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Flagship EU defense plan may be illegal, German parliamentary report warns
The €150 billion SAFE plan may violate EU treaties and may not be economically effective, says the Bundestag report.
Pfizergate: Will we ever see von der Leyen’s texts? ― and other burning questions
Could Canada join the EU? Unlikely … but not impossible.
How to confront Orbán and save the EU
German Green chief warns conservatives not to strike migration deal with far right
Digital euro sparks sovereignty battle between EU governments and ECB
Albania begins EU accession talks
Books are ‘mostly’ for rich people, Slovak government shrugs as it puts up VAT
Government of PM Robert Fico is looking for ways to raise money to shrink budget deficit from 6 percent of GDP forecast for 2024.
Commissioners should skip Hungary’s meetings, European Commission says
Commission wants to give Hungary the cold shoulder over its erratic use of the EU presidency.
Hungary takes EU to court over media freedom
Court case pits Budapest against the very own institution is it chairing until end 2024.
Ukraine builds a NATO-lite while it waits for the real thing
Non-binding pacts are “second-best” to belonging to the alliance, but they’re the best Kyiv can get for now.
French election: Le Pen threatens to clip Macron’s wings on Ukraine and defense
Military and foreign policy have long been seen as the “reserved domain” of the president — but the far right is challenging that assumption.
What if Macron is enemies with his next prime minister?
A liberal president constantly fighting a far-right prime minister would be a recipe for political catastrophe.
The prestigious-sounding job you don’t want: Defense commissioner
The bloc’s military powers are so weak that big names are likely to want a better Brussels post than defense chief.
An American’s guide to the 2024 European election
The EU is complicated, so let’s break it down for our cousins across the Atlantic.
EU politicians agree to play by the same ethics rules
That was the easy part. Now they have to agree on what those baseline rules should be.
Fraud-busters swoop on Greek contracts involving €2.5B of EU recovery funds
Investigation is latest dent to the reputation of EU’s post-pandemic support, coming after police arrested more than 20 suspects linked to alleged €600 million fraud plot in Italy.
EU Parliament calls to strip Hungary of voting rights in rule-of-law clash
Viktor Orbán blasts back at lawmakers.
Hard-right forces eye top EU jobs as Poland heads to the polls
Europe’s hard right is seeking high-ranking positions in the European Commission as it’s set to become the third-largest force in the European Parliament.
Von der Leyen invokes ‘call of history’ as she backs EU membership for Ukraine
European Commission president says she envisages the EU growing to more than 30 countries.
Keep the European Parliament in Strasbourg to fight Euroskepticism, says city’s mayor
‘Pragmatic’ Green Mayor Jeanne Barseghian sees no contradiction in welcoming thousands to Strasbourg by plane.
Parliament backs EU funds-for-ammo plan
A French-led push to pay for weapons production is moving forward despite criticism.