Les 30 couples de pouvoir les plus influents en 2025

A lโ€™occasion de la Saint-Valentin, POLITICO a listรฉ les couples les plus influents de lโ€™annรฉe.

โ€˜There is fear of what lies aheadโ€™: Germans divided as snap election looms

Voters share which party they are backing on key issues from immigration to economic stagnation amid a fractured political landscapeโ€œI live in Germanyโ€™s oldest city, founded by the Romans over 2,000 years ago,โ€ said Gregor, 59, from Trier, a town of ab…

โ€˜If youโ€™re weak, he eats youโ€™: Luxembourgโ€™s foreign minister issues advice to EU on handling Trump – Europe live

EU leaders trade minister meet in Warsaw as bloc continues to work handle challenges US president presentsObviously, the meeting between Frederiksen and Starmer comes on the back of the UK prime ministerโ€™s attendance at an EU leadersโ€™ summit last night…

Taming toxic temu, and your lead MEPs for Democracy Shield committee

And Greece and Luxembourg join the wave of worry over DeepSeek.
The post Taming toxic temu, and your lead MEPs for Democracy Shield committee appeared first on Euractiv.

Giorgia Meloniโ€™s Albania migration plan blasted after third failure

Calling the project a “clamorous failure,” Elly Schlein, leader of the Democratic Party, said the prime minister should resign.

France leads fight against EU plans to merge health crisis and civil protection units

11 countries signed a paper to Ursula von der Leyen warning the move would downgrade Europe’s health crisis resiliency.

Coca-Cola recalls drinks in Europe over โ€˜higher levelsโ€™ of chemical chlorate

Cans and bottles containing the chemical, which can cause health issues, were distributed in Britain at the end of last yearCoca-Cola has recalled its drinks in some countries across Europe after detecting โ€œhigher levelsโ€ of the chemical chlorate.Cans …

Coca-Cola orders massive recall of its products in Europe over chlorine derivative

Coca-Cola recalled its drinks in several countries across Europe on Monday because of excessive levels of a potentially harmful substance. The recall concerns cans and glass bottles of Coke, Sprite, Fuze Tea and other beverages distributed in Belgium,…

Tesla also sues EU over electric vehicle duties

Tesla joins BYD, SAIC and Geely in suing the EU in Luxembourg.

5 green targets EU countries will (mostly) miss in 2025

EU countries are behind on most, if not all, their sustainability commitments.

Ireland gets โ€˜screwedโ€™ as EU influence ebbs

Dublin “underperformedโ€ in its race for the bloc’s top jobs, especially those in economic policy, which it normally covets.

Sweatworking: How the gym became Brusselsโ€™ new power lobbying spot

Which bubble stalwarts can you find at Aspria? And who is graduating from Basic-Fit to ANIMO?ย 

Europeโ€™s slow but โ€˜inevitableโ€™ march to allow assisted dying

The U.K. is the latest country to move toward legalizing the controversial yet evermore popular practice.

Is the British government scared of Nigel Farage?

The specter of Farage’s Reform party looms large as Britain seeks a reset in relations with the EU.

Europeโ€™s biggest dietary problem? Lobbyists, says Nutri-Score creator.

Franceโ€™s Serge Hercberg warns that disinformation is shortening the lives of consumers.

Fish, the court and youth access: EUโ€™s demands for Starmerโ€™s reset

The EU sets the bar high for trade talks with British prime minister, according to report by The Times.

Nancy Pelosi hospitalized after sustaining injury on Luxembourg trip

Former US House speaker is receiving treatment and continuing to work, spokesperson saysNancy Pelosi, the former speaker of the US House of Representatives, suffered an injury on a trip to Luxembourg and has been admitted to a hospital for evaluation, …

Von der Leyenโ€™s Commission dodges public responsibility over Pfizergate texts

European Commission lawyer “cannot deny” texts were exchanged, but argued they were not “substantive.”

Luxembourgโ€™s commissioner hearing: Christophe Hansen in hot seat for EU agriculture job โ€” live updates

The affable farmerโ€™s son will need all his people skills to deliver a 100-day โ€œvisionโ€ for the future of EU agriculture.

The future EU commissionersโ€™ promises: Everything you need to know

We pored over more than 400 pages of written answers so you donโ€™t have to.

European leaders meet to re-energise offshore wind power

Denmark, Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Norway and Ireland — and the European Commission are expected to reach an agreement on the installation of some 20,000 wind turbines in the North Sea by 2050.

French farmers to hit streets as EU-Mercosur trade deal nears finish line

Protests to start just before G20 summit at which leaders will seek breakthrough on accord with South American bloc.

Cull seals and cormorants to save our fish, urge Baltic coastal states

The greater threat is deplorable man-made pollution, the European Commission fires back.

