Charles Michel, the outgoing president of the European Council, spoke to the European Newsroom (enr) on his two-term mandate, sharing his vision of the EU’s future and stressing the need for unity within the bloc.
October 10 marked World Mental Health Day and the European Commission announced it was planning to launch a new campaign to fight stigma surrounding the subject. Besides affecting lots of people in the bloc, poor mental health also affects the economy. What is the situation between prejudices, social media and unequal access to help in the EU?
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 EU countries approved a tariff of up to 35.3 percent on electric cars from China, German carmakers warn that the decision will distort competition and damage global trade.
Former Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has become the new Secretary General of NATO. With Russia’s war against Ukraine raging on and Donald Trump’s possible return to the US White House, Rutte faces a tough balancing act between the military alliance’s 32 members and other international partners such as the European Union.