Bulgaria Arms exports to Ukraine from Bulgaria on hold until after elections Bulgaria’s president Rumen Radev has put arms supplies to Ukraine on ice until after his country’s parliamentary elections on April 2. He urged parties contesting the election to spell out their stance on the collective EU arms supply strategy. 21/03/2023
Montenegro Đukanović v Milatović: the race to become Montenegro's president Election pollsters in Montenegro are predicting the incumbent president Milo Đukanović, who has led the country in various posts for three decades, could be swept aside by Europe Now candidate Jakov Milatović. 21/03/2023
Ukraine What would actually happen if Ukraine joined the EU? Ukrainian membership would have serious - and profound - implications for the bloc. 21/03/2023
Europe Decoded Winter is gone. But can we really say Europe's energy crisis is over? Against all odds, Europe managed to fend off the worst-case scenario of the energy crisis, mainly thanks to savings and weather events. 21/03/2023
World News Euroviews. The EU's new proposal to fight textile pollution has to get it right Ensuring that consumers can easily access reliable information about a garment’s environmental impact and make responsible purchasing choices is key to driving the necessary changes in the fashion industry, Dalena White writes. 21/03/2023
Europe News €7 billion in aid is pledged by EU & international partners The European Union and its international partners gathered in Brussels on Monday seeking to raise money for Turkey and Syria in the aftermath of the earthquake. 20/03/2023
United Kingdom Northern Ireland Democratic Unionists will vote against EU trade plan Sir Jeffrey Donaldson says his Democratic Unionist Party will vote against the UK government's new trade plan for Northern Ireland, Great Britain and the EU. 20/03/2023
Europe News EU greenlights €2 billion ammunition deal for Ukraine Ukraine roughly needs 1 million ammunition rounds, primarily the 155 mm kind, over the next year. 20/03/2023
World News Euroviews. Humanitarian aid needs to stop being used as a weapon of war This Monday, humanitarian access will be in the spotlight at the European Humanitarian Forum. The discussions must translate into action, with the EU and its member states driving the necessary changes, IRC's Harlem Désir writes. 20/03/2023
Brussels, My Love? Brussels, my love? Why EU governments are banning TikTok for employees Tune in for the latest from Brussels. 18/03/2023
Europe News Will reusable packaging pollute more? This is what McDonald's thinks The fast food chain asks for more recycling ahead of an EU legislation that will ban single-use packaging by 2030. 17/03/2023
World News Euroviews. Carbon offsets don't work. It's time for the EU to change its approach It's time for the EU to lay off the carbon offsets 17/03/2023
World News Euroviews. EU's AI Act vote looms. We’re still not sure how free AI should be We need to get to grips with the implications of sophisticated AI tools that have no concept of right or wrong, tools that malign actors can easily misuse, security expert Oliver Rolofs writes. 17/03/2023
Europe News MEPs urge Metsola to intervene in standoff with Germany over e-fuels Germany is demanding an exemption for e-fuels in order to unblock a 2035 ban on combustion engine vehicles. 16/03/2023
Spain 'I can't save money': Spain's supermarket inflation hits record high This steep rise in food prices has taken place despite the reduction in VAT on some basic food products that the Spanish government introduced. 16/03/2023
Europe Decoded Can slower speed limits on EU motorways really curb emissions? Road transport accounted for a fifth of the total EU greenhouse gas emissions in 2019, and over three-quarters of the overall transport emissions. 16/03/2023
Georgia Euroviews. Pro-EU Georgians are not 'satanists'. We are fighting for our future In Georgia, the future of the nation was defended by the next generation, for which the Soviet Union is nothing more than a dark chapter in history books, MP Levan Khabeishvili writes. 16/03/2023
This will impact your life Electricity market reform: What exactly is a contract for difference? The reform proposed by the European Commission has a strong focus on long-term electricity contracts. 15/03/2023
Travel News Win a free rail pass with this new EU scheme for young people The EU is encouraging young people to travel with 35,000 free train tickets. 15/03/2023
World News Euroviews. People have the right to asylum in the EU. We can't let humanity drown Europe cannot just helplessly watch people on the move dying at sea. It needs a migration policy that puts people’s rights at the centre, MEPs Cornelia Ernst and Pietro Bartolo wrote. 15/03/2023