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PETI: Our agenda is set by you | As the agenda is set by EU citizens it’s difficult to predict what the main priorities of the European Parliament's petitions committee (PETI) will be, said its new chairman, Poland’s Bogdan Rzońca (ECR). “In 2019, no one expected that the term starting then would be primarily marked by the Covid pandemic and Russia's ... | Alejandro Tauber is Publisher of EUobserver. He is Ecuadorian, German, and American, but lives in Amsterdam. His background is in tech and science reporting, and was previously editor at VICE's Motherboard and publisher of TNW. | In its own words, the petitions committee functions as a sort of “ongoing reality check” on the way EU legislation, and the Brussels’ institutions, are responding to citizens’ concerns. | [
"Who's who in the EU Parliament committees?",
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] | eu-political | 2025-01-06T06:03:00.000Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-political/ar8afe50ad |
AFCO: Seeking more oversight on EU Commission lawmaking | MEPs need to formalise a new modus vivendi with the European Commission to ensure the European Parliament plays its full legal role in shaping EU policy and to reform the way MEPs' seats are allocated to member states, according to the new chair of the constitutional affairs committee (AFCO). The German European People... | Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online. | As well as pushing for more powers for lawmakers to initiate changes to existing laws, the committee will look at the thorny issue of how many MEPs each member state gets. | [
"Who's who in the EU Parliament committees?",
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] | eu-political | 2025-01-03T06:13:00.000Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-political/ar1f060436 |
LIBE: Migration will dominate, as EU states implement new asylum rules | A Spanish MEP is once again chairing the European Parliament's powerful civil liberties committee (LIBE). But whereas its predecessor hailed from the Spanish Socialists & Democrats camp, its new chair is firmly rooted in the leading centre-right European People's Party. Before taking the LIBE helm, Javier Zarzalejos pr... | Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010. | The civil liberties committee's ability to cross-examine senior government officials and launch inquiries into politically sensitive topics have helped propel its status. But it also now has the ex-head of Frontex, turned far-right MEP, among its members. | [
"Who's who in the EU Parliament committees?",
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] | eu-political | 2025-01-03T06:12:00.000Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-political/arda1c6c9a |
Babies dying of cold in Gaza, UN reports | At least five babies in Gaza have died from crippling cold since Christmas Eve, according to the UN's latest humanitarian update . Published on 31 December, the United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says the babies reportedly died of hypothermia as Israel continues its air, land and sea ... | Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010. | At least five babies in Gaza have died from crippling cold since Christmas Eve, according to the UN's latest humanitarian update. | [
"EU & the World"
] | eu-and-the-world | 2025-01-02T07:51:14.447Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/ard9d898d5 |
JURI: A committee with a toothless bite | At the beginning of each new mandate, the European Parliament's legal affairs committee is tasked to scrutinise possible conflicts of interests of the 26 European Commissioner-designates. For Ilhan Kyuchyuk, the Bulgarian Renew MEP chairing the committee, known as JURI, the probe represents a top priority in the weeks ... | Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010. | The legal affairs committee not only looks at everything from intellectual property rights and company law, to parliamentary immunities, better law-making and institutional scrutiny, it examines judicial independence and rule of law — and scrutinises the next EU commissioners. | [
"Who's who in the EU Parliament committees?",
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] | eu-political | 2025-01-02T06:15:00.000Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-political/ar8ef822b6 |
CULT: An often ‘overlooked’ role | “At a time when freedom of science, the media and the arts can no longer be taken for granted, it will be up to our committee to stand up for this,” the 39-year-old neophyte MEP Nela Riehl tells EUobserver. Riehl ran as second candidate on Volt’s pan-European list (they sit in the European Parliament with the Greens/EF... | Alejandro Tauber is Publisher of EUobserver. He is Ecuadorian, German, and American, but lives in Amsterdam. His background is in tech and science reporting, and was previously editor at VICE's Motherboard and publisher of TNW. | As a teacher herself – teaching a high school class until the week before she was elected to the European Parliament – culture and education chairwoman and Volt MEP Nela Riehl emphasises equal access to education as the pillar to protect freedoms. | [
"Who's who in the EU Parliament committees?",
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] | eu-political | 2025-01-02T06:14:00.000Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-political/arc0f1dba3 |
AGRI: Battleground for revision of agriculture policies in wake of farmers' protests | In the wake of this year’s farmers’ protests, both in Brussels and across Europe, agriculture has rocketed high up the political agenda — prompting concern over how the 27-nation bloc's future legislative plans will cope with the EU’s commitment to tackling the contribution of agriculture and diet to climate change. “A... | Elena is EUobserver's editor-in-chief. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE. | With growing calls for changes to EU farming policies, the multi-billion-euro Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) will become one of the main issues the European Parliament’s Agriculture Committee will address over the next five years. | [
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] | whos-who-in-the-eu-parliament-committees | 2025-01-02T06:11:00.000Z | https://euobserver.com/whos-who-in-the-eu-parliament-committees/ar7698360f |
PECH: Beyond EU fish wars, finding an eco-financial balance | The European fishing industry has come under enormous pressure in recent years, facing unprecedented challenges, mainly related to climate change and biodiversity-loss – but also industrial and high-impact fishing practices that are putting additional pressure on already fragile ecosystems. On top of that, Brexit, the ... | Elena is EUobserver's editor-in-chief. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE. | The EU has supported sustainability in fisheries, facing challenges like climate change and market uncertainties from Brexit, Covid, and the Ukraine war. But the fisheries committee chairwoman argues that the recent focus on environmental protection has come at the expense of business support and societal well-being. | [
"Who's who in the EU Parliament committees?",
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] | eu-political | 2025-01-02T06:11:00.000Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-political/ar67b890b3 |
Is EU commissioner for animals a new dawn? | As the year draws to a close, I want to take a moment to reflect with you on the highlights of the past 12 months. These are not easy times. We live in a world that is increasingly polarised, in which populist narratives thrive. Building a better future for animals, biodiversity, and, ultimately, human beings, may some... | I am grateful for being part of a phenomenal movement of animal advocacy professionals; for our 102 member organisations in 26 European countries and internationally, who make our work possible; and grateful to our generous donors, who allow us to expand our areas of influence. | Changing our food system is more urgent than ever considering the current scale of the farmed animal welfare crisis. | [
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] | health-and-society | 2024-12-30T08:14:03.365Z | https://euobserver.com/health-and-society/ar11ccf1ae |
SANT: Health subcommittee goes geopolitical | The subcommittee on public health (SANT) will seek to enshrine EU "pharmaceutical sovereignty" in law, while helping Europeans tackle heart disease and mental health in a digital era. The Covid pandemic and fraying Western relations with China and Russia had shown the EU needed to produce more of its own vital medicine... | Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online. | Big things are brewing in the health committee — not least a bid for European ‘pharmaceutical sovereignty’ — but also also cancer, diabetes, heart disease, and a probe into the effects of social media’s addictive algorithms on young people’s mental health. | [
"Who's who in the EU Parliament committees?",
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] | whos-who-in-the-eu-parliament-committees | 2024-12-30T06:09:00.000Z | https://euobserver.com/whos-who-in-the-eu-parliament-committees/arabb99912 |
EUobserver's Top 10 stories of 2024 | Unlike some of our rivals, at EUobserver, we tend not to regard the EU Commission as purely a powerplay soap opera of Berlaymont court politics — who's up, who's down, who are the 50 movers and shakers of the year, etc etc — preferring to concentrate on our USP (unique selling point) of detailed, deep-dive, journalism ... | The CBAM (Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism) was, despite its lugubrious moniker, intended to be the flagship policy of the EU's Green Deal — imposing tariffs (in a good way) on such heavy-duty items as steel, cement, iron and aluminium coming in from non-EU states that do no match Europe's carbon-reduction measures. ... | Allow us at EUobserver to blow our own trumpet as 2024 draws to a close, with a look back at the best of the journalistic path we follow — less frothy personality-driven politics, more policy, research and investigations. | [
"EU Political"
] | eu-political | 2024-12-27T09:41:20.092Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-political/arc4a9656f |
