Helga Luku, PhD
researcher, University of Antwerp
Photo credit: Jakub Halun,
via Wikimedia
commons
On the 3rd of April 2025,
Advocate General (AG) Richard de la Tour delivered his Opinion
in C-713/23, Wojewoda Mazowiecki, concerning the recogni…
Mondayโs widespread power outage across Spain and Portugal left inaccessible and citizens stranded in stalled metros, trapped in lifts, and navigating dark buildings with only phone flashlights. The blackout, which struck around midday and lasted eigh…
Microsoft President Brad Smith, in a speech in Brussels, committed to protecting European citizens’ data, cybersecurity and cloud access, even in the face of potential threats from US President Donald Trump.
From Madrid to Rome, ideologically opposed European politicians are united in their ban of the practice.
The new measures would require non-EU citizens to have legally resided in Sweden for five consecutive years to qualify for social benefits.
The president lashed out at critics and celebrated the first 100 days of his second term in office.
Residents are demanding a role in the reconstruction of their cities.
Dulled by energy deals and geopolitical caution, Europe’s response to Azerbaijanโs aggression has been tepid for too long.
People rarely think about Europeโs criss-crossing energy system. We tell you how it works, what went wrong (and right) on Monday and what happens next.
Commission president criticizes the American leader’s trade war, approach to other countries and targeting of universities.
The scheme lets people become citizens after paying, buying or renting property of a certain value, and donating to charity.
The scheme lets people become citizens after paying, buying or renting property of a certain value, and donating to charity.
The Court of Justice of the EU said Tuesday the program was nothing short of the โcommercialisationโ of citizenship.
The Court of Justice of the EU said Tuesday the program was nothing short of the โcommercialisationโ of citizenship.
To build a competitive Europe and ensure no one is left behind, people must learn the right skills โ which, in turn, will drive greater social cohesion, well-being and prosperity for all.
“This has never happened before,” said Sรกnchez, warning it may take longer than expected to restore power.
Washington is seeking to bully its way to the deregulation of US digital giants. In the interests of European citizens, the pressure must be resistedAny political brief that brings with it the near certainty of future confrontation with Elon Musk is no…
Despite the dash for cash, Spain’s core settlement infrastructure continues to operate normally, says the Bank of Spain.
The administration reversed course after dozens of judges ordered it to reinstate legal records for student visa holders.
Recent proposals put forward in countries such as Sweden, Finland and Germany reflect wider shift, say analystsThe plans, hatched by Swedenโs rightwing government with support of its far-right backers, made waves around the world. Politicians said they…
Exclusive: Post-Brexit plan would allow British and European 18- to 30-year-olds to travel and work freelyThe EU is prepared to make major concessions in negotiations to allow British and European 18- to 30-year-olds to travel and work freely, potentia…
The young woman from Kryvy Rih embodied the commitment of citizens and artists in the war. She was supposed to have an exhibition in August in Kharkiv.
Authoritarians’ early popularity can delay resistance โ but thatโs when the real damage gets done.
European Commissioner Henna Virkkunen is facing growing pressure to wrap up investigations into TikTok, Meta and X.
Plans are being drawn up and, as one EU diplomat said, โWeโll take decisions to protect ourselves.โ
The ambitions of the proposed bill are clear: Itโs about targeting civil society, journalists and activists โ within Hungary and the diaspora โ who refuse to fall in line.
Troubling links exist between Moscowโs war machine and the leadership of the iconic strategy game.
Technology might be โstolenโ and work not approved by Beijing, president says as Ukrainian foreign ministry summons Chinaโs ambassador. What we know on day 1,155Ukraineโs foreign ministry has summoned Beijingโs ambassador as Volodymyr Zelenskyy said ci…
“The potential effect on our security is unprecedented,โ says military intelligence chief about Moscow’s intensifying hybrid warfare.
Washingtonโs embrace of crypto may endanger the European financial system, but Frankfurt and Brussels are arguing over whether to rewrite a landmark law.
In exclusive comments to POLITICO, the European Commission president touted the EU as a safe haven in an unpredictable world.
Steve Peers, Professor of Law, Royal Holloway University
of London
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The EUโs asylum pact was adopted less
a year ago, and mostly wonโt apply for over another year โ and yet the EU Commission
has …
Matteo
Zamboni (human rights lawyer working between Italy and the UK. He is a
partner to the Immigration Law and Policy clinic of Goldsmiths, University of
London)
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Supporters argue the measure would encourage more Italians abroad to formally register with AIRE, putting an end to widespread avoidance.
Brussels is also worried about the risks to air safety posed by fake and uncertified parts installed in Russian planes.
Former investment banker turned Financial Services Commissioner, Maria Luis Albuquerque, is shining a light on the forces sabotaging greater integration.
