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
Donald Tusk reappointed EU Council President
10 Mar
Donald Tusk reappointed EU Council President
A furious row has flared after Donald Tusk was reappointed President of the European Council by an overwhelming majority on Thursday.
Preventing radicalisation in schools Partner Content
09 Mar
Preventing radicalisation in schools
We shouldn’t forget the importance of empowering educators in the fight against radicalisation, argue Alexandra Korn and Alexander Ritzmann.
Circular Economy targets: let’s measure what matters first Partner Content
09 Mar
Circular Economy targets: let’s measure what matters first
To reach a true circular economy, MEPs should make it their top priority to set a single method for measuring ‘real’ recycling rates, write Axel Eggert, Sylvain Lhôte and Guy Thiran.
Dieselgate: Volkswagen slammed for refusing to compensate EU consumers
09 Mar
Dieselgate: Volkswagen slammed for refusing to compensate EU consumers
Volkswagen has been condemned after it dismissed a request from the Commission to compensate European customers hit by the emissions testing scandal.
Counterfeit electrical goods have genuine safety risks
09 Mar
Counterfeit electrical goods have genuine safety risks
Europe is increasingly being targeted by sellers of counterfeit goods, placing unwitting consumers at risk and funding organised crime.
Chronic kidney disease is underestimated but deadly
09 Mar
Chronic kidney disease is underestimated but deadly
Obesity is dramatically on the rise and leads to some of the deadliest health conditions, warns Karin Kadenbach.
Article 50 trigger to fire starting gun on Brexit
09 Mar
Article 50 trigger to fire starting gun on Brexit
Dr Mark McClelland assesses the risks to both the UK and the EU ahead of Theresa May's Brexit trigger.
5 questions with... Miriam Dalli
08 Mar
5 questions with... Miriam Dalli
The sea, autism and academia.
For women's economic and social emancipation
08 Mar
For women's economic and social emancipation
Right-wing policies have deepened gender inequalities, writes João Pimenta Lopes.
Female empowerment benefits all
08 Mar
Female empowerment benefits all
International Women's Day is more than just one day out of the year - it can serve as an example for a new way of life, writes Barbara Matera.
Issue 450 | 06 March 2017
07 Mar
Issue 450 | 06 March 2017
Věra Jourová interview, International Women's Day, Firearms Directive, Nigel Farage on Brexit talks,World Kidney Day, Public-Private Partnerships, Youth Unemployment,  5 questions with Miriam Dalli and more...
Cecilia Wikström: EU asylum policy needs profound change
07 Mar
Cecilia Wikström: EU asylum policy needs profound change
Swedish ALDE group MEP Cecilia Wikström has called for an end to ad hoc responses to Europe's migrant crisis.
Věra Jourová: Gender-balanced political participation can only improve trust in our institutions
07 Mar
Věra Jourová: Gender-balanced political participation can only improve trust in our institutions
Věra Jourová on making sure past progress is consolidated, fighting the gender pay gap and why encouraging women's political participation would benefit everyone.
Public-private partnerships could help bridge EU investment gap
07 Mar
Public-private partnerships could help bridge EU investment gap
Public-private partnerships could be the key to helping Europe maintain its leading role in public services, writes Alberto Mazzola.
EPP in row over next EU Council President
06 Mar
EPP in row over next EU Council President
A bitter war of words has broken out on the eve of this week's EU summit, which is expected to nominate the next European Council President.
MEPs want strong and effective EU disability act
06 Mar
MEPs want strong and effective EU disability act
Helga Stevens and Igor Šoltes have called on their fellow MEPs to promote a strong and effective European accessibility act.
Movers and Shakers | 6 March 2017
06 Mar
Movers and Shakers | 6 March 2017
Keep track of developments in the European institutions and public affairs with our movers and shakers column. on 6 March 2017
Nigel Farage: Theresa May has failed before and she will fail again on Brexit talks
06 Mar
Nigel Farage: Theresa May has failed before and she will fail again on Brexit talks
Economic arguments for free trade outweigh the temptation for a political punishment beating, writes Nigel Farage.
European Shipping Week kicks off the EU Maritime Year
06 Mar
European Shipping Week kicks off the EU Maritime Year
On March 1, the main conference of European Shipping Week 2017, a day-long debate on various topics across the maritime spectrum, took place.
Firearms directive: Has the Commission got it wrong?
06 Mar
Firearms directive: Has the Commission got it wrong?
Some MEPs believe the new Commission proposals on firearms are 'problematic' and 'misguided'.
New EU firearms directive is a balanced proposal
06 Mar
New EU firearms directive is a balanced proposal
In negotiating the new firearms proposals, Parliament has taken into account the concerns of gun owners, says Anna Maria Corazza Bildt.
Stronger firearm rules will help protect us all
03 Mar
Stronger firearm rules will help protect us all
Terrorism is once again on the rise in Europe, with soft targets at the greatest risk; new firearm regulations will help prevent guns reaching terrorists, writes Julian King.
Was the revision of the EU firearms directive worth the effort? Partner Content
03 Mar
Was the revision of the EU firearms directive worth the effort?
Was the revision of the EU firearms directive worth the effort, asks Tomasz W. Stępień
Parliament has made significant improvements to EU firearms directive
03 Mar
Parliament has made significant improvements to EU firearms directive
MEPs' many months of work on the firearms directive have resulted in significant improvements to the proposal, writes Vicky Ford.