INTA: Re-shaping the EU’s trading role amid new geopolitics | Now into his seventh term as an MEP, few EU lawmakers have the experience of German social democrat Bernd Lange. Lange, who has just started his third consecutive mandate as chair of the international trade committee, is the ideal point-man for parliament at a time of major turbulence facing the EU’s trade policy. In p... | Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya. | One of the European Parliament’s most experienced MEPs will be handling the political hot potato of a potential trade war with China. | [
"EU Political"
] | eu-political | 2024-12-24T06:28:33.980Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-political/ar2d555ca7 |
DEVE: Keeping the EU looking outward | The EU’s commitment to developing countries, and development policy in general, has been seriously questioned in recent years. Falling aid spending and Europe’s preoccupation with migration control are the most obvious pieces of evidence. Keeping the EU looking outward is the task facing Barry Andrews, the new chair of... | Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya. | ‘Donor fatigue’ is a major issue, with the conflicts in Sudan and Yemen overshadowed by Ukraine and Gaza, but there is also pressure to shift money from the budget to migration, and doubts over the motives of the key Global Gateway project. | [
"EU Political"
] | eu-political | 2024-12-24T06:27:57.205Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-political/ardb7fd4bd |
The EU's lust for Indonesia's nickel supply | It was intended to be a legacy project for both former Indonesian president Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and the first Ursula von der Leyen Commission: the free trade agreement between the European Union and Indonesia, referred to as the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) . Yet with Prabowo Subianto having tak... | Both ENDS | The EU’s position towards Indonesia in the negotiations over the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) is symbolic for the hypocritical approach that has marked the recent European rush for raw materials. | [
"EU & the World",
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] | eu-and-the-world | 2024-12-23T07:52:32.441Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/arad93f848 |
With Assad gone, what about the Kurds in Syria? | Syrians worldwide are celebrating the end of president Bashar al-Assad's nearly 25-year rule and the Al-Assad family's even longer reign. Rebel groups have defeated the weakened regime forces, abandoned by their allies, with Assad himself believed to have fled to Russia. The regime's collapse marks a significant loss f... | (Sweden) are all MEPs sitting in the | While Syrians rejoice at the prospect of freedom, the post-Assad transition is fraught with challenges. Left MEPs call on the EU to pressure Turkey and Israel to their restrain military actions, support Kurdish autonomy in Syria, and protect refugees in Europe. | [
"EU & the World",
"Opinion"
] | * | 2024-12-19T10:01:27.308Z | https://euobserver.com/*/ara05b8084 |
Amnesty: Why we called Gaza 'the most documented genocide in history' | EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen knows that the EU’s reputation as a credible actor for human rights and international law is in tatters over the horrors in Gaza. EU leaders and officials have gone from privately condemning the EU’s double standards behind closed doors to publicly lamenting them. Instead of... | Amnesty International | As EU leaders gather in Brussels for their summit, Gaza’s devastation has tarnished the bloc's reputation for human rights. Amnesty International says member states must penalise Israel alone, if new EU foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas cannot find unanimity in the face of 'the most document genocide in history'. | [
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] | eu-and-the-world | 2024-12-19T09:34:18.236Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/ard525dc24 |
EU needs to help end bias in Bosnia and Herzegovina | It has been almost 15 years since the European Court for Human Rights (ECtHR) found in the case blatant racial and ethnic discrimination in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s constitution. And yet nothing has changed. In the landmark case brought by a Bosnian Roma, Dervo Sejdić, and a Bosnian Jew, Jakob Finci, the ECtHR ruled on... | is a senior Europe and Central Asia coordinator at | Bosnia’s EU candidate status in 2022 and the start of accession talks in 2024 are key milestones, but the EU must focus on enforcing European Court of Human Rights rulings to address constitutional discrimination, argues Human Rights Watch, as EU and Western Balkans leaders meet in Brussels. | [
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] | eu-and-the-world | 2024-12-18T16:39:30.572Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/ar2a04474e |
EU launches investigation into TikTok over election interference | Following allegations of interference in the Romanian presidential election last month, the European Commission formally launched an investigation against TikTok on Tuesday (17 December). The EU executive said it will look into the TikTok recommender algorithm and the risk of paid-for political content on the Chinese s... | annulled | Following allegations of interference in the Romanian presidential election last month, the European Commission has formally launched an investigation against the Chinese social media platform TikTok.
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"Digital",
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] | * | 2024-12-17T16:50:22.487Z | https://euobserver.com/*/arbf89a2ad |
The haves and have-nots — how delaying EU accession drives disparity in Balkans | European Union membership has delivered well-documented benefits to post-transition countries, particularly by accelerating income convergence with the EU average. However, an overlooked issue is the widening income gap between Balkan countries that have joined the EU — Bulgaria, Romania and Croatia, and those still ou... | university professor | The widening income gap between Bulgaria, Romania, and Croatia, and the Western Balkan countries outside the EU is often overlooked. But this growing divergence becomes more significant as the integration of the Western Balkans continues to be delayed, argues the former finance minister of North Macedonia. | [
"EU & the World",
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] | eu-and-the-world | 2024-12-17T16:49:57.480Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/ar61df3d04 |
The future of Europe’s food system: which path will the EU choose? | The year is 2030. Across Europe, vibrant farmers’ markets teem with fresh, sustainably produced food. Young farmers are accessing affordable land to build their futures — while schoolchildren are nourished by healthy, climate-friendly, free school meals. Farmers’ incomes are beginning to grow again, as fairer prices an... | The choices made in the next five years will shape the future of Europe’s food systems for decades to come. | As new EU farm chief Christophe Hansen takes office, his defining challenge is building a food system fit for European farmers, consumers, and the planet — an extraordinary opportunity and an equally extraordinary responsibility. | [
"EU Political",
"Green Economy",
"Opinion"
] | eu-political | 2024-12-16T11:48:13.894Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-political/ar82fea3e7 |
Defunding NGOs that lobby the EU will be profoundly undemocratic | Two weeks ago ‘Orbanesque emails’ suddenly started landing in the inboxes of dozens of Brussels-based green NGOs. CINEA , the agency that deals with funding for all kinds of environmental projects financed by the LIFE programme on behalf of the European Commission, requested the NGOs to review the grant contracts for 2... | Corporate Europe Observatory | The EU Commission’s new policy guidelines state EU money can no longer be used for civil society’s advocacy work. It’s clear this could have a huge impact, not just for so-called ‘green NGOs’, but for all in the civil space in EU policymaking. | [
"EU Political",
"Opinion"
] | eu-political | 2024-12-13T15:05:58.634Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-political/arb285b91d |
Democracy for sale? Exposing the grip of Europe’s super-rich | The European Union likes to present itself as a bastion of democracy, equality, and human rights. But beneath the surface lies a troubling reality: the growing grip of Europe’s super-rich on its policies and institutions. If unchecked, this oligarchic drift risks turning the EU into a system that protects privilege ove... | Institute for History, Leiden University | Governance structures across Europe increasingly cater to wealth preservation rather than public welfare. Tax loopholes, opaque regulatory frameworks, and privatised public goods are symptoms of a system rigged in favour of the few at the expense of the many. | [
"EU Political",
"Health & Society",
"Opinion"
] | eu-political | 2024-12-12T10:02:11.388Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-political/ar49007f21 |
MEPs earn €6.3m in side-jobs, nearly all top earners from far-right | MEPs collectively earn over €6.3m annually from side jobs, according to a report by Transparency International EU released on Thursday (12 December). Many of the things listed are public responsibilities for which MEPs receive minimal remuneration. But a large number includes highly lucrative side-hustles for big corpo... | Wester is a journalist from the Netherlands with a focus on the green economy. He joined EUobserver in September 2021. Previously he was editor-in-chief of Vice, Motherboard, a science-based website, and climate economy journalist for The Correspondent. | The far-right ECR group earns the most of any group from side-hustles, with an average of €55,000 per MEP, compared to members of the Greens, who average less than €10,000. | [
"EU Political"
] | eu-political | 2024-12-12T06:01:00.000Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-political/ar6ed2a84d |
The fight for justice for Russian war crimes against Ukrainian children will continue | In Ukraine we have a word — — which means both freedom and the will to achieve it. Since the start of the war, Ukraine has suffered devastating assaults on our healthcare and education facilities, energy grids and agricultural land. The destruction has been widespread. During these years of Russia’s war of aggression, ... | Andriy Kostin | The focus now must be on the forced transfer and deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia. More than 19,000 children have been taken from their families and homeland, had their identities and nationalities changed before being put up for adoption in Russia, writes Ukraine's former prosecutor general. | [
