Freeze on PIP disability benefit likely to be dropped after Labour backlash

The planned freeze prompted anger among MPs when it was leaked โ€” and is now likely to be dropped, two people with knowledge of the proposals tell POLITICO.

No surprises here! What is discretionary remains discretionary in the CJEUโ€™s first judgment on temporary protection

  

Dr Meltem Ineli
Ciger, Associate
Professor, Suleyman Demirel University

 

Photo credit: Francisco Anzola, via Wikimedia
Commons

 

On 19 December
2024, the Court of Justice of the European Union gave its judgment in Joined
ca…

Bracing for a Russian attack: EU defense chief wants โ‚ฌ100B for weapons

Andrius Kubilius is the EU’s first defense and space commissioner.

EU defence industry programme latest: debate swirls on funding rules for foreign companies

The latest compromise text, seen by Euractiv, shows reduced ambitons for securing the EU’s supply in the long-term.

Visas for under-30s โ€˜essentialโ€™ to Brexit reset, leaked EU document says

Itโ€™s the latest sign the idea is still very much in Brussels’ sights โ€” despite British pushback.

The three criteria that will define the future of EU defence industry

The new three-part definition of what makes an EU defence company could change the way the market operates, the way the armies look, and the role of the Commission over the next fifty years.ย 

EU’s โ‚ฌ1.5bn defence industry programme may be stretched too thin, auditors warn

The European Court of Auditors has called for a more robust design and realistic targets on a flagship bid to bolster the EU defence industry, which remains divided over eligibility criteria for funding under the European Defence Industry Programme (ED…

British government split over new-look Brexit deal

Keir Starmer travels to Brussels with the prospect of a new youth mobility scheme high on the agenda.

EU funds for defence industry: member states set up a puzzle of rules and derogations

The flexible criteria for allocating EU funds to foreign companies and countries in the plan to prepare the continentโ€™s industry and armies for a war footing, shows an unclear commitment to boosting Europe’s defence industry.