Driven by the corruption scandal in the European Parliament and the threat of damage to the EU’s image, von der Leyen on Dec. 12, for the first time after a long break, publicly declared her support for the project. The scandal had shown that the EU needed “the highest standards,” von der Leyen said. “In […]
Ukraine has called on Germany and the EU for further arms deliveries as well as help with energy supplies. In addition to modern tanks and air defense, his country also needs gas and electricity to survive the winter despite Russian attacks on its energy infrastructure, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in a video address at the […]
Now the ball is back in the Commission’s court: It was said on Tuesday after the Ecofin Council in Brussels, that the authority is to review Hungary’s anti-corruption measures again before a decision is made on freezing billions of euros in funds. At the same time, there was criticism of Hungary’s blockade of aid to […]
The dispute with Hungary over the rule of law is widening. Having already frozen €7.5 billion from the EU budget in September, the EU Commission now also wants to put the disbursement of €5.8 billion from the European reconstruction fund on hold. Hungary has not or only partially implemented the agreed “milestones” to fight corruption […]
A new trial of strength is brewing between the European Parliament and the EU Commission in the dispute over the rule of law in Hungary. The Parliament wants to call on the Brussels authority to withhold €7.5 billion from the EU budget until further notice and not – as the Commission is considering – to […]
Further isolate Russia, support Ukraine even more: This was the motto of EU Foreign Affairs Commissioner Josep Borrell at two Council meetings in Brussels. At the meeting of foreign ministers on Monday, Borrell presented the draft for a new EU-Russia strategy, in which the international isolation of Moscow is the top priority. At the meeting […]
The EU is breaking new ground in its sanctions policy. The latest sanctions package, which the EU foreign ministers adopted in Brussels on Monday in response to the ongoing wave of repression and serious human rights violations in Iran, also includes punitive measures against an IT company with ties to Germany for the first time.Specifically, […]
It is not every day that four EU Commissioners appear together before the press to present an initiative. But for their new strategy on cyber defense and military mobility, Margrethe Vestager, Josep Borrell, Thierry Breton and Adina Valean made an exception. Against the backdrop of the Russian war in Ukraine, Europeans need to reposition themselves […]
Giorgia Meloni, the new Italian head of government, was received by the three EU institutions in Brussels on Thursday. Parliament President Roberta Metsola allowed her to sign the guest book, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen welcomed her with a handshake in a flurry of camera flashes, and Council President Charles Michel also welcomed […]
The EU Commission warned of problems with the implementation of the DSA. In view of the “digital war” that Russia is waging against Ukraine and the EU, it is essential that the new Internet rules are implemented quickly and smoothly, said Commission Vice President Věra Jourová at the EU Disinfolab conference in Brussels.Jourová sees possible […]