"Ukraine",
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] | ukraine | 2024-12-11T12:25:27.037Z | https://euobserver.com/ukraine/are4f468cd |
A solution staring us in the face for Europe's housing crisis | In this legislative mandate, there are many expectations for housing. The EU Commission has appointed its first-ever commissioner for energy and housing , and Ursula von der Leyen addressed the issue in her political guidelines, outlining that the commission will need to “urgently address the housing crisis facing mill... | Left MEP | The two most common reasons for voting in the European elections were rising prices and the cost of living — not surprising, when over the past 10 years, average rents within the bloc have risen by 19 percent, while house prices have surged by 47 percent. | [
"EU Political",
"Health & Society",
"Opinion"
] | eu-political | 2024-12-06T10:13:31.354Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-political/ar119af51c |
The European Investment Bank has a chronic 'revolving doors' problem | Over the past few months, two investigations have exposed how former European Investment Bank vice president Vazil Hudak had in multiple cases joined the leadership of companies for which he had either helped arrange or even approve loans while working at the bank. In one instance, he was appointed board member of Buda... | Bankwatch | The number of 'revolving door' cases at the European Investment Bank is rising, pointing to a systemic issue at this key EU institution and endangering its integrity. Alarmingly, the Bank’s response until now seems to be one of sitting back and doing nothing about it. | [
"EU Political",
"Opinion"
] | * | 2024-12-05T10:13:03.832Z | https://euobserver.com/*/ar79a8e23a |
The Mercosur deal — why would the EU trust a man like Milei? | The EU’s climate hypocrisy is exposed yet again: while Argentina’s far-right president Javier Milei withdrew its delegation from the UN climate summit COP29 and threatens to exit the Paris Agreement, the EU is turning a deaf ear and rushing to finalise the climate-wrecking EU-Mercosur trade deal . Despite widespread op... | is regional coordinator for | Despite widespread opposition from civil society, farmers and unions on both sides of the Atlantic, the European Commission is aiming to seal the deal during the Mercosur summit in Uruguay on Thursday and Friday (5-6 December) — precisely at the moment when Argentinian climate-denier Javier Milei will take over the Mer... | [
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] | green-economy | 2024-12-04T10:43:32.762Z | https://euobserver.com/green-economy/arbe4f6de0 |
What is going on in Syria — and what is Turkey doing there? | The Syrian rebels' advance has been surprising. In a matter of days, they took almost the entire provinces of Idlib and Aleppo, and were at the gates of Hama, a town on the road to Damascus. But perhaps even more surprising is the fact that they seem to have moulted from an international terrorist movement to a conserv... | Vrije Universiteit Brussels | Is this now the great liberation from president Bashar al-Assad's reign of terror? The timing was perfect. The three forces supporting Assad now have other priorities: Russia in Ukraine, Hezbollah weakened from war with Israel, and Iran busy on many fronts. | [
"EU & the World",
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] | eu-and-the-world | 2024-12-03T10:10:46.140Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/ar1d153fee |
The brutal crushing of the uprising in Tbilisi — what EU must do now | Friday 29 November, 2024, Tbilisi, Georgia - as regime forces surrounded the Rustaveli theatre in Tbilisi’s city centre, a group of students inside braced for the inevitable: beaten unconscious they will be arrested after an excruciating game of cat and mouse in the theatre’s hallways. Those who can still move will be ... | is a postgraduate student in the history of war at | The brutality of the regime’s efforts to crush the protests is unprecedented. Regime forces are arresting protestors in the hundreds, beating innocent students and the elderly in the streets and chasing protestors through Tbilisi. | [
"EU & the World",
"Opinion"
] | eu-and-the-world | 2024-12-02T11:22:06.389Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/ar73d3410a |
Why the EU must stand with Belarus | Belarus is a European country. Its people share the same values as those in Warsaw, Paris, and Berlin - freedom, dignity, and self-determination. The streets of Minsk, Hrodna, and Viciebsk echo the aspirations of countless Belarusians who risked their lives in 2020, protesting peacefully for a democratic future. They m... | Josep Borrell | Backing a democratic Belarus is not only a moral commitment, but a strategic imperative just as important as helping Ukraine, say Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and outgoing EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell. | [
"EU & the World",
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] | eu-and-the-world | 2024-12-01T12:14:23.284Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/areb665535 |
The EU's insipid response to Uganda's death penalty for gays | In April, Uganda’s Constitutional Court upheld the 2023 Anti-Homosexuality Act (AHA). The law has been widely condemned for broad and vaguely worded provisions and brutal penalties. So-called “aggravated homosexuality,” including some adult consensual sex, could be punished with death and someone found guilty of “homos... | Egmont institute | After Uganda passed legislation for life imprisonment — or even the death sentence — for homosexual acts, the World Bank pulled funding, the US imposed sanctions, and the EU? The EU issued a weakly-worded statement of "regret". | [
"Africa",
"Health & Society",
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] | africa | 2024-11-29T10:59:26.748Z | https://euobserver.com/africa/arbb274e5a |
Just how many fossil-fuel lobbyists did the EU take to COP29? | COP29 in Baku, which finished last week, was crawling with fossil-fuel lobbyists determined to eke out profits for as long as possible. Shockingly, for a second year running, it is European governments that have facilitated access for a huge number of them. Out of the almost 1,800 fossil fuel lobbyists at COP29 identif... | Fossil Free Politics campaign | COP29 in Baku, which finished last week, was crawling with fossil-fuel lobbyists determined to eke out profits for as long as possible. Shockingly, for a second year running, it is European governments that have facilitated access for a huge number of them. | [
"Green Economy",
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] | green-economy | 2024-11-27T10:20:00.764Z | https://euobserver.com/green-economy/arca0a9830 |
Despite what Italy, Greece and Austria think, Syria is not safe to return to | We have seen calls from some EU member states — namely, Italy, Austria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Greece, Slovenia and Slovakia — to normalise relations with the Assad regime on the basis that this would help to alleviate Europe’s share of Syrian refugees. Normalisation with a criminal regime cannot resolve ... | Syrian Negotiation Commission | Despite the call from Italy, Austria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Greece, Slovenia and Slovakia, normalisation with a criminal regime cannot resolve the flows of refugees to Europe, nor will it bring any relief to Syria’s humanitarian crisis, writes the president of the Syrian Negotiation Commission. | [
"EU & the World",
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] | eu-and-the-world | 2024-11-26T11:41:10.580Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/ar8eace244 |
The legal and moral failings of Meloni's Albania deportation deal | The border externalisation strategy promoted by Italy's Georgia Meloni government represents a political and legal failure, highlighting the contradictions of a hardline rhetoric against irregular immigration. Since coming to power, the government has promised an uncompromising defense of Italy’s borders. However, this... | Mediterranean Development Initiative | While Italy's Albania 'externalisation' strategy faces mounting legal and financial challenges, it is worrying to see other European countries showing interest in adopting similar approaches. | [
"Migration",
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"Opinion"
] | migration | 2024-11-25T16:59:17.637Z | https://euobserver.com/migration/araa7d91c9 |
Why we should worry about Google’s stopping serving political advertising in EU | Google has announced its withdrawal from political advertising in the EU, starting in October 2025. This decision slipped under the radar due to the turmoil of the US election and the EU's struggle to form a new commission — but it could prove deeply consequential for people’s ability to access information online or en... | Civil Liberties Union for Europe | Google has announced its withdrawal from political advertising in the EU. This decision slipped under the radar due to the turmoil of the US election and the EU's struggle to form a new Commission. It will limit people’s fundamental rights in these three significant ways. | [
"Digital",
"EU Political",
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] | digital | 2024-11-25T06:00:00.000Z | https://euobserver.com/digital/araa195eec |
Global hunger worsening at alarming rate, says UN | In a new report the UN’s World Food Programme warned that global hunger is rising at an alarming rate , with 343m people estimated to be acutely food insecure across 74 countries. This is nearly 200m more than pre-pandemic levels, and could rise further as food inflation remains high in many places. “Global humanitaria... | Wester is a journalist from the Netherlands with a focus on the green economy. He joined EUobserver in September 2021. Previously he was editor-in-chief of Vice, Motherboard, a science-based website, and climate economy journalist for The Correspondent. | According to the UN global hunger is rising at an alarming rate, with 343 million people estimated to be acutely food insecure across 74 countries. | [
"EU & the World",
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] | eu-and-the-world | 2024-11-22T13:31:11.624Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/ar5d5c03c8 |
