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
Health inequity a threat to core European values
04 Oct
Health inequity a threat to core European values
Bad Hofgastein, Austria: New WHO report warns of polarising effects of health inequalities.
Movers and Shakers | 4 October 2019
04 Oct
Movers and Shakers | 4 October 2019
Empty stadiums and empty promises Partner Content
04 Oct
Empty stadiums and empty promises
The failures of the IAAF World Championships began long before the games themselves, says Human Rights without Frontiers’ Willy Fautre.
Three words of advice for the new Commission on Artificial Intelligence Partner Content
04 Oct
Three words of advice for the new Commission on Artificial Intelligence
DIGITALEUROPE’s Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl explains how the EU can become a world leader in AI.
EU health stakeholders call for strong political commitment on patient safety
03 Oct
EU health stakeholders call for strong political commitment on patient safety
Bad Hofgastein, Austria: Digital solutions and better surveillance systems key to safer care, conference told.
‘Trust’ key to reforming EU’s national healthcare systems, says Clemens Martin Auer
02 Oct
‘Trust’ key to reforming EU’s national healthcare systems, says Clemens Martin Auer
Bad Hofgastein, Austria: Strengthening the way decisions are made and implemented is crucial to improving performance, argues Gastein Health Forum president.
Orban nominates EU ambassador as commissioner-designate
02 Oct
Orban nominates EU ambassador as commissioner-designate
Viktor Orban has nominated Olivér Várhelyi, Hungary’s EU ambassador, as the country’s new commissioner-designate after a parliamentary committee rejected the first nominee last week.
Investing in the solutions Europe needs Partner Content
02 Oct
Investing in the solutions Europe needs
Innovative solutions, both technological and legislative, can help enable the EU’s energy transition.
Fighting inequalities in childhood cancer Partner Content
02 Oct
Fighting inequalities in childhood cancer
Childhood cancer care continues to suffer from widespread inequalities, says Pamela Kearns President of The European Society for Paediatric Oncology (SIOPE)
Parliament should have right of initiative, Šefčovič tells hearing
01 Oct
Parliament should have right of initiative, Šefčovič tells hearing
Commissioner-designate Maroš Šefčovič has told his nomination hearing that he supports the European Parliament being given “a right of initiative.”
Poland’s commissioner-designate ordered to pay back MEP expenses
30 Sep
Poland’s commissioner-designate ordered to pay back MEP expenses
Poland’s commissioner-designate Janusz Wojciechowski has been ordered to repay thousands of euros in expenses to the European Parliament from his time as an MEP.
Brexit Party and Lega top bill of MEP ‘highest earners’ report
30 Sep
Brexit Party and Lega top bill of MEP ‘highest earners’ report
The UK's Brexit Party and Italian party Lega have the joint highest outside earnings of any national party delegations in the European Parliament.
UK must nominate EU commissioner if still in EU after Halloween
27 Sep
UK must nominate EU commissioner if still in EU after Halloween
The UK will have to nominate an EU commissioner if it is still in the EU after 31 October, the European Parliament has confirmed.
Influentially Disruptive
27 Sep
Influentially Disruptive
The status quo cannot continue; it’s time to reshape and remould our approaches to healthcare. The process can start at EHFG 2019, writes Clemens Martin Auer.
5 questions with...István Ujhelyi
27 Sep
5 questions with...István Ujhelyi
István Ujhelyi (HU/S&D) is vice-chair of the parliaments transport and tourism (TRAN) committee.
Movers and Shakers | 27 September 2019
27 Sep
Movers and Shakers | 27 September 2019
UK MEPs at loggerheads over fishing industry no-deal Brexit scenarios
27 Sep
UK MEPs at loggerheads over fishing industry no-deal Brexit scenarios
British MEPs Chris Davies and June Mummery have clashed bitterly over the prospect for the UK’s fishing industry if Britain exits the EU on 31 October with no deal.
Public authorities falling short in fight against asthma and COPD Partner Content
27 Sep
Public authorities falling short in fight against asthma and COPD
A new report by the European Federation of Allergy and Airways Diseases Patients’ Associations (EFA) takes a close look at asthma and COPD care across Europe.
‘Workable’ alternative is available to solve Irish backstop issue, says customs expert
26 Sep
‘Workable’ alternative is available to solve Irish backstop issue, says customs expert
A former senior customs official says a “workable” alternative is available to solve the Irish border issue in the protracted Brexit talks.
UK yet to propose any alternative to Irish backstop, says Verhofstadt
26 Sep
UK yet to propose any alternative to Irish backstop, says Verhofstadt
Guy Verhofstadt, the chair of Parliament's Brexit Steering Group, says no “fully-fledged, legally-operational” backstop alternative has been put forward.
Aiming high
26 Sep
Aiming high
The ambition of the Apollo missions showed how fragile our planet is; we should show the same ambition in preserving the planet’s safety., writes Veronica Manfredi.
EU Agricultural Biotech: Something’s gotta give
26 Sep
EU Agricultural Biotech: Something’s gotta give
The growing demand for food makes changing EU attitudes to GMO technology essential.
Our health is our wealth
26 Sep
Our health is our wealth
Reflecting on his mandate as he prepares to hand the baton to his successor, European Health and Food Safety Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis tells Lorna Hutchinson about the highlights of the past five years and what challenges remain in the European health domain.
World Contraception Day: access to contraception remains a big challenge in Europe
26 Sep
World Contraception Day: access to contraception remains a big challenge in Europe
Access to contraception should be a key concern of European governments in empowering their citizens to plan their families and lives, argues Petra De Sutter