After Orbรกn, EU eyes new Russia sanctions push

Momentum has stalled under Hungary’s direction and leadership turnover in Brussels. Poland wants to change that.

Schadenfreude reigns as Berlin pays the price of its tough line on debtย 

โ€œItโ€™s karma, no?โ€ said one European official.

Mrs. von der Leyen, headteacher of a school in special measures

Wait, I thought. Am I back at school?

Etes-vous prรชts ร  prendre la vague NIS2 ?

La source dโ€™informations quotidiennes sur tech en France. Par OCร‰ANE HERRERO Avec KLARA DURAND et TIPHAINE SALIOU Infos, tuyaux et mini-drames ร  partager ? Ecrivez ร  Ocรฉane Herrero, Klara Durand et Tiphaine Saliou | Voir dans votre navigateur AU MENU โ€” Cybersรฉcu : la transposition de la directive NIS2 enfin lร . โ€” โ€œFair shareโ€, CIRโ€ฆ [โ€ฆ]

Ukraine : la France contrainte de recalibrer son aide militaire

Le gouvernement est sous pression pour rรฉduire les dรฉpenses, afin de maรฎtriser le dรฉficit public.

Albania begins EU accession talks

But it could still take decades before the country joins the bloc.

Commission says disinformation efforts failed to sway EU election

The EU election dodged a bullet โ€” but it may not be so lucky next time, as AI tools continue to evolve.

Lโ€™ร‰lysรฉe et le Parlement reculent sous la pression et renoncent ร  augmenter leurs budgets

Au sommet de l’Etat, les hausses de crรฉdits demandรฉes avant l’รฉtรฉ vont finalement รชtre gommรฉes pendant le dรฉbat du budget 2025.

โ€˜Wavyโ€™ jet stream to bring warm weather to north-west Europe

Warm air from south to bring above-average temperatures โ€“ but heavy rain expected to followNorth-west Europe is forecast to experience a burst of autumn warmth this week, thanks to warm air from southern Europe spreading northwards. This brief episode …

EU unites in pressing Israel to stop attacking UN forces

Austria says its troops will remain in the UN mission in Lebanon, asking Israel to stop the “unacceptable” attacks.

Putin uses North Korean troops to fight in Ukraine, Zelenskyy says

“This is no longer just about transferring weapons,” according to the Ukrainian president.

EU foreign ministers to address Ukraine and Middle East crises amid escalation

EU foreign ministers are meeting in Luxembourg today (14 October) to discuss urgent matters, including Russiaโ€™s ongoing aggression against Ukraine and the volatile situation in the Middle East.

UK Foreign Secretary to join EU ministers for talks on Mideast and Ukraine

UK Foreign Minister David Lammy will attend the Foreign Affairs Council in Luxembourg, joining EU counterparts for the first time in two years. Talks will focus on the Middle East and Ukraine, following an invitation from Josep Borrell. This move foll…

UN aid workers feel forgotten and in peril as Gaza war drags on

โ€œWeโ€™re punished for doing our jobs,โ€ said one foreign doctor who volunteered in Gaza.

Is this the end of footballโ€™s transfer system? An immediate reaction to the Courtโ€™s ruling in Diarra (C-650/22).

 

Stephen Weatherill, Somerville
College and Faculty of Law, Oxford University

Photo credit: Addesolen, via Wikimedia Commons 

Introduction

 

โ€˜Is this the end of footballโ€™s
transfer system?โ€™ So shrieked the media in December 1995 wh…

Greta Thunberg blocks Brussels boulevard in fossil fuel protest

The EU’s energy taxation rules favor oil and gas despite efforts to reach net zero, experts say.

EU needs faster migrant returns, say 17 countries including Germany, France: Report

The push comes amid a rightward and anti-immigration shift in multiple EU countries.

Romania’s refusal to recognise a transgender man’s identity violates his rights, says EU’s top court

Refusal to recognise a change of gender legally undertaken in another member state violates the rights of EU citizens, the Luxembourg-based European Court of Justice ruled today.

Quels commissaires europรฉens ont le plus dโ€™immobilier, dโ€™argent et dโ€™influence ?

POLITICO a passรฉ en revue les dรฉclarations d’intรฉrรชts des prรฉtendants ร  lโ€™exรฉcutif bruxellois.

How a law on truck movements divided the EU

The EU’s top court delivers a ruling on an exceptionally fierce legal fight this week.

Leaked documents: Which EU commissioners have the most property, money and influence

POLITICO has reviewed the declarations of interest of every European Commission nominee.

Irish government splashes the cash to keep out Sinn Fรฉin

A bumper โ‚ฌ2.2 billion will go into votersโ€™ pockets, with Appleโ€™s bonus โ‚ฌ14 billion put aside as a nest egg for future projects.