Belarus' snap election — and what it means for Lukashenko's prospects | As predicted by experts, including these authors in EUobserver , Belarus will hold a snap presidential election. The date of the vote is 26 January, 2025. Unsurprisingly, Aleksandr Lukashenko — without delay — announced his determination to run for yet another term in office, his seventh in a row. Trying to understand ... | Dr Ryhor Nizhnikau | With a snap Belarus presidential election in January, six-term strongman Aleksandr Lukashenko must have realised that continuing isolation by the West and excessive dependence on Moscow have become a threat to his power inside Belarus. | [
"EU & the World",
"Ukraine",
"Opinion"
] | eu-and-the-world | 2024-11-22T12:13:46.413Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/ar7faf86c8 |
Frontex in Serbia — a catalogue of 12 months of denials | On 15 December 2023, Frontex’s Fundamental Rights Office (FRO) received a report from one of the agency’s officers deployed in Bulgaria. The day before, the officer had come across a group of people 1.5km from the Serbian border; they were “exhausted”, some couldn’t move, and all of them had bruises, scratches and abra... | Border Violence Monitoring Network. | As the European Parliament's LIBE committee discusses its draft report on Frontex in Serbia on Thursday, we document 12 months of serious and escalating violence from Serbian authorities against people on the move. | [
"Migration",
"Opinion"
] | migration | 2024-11-21T10:57:57.465Z | https://euobserver.com/migration/are14cd993 |
The backroom stitch-up of the EU commissioner hearings | This month's showcase hearings to approve the incoming European Commission were a spectacle — just not in the way they should have been. What ought to have been a robust democratic exercise turned into political theatre with a predetermined script. The parliament’s mainstream groups — European People's Party (EPP), Soc... | The Left | What ought to have been a robust democratic exercise turned into political theatre with a predetermined script. The parliament’s mainstream groups — European People's Party (EPP), Socialists & Democrats (S&D), and Renew Europe — outdid themselves, reducing this process to a farce with backroom deals, feeble questions, ... | [
"EU Political",
"Opinion"
] | eu-political | 2024-11-20T10:12:57.204Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-political/arcb5ee9be |
Malta's 'golden visas' — a lure for rich Chinese, little benefit to Malta | Several EU governments offer non-EU nationals residency by investment, but scandals in the sector and the cost of living crisis are pushing countries to reconsider such exchanges. Some countries have scrapped these schemes altogether, others raised the bar or no longer accept investment in real estate alone. Amid these... | Daphne Caruana Galizia Foundation | Malta continues inviting non-EU nationals to exchange a rather modest investment in real estate for a right to travel and live in the EU. It is time to ask who benefits? | [
"EU & the World",
"Opinion"
] | eu-and-the-world | 2024-11-18T11:27:32.941Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/ard60d2c13 |
Orban vs EU on 'promoting homosexuality ban' law | This month Europe has a chance to halt the wave of homophobic violence and authoritarianism that Victor Orban set rolling across our continent — with Vladimir Putin’s blessing — when he passed a “ propaganda law ” in June 2021. The next year was the most violent in a decade for LGBTQI+ people in Europe, and similarly r... | RECLAIM | On Tuesday, judges at the European Court of Justice can turn the tide and redefine LGBTQI+ rights when they consider whether Hungary’s 'ban on the promotion of homosexuality' breaches EU law. They will not just be ruling on one law. This is a battle over the future of what can be taught, spoken, and accepted across the... | [
"EU Political",
"Health & Society",
"Opinion"
] | eu-political | 2024-11-18T06:00:00.000Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-political/ar9cdf4a6c |
Journalists need to stop sensationalising coverage of EU cohesion spending | As a journalist who has spent years covering the intricacies of EU cohesion funds, it is disheartening to witness how often this policy is reduced to sensational headlines. In the last few days, the media has fixated on the prospect of cohesion funds being used for defence spending , sparking alarm without sufficient c... | The Council of European Municipalities and Regions | As a journalist who has spent years covering the intricacies of EU cohesion funds, it is disheartening to witness how often this policy is reduced to sensational headlines. In the last few days, the media has fixated on the prospect of cohesion funds being used for defence spending, sparking alarm without sufficient co... | [
"EU Political",
"Health & Society",
"Opinion"
] | * | 2024-11-14T13:39:12.436Z | https://euobserver.com/*/ar389872b1 |
Pfizergate: von der Leyen's reputation goes on trial tomorrow | On Friday (15 November), the European Court of Justice will hold a hearing in the case brought by the New York Times against the European Commission , for its refusal to release text messages between Ursula von der Leyen and Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla, regarding the multibillion-euro Covid-19 vaccine contracts. The commi... | ARTICLE 19 | On Friday, the European Court of Justice will hold a hearing in the case brought by the New York Times against the European Commission, for its refusal to release text messages between Ursula von der Leyen and Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla, regarding the multibillion-euro Covid-19 vaccine contracts. | [
"EU Political",
"Opinion"
] | eu-political | 2024-11-14T10:43:58.185Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-political/are40ac97d |
Why are Russian 'shadow' oil tankers still sailing the Baltic Sea? | As leftwing MEPs and MPs, we expect a large majority to support us in Thursday's (14 November) important vote on the European Parliament's resolution addressing the Russian shadow fleet . This is a matter of deep seriousness for both Ukraine and the Baltic Sea. One of the most important ways to support Ukraine is to st... | Razem | If you look out from the Baltic beaches at Helsingborg, Jastarnia or Warnemunde, you can see the giant tankers that belong to the Russian shadow fleet. These are the ships that bring oil from Russia's harbours and ship it to the world market, in violation of international sanctions. On Thursday, MEPs have a chance to v... | [
"EU & the World",
"Ukraine",
"Opinion"
] | * | 2024-11-13T11:51:40.154Z | https://euobserver.com/*/ar5280f1d4 |
Does the fundamental right to seek asylum still exist in the EU of 2024? | In the forests of eastern Poland, where the country meets its authoritarian neighbour, Belarus, temperatures aren’t yet sub-zero – but they will be soon. Winter is fast approaching, and with it the risk of hypothermia and death for refugees who’ve made it to the doorstep of Europe, but now find themselves trapped in ge... | Danish Refugee Council | Last month the Polish government, in a chilling move backed by the European Council, proposed suspending the right to asylum entirely. Across Europe, a “fortress mentality” is taking hold – Germany’s curbing of asylum-seeker benefits, France ramping up border checks, it seems the drawbridge is being pulled up across th... | [
"Migration",
"Opinion"
] | migration | 2024-11-12T16:25:39.837Z | https://euobserver.com/migration/ar422ca909 |
Hearings live blog: Fitto, Kallas, Mînzatu, Séjourné, Ribera and Virkkunen | Today marks the final day of commissioner hearings — following nearly 100 hours of grilling and live-blogging last week. On the agenda are high-profile candidates for the executive vice-presidents of the upcoming European Commission: Raffaele Fitto (Italy), Kaja Kallas (Estonia), Roxana Mînzatu (Romania), Stéphane Séjo... | Andrew Rettman's piece | Follow our live blog for real-time updates and insights on the EU commissioner hearings as they unfold. | [] | * | 2024-11-12T07:49:27.655Z | https://euobserver.com/*/ar407b9bbc |
Questions for Ribera — can we really compete our way to decarbonisation? | Teresa Ribera, a climate action and social justice veteran, is slated on Tuesday (12 November) to become the EU’s vice-president for a clean, just and competitive transition. As Spain’s minister for ecological transition, Ribera led the country’s first comprehensive climate plan, took important steps to phase out coal ... | Friends of the Earth Europe | As Spain’s minister for ecological transition, Teresa Ribera took important steps to phase out coal and helped to integrate a robust social perspective into energy policy. But there is reason to worry that social and climate justice might get overshadowed by the competitiveness craze that has taken over Brussels. | [
"EU Political",
"Green Economy",
"Opinion"
] | eu-political | 2024-11-11T09:01:00.000Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-political/ar309b8b1e |
Trump means EU now has 10 weeks to sort its Western Balkans policy | Donald Trump’s victory in Tuesday’s presidential election in the United States makes it imperative for Europe to act decisively, and quickly, in the one region where it has real power — the Western Balkans. The European Union has ten weeks –— until Trump’s inauguration — to get serious about its geopolitical role. Whil... | Democratization Policy Council | Donald Trump’s victory in Tuesday’s presidential election in the United States makes it imperative for Europe to act decisively, and quickly, in the one region where it has real power – the Western Balkans. The EU has ten weeks – until Trump’s inauguration – to get serious about its geopolitical role. | [
"EU & the World",
"Opinion"
] | eu-and-the-world | 2024-11-08T10:08:47.130Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/arfbff04bc |
Russia, Azerbaijan and COP29's 'peacewashing' | As the global climate summit COP29 starts next week, the European Union has taken bold steps to create concrete changes to keep global heating to the 1.5°C temperature rise agreed at the Paris Climate Summit . Yet it appears that this European goal is threatened to be derailed. The upcoming COP29 conference in Baku wil... | Razom We Stand | Criticisms of Azerbaijan's COP29 role go beyond just its climate policies and troubling record on human rights, painting an uneasy picture for the host of the UN climate summit. As COP29 approaches, understanding the dynamics between Azerbaijan and Russia is crucial, given the negative influence Moscow could wield on c... | [
