Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán addressed the European Parliament this week, outlining his country’s priorities for its presidency of the EU Council. Met with overwhelming criticism, he argued that political shifts in EU member states indicate that the bloc’s climate might sooner or later shift in his favour.
A group of 50 aspiring journalists from 31 countries visited the European Newsroom, diving into the project’s mission and getting a behind-the-scenes look at its daily operations.
The EU-27 are planning new sanctions aimed at Russia through a new legal framework. This is a response to the country’s hostile activities.
As the European Week of Regions and Cities is in full swing, Committee of the Regions President Vasco Alves Cordeiro urges the need to strengthen the EU’s Cohesion Policy – and with it the fight against poverty and social exclusion that many Europeans face every day.
After severe floods in EU accession candidate country Bosnia and Herzegovina, the European Union issued emergency support. Twelve countries sent shelter kits or deployed search and rescue teams under the EU’s Civil Protection Mechanism.