World Can you change the law? European Citizens' Initiatives are one way A new European Citizens' Initiative was launched last week, which aims at making "anti-pandemic vaccines and treatments a global public good". But what do you know about this direct democracy mechanism? 26/08/2020
View The EU should learn from its role in Libya’s chaos before getting too involved in Belarus ǀ View The revolution and subsequent civil war in Libya show what happens when a vacuum is left behind after the fall of dictators and the state apparatus that keep them in power. 26/08/2020
Belarus 'Are you looking for a bloodbath?': Spanish MEP blasts Tsikhanouskaya Spanish MEP Manu Pineda blasted Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, asking her if she would accept sanctions against those who didn't vote for her. 25/08/2020
Cuisine 61 million chickens rejected due to disease - is it time to go vegan? With fears over contaminated poultry on the rise, here are 7 ways you can easily transition to a vegan diet. 25/08/2020
Belarus 'Belarus has woken up': Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya addresses MEPs The opposition leader, who has become a lightning rod for protests in Belarus, addressed MEPs via video link from exile in Lithuania. 25/08/2020
Poland Poland to give money to "LGBT free" towns denied EU funding The government is to give €57,000 to Tuchow — three times that amount the so-called 'LGBT free' municipality had applied for under an EU scheme. 19/08/2020
Hungary Hungary urges EU to pursue dialogue with Belarus EU foreign ministers have scheduled a video meeting on Friday to discuss possible sanctions against Belarus. 13/08/2020
Cambodia Cambodia will no longer benefit from EU's preferential trade programme For years, Cambodia and the European Union have been on a collision course over the southeast Asian country's "serious and systemic violation of human rights". Now, its stand has become official. 12/08/2020
Italy How likely are European countries to vote to leave the EU? Italians were the most likely to favour their country leaving the European Union if the UK's post-Brexit economy was in good health in five-years' time, compared with the blocs other major players Germany, Spain and France. 10/08/2020
View There is hope again in Belarus - even as Lukashenko muddies the election waters ǀ View While the results of the presidential election in Belarus can be already be anticipated, the EU must be ready to be called on to mediate between the opposition and incumbent President Lukashenko, "Europe's last dictator." 06/08/2020
United Kingdom UK citizens increasingly moving to EU since Brexit vote, study says Brexit has led to a sharp increase in the number of people moving from the United Kingdom to European Union countries, a new study suggests. 05/08/2020
Outdoor 6 million euros allocated to save animals impacted by coronavirus How have elephants, rhinos, giraffes, pangolins and marine species been affected by the pandemic? 04/08/2020
Smart Regions Alpine Space protects heritage and the environment Preserving heritage and protecting the environment are among the aims of the European Atlas project. 03/08/2020
World COVID-19: Euro area economy suffers record drop of 12.1% Eurostat also expects Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the whole European Union to have fallen by 11.9 per cent between April and June. 31/07/2020
brussels bureau EU issues first ever sanctions against cyber attacks The move to use the full force of the EU's new powers, agreed back in May 2019, was welcomed by the Dutch foreign minister on Twitter 31/07/2020
brussels bureau Algerians no longer allowed into EU after COVID-19 case spike Brussels has excluded people from Algeria from travelling into the EU amid a rise in coronavirus cases in the North African country. 30/07/2020
Italy Italy's far-right leader Salvini loses his parliamentary immunity He could now face trial for refusing to let a rescue ship carrying scores of migrants dock on the Italian island of Lampedusa last year. 30/07/2020
World China warns EU not to interfere in Hong Kong matters The EU said the China security law was "a matter of grave concern" and eroded Hong Kong's rights to freedom. 29/07/2020
United Kingdom Brexit bureaucracy? 'Green card' required for UK drivers in Ireland Plans to require drivers to carry an insurance ‘green card’ when crossing the Irish border are not going down well in Northern Ireland. 28/07/2020
France World's largest nuclear fusion project being assembled in France Fusion is a nuclear reaction that powers the Sun and the stars and is a potential source of safe, non-carbon emitting and virtually limitless energy. 28/07/2020
brussels bureau 'Pathetic': Poland's plan to quit domestic violence treaty slammed Human rights experts are calling on Warsaw to change course – and on the European Union to toughen up. 27/07/2020
Belgium EU insists European companies could replace Huawei in 5G network Nokia and Ericsson can replace Huawei if the Chinese tech giant were to be sidelined for security reasons, the European Commission said on Friday. 25/07/2020
World Sweden announces plans to begin night trains to Germany and Belgium All aboard... and don't forget your pyjamas! Sweden has announced plans for night train services to Brussels and Hamburg. 24/07/2020
brussels bureau EU sets aside €1.6bn of financial firepower to reboot arts sector Artists appealed to EU leaders for the need to support culture which has helped Europeans to cope with "great personal and societal adversity". 24/07/2020
View Turkey's decision to remove Hagia Sophia's universal status is a new provocation of Europe ǀ View The controversial decision to strip the Hagia Sophia of its status as a symbol of interfaith and intercultural co-operation is yet another hammer blow to EU-Turkish relations. 23/07/2020
Italy Relief in Italy and Greece after EU coronavirus recovery deal There was a lot of wrangling at the EU summit over the size and terms of the coronavirus recovery fund. For once, the hard-hit southern states don’t feel like they’re losing out. 22/07/2020
