Poland Poland: Fears for press freedom as state firm buys private media group Critics of the right-wing government called it a dark day for media freedom, since it effectively means the government is seizing control of an important publisher of independent news. 08/12/2020
state of the union Europe's week: UK's vaccine boost and an illegal sex party A look back at the key stories from the centre of the EU in Brussels. 04/12/2020
Hungary ECJ should reject Hungary's bid to dismiss Article 7 vote: Top advisor The bloc's Advocate General, Michal Bobek, said on Thursday that the ECJ should dismiss "as unfounded" Hungary's bid to discredit the EU Parliament's vote that called on the bloc to trigger disciplinary proceedings against Budapest. 03/12/2020
View Europe’s overreach with the Recovery Fund may spell the end of the euro ǀ View Between governance mechanisms, assessment criteria, anti-corruption provisions, and basic rule of law principles, the fight to get the EU's Recovery Fund over the line is shaping up to be only half the battle. 01/12/2020
brussels bureau Orbán responsible for corruption in Hungary, says former Belgian PM Top MEP and former Belgian Prime Minister, Guy Verhofstadt, told Euronews that the Hungarian Prime Minister, Viktor Orbán, must take responsibility for Hungary's position at the top of the EU's anti-fraud agency's corruption list. 26/11/2020
Poland Polish court to determine fate of 'independent' human rights ombudsman Since the populist party, Law and Justice, won power in 2015, it has taken control of almost all state institutions, except the Human Rights Commissioner's office but that could soon change. 20/10/2020
View Open letter to the European Parliament: Call out the EU Council on its rule of law hypocrisy ǀ View In an open letter to the European Parliament, law professors express their concern about the way recent appointments to the EPPO were carried out by the European Council. 03/10/2020
brussels bureau 'We'll find a solution': EU's Michel confident over COVID fund dispute "This won't be easy, as there are different interpretations on the table, but I'm totally convinced that we'll find a solution," European Council President Charles Michel told Euronews. 07/09/2020