"EU & the World",
"Green Economy",
"Ukraine",
"Opinion"
] | eu-and-the-world | 2024-11-07T13:10:41.858Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/ar02116e5d |
Commissioner hearings live blog: Hoekstra, Kos, Serafin, Dombrovskis | Today marks the final day of commissioner-designate hearings this week! After grilling 16 nominees for around 50 hours over the past three days, today MEPs will question the Netherlands' Wopke Hoekstra, Slovenia's Marta Kos, Poland's Piotr Serafin, and Latvia's Valdis Dombrovskis. Here’s yesterday's live blog on Lahbib... | Prior to his time in Brussels, Hoekstra was Dutch foreign affairs minister between January 2022 and August 2023 and finance minister from 2017 to 2022. His appointment last year as climate commissioner, following the departure of socialist Frans Timmermans, raised concerns due to Hoekstra's past roles at the consultanc... | Follow our live blog for real-time updates and insights on the EU commissioner hearings as they unfold. | [] | * | 2024-11-07T07:52:53.402Z | https://euobserver.com/*/ar6ea793c9 |
Flawed forestry data undermines effective policies | The volume of growing trees in Swedish forests has doubled over the last hundred years. There is a continuous increase in living biomass, and the state of Swedish forests as a sink for carbon has never been more important. The same goes for the use of wood-based products in displacing emission-intensive materials like ... | SCA | As citizens we expect policies to be based on correct data, obtained through solid and scientifically reliable processes. This is not least important when it comes to environmental policies and our ability to tackle climate change. | [] | stakeholders | 2024-11-06T15:05:52.405Z | https://euobserver.com/stakeholders/ar37dfe9d4 |
Hoekstra under fire for COP28 fossil-fuel invites 'under false pretences' | The European Commission is facing criticism from politicians and campaigners for giving a free pass for senior oil and gas executives to attend last year’s COP28 summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The EU invited five representatives of fossil fuel giants, including executives from BP, ExxonMobil, and Eni, to ... | Bullingdon Club Britain | Campaigners say the EU Commission has “completely embarrassed itself” by offering “flimsy excuses” for taking oil and gas lobbyists to last year's flagship summit. Wopke Hoekstra, the EU climate commissioner who defended the invites, will face MEPs for a grilling on Thursday. | [
"EU & the World",
"Green Economy"
] | eu-and-the-world | 2024-11-06T11:43:49.610Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/ar69d17e3f |
World leaders swift to congratulate victorious Trump | World leaders were swift to congratulate Donald Trump on his convincing win in the US presidential election on Wedneday (6 November) morning — even before the full and official results were announced. With a returning Trump looking set to win both the popular national vote, as well as the US electoral college, from Eur... | Matthew is EUobserver's Opinion Editor. He joined EUobserver in June 2018. Previously he worked as a reporter for The Guardian in London, and as editor for AFP in Paris and DPA in Berlin. | Despite most of Europe, according to opinion polls, hoping for a Kamala Harris presidency, European leaders were extremely quick off the mark to congratulate Donald Trump on his return to the White House. | [
"EU & the World"
] | eu-and-the-world | 2024-11-06T10:04:52.917Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/arb29ca9c6 |
Hearings live blog: Lahbib, Albuquerque, Kadis, Síkela, Kubilius, Várhelyi | Today is the second full day of hearings, running from 9:00 AM to 9:30 PM. On the agenda: grilling Belgium’s Hadja Lahbib, Portugal’s Maria Luís Albuquerque, Cyprus’s Costa Kadis, the Czech Republic’s Jozef Síkela, Lithuania’s Andrius Kubilius, and Hungary’s Olivér Várhelyi. The hearings, however, will be overshadowed ... | announcement on X | Follow our live blog for real-time updates and insights on the EU commissioner hearings as they unfold. | [] | * | 2024-11-06T07:39:40.480Z | https://euobserver.com/*/ar62eaa96b |
What tonight's US election result means for EU defence | Tonight's US presidential election has significant implications not only for American voters but also for the future of the EU-US relations, especially in the context of European defence. Many analysts suggest that Kamala Harris and Donald Trump represent two contrasting doctrines of US foreign policy. While this may b... | Panteion University | Many analysts suggest that Harris and Trump represent two contrasting doctrines of US foreign policy. While this may be true regarding the war in Ukraine, the differences are less clear when it comes to EU affairs, particularly the integration of the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy. | [
"EU & the World",
"Opinion"
] | eu-and-the-world | 2024-11-05T13:23:10.767Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/ar2ac5a7f1 |
Trump and Orbán: two peas in a pod | There was once a politician who, after narrowly losing an election to an older, soft-spoken opponent, immediately started to plan his comeback. Doubts surfaced about his electability, from his own party and the public at large, but he managed to rally support and come back stronger, uniting his party, and later, the en... | Gergő Papp | Hungary is becoming an authoritarian laboratory, and a blueprint for rightwing leaders who wish to consolidate power in their home states. Americans, however, have one final chance to step in, heed warnings from the Hungarian experience, and avert the subversion of their democracy | [
"EU & the World",
"EU Political",
"Opinion"
] | eu-and-the-world | 2024-11-05T13:17:42.606Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/arf1b45de5 |
Why Germany should pause its arms sales to Israel | Just over one year ago, on 8 October, 2023, Malek al Kafarna, then 13, woke up at home in Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza, unsure if he’d go to school as the Israeli military had begun its intense aerial bombardment. The day before, Hamas-led Palestinian armed groups attacked southern Israel, in which attack at least 800 ci... | Human Rights Watch | The Israeli army’s evacuation orders and lack of effective advance warning of attacks are disproportionally harming children with disabilities, who cannot easily flee. Germany stands out as the second-biggest EU exporter of major conventional weapons to Israel. | [
"EU & the World",
"Opinion"
] | eu-and-the-world | 2024-11-04T11:00:06.142Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/ar930cf28a |
EU appears woefully unprepared for COP29 | This year's 29th session of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) is supposed to take bold actions to tackle climate change — but our planet and its people are still affected by climate disasters of unprecedented scale. The 1.5C threshold that was the stretch target established in the Paris Agreement in 2015, and th... | Fair Trade Advocacy Office (FTAO) | While the Council of the European Union has recognised the need to reform the climate finance architecture in its conclusions ahead of COP29, the EU has so far not put any concrete proposals on the table and does not appear to have a clear implementation agenda, writes the NGO Fairtrade. | [
"Green Economy",
"Opinion"
] | * | 2024-11-04T10:59:56.942Z | https://euobserver.com/*/ar46e9cf39 |
The meme-ification of politics in Romania | Far-right Romanian presidential candidate George Simion is not just running a campaign, he’s waging a meme war. In today’s digital age, the way politicians communicate with the public has fundamentally shifted – and internet memes are emerging as powerful weapons for shaping public perception and discourse. Memes as po... | Mimi Mihăilescu | The recent campaign of far-right Romanian presidential candidate George Simion is a perfect case study of how political actors use memes to craft and amplify a candidate’s image. | [
"Digital",
"EU Political"
] | digital | 2024-11-01T08:55:55.762Z | https://euobserver.com/digital/ar13f54193 |
Von der Leyen's 'mission letters' let slip deregulation agenda of next commissioners | When MEPs get the chance to grill potential commissioners next week , they need to challenge candidates on the deregulation machine EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has set in motion. The commission is already rolling back previous commitments on phasing out toxic chemicals, and from combustion engine phase... | Corporate Europe Observatory | Corporate Europe Observatory went through Ursula von der Leyen’s priorities for each of the candidate-commissioners (the so-called 'Mission Letters). We found over 15 different tools for systemic deregulation and slashing standards. | [
"EU Political",
"Green Economy",
"Opinion"
] | * | 2024-10-31T11:48:43.175Z | https://euobserver.com/*/ar3d655039 |
Tweak the EU-Mercosur trade deal to include forest conservation | After more than five years of negotiations ratification of a EU-Mercosur trade agreement may finally be at hand. It’s far from a done deal. In Europe, several countries want to push for a rapid ratification of the trade deal between the two parties, even though some countries, including France, are still attempting to ... | Stanford University | After more than five years of negotiations ratification of a EU-Mercosur trade agreement may finally be at hand. It’s far from a done deal. The best route forward is neither to ratify the EU-Mercosur trade deal as it is, nor abandon it, writes Standford professor of business and sustainability, Bard Harstad. | [
"EU & the World",
"Green Economy",
"Opinion"
] | eu-and-the-world | 2024-10-30T12:05:23.567Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/ar91544298 |
Handshake of death: EU embrace of Kagame helping silence dissidents in Belgium | European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen is just one in a long line of EU leaders who've embraced Rwandan president Paul Kagame. She last did so amid EU overtures to access Rwanda's minerals, knowing full well he stood credibly accused of war crimes, assassinations, and torture in Africa. But did she know he... | Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online. | Every time EU leaders shake hands with Rwanda's president Paul Kagame, they embolden him to commit crimes against dissidents in Belgium, making themselves morally liable. | [