Ukrainian president says legalities almost finalised and officials signal US concessions in talks that are progressing โquite fastโ; deadly Shahed strike on Dnipro. What we know on day 1,149Minerals deal negotiators have made โgood progressโ, the Ukrai…
Citizens from Kosovo, Bangladesh, Colombia, Egypt, India, Morocco and Tunisia would all have their claims fast-tracked.
Citizens from Kosovo, Bangladesh, Colombia, Egypt, India, Morocco and Tunisia would all have their claims fast-tracked.
In the deadliest Russian attack on Ukrainian citizens this year, 35 people were killed and more than 100 others were injured by missile strikes in the city of Sumy on Sunday.
After more than three years of war with Ukraine, the voices of Russians, silenced by the Kremlin, remain rare. How do they envision their future and that of their country at a time of new geopolitical shifts? Photographer Mary Gelman collected nine tes…
Ukrainians grieve and clear away wreckage in north-eastern city after morning attack that killed at least 35Europe live โ latest updatesOn a warm spring day relatives gathered to say goodbye to Viktor Boiko and his wife, Olha. Their open coffins were l…
Ireland holds the algorithm off-switch. Ursula von der Leyen must force Dublin to use itEurope is scrambling to remilitarise. The European Commission is raising a โฌ150bn (ยฃ129bn) defence fund and is calling on EU countries to invest โฌ650bn (ยฃ561bn) mor…
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noรซl Barrot welcomed the sanctions, describing Iran’s actions as a “state policy” of hostage taking.
Attila Szabรณ, LLM in European law, Head of Legal Aid Service, Hungarian Civil
Liberties Union
The author would
like to thank Steve Peers and Mรกtรฉ Szabรณ, HCLU’s professional director, for
their ideas for the text!
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The market volatility caused by Trump’s back and forth on tariffs shows the U.S. “is not in a strong position,” the former EU commissioner tells Le Soir.
Losing โฌ4 million a day and without a government, Belgium’s capital is in desperate need of leadership.
The investigation threatens to stoke further tensions between the EU and U.S. over tech rules.
The justices denied a request to set aside a judgeโs order that U.S. officials seek Kilmar Abrego Garciaโs release and return.
The trade war has begun. But it’s also on hold … Maybe it’s already over?
More than 150 Chinese nationals are fighting for Russia in Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said, recruited via videos on social mediaThe videos are across Chinese social media. Some are slickly produced Russian propaganda about being โtoughโ men; some…
China sternly warned parties in the Ukraine war on Thursday not to make โirresponsible remarksโ after Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Beijing knew its citizens were fighting alongside Russia in the conflict. Zelensky said on Wednesday that …
The rebuke came after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his government had evidence of at least 155 Chinese nationals fighting alongside Russia on Ukrainian territory.
It follows Beijing’s denial that many of its citizens are involved in the conflict.
It follows Beijing’s denial that many of its citizens are involved in the conflict.
Ukrainian authorities are interrogating 2 Chinese soldiers taken prisoner in the Donetsk region earlier this week.
Ukraine president says more than 150 Chinese involved in fighting for Russia; US lawmakers criticise reports of planned troop pullbacks in Europe. What we know on day 1,142See all our Ukraine war coverageVolodymyr Zelenskyy accused Beijing of turning a…
The scrutiny will apply to foreign students, people applying for green cards โ or seeking any other kind of immigration benefit.
Ukraineโs president says at least 155 fighters have been uncovered, and that Russia is recruiting via social mediaVolodymyr Zelenskyy has said Ukraine is aware of at least 155 Chinese nationals fighting for Russia and accused Beijing of turning a blind…
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accuses Beijing of doing nothing to stop Moscow enlisting its citizens
China on Wednesday rejected “absolutely groundless” claims by Kyiv that “many” Chinese citizens are fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine. Ukraineโs President Volodymyr Zelensky said that his military capturedย two Chinese men fighting with the …
The European Commission’s proposal for a Savings and Investment Union wants citizens to also help EU companies grow. This episode discusses what it would take to make investing savings in financial products a win-win situation for everyone involved.
Zelenskyy said Kyiv has “information suggesting that there are many more Chinese citizens” fighting.
Kyiv summons Chinese envoy to demand an explanation.
The European Commission also recently unveiled its own preparedness strategy for citizens, while Russia’s war on Ukraine grinds forward.
Key competitor Eutelsat won’t break Starlink’s grip on Kyiv’s wartime communications overnight.
Trumpโs aggressive trade policies have rocked an alliance that seemed unshakeable.
Israeli officials objected to a commemoration speech by philosopher Omri Boehm, grandson of a Holocaust survivor.
