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United Kingdom

May to MPs: I won't lead you in next general election

Britain's Prime Minister survived a leadership challenge against her on Wednesday evening but she is nowhere closer to passing her Brexit deal through Parliament.

13/12/2018

Poland

Polish PM survives vote of confidence ahead of EU summit

Polish PM survives vote of confidence ahead of EU summit.

12/12/2018

United Kingdom

Euroviews. Find the Brexit mess confusing? Don't worry, so does Theresa May

May’s plan [...] has no hope of ever passing through Parliament. And unless someone finds a way out, the U.K. will leave the EU by default — with no contingencies in place — in less than four months.

11/12/2018

France

French households have more disposable income than most in Europe

Members of France’s “gilets jaunes” (yellow vests) movement have been taking to the streets in recent weeks, rallying against rising living costs in the country. But do French households really have less disposable income than those in other European Union countries?

11/12/2018

Spain

Euroviews. The spirit of Francoism lives on in Spain’s political system | View

In fact, the [Spanish] Constitution - is an excellent mix of modern words and ancient – and by that I mean authoritarian and undemocratic concepts.

11/12/2018

World News

Anti-Semitism 'remains pervasive' in EU, survey finds

Nearly 90% of Jews in the EU believe anti-Semitism has grown in their country over the past five years.

10/12/2018

World News

Euroviews. The week that was: history in the making and under the microscope

We look at the opinions that have driven discussions around Europe and beyond in the weekly View round-up.

10/12/2018

Germany

Euroviews. AKK's election - no cause for Macron and the EU to celebrate | View

Macron and others made a mistake in looking to Germany as a driving force for reform, which is unlikely to change under a new conservative party leader for the foreseeable future.

10/12/2018

Europe News

Experts: "Kramp-Karrenbauer's election should reassure Europe"

Analysts in Brussels comment on Merkel's successor as party chairwoman

10/12/2018

World News

Euroviews. Rights under threat in Europe | View

Across Europe, emboldened groups advocate hate and discrimination, levering themselves into mainstream politics. Meanwhile, established political parties are absorbing their ideas and parroting their hateful rhetoric.

10/12/2018

World News

Group led by Thomas Piketty aims to fight right-wing populism in EU

A group formed by Thomas Piketty aims to fight right-wing populism in the EU. Its core proposal is the creation of an €800 billion annual budget – equivalent to 4 per cent of the EU's GDP, and four times the the bloc's current budget.

10/12/2018

United Kingdom

UK can unilaterally stop Brexit process, EU court rules

The European Court of Justice has ruled that the UK can unilaterally end the Brexit process.

10/12/2018

United Kingdom

What was in Theresa May's Brexit deal and why was it so unpopular?

The agreement on the terms of the UK's EU exit was repeatedly rejected by the British parliament and brought down the last prime minister.

07/12/2018

Turkey

'This house comes with a Turkish passport'

A foreign person can now acquire Turkish citizenship if they invest $250,000 in real estate — $1 million was previously needed.

07/12/2018

Switzerland

Swiss Cabinet postpones vote to ratify EU treaty despite bloc's threat

The EU has piled on pressure for a treaty that would see Switzerland automatically adopt some EU laws.

07/12/2018

Spain

Euroviews. The Spanish Constitution at 40: can it unite a divided Spain? | View

While many would agree that the Spanish Constitution has served its purpose in keeping a fragile democracy in tact, many more Spaniards would agree that the time has come to make changes to the 40-year-old document. Agreement on what these changes should be is a different matter altogether.

07/12/2018

World News

Euroviews. It's time the EU helped all farmers - not just the richest ones | View

Farmers in the Baltic states are paid the least in farming subsidies, despite needing the most financial support. It's time the EU acted and redressed the inbalance between the richer member states and those in most need of the EU's help.

07/12/2018

Spain

Euroviews. We can't modernise the Constitution until we overcome Spain's problems

The Catalan independence movement is just one of the many obstacles facing a push to modernise the Spanish Constitution. In order to make sure it serves the needs of all Spaniards today, we have to solve our long-standing problems first.

06/12/2018

Germany

Germany 'made most requests' to send asylum seekers to other EU states

Germany was the most prolific in the EU at trying to transfer asylum seekers to other countries in the bloc, latest figures show.

06/12/2018

Spain

Euroviews. The Spanish Constitution at 40: is it still fit for purpose? | View

Having sealed the transition from dictatorship to flourishing democracy, the Spanish Constitution has been glue holding Spain together for decades. As the country marks 40 years since it was adopted, does it continue to serve the Spanish people?

06/12/2018