Top FIFA official also holds key EU court function

A senior football official makes more than $200K a year while also assessing future judges for Europe’s supreme court.

Pope Francis deplores โ€˜re-emergenceโ€™ of war kickstarting Luxembourg, Belgium visit

Pope Francis kicked off a four-day visit to Luxembourg and Belgium Thursday (26 September) with an appeal for international diplomacy and negotiations amid flaring conflicts across the globe.

Popeโ€™s convoy crashed by anti-bullfighting protesters

Activist jumps in front of pontiff’s car, urges him to “stop torturing bulls.”

Whoโ€™s the real health commissioner?

SNEAK PEEK โ€” EU health policy is now split across multiple departments, and MEPs arenโ€™t happy. โ€” Sort your own house out first: MEPs question Hungarian health secretary over presidency plans and countryโ€™s health commissioner role. โ€” Spend less on defense and more on health, WHO chief Tedros told world leaders at the United Nations [โ€ฆ]

Von der Leyenโ€™s first 100 days: What sheโ€™s promised, what it means and what sheโ€™ll really deliver

The Commission president is promising to move quickly with far-reaching reforms. How credible is her plan?

Center right gets its way as golden boy Hansen lands EU farm job

Ursula von der Leyenโ€™s pick for agrifood commissioner is a political animal and skilled mediator โ€” qualities he will need to do a better job than his hapless predecessor.

Google scores surprise court win on EU antitrust fine

Judges say the European Commission made errors in assessing the search giant’s advertising contracts with publishers.

How Teresa Ribera became the second-most powerful person in Brussels

Spainโ€™s climate expert is poised to become the EUโ€™s competition chief, net-zero architect and economic transformer โ€” all in one.

Luxembourgโ€™s Hansen chosen as EU farming chief, Hungaryโ€™s Vรกrhelyi to retain food safety

Christophe Hansen, Luxembourgโ€™s nominee for European commissioner, is set to oversee the agriculture and food security portfolio โ€“ pending confirmation by the European Parliament โ€“ during the 2024-2029 term, Ursula von der Leyen announced to journalist…

Meet the commissioners: Class of 2024

Everything you need to know about Ursula von der Leyen’s team for her second term.

Ursula von der Leyenโ€™s new European Commission

Commission president hands out the top jobs in her new team.

Germany reintroduces border checks to far-right praise as EU tensions mount

Olaf Scholzโ€™s government says โ€˜acute dangersโ€™ led to decision but some EU criticise โ€˜unacceptableโ€™ decisionGermany will reintroduce temporary checks at all nine of its land borders on Monday in a move that has drawn criticism from several of its Europe…

Germanyโ€™s border crackdown could be less disruptive than first thought

As Germany is to start checks at all its land borders, clarifications from the authorities on how such checks will work suggest that the actual disruption to those crossing the border could be less than anticipated.

Germanyโ€™s Scholz gets tough on border in bid to save political future

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s move to establish new border controls risks generating an EU rift.

Polandโ€™s Tusk slams Germanyโ€™s border checks as โ€˜unacceptableโ€™

Berlin’s decision is a “de facto suspension of the Schengen Agreement on a large scale,” Polish PM says.

โ€˜The end of Schengenโ€™: Germanyโ€™s new border controls put EU unity at risk

Critics say tightened land border checks a โ€˜transparentโ€™ bid to appease far right that breaches free movement rightsGermanyโ€™s decision to tighten controls at every one of its land borders seems driven chiefly by politics, is difficult to justify in law…

Germany to extend temporary controls to all land borders in response to โ€˜irregular migrationโ€™ โ€“ Europe live

Interior minister Nancy Faeser says controls will be set up at borders with France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Belgium and Denmark for six monthsNancy Faeser, the German interior minister, also said that the government has designed a scheme enabling …

European Commission scores stunning court win in โ‚ฌ13B Apple tax row

Competition czar Margrethe Vestagerโ€™s surprise victory against Apple vindicates her finding that the tech giantโ€™s Irish tax deals were illegal aid.

Germany tightens border controls in immigration clampdown

German police will carry out checks on the borders with all nine neighboring countries.

The great Commission puzzle: Who we think will get each portfolio

Ursula von der Leyen is about to hand out key jobs in her team. Hereโ€™s POLITICOโ€™s version of the next Commission.

Putin, cash and guns prompt โ€˜explosiveโ€™ rethink of Swiss neutrality

After 500 years of non-alliance, a bombshell report recommends closer cooperation with the EU and NATO.

Socialists fear a lack of influence in von der Leyenโ€™s Commissionย 

Either more commissioner posts, more powerful portfolios, or ironclad commitments will be needed to cement Socialist support for von der Leyenโ€™s Commission, key figures warn.

