The European Commission this week said that it will no longer monitor or report on Romania under the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism, given that all benchmarks had now been met. Schengen membership looks increasingly unlikely, however...
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The need to accelerate green transition has been high on the EU agenda for some time. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has moved it to the top of the agenda. With the...
New EU rules for alternative investments should make it easier for Europe to compete globally in a fast-growing market. That’s good news for start-ups, and good...
Europe as a whole must do more to meet its ambitious Digital Decade goals. The countries of emerging Europe must do much more, particularly in cybersecurity and...
Ukraine grabbed the headlines at last week’s EU summit in Brussels when its status as an EU candidate country was confirmed by the European Council. For several...
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen could face relying on support from Poland’s ruling Law and Justice party in order to keep her job. For years...
‘We must now reduce as rapidly as possible our reliance on Russia in energy’, says European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. The European...
Bulgaria last week voted to end its so-called ‘golden passport’ scheme. The EU is now calling on other member states to follow its lead. The European...
A plethora of applications to join the EU, filed last week in the emotion of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, have been welcomed in Brussels. Candidate status for the...
A new report from the OECD offers a few clues as to how Estonia – and other countries in the region – can manage their falling populations. Estonia’s...
Non-committal for weeks, Germany acted swiftly following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to announce that it was pulling the plug on the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. German...
Budapest and Warsaw now face the real threat of the EU withholding budget payments should they continue to breach their commitments to the rile of law. European...