Europe and Washington will come together at a time when their leaders are radically divided on energy and climate policies.
Ottawaโs Foreign Minister Mรฉlanie Joly says tariffs would ultimately be a tax on the American people.
The finest of Europeโs far right are outraged. Italyโs Transport Minister and master of nuance, Matteo Salvini, called it a scandalous, anti-democratic attempt by Brussels to lean into its worst โwarlike impulses,โ while Hungarian Prime Minister and life of every Pride party, Viktor Orbรกn, simply declared, โJe suis Marine!โ on X. They are referring to [โฆ]
As the continent tilts to the right and its politicians find it hard to explain an influx of refugees from war-torn countries, India is actively trying to present itself as a reasonable partner.
The countryโs so-called political centre has licensed a new era of authoritarianism โ to the AfDโs delightA crackdown on political dissent is well under way in Germany. Over the past two years, institutions and authorities have cancelled events, exhibi…
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen tried to reassure citizens in Europe on Thursday after US President Donald Trump imposed sweeping new tariffs.ย โEurope has everything it needs to make it through the storm,” she said. However, EU citizens are experiencing…
President says โnothing can be ruled outโ in response to US measuresWhat are tariffs and why do they matter?French prime minister Franรงois Bayrou told reporters that Donald Trumpโs tariffs marked โa catastropheโ for the global economy, and posed โan im…
โWe are now preparing for further countermeasures,โ says European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
In this edition, we take a look at the United Kingdom’s new travel rules. An electronic travel authorisation (ETA) is now required for citizens of some 30 European nations. We explain what the rules are, how they could affect tourism and how the indus…
Dr. Izabella Majcher, Independent
ConsultantPhoto credit: Alamy Stock Photo On 11 March 2025, the European Commission published a proposal
for a Return Regulation to replace the 2008 Return
Directive. This new proposal also supersedes t…
The pandemic showed just what can be achieved with faster and more efficient regulatory approval โ the same approach needs to be applied now to save patientsโ lives and tackle the growing burden of Alzheimerโs disease.
Europeans must decide whether theyโre willing to bear the costs of shaping their future, or risk having it shaped for them.
Russian โathletes and officials are part of the state propaganda machine,โ Kyiv warns new International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry.
Irish, Polish and US activists appeal rulings based on events at university sit-in against Israeli offensive in Gaza
Some citizens in Europe have created safe spaces in their homes while the EU has urged people across the bloc to prepare 72-hour survival kits.
While aware of the economic impact of US tariffs on EU goods, a YouGov study finds that a vast majority of European citizens support retaliatory measures in the escalating trade dispute between Brussels and Washington.
Member countries will be able to tap up to โฌ15 billion of cohesion funds for homebuilding.
Food standards remain a red line in negotiations, but U.K. officials refuse to rule out concessions on lowering tariffs for some U.S. meat imports.
The decree says conscription applies to all citizens aged between 18 and 30 and covers the period from April to July.
Ukraine warned the Kremlin is preparing for a massive new military offensive.
Cobalt is essential for the European Union and its citizens. It has been designated both as a critical and strategic raw material, and when it is used it is typically essential. From defence to electronics, batteries (for example in electric vehicles) …
Germany can reinvent itself โ with bold decisions, growth-oriented investments, and a concerted push for innovation by industry and government. What we donโt need? Cosmetic fixes and piecemeal thinking and regulation.
The journalist’s incarceration comes in the context of huge protests in Istanbul against the arrest of opposition leader Ekrem ฤฐmamoฤlu.
On the eve of a visit from JD Vance and other American officials, Denmarkโs PM cautions Greenlanders that President Donald Trumpโs interest in Greenland โis not going away.โ
Warsaw is already spending big on defense. Now it needs the manpower.
Despite its rhetoric, Washington’s busy organizing a historically unprecedented retrenchment of American power.
Marine Le Penโs political future may be cut short. Her father Jean-Marie is dead. Their movement, however, is set for a long life.
Blocโs first preparedness strategy urges people to prepare for floods, fires, pandemics or military strikesPeople in the EU are being advised to stockpile enough food, water and essentials for 72 hours as part of a European strategy that aims to increa…
Governments should also crisis-proof their national services, such as healthcare, water supplies and telecommunications, in the event of conflict or disaster.
The emergency kit should include food, water, and copies of important identity documents, among other items.
The youthful energy of street protest is breathing life back into failing progressive parties โ and itโs a model that could be applied everywhereEce Temelkuran is a Turkish journalist and political commentatorAfter 22 years of power grabs, the seizure …
The claims appear to have sprung from reports that the Nordic countries have started advising citizens to keep a supply of cash at home in the case of a digital banking crisis.