Luxembourg sends senior centre-right MEP, disapproves socialist Spitzenkandidat

Luxembourg’s Prime Minister Luc Frieden (CSV-EPP) picked centre-right MEP Christophe Hansen as Commissioner over the EU socialistsโ€™ lead candidate for the EU Commission presidency, Nicolas Schmit.

Ursula von der Leyenโ€™s EU Commission sausage fest

Criticism mounts in Brussels as capitals nominate man after man after man for commissioner roles.

Hungary reveals plan to send asylum-seekers to Brussels

The unorthodox idea comes from the U.S. Republican Party’s playbook.

Luxembourg picks Christophe Hansen for next EU Commission

Farmer’s son has been floated as a potential candidate for the agriculture portfolio.

Cyprus nominates Costas Kadis as EU commissioner

Costas Kadis is an environmental science professor who has held ministerial portfolios.

Bulgariaโ€™s new anti-LGBTQ+ law is official. Opponents beg EU to take action.

The legislation triggered protests across the country and condemnation from human rights groups.

Times change in Brussels, butย Maroลก ล efฤoviฤย is forever

Slovakia’s commissioner has been in Brussels for a very long time.

Wolf 2 โ€” von der Leyen 0: EU court insists on being careful with wolf hunting

Ursula von der Leyen’s furry nemesis strikes back.

EU Commission urges six member states to appoint authorities for DSA enforcement

The European Commission has initiated infringement procedures for Belgium, Spain, Croatia, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and Sweden, asking them to comply with the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA), according to a Friday (26 July) press release.

Who will be the next European commissioners?

What we know so far about Ursula von der Leyenโ€™s next top team.

Most Europeans say corruption is rife in their country

Over 95 percent of citizens in Greece, Portugal, Malta and Slovenia said they believe corruption was prevalent in their home countries.

No to Orbรกn, yes to Meloni. European Parliament hands out top jobs but cuts out (parts of) the far right

Centrist majority managed to keep Patriots for Europe at bay but backed the European Conservatives and Reformists.

Von der Leyen is in! Let the fighting over the next European Commission begin.ย 

EU leaders will fight back against โ€œtoo powerfulโ€ von der Leyen as she assembles her team.

How to speak EP

Your guide to the jargon that’s everywhere in Brussels.

2 percent on defense? That is so last year.

One of the NATO Summit’s biggest guessing games this week: What should members spend on defense?

Jets privรฉs ou EasyJet, le grand รฉcart des voyages ministรฉriels

Une nuit dโ€™hรดtel ร  Montrรฉal pour 310 euros pour une ministre ; 14 600 euros pour lโ€™hรฉbergement de lโ€™ensemble dโ€™une dรฉlรฉgation ministรฉrielle pendant deux jours ร  Singapour ; un aller-retour en jet privรฉ ร  45 000 euros pour une autre ; un voyage dโ€™une centaine dโ€™euros dans un vol low-cost jusquโ€™en Egypte pour une troisiรจmeโ€ฆ [โ€ฆ]

EU fumes at rogue Orbรกn, but struggles to rein him in

Brussels is annoyed with Budapest, but Hungary’s leader seems to know exactly how far he can go without drawing real consequences.

โ€œGood IED !โ€ – The CJEU Grand Chamber โ€œIlvaโ€ judgment : a Kirchberg view of conciliating environmental law and human rights

 

 

Jacques Bellezit, University of Strasbourg
(France)

 

Photo credit: mafe de baggis, via Wikimedia Commons

 

If one wants to trace back the history of European construction, it
would necessarily have to mention the European…

How Europe screwed up its rocket program

One successful test launch doesn’t mean that Europe’s struggles in the space race are over.

Secret meetings, private threats and a massive arms race: How the world is preparing for Trump

In 2016, no one in the world was ready for President Trump. Americaโ€™s NATO allies arenโ€™t making the same mistake this time.

โ€˜An ancient shadow permeates his workโ€™: Alberto Manguel on the genius of Ismail Kadare

The anthologist pays tribute to the late writer, reflecting on how Kadareโ€™s use of the ancient past to make sense of the present renders him essential readingIsmail Kadare, giant of Albanian literature, dies aged 88A life in quotes: Ismail KadareIsmail…

Holocaust vote throws wrench in Montenegroโ€™s EU bid

The tiny Western Balkan nation wants to join the EU by 2028 โ€” but tensions with Croatia could scupper that.

Only one bite at the cherry: Appealing a default judgment of the General Court to the Court of Justice, and simultaneously asking the General Court under the specific remedy to set aside its own default judgment is not permitted: Eulex Kosovo v SC (Case C-785/22 P)

 

 

Antje Kunst*

* Antje Kunst is an
international lawyer and barrister of Pavocat Chambers, admitted to the Bar of
England and Wales, and the Bar of Berlin, advising and representing individuals
in a wide range of matters related to …