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Albert Bourla: Who is the man behind the Pfizergate?
The Pfizergate scandal broke in 2021, revealing that during the pandemic, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen had negotiated a contract for 1.8 billion ...
Four days with Ursula von der Leyen
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has started touring member states to rally support for her second mandate and strengthen relationships with national...
Will North Macedonia jeopardise its EU accession process?
North Macedonia, one of the six Western Balkans EU hopefuls, inched closer towards membership of the European Union after accession talks were launched in July 2020. B...
EU elections: The influence of eastern Europe on Brussels politics
Much has changed over the past two decades: The EU has evolved and expanded, with thirteen new members. The 2004 Big Bang enlargement altered Europe's geopolitical lan...
The struggle to put a price on climate change
Fossil fuel intensive industries will soon have to pay for their greenhouse emissions, according to the new Europe-wide carbon emissions trading scheme (ETS2). However...
The Czech fossil fuel magnate with a passion for media
Despite being at the head of a fossil fuel empire at a time when the union is traversing a green transition, Daniel Kretinsky has managed to stay off the radar. That w...
The World Bank's suggestions for EU agrifood sustainability
A recent report from the World Bank highlighted that middle-income countries are leading contributors to global emissions from the agrifood system. The study underscor...
What will happen to the EU's 119 pending legislative files?
After the European Parliament elections in June, the fate of 119 legislative files unfinished in this mandate will hang in the balance.The new parliament must decide w...
China’s Xi Meets Macron and Von der Leyen to mend bilateral relations
Today in Paris, Chinese President Xi Jinping is embarking on a rare visit, where he will meet with French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President U...
Net Zero Industry Act and the future of green industrial strategy
EU countries generally agree that green technologies are a crucial piece of the puzzle to meet climate targets and stay competitive in the renewable energy market. The...
Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, ALDE's unconventional candidate
Controversial and popular in Germany but relatively unknown in Brussels, Marie Agnes Strack Zimmermann's nomination as the lead candidate of the liberal party ALDE has...
Farmers take centre stage in parties' EU election campaigns
After years of neglect in the public debate, agriculture has become a hot topic at the EU level in the past year, with issues like food inflation, farmers' protests, a...
What would a Europe without Sanchez look like?
In this episode of our daily podcast ‘Today in the EU, we are talking about Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, who will announce today whether he will step down fro...
Fear of espionage seeps through EU institution after new Afd scandal
In this episode of our daily podcast ‘Today in the EU’, we talk about espionage in Europe.Across Europe, more and more politicians have been accused of having ties wit...
Arianna, the other Meloni
In this episode of our daily podcast ‘Today in the EU’, we talk about Fratelli d'Italia, whose most influential members are gathering at a two-day conference in centra...
EU election insights: Polls, projections, and political dynamics
With slightly more than a month to go till the European parliamentary elections, surveyors from our polling partner Europe Elects, are focusing on the performance of t...
Elections in focus: The Vote
If you are a citizen from one of the 27 countries that are members of the European Union, you have less than seven weeks before you are called to the polls for the Eur...
What’s in store for the last Strasbourg plenary before June's European Elections
In this episode of our daily podcast ‘Today in the EU’ we’re all about the last European Parliament plenary session in Strasburg.The Members of the European Parliament...
The EU's economic destiny, according to the Letta report
In today's episode of Today in the EU, we decrypt the core messages of the 147-page long report by former Italian prime minister Enrico Letta that all EU institutions ...
Is fear of June EU elections the glue holding the German coalition together?
More divided than ever, Germany’s coalition government still has many battles to tackle, internally and externally. The main bone of contention is the country’s consti...
Everything you need to know about Brussels' most controversial conference
Far-right leaders from across Europe are supposed to gather today in Brussels for the National Conservatism Conference after the event was disrupted by the police on T...
Summit with focus on Iran’s attack and EU's competitiveness
In this episode of our ‘Today in the EU’ podcast, we’re looking into this week's EU summit and the pressing topics on the agenda.EU leaders are meeting in Brussels on ...
Unpacking the EU's crackdown on Big Tech
The European Commission is ramping up its oversight of major tech firms. Google’s parent company Alphabet, META, Tiktok, and Apple are all in the Commission's crosshai...
Push for permanent RRF faces scrutiny amidst latest €600m fraud in Italy
In this episode of our daily ‘Today in the EU’ podcast, we take a deep dive into the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF).The EU’s economic chief Paolo Gentiloni cal...
EU convenes over state of Slovakia's democracy
The European Parliament confronts the Council and the Commission today about the political developments that have swept Slovakia.On Sunday (7 April), Slovaks elected P...
Migration pact: Last call for MEPs
In this episode of our ‘Today in the EU’ podcast we are looking into the vote on the controversial migration pact.Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) will discus...
German far-right AfD scandal reignites fears of Russian interference in EU institutions
In this episode of our daily ‘Today in the EU’ podcast, we examine the latest scandal to affect Germany's right-wing populist AfD party.Far from new to scandals, alarm...
Poland confronted with its Eurosceptic past
In the latest episode of our daily podcast Today in the EU, we take a look at the consequences of political polarisation in Poland. October 2023 marked the end of eigh...
EU institutions call for investigation into Israeli military attack
In this episode of Today in the EU, we are looking at how the EU is responding to Israel’s attack that killed humanitarian workers in Gaza on Monday night.European Par...
NATO 75th anniversary: spotlight on enlargement and countering Russia
In the latest episode of our daily podcast 'Today in the EU', we’re looking at the NATO foreign affairs ministers' meeting taking place in Brussels.As NATO marks its 7...