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Brussels (Brussels Morning) A child living in poverty is, I believe, a catastrophe. It is a personal hardship for the ...

Brussels (Brussels Morning) Today, the European Commission unveiled an adaptation plan for the EU to deal with the consequences of ...

Regulations that enable European member states to confiscate mafia assets and reallocate them to the third sector should take hold, ...

Brussels (Brussels Morning) MEPs will start their week with a high-level event focused on how to boost the EU’s recovery ...

Recent events have shown the deterioration of freedom of speech in Europe, write MEPs. Brussels (Brussels Morning) We were all ...

Brussels (Brussels Morning) EU trade policy is set to undergo a major transformation, placing reform of the Word Trade Organisation ...

The EU is centring hydrogen in its quest to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, writes Ondřej Knotek MEP. Brussels (Brussels ...

Brussels (Brussels Morning) The digitalisation of EU justice systems has gained further momentum as a result of today’s launch by ...

Brussels (Brussels Morning): Last week, the Portuguese EU presidency resuscitated the dormant debate on the protection of privacy and confidentiality ...

Brussels (Brussels Morning) Despite its limited geographic reach into the high north, the EU aims at a greater political role ...

With increasing consumption of plant-based alternatives, the meat and dairy industries are running scared, leading to more lobbying on restricting ...

Brussels (Brussels Morning) This week the European Commission’s agenda features a discussion on youth recovery, a defence ministers’ NATO meeting, ...

Brussels (Brussels Morning) EU economic and finance ministers will discuss the economic situation on Monday, when they meet online, the ...

The EU has approved a fund to aid recovery as the pandemic takes its toll on young people and sports, ...

Brussels (Brussels Morning) EU plans to increase the accountability of social media platforms were the subject of debate in the ...

The EU-China investment agreement was a bad agreement due to four major faults, writes Emmanuel Maurel. Brussels (Brussels Morning) The investment ...

Brussels (Brussels Morning): In a debate raging over four hours Wednesday, members of the European Parliament insisted on parliamentary scrutiny ...

Brussels (Brussels Morning): Known for attracting financial holdings by allowing so-called aggressive fiscal planning, Luxembourg is once again the focus ...

Opportunities to effectively fight child sexual abuse online in the EU are becoming slimmer and slimmer, as EU institutions struggle ...

London (Brussels Morning) Environmental protesters are currently taking action against a high-profile high-speed rail project by Euston Station, London, a nine-minute ...

Brussels (Brussels Morning): In a conference by the Brussles chapter of Transparency International on Wednesday, EU Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly accused ...

Brussels (Brussels Morning) On a brief visit to Kabul, Afghanistan, EU humanitarian aid commissioner Janez Lenarčič promised emergency support for ...

Brussels (Brussels Morning): The latest episode in the saga surrounding the European Commission’s contracts on options for large-scale vaccine purchases ...

Brussels (Brussels Morning) A plan to beat cancer in the EU that was first pledged a year ago was officially ...

COVID-19 has highlighted the problem of affordable housing in Europe, it’s time for the EU to adopt Housing4All, writes Daniela ...

The common foreign and security policy and common security and defence policy will benefit the Western Balkans and the EU, ...

Despite the hype from members state governments, electric cars are not that great for the environment, writes Tomáš Zdechovský. A ...

With little sight of an end to lockdown in the foreseeable future, automated contact tracing could play a role in ...

Despite the hurdles, the EU will roll out the vaccine for the maximum good of the people, writes Iratxe Garcia ...

Brussels (Brussels Morning) This week the European Parliament will review the European Commission’s management of COVID-19 vaccines, cast a final ...

After a young street vendor set himself on fire in Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia, it sparked a wave of unrest throughout ...

A unified response will help lower COVID-19 cases more rapidly, writes Ska Keller MEP and Tilly Metz MEP Brussels (Brussels ...

Western Europe must pay more attention to the Balkans before the situation in the region becomes untenable, writes Thierry Mariani ...

The European Parliament has moved toward the right to disconnect and employee rights in a new remote working reality, a ...

The three-year delay in enacting legislation covering the right to disconnect undermines labour rights, writes Konstantinos Arvantis. Brussels (Brussels Morning) Amid ...

Brussels (Brussels Morning) The European Commission is looking to address the needs of population ageing and is examining ways to ...

Brussels (Brussels Morning) Beneficiary accountability for how EU funds are used and dispersed is worryingly difficult to pin down with ...

Brussels (Brussels Morning) The European Parliament discussed the transition to greener transport networks with the Transport Commissioner Adian Valean during ...

A new normal(isation) Brussels (Brussels Morning) As the new US administration sets about revoking much of the Trump legacy, one ...