EU leaders on Thursday (9 February) are set to debate how to answer the round €343bn price of US subsidies below the Inflation Discount Act (IRA).The EU worries these new measures will harm European firms, however stays unclear how precisely. At a particular summit in Brussels, the 27 leaders are …

International regimes used the Covid-19 pandemic to undermine EU democracy, consultants advised a European Parliament particular committee specializing in the pandemic and its penalties. “The pandemic was a key moment in this destabilisation effort,” French centre-left MEP Raphaël Glucksmann, who heads the particular committee on overseas interference, stated. “Our democracies …

Former military chief and Nato official Petr Pavel received the Czech Republic’s presidential election final Saturday, defeating billionaire ex-premier Andrej Babiš. Pavel pledged to maintain the nation firmly anchored within the West, ran as an unbiased and received 58.3 % of the vote, Reuters reported. “Values such as truth, dignity, …

Paris and Berlin will try to relaunch German-French relations, which have strained as the two countries differ how they see Europe’s changing role in the new emerging geopolitical setup. German chancellor Olaf Scholz was expected in Paris on Sunday (22 January) to meet French president Emmanuel Macron before they lead …

MEPs on Thursday (19 January) called on EU governments to back the creation of a special tribunal to prosecute war crimes committed by Russia in Ukraine. The resolution, which is non-binding, was approved with 472 votes to 19 no and 33 abstentions, adding the parliament’s political weight to efforts to …

Poland’s draft legislation to remedy some of the worries over its judicial overhaul, which has caused a deep rift with the EU, is moving ahead — but concerns remain. Poland’s lower house of parliament last Friday (13 January) approved a draft bill that the government hopes will unlock billions of …

UK foreign secretary James Cleverly and EU Commission vice-president Maroš Šefčovič on Monday (16 January) agreed to have more talks to resolve the dispute over post-Brexit trading rules governing Northern Ireland. That in itself has given reason for optimism that after years of stalemate and souring relations, the two sides …

Welcome back to the Agenda. Let’s kick off 2023 with an election, some corruption, the elite-gathering in Davos, and the remains of Brexit. Over the weekend, the Czechs voted for the aspiring successors to the eurosceptic, pro-Russian — at least before Ukraine’s invasion — president Miloš Zeman, and who has …

When you look at the results of the new EU citizens’ survey, it is not surprising that the word “polycrisis” has been chosen by the Financial Times as the expression that best describes 2022. Eurobarometer results for cost of living worries (Photo: Eurobarometer) Rising costs are the most pressing issue …

It would appear to be a theatre present making enjoyable of EU politics, however beneath the floor it’s also a mission to bolster European democracy. The Schuman Present, a political satire and dwell comedy present concerning the EU has been making waves in Brussels within the final 12 months with …

Synthetic Intelligence has already introduced down one authorities in Europe. In 2019, the Dutch tax authority used self-learning algorithms to create threat profiles in an try to identify fraud involving child-care advantages. Because it grew to become clear that the households, primarily from ethnic-minority communities, had been recognized on suspicion …

In 2022, the EU modified in multiple means. One of many modifications was a decade within the making — standing up for the rule of regulation. EU governments at the moment are keen to sanction considered one of their very own over rule of regulation points. In EU jargon, the …