A landmark agreement will for the first time link EU funds to respect for the rule of law. Hungary has already signalled its displeasure at the deal. European Union...
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Less than 24 hours after European Union leaders hailed a landmark agreement on the bloc’s coronavirus recovery package and next multiannual budget, the European...
The European Commission has announced plans to borrow 750 billion euros in order to help EU member states combat the impact of the coronavirus crisis. While the...
Jean Monnet, one of the founding fathers of ever closer union in Europe, held the mantra that crises are opportunities. The coronavirus pandemic certainly falls into the...
Pressure is mounting on EU leaders to agree on the bloc’s next seven-year budget, a framework crucial for most economies in emerging Europe. A special summit on February...
The mayors of Central Europe’s capitals are increasingly looking to differentiate themselves from their authoritarian governments – by pitching for more EU funds...
With the United Kingdom now out of the European Union, France is looking to revive its efforts to reform the EU by forging a closer partnership with Germany and Poland...
The Hungarian government has agreed to pay a fine of at least 560 billion forints (around 1.67 billion euros) for poorly managing European Union funds from the...
Hungary has called for a revision of the outgoing European Commission’s budget proposal, describing it as “unfair”. According to Hungary’s prime minister, Viktor Orbán...
Finland’s prime minister, Antti Rinne, has told his Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orbán that his country will remain committed to linking European Union funds to...
Despite the surge of populist forces in the European parliamentary elections, mainstream parties will continue to dominate the new parliament. With Germany’s Ursula von...
At a time at which a clear pledge to European integration and a stronger commitment to reform would be needed, the debate on the future of Europe is not taking off –...