Europe’s farm policy shake-up pits green ambition against budget reality
15 Sep EU Institutions

Europe’s farm policy shake-up pits green ambition against budget reality

The Commission’s overhaul of the Common Agricultural Policy is billed as climate-proofing Europe’s farms, but critics say it guts green ambition, cuts funding, and risks creating a patchwork of national agendas.
by Natasha Foote
Von der Leyen's fragile alliance put to the test over US trade deal
11 Sep EU Institutions
Von der Leyen's fragile alliance put to the test over US trade deal
Op-ed: Bayrou’s fall exposes France’s need for a new political culture
12 Sep Member States
Op-ed: Bayrou’s fall exposes France’s need for a new political culture
Op-ed: EU pledges ‘drone wall’ as Russian threats grow — now it must deliver
10 Sep EU Institutions
Op-ed: EU pledges ‘drone wall’ as Russian threats grow — now it must deliver
22 Dec 16
Role of civil society deemed crucial in fight against radicalisation
The use of tools of like cars, trucks and kitchen knives can be a sign of terrorists’ “operational weakness,” according to the head of a leading policy centre.
21 Dec 16
Farage faces legal action over comments about murdered MP's husband
 Radio show remarks spark angry backlash against former Ukip leader.
21 Dec 16
EU Commission issues further recommendations to Poland as tensions escalate
The European Commission has stepped up its criticism of the Polish government over its respect for the rule of law and issued more recommendations for Warsaw.
21 Dec 16
EU firmly committed to delivering on COP21 promises
The EU is firmly committed to delivering on the Paris agreement, no matter what happens, says Giovanni La Via.
21 Dec 16
Compromise reached on EU firearms directive
EU ambassadors have given the green light to a hotly-contested update to the 1991 firearms directive.
21 Dec 16
EU moves closer to setting up asylum agency
Plans for an EU asylum agency to help tackle the still unfolding migration crisis in Europe have moved a step closer.
21 Dec 16
Cities and regions are essential to reaching EU climate goals
Our cities and regions are essential to fulfilling the EU's climate and energy goals, argues Markku Markkula.
21 Dec 16
5 questions with... Roberta Metsola
Shakespeare, cooking and writing.
21 Dec 16
The Paris agreement one year on: What next?
We can all be proud of the EU's climate achievements in the past year, but we must not be complacent, writes Jos Delbeke.
20 Dec 16
Scotland insists it wants to remain in single market
The Scottish government says there is "no reason" why Scotland should not keep free movement of EU citizens even if the rest of the UK puts new immigration controls in place after Brexit.
20 Dec 16
EU leaders express condolences after Berlin tragedy
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has joined with other leaders around the world in offering condolences to Germany after a truck rammed into a Berlin Christmas market, killing 12.
20 Dec 16
EU extends economic sanctions against Russia
The EU has said it will extend economic sanctions against Russia by six months.
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20 Dec 16
What's at stake for European energy post-Brexit?
Iain Conn asks, what's at stake for European energy post-Brexit?
20 Dec 16
Towards a secure European energy supply
The Commission is making strides towards ensuring the EU's energy security, says Dominique Ristori.
20 Dec 16
Dieselgate could and should have been prevented, says EU Parliament
Parliament's dieselgate inquiry committee has published a damning first report on the scandal, saying it represents a case of maladministration by the Commission.
19 Dec 16
Issue 446 | 19 December 2016
Winter energy package, Maltese Presidency preview, EU-Africa, Sustainable Development, One Belt, One Road, 5 questions with Roberta Metsola and more.
19 Dec 16
Mogherini restates EU support to Ukraine
Federica Mogherini has restated the EU's unwavering opposition to the illegal annexation of Crimea by Russia.
19 Dec 16
Nato signs new cyber security deal with US firm
British MEP Bill Etheridge has welcomed new efforts by Nato to tackle cyber warfare, saying the move will put the alliance "at the forefront of our cyber defences."
19 Dec 16
Red Cross flags concerns over growing vulnerabilities of irregular migrants
As the world marks international migrants' day, Denis Haveaux urges the EU to take decisive action to protect vulnerable migrants living in the 'shadows of society'. 
16 Dec 16
Manfred Weber: EU Parliament will have 'last word' on Brexit
The leader of Parliament's biggest political group has insisted that the assembly will have the "last word" on Brexit.
16 Dec 16
EU Parliament urged to beef up fight against occupational cancer
The former head of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work has urged Parliament to beef up draft legislation designed to cut the rising death toll caused by occupational cancer.
16 Dec 16
Brexit: EU leaders move to reassure Parliament
EU leaders have moved to allay growing fears that MEPs may be sidelined during the Brexit negotiations.
16 Dec 16
UK has 'nothing to gain' from Brexit, says new report
The UK has "nothing to gain" from leaving the EU, according to a major new report.
15 Dec 16
MEPs back new EU ETS measures
Ambitious revisions to the European Union's emissions trading scheme (ETS) have cleared a significant hurdle after MEPs backed a raft of reforms.