Crisis Management

Europe News

Stockpiling: Brussels asks EU states to check their own survival kits

The Stockpiling Strategy is the first plank in the EU's Preparedness Union Strategy but for now has no budget attached to it.

09/07/2025

Europe News

Eight EU countries form coalition on crisis preparedness

The eight member states are calling for more coordination across the bloc, including with EU institutions.

22/05/2025

Europe News

Survival kits for Europe - fearmongering or necessary preparedness?

The far right accuses the European Commission of sowing fear, after its presentation of the resilience kit which aims to provide self-sufficiency in case of crisis.

02/04/2025

Europe News

Brussels asks EU citizens to have a 72-hour emergency kit for crises

The emergency kit should include food, water, and copies of important identity documents, among other items.

26/03/2025

Health news

MEPs strip Hungarian Commissioner of key health competencies

Commissioner-designate Olivér Várhelyi has been stripped of oversight over reproductive and sexual rights as well as health preparedness following an evaluation by EU lawmakers.

20/11/2024

Europe

How will member states implement the EU migration pact?

The European Commission presented a migration pact implementation plan in June, leaving EU member states until the end of the year to present their national plans.

02/08/2024

Economy

Brussels unveils emergency powers to keep goods moving during crises

The new system could ban member states from restricting the trade of critical goods and services when they are most needed.

19/09/2022

Europe News

EU member states spend 0.5% of their money on fire protection services

The EU's 27 member states spent 0.5% of their expenditures on fire-protection services in 2019, according to Eurostat. That's roughly the same as in 2001.

18/07/2022

World News

Euroviews. Managing Europe's winter of discontent ǀ View

Skyrocketing fuel prices, ongoing COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and supply chain disruption are on the cards for Europe this winter. Analyst Radu Magdin argues leaders must tackle these issues head-on, not shy away from them.

05/10/2021

No Comment

Taiwanese lawmakers brawl during a political speech

La législature de Taiwan s'est terminée par une bagarre lorsque les législateurs de l'opposition ont interrompu un important discours politique.

28/09/2021

Europe News

MEPs get back to work

As MEPs get back to work after a much needed summer, they describe what their priorities are for the coming months.

08/09/2020

Economy

Who will join the race to be the Eurogroup's next president?

It comes after Mário Centeno quit as Eurogroup's president earlier this month.

24/06/2020