Living Climate action: How do Europeans compare? Popular personal climate actions include recycling, cutting down on plastic waste and buying more efficient appliances. 21/07/2023
World News Euroviews. As the EU Single Market turns 30, we have to protect its just future Corporations and their lobbyists have been using the Single Market rules to obstruct progressive social and environmental policies and regulations that might harm their profits. This needs to stop, Olivier Hoedeman writes. 21/07/2023
Poland Could Poland's controversial LGBT-Free Zones finally be scrapped? LGBT-Free Zones established years ago in Poland remain valid in a legal system controlled by right-wing conservatives. The country's human rights representative is determined to fight them one by one. 21/07/2023
Europe News EU pitches €20-billion plan in long-term military support for Ukraine Josep Borrell, the European Union's foreign policy chief, has proposed a new plan to provide "sustainable and predictable" military support to Ukraine. 20/07/2023
World News Euroviews. We need EU-wide voting to make European ideals a reality Every citizen of any of the 27 EU member states should be able to vote for any other EU citizen up for election. This is what the European Union stands for — all of us being equal, Damian Boeselager writes. 20/07/2023
Spain Spain's Pedro Sánchez has odds against him yet again in election Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has been prematurely counted out more than once in his relatively short but action-packed political career. 20/07/2023
World News Euroviews. Ethical and sustainable banks need the EU to level the playing field The recent provisionally agreed compromise resulting from the trilogues will hopefully lead to some steps being taken towards improving proportionality for small and non-complex banks, Daniel Sorrosal writes. 19/07/2023
Real Economy How will the EU 'derisk' from China? In partnership with The European Commission The EU is heavily dependent on China and other countries for the essential raw materials it uses for the production of telephones, electric vehicles or semiconductors. So how can it achieve its goal of 'derisking' the European economy? 19/07/2023
Europe News Lula berates the EU for making 'threats' in talks for Mercosur deal Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva criticised the European Union for making environmental demands during negotiations of a free trade deal. 19/07/2023
Europe News US economist Scott Morton declines key EU post over controversy Fiona Scott Morton, an American economist, has withdrawn from running for a key EU post after controversy. 19/07/2023
Europe News EU-Latin America leaders fail to agree statement on war in Ukraine Nicaragua was the only country to object to the inclusion of the conflict. 18/07/2023
Culture news UK music brought in €7.7bn in tourism - but is the scene healthy? Music brought in over £6.6bn and 14 million tourists to the UK’s economy last year, a new study has found. The study highlights the country’s continued cultural soft power and raises questions over unintended effects of constraining British artists to domestic tours post-Brexit. 18/07/2023
Spain Euroviews. The Basque experience could be the answer to Europe's labour shortage Although no region is absolutely alike, there are lessons that can be adopted and scaled from the Basque model as EU member states prepare for the next wave of economic uncertainty and consequent clamour for talent, Ivan Jiménez writes. 18/07/2023
Europe News EU looks to regain influence in Latin America as leaders summit begins The meeting is the first of its kind in eight years. 17/07/2023
Europe Decoded The contentious EU-Tunisia deal is here. What exactly is in it? Following weeks of intense negotiations, the European Union and Tunisia have finally signed a memorandum of understanding covering topics ranging from migration to economic cooperation. 17/07/2023
World News Euroviews. Commissioner Johannson countered privacy concerns with more straw men The Commissioner's failure to answer the issues we raise shows she knows the European Commission’s regulation on Child Sexual Abuse Material cannot succeed. Instead, the post responds to statements we never made, Carmela Troncoso and Bart Preneel write. 17/07/2023
Europe News Brussels to invest €45bn in Latin America and Caribbean by 2027 The announcement came as leaders from both sides met in the Belgian capital for the EU-CELAC summit on Monday. 17/07/2023
Tunisia Tunisia and EU sign a 'partnership' on economy and migration The European Union and Tunisia signed a memorandum of understanding for a "comprehensive strategic partnership" on renewable energies, economic development, and irregular migration. 16/07/2023
World News Tensions in Nagorno-Karabakh as heads of Yerevan and Baku meet Talks between Azerbaijan and Armenia on Nagorno-Karabakh were held in Brussels on Saturday, as Russia proposed to organise a summit in Moscow to regain control of the peace process. 15/07/2023
Hungary Euroviews. The true strength of the EU lies in its diversity of opinions We cannot allow select countries to impose their will on others on critical issues of war and peace, such as the imposition of sanctions or the financing of weapons, Balázs Orbán writes. 14/07/2023