Liberté, Égalité, Austérité? French budget chaos highlights Macron's loose grip on power
18 Jul Member States

Liberté, Égalité, Austérité? French budget chaos highlights Macron's loose grip on power

France’s 2026 budget aimed to restore fiscal order. Instead, it deepened President Emmanuel Macron’s political crisis and rang alarm bells in Brussels. 
by Eloise Hardy
Five answers about the EU’s bumper budget
17 Jul EU Institutions
Five answers about the EU’s bumper budget
Interview: Keeping healthcare high on the EU agenda
16 Jul EU Institutions
Interview: Keeping healthcare high on the EU agenda
Trump's latest tariff threat raises stakes for EU ahead of August deadline
14 Jul EU Institutions
Trump's latest tariff threat raises stakes for EU ahead of August deadline
Brexit: Farmers to face high tariffs once UK leaves EU?
05 Jan
Brexit: Farmers to face high tariffs once UK leaves EU?
UK Parliament committee warns "countryside, farming and wildlife at risk" after Britain leaves EU.
Brexit: UK's EU ambassador Ivan Rogers resigns
04 Jan
Brexit: UK's EU ambassador Ivan Rogers resigns
British eurosceptic policymakers call for replacement to be a 'committed Brexiteer'.
Malta ready to set Europe’s pace
29 Dec
Malta ready to set Europe’s pace
Malta’s EU Council presidency comes at a daunting time for Europe, but Miriam Dalli is confident the country will be up to the task.
Malta EU presidency ready to take on challenges of world’s oceans Partner Content
29 Dec
Malta EU presidency ready to take on challenges of world’s oceans
2017 is set to be Malta’s year for the oceans, explains Pierre Bahurel.
Sustainable Development can only succeed if we work together, says Huawei’s Tony Graziano Partner Content
27 Dec
Sustainable Development can only succeed if we work together, says Huawei’s Tony Graziano
Paris agreement and the UN’s sustainable development goals are a testimony to the difference we can make when we join forces across geographical, sectoral and policy dividing lines argues Huawei Communications chief.
Clean, renewable energy is a no brainer
23 Dec
Clean, renewable energy is a no brainer
Renewable energy is becoming the cheaper option, says Morten Helveg Petersen.
Ensuring EU energy security entails making significant changes
23 Dec
Ensuring EU energy security entails making significant changes
Ensuring the EU's energy security will entail making significant changes, says Miroslav Poche.
MEPs call for better incentives to research childhood cancers
23 Dec
MEPs call for better incentives to research childhood cancers
Centre-right MEPs have urged the EU to improve the current legislation to encourage research into child cancers.
European Commission unveils ‘strong and coordinated response’ to tackling terror financing
23 Dec
European Commission unveils ‘strong and coordinated response’ to tackling terror financing
EU must stay a step ahead of terrorist financing, says commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis.
Survey: Terrorism, immigration top EU citizens' concerns
22 Dec
Survey: Terrorism, immigration top EU citizens' concerns
Two new surveys show that immigration and terrorism continue to be seen as the most important issues facing the EU, albeit at a slightly lower level than at the last survey in spring 2016.
EU condemned for lukewarm response to Pakistan mosque attack
22 Dec
EU condemned for lukewarm response to Pakistan mosque attack
Dutch MEP Dennis de Jong has condemned the “lukewarm response” from the EU institutions after a deadly mosque attack in Pakistan.
Dieselgate: Campaigners welcome plans for real world emissions tests
22 Dec
Dieselgate: Campaigners welcome plans for real world emissions tests
Plans to introduce tough new “real world” emissions tests to measure particles from modern petrol engines have been welcomed by a leading transport group.
Member states reject EU Commission's endocrine disruptors proposals
22 Dec
Member states reject EU Commission's endocrine disruptors proposals
Member states have refused to give their support to the European Commission's revised proposal on criteria for endocrine disrupters.
ACP-EU: MEPs call for 'more political effort' against tax evasion in Africa
22 Dec
ACP-EU: MEPs call for 'more political effort' against tax evasion in Africa
A cross party group of MEPs have called for “more political effort” to fight illicit financial flows and tax evasion and avoidance in Africa.
Role of civil society deemed crucial in fight against radicalisation
22 Dec
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.
Farage faces legal action over comments about murdered MP's husband
21 Dec
Farage faces legal action over comments about murdered MP's husband
 Radio show remarks spark angry backlash against former Ukip leader.
EU Commission issues further recommendations to Poland as tensions escalate
21 Dec
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.
EU firmly committed to delivering on COP21 promises
21 Dec
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.
Compromise reached on EU firearms directive
21 Dec
Compromise reached on EU firearms directive
EU ambassadors have given the green light to a hotly-contested update to the 1991 firearms directive.
EU moves closer to setting up asylum agency
21 Dec
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.
Cities and regions are essential to reaching EU climate goals
21 Dec
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.
5 questions with... Roberta Metsola
21 Dec
5 questions with... Roberta Metsola
Shakespeare, cooking and writing.
The Paris agreement one year on: What next?
21 Dec
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.
Scotland insists it wants to remain in single market
20 Dec
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.