[Exclusive] EU to press South Korea on arming Ukraine
Updated: 2023-03-31 13:23:10
The EU and South Korea are planning to show off Western soft power in Asia in the face of Chinese and North Korean threats.- The EU and South Korea are planning to show off Western soft power in Asia in the face of Chinese and North Korean threats.
[Exclusive] Aid agencies clam up in Congo sex-for-work scandal
Updated: 2023-03-31 12:28:44
The European Commission has 25 documents, including emails, in its possession that contains "information about potential crimes" involving aid agency staff in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. EUobserver received a partial disclosure of the documents.EU sending anti-coup mission to Moldova in May
Updated: 2023-03-31 07:16:20
The EU is aiming to launch a new government-support mission to Moldova in May to counter Russia's "destabilising activities".EU approves 2035 phaseout of polluting cars and vans
Updated: 2023-03-28 18:24:45
The agreement will ban the sale of carbon-emitting cars after 2035. The EU Commission will present a proposal for e-fuels after pressure from German negotiators via a delegated act, which can still be rejected by the EU Parliament.New measures to shield the EU against money laundering
Updated: 2023-03-28 15:55:50
European Parliament calls for a ban on golden visas, an extension of the sectors covered by EU rules, or for the new authority to be able to blacklist third countries.[Opinion] Dear EU, the science is clear: burning wood for energy is bad
Updated: 2023-03-28 14:15:07
The EU and the bioenergy industry claim trees cut for energy will regrow, eventually removing extra CO2 from the atmosphere. But regrowth is not certain, and takes time, decades or longer. In the meantime, burning wood makes climate change worse.[Opinion] Biden's 'democracy summit' poses questions for EU identity
Updated: 2023-03-27 13:02:06
From the perspective of international relations, the EU is a rare bird indeed. Theoretically speaking it cannot even exist. The charter of the United Nations, which underlies the current system of global governance, distinguishes between states and organisations of states.[Agenda] Finnish elections and Hungary's Nato vote in focus This WEEK
Updated: 2023-03-27 05:00:03
Finnish voters head to the polls, while Hungary's parliament is expected to vote on Finland's Nato membership — finally.Von der Leyen pledges to help return Ukrainian children
Updated: 2023-03-24 08:16:25
The European Commission and Poland are to hold an international conference to help find the 16,000 Ukrainian children abducted by Russia.EU leaders agree 1m artillery shells for Ukraine
Updated: 2023-03-23 17:46:19
"What is critical is sending ammunition to Ukraine fast, because that might bring a change in this war," Estonia's prime minister Kaja Kallas said.[Opinion] The EU-Turkey migration deal is dead on arrival at this summit
Updated: 2023-03-23 12:40:33
As leaders meet for their Brussels summit on migration, the 2016 "deal" with Turkey is a prime example of why the EU should not transfer its own responsibilities regarding migration to third states.Sweden worried by EU visa-free deal with Venezuela
Updated: 2023-03-22 17:21:56
Sweden has resumed EU talks on tightening visas for countries with lots of "unfounded" asylum-seekers, mentioning Colombia, Georgia, and Venezuela.Spain denies any responsibility in Melilla migrant deaths
Updated: 2023-03-22 16:31:44
The Spanish government denies any responsibility over the deaths of some 23 people who attempted to cross from Morocco into its north African Melilla enclave last summer.Banning PFAS 'forever chemicals' may take forever in Brussels
Updated: 2023-03-22 14:34:33
It is no easy thing to restrict thousands of chemicals used in daily products and manufacturing for some 70 years — but this week the EU opened public consultations on two proposals to do just that.EU Parliament joins court case against Hungary's anti-LGBTI law
Updated: 2023-03-21 17:01:16
The bitter dispute over the so-called 'child protection' law, a red line for the Viktor Orbán government, could also influence the outcome of negotiations on unblocking EU funds for Hungary.Three French MEPs to stay on election-observation blacklist
Updated: 2023-03-21 15:13:23
Three far-right French MEPs are to stay on a European Parliament blacklist after losing a legal challenge.EU starts talks on 11th round of Russia sanctions
Updated: 2023-03-21 08:13:29
Ukraine will need even more ammunition in future and the EU should already start drawing up its 11th round of Russia sanctions, hawkish EU countries have said.EU fears Tunisia turmoil will spark migrant boat departures
Updated: 2023-03-20 20:36:32
The potential economic collapse of Tunisia has startled EU decision-makers amid fears that more migrants may leave on boats towards Europe.'Symbolic' Putin indictment gets some EU backing
Updated: 2023-03-20 16:03:45
Several EU foreign ministers welcomed the International Criminal Court's decision to issue an arrest warrant for Russian president Vladimir Putin, but it is unlikely to influence negotiations about a special tribunal on the crime of agression.[Agenda] EU summit zooms in on global roles This WEEK
Updated: 2023-03-20 06:00:03
Competitiveness is expected be on the top of the agenda of EU leaders after the EU Commission last week rolled out a series of proposals to boost the bloc's capacity in green tech.Op-ed debate: Should NGOs be subject to stricter transparency regulation?
Updated: 2023-03-19 23:05:49
We're trying out a new format, in which we publish an op-ed and a counter-op-ed. This week, we have the S&D group president responding to EPP chairman Manfred Weber's call for stricter financial screening of NGOs to combat corruption.EU launches 'Hydrogen Bank' — but what is it?
Updated: 2023-03-17 15:36:43
The EU has launched a Hydrogen Bank meant to serve a launchpad for green and low-carbon hydrogen.MEPs probing spyware 'stonewalled' by EU states
Updated: 2023-03-17 15:35:04
Frustration over the lack of cooperation from member states and the European Commission has left MEPs probing spyware in the EU upset and demanding answers.[Opinion] Why the EU double standards on mental help for asylum seekers?
Updated: 2023-03-17 15:11:39
In many EU member states, access to services is dependent on successful refugee status determination. Until then, asylum seekers may not be able to get housing, education, or jobs and can also face significant barriers to receiving psychosocial support.Most Frontex deportations to take place from Germany, Italy
Updated: 2023-03-16 16:43:10
Most return flights carried out by the EU's border police Frontex this year will take place in Italy and Germany. The flights are part of wider push to get EU states to use Frontex to return rejected asylum seekers.[Feature] Will 2023 be the year of fair work conditions and social spending?
Updated: 2023-03-16 16:31:56
The European Parliament proposes prioritising decent working conditions, a new framework for economic governance, with a strong social dimension, and new instruments to measure social inequalities.EU launches critical raw materials act
Updated: 2023-03-16 15:27:14
The EU presented its strategy to ensure access to critical raw materials needed for clean technologies. No country should supply more than 65 percent of any key material. Currently, China dominates almost all rare earth metal markets.[Opinion] Corporate lobbying and the delay of the EU's Reach directive
Updated: 2023-03-15 23:49:12
The European Commission has delayed publishing its proposal to revise the Reach regulation, a key part of the European Green Deal's chemicals strategy. Centre-right political pressure, backed up by corporate lobbying, seems to have been behind the decision to delay.