Belgium abstains in final vote on key budget rules text
After the European Parliament, the Council has now also approved the new budgetary oversight. Due to internal divisions, Belgium had to abstain as the only member state on one of the texts.
EU top candidate Strack-Zimmermann attacks von der Leyen head-on
The FDP politician Strack-Zimmermann targets the EU Commission President. Von der Leyen has not contributed to solving the most important problems and is blocking the economy.
EU Commission to provide another €68m in aid for Palestinians in Gaza
This brings the total amount of EU aid for Palestinians in Gaza and the wider region to €193 million since the beginning of the year. The EU is also involved in airdropping supplies.
Gen Zers can vote in EU elections for the first time – but will they?
The clock in the countdown to the 2024 European Parliament elections is ticking. Millions of young EU citizens will be eligible to vote. New data shows the likelihood of them actually going to the polls – and what issues they care about most.
The big challenge: mobilising young people for the European elections
In an interview with the Spanish news agency EFE in February, Jaume Duch Guillot, Director-General of Communication and spokesperson for the European Parliament, talked about the importance of getting young people to vote in the 2024 EU elections and the challenges of getting them to go to the ballot box.