Outgoing EESC chief calls on EU to keep enlargement momentum
The outgoing chief of the EU Economic and Social Committee, Oliver Röpke, bows out with a message for Brussels – keep the enlargement push alive.
EU Commission approves German long-term budget despite new debt
An EU exemption would enable sixteen countries, including Germany, to increase their defence spending by 1.5 percent of GDP without risking deficit proceedings.
Mixed German reaction to EU halt on payments to Israel
At her annual State of the Union address in Strasbourg, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen proposed “a partial suspension” of the EU-Israel Association Agreement over Israel’s military actions in Gaza.
European Parliament at odds over labelling Gaza conflict genocide in resolution
With public anger mounting across Europe over the war in Gaza, the struggle to agree on the wording condemning Israel’s military actions is testing the EU’s ability to speak with one voice.
EU asylum claims fall 23% in the first half of 2025
Migration has become a politically charged topic in the European Union.