European Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi has announced a new plan for economic growth in the Western Balkans. Ursula von der Leyen and Charles Michel will travel to Washington to discuss issues including import tariffs, climate change and Russia’s war on Ukraine. The European Commission says there have been fewer illegal crossings at the Austrian-Slovenian border.
In the run-up to the 2024 EU elections, issues such as migration, the strengthening of internal border controls in the EU and Schengen, and the accession of new member states to the bloc are high on the agenda in the European Parliament. The European Newsroom (enr) spoke to the President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola.
At a time when migration is high on the agenda and in the run-up to the European elections next year, the European Newsroom (enr) spoke to the President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, on migration, the upcoming ballots and EU enlargement.
Josep Borrell, EU High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy, strongly condemned the attack on members of the Kosovo police that left four dead in a clash in northern Kosovo. Katarina Barley, Vice-President of the European Parliament, has warned against anti-democratic developments in Europe. In support of the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding with the Tunisian authorities, the European Commission announced 60 million Euro in budget support for Tunisia.
A week ahead of the European Parliament’s plenary session in Strasbourg, the enr organised a press briefing with MEPs Sabine Verheyen and Christel Schaldemose about the European Media Freedom Act (MFA) and the Digital Services Act (DSA). The topic of discussion was how they complement each other to promote media freedom, democratic participation and curb disinformation.