"EU & the World",
"Rule of Law"
] | * | 2024-10-30T05:00:00.000Z | https://euobserver.com/*/ar76de3ba9 |
The EU's democratic future may rest on two commissioner-designates | In theory, EU law requires democracy both at member state level and at the EU level. In reality, one member state — Hungary –— is no longer a democracy, and several others are under threat. These domestic threats to democracy in turn undermine democracy at the EU level, potentially poisoning the Union as a whole. The i... | Georgetown University | Next week, when the European Parliament holds hearings for commissioners-designate, it should insist that they recognise the erosion of national democracies as a profound, home-grown threat to the Union and promise to tackle it head-on with the powerful tools already at their disposal, write four professors of internat... | [
"EU Political",
"Opinion"
] | eu-political | 2024-10-29T11:20:00.638Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-political/ar158bd696 |
Advancing animal welfare in the EU | The ideal mission letter for the new commissioner for health and animal welfare and the role of the European Parliament. At the start of a new political term, it is natural to reflect upon the progress we made, the small and big victories we obtained, but also on the missed opportunities, what could have been done and ... | Ann De Greef is the director of GAIA, the most influential and well-known animal rights organisation in Belgium. GAIA campaigns against organised animal cruelty and human practices that cause massive suffering to animals. | The ideal mission letter for the new commissioner for health and animal welfare and the role of the European Parliament. | [] | stakeholders | 2024-10-28T13:24:09.638Z | https://euobserver.com/stakeholders/ar3210c6ee |
Georgia, Moldova ... Russia's 'shadow war' on democracy | The Soviet Union was far from a superpower when the Cold War began. Yes, it had defeated Hitler’s Third Reich and occupied half of Europe. But in 1945, the United States enjoyed superior economic and military strength. Faced with unmatched American power, Stalin chose to pursue a cautious approach instead of direct mil... | EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy | The possibility of a Russian foothold in southeastern Europe via Georgia and Moldova should be a serious cause for alarm. It would enable Putin to launch attacks on Ukraine from its southwest and encircle the country thanks to the presence of Russian forces in Belarus. | [
"EU & the World",
"Opinion"
] | eu-and-the-world | 2024-10-28T11:59:56.688Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/ar03185acf |
How Big Tech's revolving doors erode EU antitrust laws | Big Tech is facing increasing governmental attempts to challenge its monopolistic power. But Big Tech itself, as well as the law firms defending these behemoths from antitrust investigations, are recruiting former regulators through the revolving door, and with seeming impunity. For example, law firm Monckton Chambers ... | Max Bank is Researcher and Campaigner at LobbyControl, and Bram Vranken is Researcher and Campaigner at Corporate Europe Observatory. | A few weeks ago, yet another EU competition official joined a law firm to work for clients facing antitrust investigations. DG Competition's spinning revolving door is putting the integrity of the EU’s competition policy at severe risk. | [
"EU Political",
"Opinion"
] | eu-political | 2024-10-28T06:00:00.000Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-political/ar1234f8b4 |
20 years of Frontex: Human rights abuses getting worse | These are the words of Syrian asylum seeker, Alaa Hamoudi . The Hellenic Coast Guard left him adrift in the Aegean Sea for 17 hours before he was taken to Turkey and detained in inhumane conditions. A Frontex plane reportedly surveilled the entire pushback , and when questioned about it Fabrice Leggeri, then director o... | David Yambio is a campaigner from the NGO Refugees in Libya and Josephine Solanki works for Abolish Frontex | Frontex’s 20th anniversary is not a cause for celebration, write David Yambio and Josephine Solanki: Despite calls for accountability, the EU border agency remains heavily criticised for covering up rights violations. | [
"Migration",
"Opinion"
] | * | 2024-10-25T09:45:09.094Z | https://euobserver.com/*/ar3202abcf |
After the far-right victory: what's next for the Austrian government? | Elections in Austria are over. The Austrian far-right celebrated a historical victory by winning the most votes following a similar success in the European Parliamentary elections in July this year for the first time ever. But what came as a huge electoral success does not translate into power-sharing as it happened in... | Farid Hafez is a senior researcher at Georgetown University’s The Bridge Initiative in Washington DC. | Elections in Austria are over. While a stable coalition between the conservatives, socialists, and liberals seems difficult to imagine, it might work if all partners are willing to compromise. If this fails, there could still be a possibility of renewing the coalition between the conservatives and the far-right, though... | [
"EU Political",
"Opinion"
] | * | 2024-10-24T12:10:26.193Z | https://euobserver.com/*/ara9becdf0 |
Why do you never hear 'carbon pricing' in Brussels anymore? | A crucial policy issue is now flying under the radar in Brussels — even as the European Commission awaits formal approval. Carbon pricing, primarily through the EU’s Emissions Trading System (ETS), is central to the EU's ambitious goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. The ETS covers sectors like electricity and ... | Emlyon Business School | Hardly touched upon in the Draghi report, not mentioned by Ursula von der Leyen in her State of the Union address, and Wopke Hoekstra's 'mission letter' as climate commissioner only talks of implementation — whatever happened to carbon pricing? | [
"Green Economy",
"Opinion"
] | green-economy | 2024-10-22T10:47:53.432Z | https://euobserver.com/green-economy/ar11ac914a |
EU is turning a blind eye to deteriorating situation in Kyrgyzstan | In June 2024, after five years of negotiations, Kyrgyzstan and the European Union signed a new cooperation agreement , the Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (EPCA). And in September, following the same path, the German chancellor Olaf Scholz met with the Kyrgyz president during his central Asia visit to di... | is a human rights defender from Kyrgyzstan and director of the NGO | Economic partnerships with Kyrgyzstan send a clear message: despite the increasing attacks on civil society and the repressive laws being passed, Germany and the EU more broadly are ready to continue business as usual and prioritise their own strategic economic interests over human rights. | [
"EU & the World",
"Opinion"
] | eu-and-the-world | 2024-10-21T09:52:00.109Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/ar6e8d4392 |
The EU’s borrowing instruments pose new risks to its public finances | When NextGenerationEU was agreed in 2020, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen greeted it as a " historic agreement ". The plan to raise funds and provide up to €724bn in grants and loans to member states struggling with the economic and fiscal impact of the Covid pandemic was in many respects pathbreakin... | Lukas Spielberger | A few years ago, it would have been unimaginable that the EU could borrow to finance grants to member states, or that it could emerge as the largest international provider of financial support to Ukraine. Yet, this rapid rise in EU borrowing has created considerable risks to the EU’s public finances | [
"EU Political",
"Green Economy",
"Opinion"
] | eu-political | 2024-10-21T05:22:15.544Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-political/ar1d62ff2a |
EU minerals pact with Rwanda: a green light for DRCongo plunder? | The EU is negotiating the details of its strategic partnership with Rwanda at a time when Rwandan troops have invaded the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). A UN group of experts report from July conservatively estimated that 3,000-4,000 Rwandan troops are stationed in DRC’s North Kivu. Using heavy weapon... | Global Witness | With a strategic partnership with Rwanda for critical minerals signed in February 2024, the EU is attempting to step up access of raw materials . However, Rwanda’s invasion of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and a long track record of profiting from smuggled conflict resources from DRC make the EU’s deal very ... | [
"Africa",
"Green Economy",
"Opinion"
] | * | 2024-10-18T11:24:45.080Z | https://euobserver.com/*/ar24df2f21 |
How Ukraine's energy sector will get through the winter — or not | Last month, the Russians launched a massive missile strike on Ukraine’s energy sector. Power was temporarily cut in multiple regions across Ukraine, and several energy facilities were damaged. The United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine deemed the attack as a “violat[ion of] international humanitarian... | Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center | In previous years, the Ukrainians overcame these energy infrastructure difficulties. But this year, there will be greater complications. Following the recent Russian attacks, many experts are unsure if Ukraine’s severely damaged energy infrastructure will be ready to face the upcoming winter. | [
"Green Economy",
"Ukraine",
"Opinion"
] | * | 2024-10-17T09:16:58.869Z | https://euobserver.com/*/ar8ec3bccc |
How EU can save one of Azerbaijan’s political prisoners | On July 23 last year, while driving outside Azerbaijan’s capital Baku, my parents’ car was rammed by plainclothes police who violently bundled them into their vehicle and threw them into custody. My father Dr. Gubad Ibadoghlu was accused of religious extremism and handling counterfeit money — politically-motivated and ... | Gubad Ibadoghlu | Awarding the Sakharov prize to Gubad Ibadoghlu would put pressure on the COP29 host, Azerbaijan, writes his daughter. | [
"EU & the World",
"Green Economy",
"Opinion"
] | eu-and-the-world | 2024-10-16T09:03:57.581Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/are5e52049 |
