its GDP on defence, PM Pedro Sánchez faces scepticism as he stretches the definition of military spending. Around Europe, not everyone is impressed.
by Arno Van Rensbergen
Russian gas phaseout: Why going cold turkey is easier said than done
07 May EU Institutions
Russian gas phaseout: Why going cold turkey is easier said than done
Op-ed: EU's Russian speakers are an opportunity, not a risk
07 May Culture & Arts
Op-ed: EU's Russian speakers are an opportunity, not a risk
EU risks over-reliance on Turkey for defence
05 May Foreign & Security Policy
EU risks over-reliance on Turkey for defence
EU must address shortages of anti-cancer medicines Partner Content
30 May
EU must address shortages of anti-cancer medicines
EU must address shortages of essential anti-cancer medicines, argues Josep Tabernero.
European Week Against Cancer: Increase prevention, improve access
30 May
European Week Against Cancer: Increase prevention, improve access
Improving access to cancer medicines can benefit from the actions of many stakeholders, writes Alojz Peterle.
EU Commission ramping up action on rare cancer
30 May
EU Commission ramping up action on rare cancer
The Commission is ramping up action on rare cancer, explains Xavier Prats Monné.
Will MEPs back country-by-country tax reporting?
30 May
Will MEPs back country-by-country tax reporting?
MEPs are being urged to back a new report that calls for country-by-country tax reporting for multinational companies.
Issue 456 | 29 May 2017
30 May
Issue 456 | 29 May 2017
Seb Dance interview, fertilizers regulation, copyright, PNR, European week against cancer, 5 questions with Indrek Tarand and more.
Time for a quantum leap in EU research funding Partner Content
30 May
Time for a quantum leap in EU research funding
Europe needs more ambitious research funding, or risks losing precious knowledge, writes Rolf Tarrach.
Will PNR be a humiliating déjà vu for EU policymakers?
30 May
Will PNR be a humiliating déjà vu for EU policymakers?
One year after Parliament voted through the EU PNR directive, Birgit Sippel explains why the text never should have been adopted.
Integrated urban regeneration booklet – a free FosterREG guide Partner Content
29 May
Integrated urban regeneration booklet – a free FosterREG guide
Raising awareness and ensuring transparency are key factors in determining successful energy-efficient urban regeneration, says Paweł Nowakowski.
Survey: Majority of Europeans want EU27 interests to be priority in Brexit talks
29 May
Survey: Majority of Europeans want EU27 interests to be priority in Brexit talks
A new survey says that some 78 per cent of European believe that the primary objective for the upcoming Brexit negotiations should be to protect the interests of the remaining EU27.
Fertilizers Regulation: Introducing lower cadmium limits could weaken EU Partner Content
29 May
Fertilizers Regulation: Introducing lower cadmium limits could weaken EU
The EU is sleep walking into a security, geopolitical and trade crisis, warns Tomasz Włostowski.
Fertilizers Regulation: Cadmium limits in the new fertilizers regulation must be based on sound risk assessments
29 May
Fertilizers Regulation: Cadmium limits in the new fertilizers regulation must be based on sound risk assessments
New standards should not be based on a precautionary approach, argues Elisabetta Gardini.
Juncker to face Panama Papers inquiry committee
29 May
Juncker to face Panama Papers inquiry committee
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has agreed to be quizzed by members of Parliament's money laundering, tax avoidance and tax evasion inquiry committee.
Campaign group again asks EU to guarantee citizens' rights
29 May
Campaign group again asks EU to guarantee citizens' rights
A campaign designed to guarantee the rights of UK citizens living in the EU after Britain leaves the EU has been stepped up.
Fertilizers Regulation: EU's failure to address challenges of cadmium limits is a massive institutional failure
29 May
Fertilizers Regulation: EU's failure to address challenges of cadmium limits is a massive institutional failure
Low limits will only benefit Russian producers, argues Jarosław Wałęsa
Fertilizers Regulation: Proposed cadmium targets for phosphate fertilizers are not unrealistic
29 May
Fertilizers Regulation: Proposed cadmium targets for phosphate fertilizers are not unrealistic
Phosphate fertilizers are now Europe’s main source of cadmium contamination, says Pavel Poc.
Julia Gillard: There is more interest in education than ever before
29 May
Julia Gillard: There is more interest in education than ever before
Julia Gillard on why ensuring quality education for all children is in everyone's interest and sexism in politics.
Fertilizers Regulation: Food quality starts with fertilization
29 May
Fertilizers Regulation: Food quality starts with fertilization
There are natural ways of bringing soil back to life, argues Martin Häusling.
Trump reads riot act to Nato alliance leaders for not being 'fair' to US taxpayers
29 May
Trump reads riot act to Nato alliance leaders for not being 'fair' to US taxpayers
US President also fails to publicly commit to article 5 collective security commitment.
Fertilizers Regulation: MEPs must strike the right balance on a realistic cadmium limit Partner Content
29 May
Fertilizers Regulation: MEPs must strike the right balance on a realistic cadmium limit
Let’s focus on the man, not the ball, argues Jacob Hansen.
Will the EU phosphate fertilizer industry be a cadmium casualty? Partner Content
29 May
Will the EU phosphate fertilizer industry be a cadmium casualty?
Paloma Pérez Sánchez and Pierre Jaouen on why they believe a cadmium limit of 80 mg strikes the right balance between health and environmental risk, and the EU's agricultural, geopolitical, and trade interests.
How the soft drinks industry will reduce added sugars by 10 per cent by 2020 Partner Content
25 May
How the soft drinks industry will reduce added sugars by 10 per cent by 2020
The soft drinks industry has undertaken a number of efforts to reduce added sugars by 10 per cent by 2020, explains Sigrid Ligné.
Donald Trump arrives in Brussels
25 May
Donald Trump arrives in Brussels
US President Donald Trump arrived in Belgium on Wednesday to relatively little fanfare but with hopes high that his visit, his first overseas trip as president, could help heal EU-US relations.
EBS: EU must change or face collapse, warns Verhofstadt
24 May
EBS: EU must change or face collapse, warns Verhofstadt
Parliament's ALDE group leader Guy Verhofstadt has warned that the EU faces collapse unless it implements sweeping reforms.
Cyber security is a shared responsibility, EBS told
23 May
Cyber security is a shared responsibility, EBS told
European security union Commissioner Julian King has warned that more cyberattacks on the scale of the recent one which paralysed computer systems throughout the world are very likely.