Portuguese FM warns of EUโs โcultural tendencyโ to overregulate
Paulo Rangel discusses balancing technology, trust, and democratic values.
democratic values
Kyiv strains to see Trumpโs true plan for Ukraine
Ukraine’s new strategy to win over the U.S. president-elect will likely emphasize how it has much to offer in return for aid.
Muskโs reported contacts with Putin trigger anxiety in Washington
The Democratic lawmakers join NASA chief Bill Nelson in calling for a confirmation of bombshell report revealing alleged regular contact between the mogul and Moscow.
Unprecedented โPutin-styleโ top court ruling rocks Romanian election
Judges booted an antisemitic candidate from the race because she threatened Bucharest’s place in the EU and NATO. But her rivals are saying the court overstepped its remit.
Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy presents โvictory planโ to European allies as long-range strikes discussed
UK says no change to position on Storm Shadow missiles; Ukrainian journalist dies in Russian detention. What we know on day 961See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageVolodymyr Zelenskyy has said a ceasefire with Russia is not under discussion with Euro…
Whoโs the real health commissioner?
SNEAK PEEK โ EU health policy is now split across multiple departments, and MEPs arenโt happy. โ Sort your own house out first: MEPs question Hungarian health secretary over presidency plans and countryโs health commissioner role. โ Spend less on defense and more on health, WHO chief Tedros told world leaders at the United Nations [โฆ]
EU urges Tunisia to respect democratic values ahead of controversial elections
The EU on Thursday (5 September) said the arrest of a presidential candidate in Tunisia and the exclusion of three others contravenes “democratic values”.
EU warns Georgia not to ban opposition parties
“All options are on the table” if the bombshell plan goes ahead, the Commission told POLITICO.
Serbiaโs leader wins the West with promises of โwhite goldโ โ but loses the people
Aleksandar Vuฤiฤ accuses protesters who oppose an EU-backed lithium mine of trying to overthrow him.
What Britainโs top diplomats really think of Donald Trump
New UK foreign ministers were heavily critical of the ‘racist’ former US president before landing plum government jobs.
Europeโs needs a centrist agenda
Extremist and populist parties exploit real fears and frustrations โ they don’t invent them. And far too many feel their grievances have been insufficiently addressed by the political center.
The French republic is under threat. We are 1,000 historians and we cannot remain silent | Patrick Boucheron, Antoine Lilti and others
We implore voters not to turn their backs on our nationโs history. Go out and defeat the far right in Sundayโs voteFor the first time since the second world war, the far right is at the gates of power in France. As historians from differing political b…
French centrists must decide: support the left โ or hand the keys of power to the far right? | Cole Stangler
Only a whole-hearted endorsement of the New Popular Front coalition can stop the National Rally in second-round votingIt was an impressive score for a coalition frantically cobbled together only three weeks ago. On Sunday, Franceโs broad leftwing elect…
Portugal’s Antรณnio Costa, next president of the European Council
The former Socialist prime minister will succeed Belgium’s Charles Michel. At 62, Costa’s moderate profile, combining traditional social-democratic values with an orthodox approach to the economy, won over the 27 member states.
The secret, unwritten rules of the EUโs top jobs carve-up
Millions of people vote in a European election and then six people work out a deal on the EUโs next leadership.
Inside the ill-fitting, occasionally chaotic, decidedly solid Biden-Macron relationship
The two leaders will meet in France, with a number of thorny issues and a potential return of Donald Trump, looming in the air.
Biden in Normandy says he prays Americans donโt become isolationists
In the first of his two addresses in France, Biden makes the case for international alliances.
On D-Day 80th anniversary, Ukraine war rages amid shaky Western front
As Western leaders assemble on Omaha Beach to celebrate victory over totalitarian forces, the continent is experiencing the deadliest fighting it has seen since WWII.
Far-right gains could transform the EU’s stance on global matters
Whatever happens, the European far right can be expected to advocate a foreign policy less committed to liberal democratic values and more inclined to pursue transactional policies toward the rest of the world, Marlene Laruelle writes.
Bidenism Is Gasping in America. Itโs Having a Moment in Britain.
Britainโs Labour Party has drawn some inspiration from Bidenโs 2020 presidential campaign. They should be careful not to take that too far.
Macron heads to New Caledonia to tackle crisis on volatile territory
The French president has looked to get security concerns under control, but now needs a political solution to end the crisis.
Far right cries censorship after exclusion from EU election debateย
European Broadcasting Union says Anders Vistisen cannot debate because the far right does not endorse the Spitzenkandidat system.
EU accuses Eurovision bosses of handing gift to โenemies of Europeโ with flag ban
โI will seek explanations and clarifications,” vows European Commission VP Margaritis Schinas.
German member of the European Parliament โseriously injuredโ in Dresden assault
A leading Socialist candidate in June’s European Parliament election, Matthias Ecke was hospitalized after being attacked while putting up campaign posters.
Georgia to Washington: Butt out!
The U.S said controversial foreign agent law puts Georgia on a “precarious” trajectory.
Ex-Belgian PM Guy Verhofstadt was a victim of Chinese hacking
Belgium’s foreign minister recently summoned Beijing’s envoy over espionage campaign.
โTrustedโ rules on trusted flaggers? Open issues under the Digital Services Act regime
Alessandra Fratini and Giorgia
Lo Tauro, FratiniVergano European Lawyers
Photo credit: Lobo Studio Hamburg, via Wikimedia Commons
1 Introduction
The EUโs Digital Services Act (DSA)
institutionalises
the tasks and responsibilities of โt…
Ukraine vows more self-reliance as war enters third year
‘The situation is so dynamic that at the moment commitment [from partners] does not constitute delivery,’ Ukraine Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said.
Von der Leyen wonโt rule out working with right-wing parties
European Commission president suggests openness to working with some right-wingers as she seeks a second term.
Ursula von der Leyen vows never to work with Europeโs far-right parties
European Commission president seeks a second term and says thereโs no place for โPutinโs friendsโ in blocThe chief of the European Commission has vowed to never work with extremist parties such as the far-right Alternative fรผr Deutschland, no matter ho…
Europe: Kamala Harris blasts โdangerousโ isolationism at security conference โ as it happened
Vice-president tells Munich gathering that the US is committed to โdefend democratic values at home and abroadโSpeaking in Munich today, the Nato secretary-general, Jens Stoltenberg, said that โif we want a lasting peace, we must continue to provide Uk…
Germany adopts strategy to prevent global online censorship, experts unsure
The federal cabinet approved the strategy for international digital policy on Wednesday (7 February). The strategy aims to foster Germanyโs bargaining power on the international stage to preserve democratic values and ensure access to the internet with…