Georgia and Moldova vote — but to go East or West? | In the coming week, a crucial decision beckons for two European countries that were once part of the Soviet Union. What is their vocation on the geopolitical chessboard? Should they continue on their chosen path of rapprochement with the West and the European Union, or is it time to return to the fold of Moscow? It may... | European Data Journalism Network | In the space of six days, between 20 and 26 October, two former Soviet countries will decide where they stand in geopolitics – and perhaps in history. Do Georgia and Moldova have a Western calling, or will they return to the bosom of Moscow? | [
"EU & the World"
] | eu-and-the-world | 2024-10-15T14:54:51.245Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/ar10b889d1 |
EU needs to demand proof Rwanda will end torture in prisons | “Yordani, as in the Jordan river. That’s where they put prisoners and beat them,” a former prisoner in Rwanda told Human Rights Watch . In the New Testament, John the Baptist was washed of his sins in the Jordan River. In Rwanda, it’s described by former prisoners as a “place of fear,” where prisoners are forced into a... | Human Rights Watch | Rwanda’s international partners should ask for demonstrated commitments to investigate torture in Kigali's prisons. Not least the EU, which announced a €19.5m “Justice and Accountability Programme” with Rwanda’s justice ministry in January. | [
"Migration",
"Africa",
"Opinion"
] | migration | 2024-10-15T13:13:52.067Z | https://euobserver.com/migration/ara9c366ed |
Tusk's '100 days' promise on abortion - why has nothing happened? | Exactly a year ago on the eve of Poland’s elections, I joined a huge queue snaking around a polling station in Warsaw on a cold autumn day. Despite the chill and the hours spent waiting to vote, the atmosphere was festive. There was a mood of anticipation in the air: a palpable sense that change was coming after eight ... | Amnesty International | If elected, Donald Tusk promised a year ago he would make access to free, safe and legal abortion for all a reality within 100 days of coming into power. So why has nothing happened? | [
"EU Political",
"Health & Society",
"Opinion"
] | search | 2024-10-15T12:39:10.438Z | https://euobserver.com/search/Ondrej%20Houska |
The rule of law report is toothless — and member states know it | The EU Commission is selling its 2024 rule-of-law report as an effective enforcement tool to address rule of law violations by member states. In reality, it is merely a monitoring exercise. In its 2024 so-called 'horizontal communication' the commission boasts that 68 percent of the 2023 report’s recommendations were f... | Civil Liberties Union for Europe (Liberties) | Member states' dismal performance on rule of law is a far cry from the EU Commission’s glowing self-assessment — and reveals that few member states take the recommendations seriously | [
"Rule of Law",
"EU Political",
"Opinion"
] | rule-of-law | 2024-10-14T08:52:13.796Z | https://euobserver.com/rule-of-law/ar9f4c7f7a |
Carbon capture doesn't work — yet the EU is going for it | The fossil fuel industry, and its army of lobbyists, are keen to keep emissions burning — and business as usual — by capturing carbon. Sounds deceptively simple. But the Industrial Carbon Management Forum (ICM Forum) — ending on Friday (11 October) in Pau, France, that advises the European Commission on carbon capture,... | Corporate Europe Observatory | The Industrial Carbon Management Forum (ICM Forum) — ending on Friday in Pau, France, that advises the European Commission on carbon capture, is a textbook case of false solutions, corporate capture, and fossil-fuel influence. | [
"Green Economy",
"Opinion"
] | green-economy | 2024-10-11T10:01:43.341Z | https://euobserver.com/green-economy/arf91dd4be |
When and how MEPs will quiz the would-be EU commissioners | The EU Parliament has organised public hearings from 4-12 November to grill the future commissioners' suitabilities for their new jobs and knowledge of their assigned portfolios — before the new EU commission takes office. The detailed schedule (see list below) of the hearings was adopted by the leaders of political gr... | (18:30 - 21:30): Ribera (ENVI/ECON/ITRE) — (IMCO, EMPL, TRAN, REGI, AGRI) | The precise schedule of the European Parliament's public grillings of the next 27 would-be EU commissioners has been announced. | [
"EU Political"
] | eu-political | 2024-10-10T12:56:11.476Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-political/ar5d1db587 |
The 100,000 pages of Ukraine EU accession problems | If Ukraine is to join the EU it will be required, as part of its accession criteria, to implement around 100,000 pages of the bloc’s rulebook. Implementing these rules could come at the cost of longer term social, economic and political consequences — both for Ukraine and the bloc’s existing member states. Depending on... | Review of Democracy | How EU economic rules are complied with in Ukraine might help the emergence of a solid middle class — or result in the growth of an exploited working poor. | [
"EU & the World",
"Ukraine",
"Opinion"
] | eu-and-the-world | 2024-10-10T11:04:47.797Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/ar8fdf449a |
Safeguarding cohesion under the new commission by working more together | As discussions on the next European Commission intensify, I would like to share the perspective of the European People's Party Group in the Committee of the Regions (EPP-CoR) on the importance of cohesion over the next five years. The EPP-CoR appreciates the vision outlined by European Commission president Ursula von d... | Hämeenlinna City Council | A renewed, stronger cohesion policy that encompasses all regions ensures that Europe remains united. It’s more than a slogan — it’s essential for driving competitiveness, growth, and well-being throughout the continent. | [] | stakeholders | 2024-10-09T15:18:46.492Z | https://euobserver.com/stakeholders/ar2126c6c5 |
The European Investment's Bank woeful 'green' track record in Nepal | Ahead of the European Investment Bank’s board of directors meeting next Tuesday (15 October), it’s likely the bank’s green energy push will be a key topic of discussion. In 2023, the Bank invested €49 bn in the “green transition,” and has publicly called itself a “climate bank” that plans even more ambitious investment... | Lawyers’ Association for Human Rights of Nepalese Indigenous Peoples | Not only have the European Investment Bank's climate finance projects caused harm, it's even more disturbing that the EIB has often failed to provide remedies to negatively impacted local and indigenous communities. | [
"Green Economy",
"Opinion"
] | green-economy | 2024-10-09T10:12:41.893Z | https://euobserver.com/green-economy/arefc8fedb |
AI at work: handle it with humility, yet confidence | In the complex landscape of algorithms, we are still seeking answers to the very basic question: how can we ensure that the integration of AI into our workplaces benefits not only employers and businesses’ efficiency and profitability but also workers’ needs and rights? Diverging interests, priorities and expectations,... | Sara Rinaudo | In the complex landscape of algorithms, we are still seeking answers to the very basic question: how can we ensure that the integration of AI into our workplaces benefits not only employers and businesses’ efficiency and profitability but also workers’ needs and rights? | [] | stakeholders | 2024-10-08T13:00:45.017Z | https://euobserver.com/stakeholders/ar929db595 |
The EU Commission has blinked first in the face of Orbán's sovereignty law | On 23 December last year, Hungary adopted its third anti-NGO law since prime minister Viktor Orbán first introduced Russia-style foreign agent campaigns against civil society in 2017, using NGOs as scapegoats in his identity politics. Although the first two laws were successfully struck down by the Court of Justice of ... | German Marshall Fund of the United States | Viktor Orbán's 'sovereignty protection law' grants authorities the unchecked power to surveil NGOs, media outlets, activists, and journalists without limitation, and to subject them to official investigations — at their own expense. The EU Commission has referred it to the Court of Justice — but that allows its impleme... | [
"Rule of Law",
"EU Political",
"Opinion"
] | rule-of-law | 2024-10-08T10:41:54.224Z | https://euobserver.com/rule-of-law/ar5a7985de |
The four faces likely to shape EU green policies for the next five years | Teresa Ribera (55, Socialists & Democrats, Spain) [DG COMP] Ribera has been appointed EU Commission executive vice-president for a clean, just and competitive transition. She has been Spain’s energy and environment since 2018. From 2014-2018, she was the director of the Paris-based Institute of Sustainable Development ... | The full list of 26 commissioner nominees will appear in front of the designated committees in the European Parliament for a hearing, whose precise timeline is still not clear. The hearings start on 4 November and run until 12 November. But the process could be delayed should any of the commissioner's nominees be rejec... | The new EU commissioner nominees will appear in front of the relevant committees in the European Parliament at the beginning of November. Here are a detailed look at the four faces that will shape EU green politics for the next five years. | [
"EU Political"
] | eu-political | 2024-10-07T15:25:24.250Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-political/are167c788 |
In deep shit: EU's massive subsidised manure problem | Once a popular kayaking destination, the upstream section of the Aura River in Pöytyä, southwest Finland, has become unrecognisable. Over the past decade, rampant plant growth has overtaken the waterway; in late summer, it’s possible to walk across the mass of irises and water horsetails without getting wet. Despite de... | Katharina Wecker | Manure is a major contributor to environmental challenges, yet 82 percent of EU agricultural subsidies still go toward supporting livestock farming. This creates a paradox — striving to tackle the problem while still funding its source. | [
"Investigations",
"Green Economy"
] | green-economy | 2024-10-07T05:00:00.000Z | https://euobserver.com/green-economy/arf526a816 |
Israel’s war on Gaza is fuelling online hate | Israel’s year-long war on Gaza has inflicted such existential destruction that it sometimes feels trivial to focus on the collateral damage. The Strip’s schools, hospitals, mosques, vital utilities, libraries, monuments and civil spaces have been so degraded that it is hard to imagine its society ever recovering. But o... | Media Diversity Institute | Notably, the volume of online hate speech grew with the tempo of the war, swelling after atrocities such as the Flour massacre, the Al Ahli hospital bombing, the murder of Hind Rajab and the invasion of Rafah. It subsided in periods of “calm” – although these spells still saw over 200 UN workers and at least 127 journa... | [
"EU & the World",
"Opinion"
] | eu-and-the-world | 2024-10-04T08:13:12.141Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/ar03ac4ac5 |
EU delays landmark deforestation law by year following backlash | The European Commission on Wednesday (2 October) quietly announced a 12-month delay in the implementation of its EU deforestation regulation – in the wake of immense pressure from the centre-right European People’s Party (EPP), industries, and countries affected. The move, which the commission says will allow it to ass... | Echoing similar concerns, Luciana Tellez-Chavez of the NGO Human Rights Watch accused von der Leyen of having "sabotaged the most significant environmental legislation passed during her previous term". | The European Commission has proposed to delay its landmark deforestation law, in the wake of immense pressure from the centre-right European People’s Party, industries, and countries affected. | [
"Green Economy"
] | green-economy | 2024-10-02T15:12:10.314Z | https://euobserver.com/green-economy/ar569cb529 |
The Grain from Ukraine campaign needs EU money | I regret there appears no end to the Russia-Ukraine conflict in sight. As we consider how we can best support Ukraine in the next phase of this conflict, the European community must recognise two important facts when considering the latest phase of this two-and-a-half-year conflict. First, ensuring Ukraine’s survival i... | Grain from Ukraine campaign | Getting Ukrainian grain production going again and ensuring it gets to those in need is an emergency,writes Neven Mimica, goodwill ambassador to Ukrainian president Vlodomyr Zelensky’s Grain from Ukraine campaign and former EU commissioner for international cooperation and development. | [
"EU & the World",
"Ukraine",
"Opinion"
] | eu-and-the-world | 2024-10-01T10:59:44.353Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/ar42566257 |
Moldova's EU referendum is facing Russian destabilisation | On 20 October, Moldovans will vote in a referendum on future membership of the European Union. A ‘yes’ vote will change Moldova’s constitution, but this referendum is about something much deeper. It’s a moment for the people of Moldova to decide whether they see their country as part of the European family. The legitim... | Center for Strategic Communication and Combating Disinformation | On 20 October, Moldovans will vote in a referendum on future membership of the European Union. This referendum is not happening in a vacuum — Moldova remains a battleground for the Russian manipulation machine, writes the country's former interior affairs minister. | [
"EU & the World",
"Opinion"
] | eu-and-the-world | 2024-09-30T10:48:17.800Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/arb9f6f25f |
Five questions for the new EU financial services commissioner | Since EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen unveiled her picks for the next commissioners , all eyes are on the commissioner-candidate for financial services and the savings and investments union, Maria Luís Albuquerque . Europe is grappling with a climate and social crisis. From deadly wildfires, extreme floods... | ShareAction | While Maria Luís Albuquerque's track record in finance is undeniable – having served as Portugal's finance minister and worked for Morgan Stanley – the parliamentary vetting will reveal if she has the sustainability expertise needed to address these challenges.
| [
"EU Political",
"Opinion"
] | eu-political | 2024-09-30T04:00:00.000Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-political/ar52620921 |
Meet the new fossil-fuel EU Commission — same as the old one | In the wake of last week's announcement of the new EU Commissioners , civil society organisations have exposed the shocking extent of the fossil-fuel industry's influence on the European Commission. As the commissioner hearings kick off next month at the European Parliament, we call on our fellow MEPs to heed the publi... | Fossil Free Politics | We must first acknowledge the scale of the fossil-fuel industry’s influence on EU decision making. In the previous mandate, the commissioners and their cabinets held nearly 900 meetings with representatives of the fossil-fuel industry. | [
"EU Political",
"Green Economy",
"Opinion"
] | eu-political | 2024-09-26T13:43:43.086Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-political/arb193467b |
Could America's ‘Safe Mobility Offices’ work for Europe’s migration challenges? | European nations continue to struggle with irregular migration along land and sea routes. Despite reforms such as the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, the debate on migration remains contentious and central in political campaigns. Extreme policies aimed at curbing migration are becoming more prevalent, and the EU’s agreem... | Mixed Migration Centre | Given the much larger migration challenge faced by the US at its southern border compared to Europe, could their model of 'safe mobility offices' work in the European context? And what are they? | [
"Migration",
"Opinion"
] | migration | 2024-09-26T08:13:28.680Z | https://euobserver.com/migration/ar9c4b01e5 |
EU brushes off report it funds Tunisian forces accused of mass rape | The European Commission has brushed aside allegations it funds Tunisian security forces, who stand accused of mass rape of sub-Saharan African women in an investigation by the Guardian newspaper. On Tuesday (24 September), a commission spokesperson told reporters that EU funding for migration programmes are instead cha... | Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010. | The European Commission has brushed aside allegations it funds Tunisian security forces, which stand accused of mass rape of sub-Saharan African women in an investigation by the Guardian newspaper. | [
"Migration",
"Africa"
] | migration | 2024-09-24T13:51:12.645Z | https://euobserver.com/migration/ar21c52e67 |
Becoming adults: quarter of young Europeans face housing problems | With affordable housing getting harder-and-harder to find and the cost of living hitting hard young people, Gen Z and millennials are struggling to leave their parents' homes, or are moving into overcrowded households. Over a quarter of young people were living in overcrowded houses in 2023, according to new figures pu... | What is the reason for this? A more precarious labour market with even higher unemployment rates than in northern Europe and wages that do not guarantee a decent standard of living, Riz à Porta told EUobserver, arguing that “a weaker social safety net further deny young people the financial independence to leave the p... | With affordable housing getting harder and harder to find and the cost of living hitting hard young people, Gen Z and millennials are struggling to leave their parents' homes — and are moving into overcrowded households. | [
"Health & Society"
] | health-and-society | 2024-09-20T10:16:40.102Z | https://euobserver.com/health-and-society/ar8b08937c |
Why is Serbia buying French Rafale fighter jets? | When French president Emmanuel Macron had his two-day visit to Serbia in August, he brought back home a contract worth €2.7bn as Serbia inked a deal to buy 12 French-made Rafale fighter jets from French defence manufacturer Dassault Aviation. For Macron, the transaction was a chance for a brief display of what was left... | Belgrade Centre for Security Policy | For Emmanuel Macron, the transaction was a chance for a brief display of what was left of European leadership in the Balkans. However, Serbian motives are more multifaceted, and they involve defence policy, diplomatic manoeuvring and domestic politics. | [
"EU & the World",
"Opinion"
] | eu-and-the-world | 2024-09-20T09:58:35.491Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/arbfbbf2e8 |
Mpox is now a litmus test for EU's health-crisis management | As mpox continues to quickly spread across sub-Saharan Africa, the EU’s response to the mpox outbreak is a litmus test for the EU’s leadership in responding to present and future health emergencies. Europe finds itself in a position of relative security. Due in no small part to the European Centre for Disease Control a... | World Vision International | The EU and member states must recognise that preventing further spread of this and future outbreaks is not just an act of solidarity, but an investment in global health security. European vaccine donations are key, but It is essential to engage local health workers, faith leaders, and community influencers — from barbe... | [
"Africa",
"Health & Society",
"Opinion"
] | * | 2024-09-19T09:34:42.029Z | https://euobserver.com/*/ar842d4051 |
Last chance: why EU cannot afford to be silent ahead of Tunisian election | When I started as a researcher with Amnesty International in 2017, I had just moved to Tunisia, a country that had inspired and given hope to millions of people across the Middle East and North Africa for its transformation after the Arab Spring protests. Tunisia’s story contrasted sharply to Egypt, where I witnessed f... | Amnesty International | Unless it changes course, the EU is about to make the same mistakes in Tunisia that it made in Egypt, writes Amnesty International. On 6 October, Tunisian president Kaies Saied faces re-election — he has already suspended parliament, dismissed the government, taken control of the country, arrested opponents, rewritten ... | [
"EU & the World",
"Migration",
"Africa",
"Opinion"
] | * | 2024-09-18T09:26:38.498Z | https://euobserver.com/*/arbc1ed8c0 |
Housing gets its due, with a first-ever EU commissioner — what next? | Today, the European Commission made a promising move by nominating Dan Jørgensen as its first ever commissioner to work on housing. This new role marks a significant step in prioritising housing at EU level. With over 895,000 people experiencing homelessness across Europe, and many more struggling to find decent, affor... | Red Cross/Red Crescent | Today, the European Commission made a promising move by nominating Dan Jørgensen as its first ever commissioner to work on housing. This new role marks a significant step in prioritising housing at EU level. | [
"EU Political",
"Health & Society",
"Opinion"
] | eu-political | 2024-09-17T10:36:11.831Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-political/ar0c7f03b3 |
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