Wednesday
26th Jun 2019
The EU parliament might allow an extra 24 hours for EU heads of government to first come up with the new EU leadership names. Meanwhile, EPP lead candidate Manfred Weber is meeting Angela Merkel and AKK in Berlin for backing.
Two years after the European Commission took up the issue of so-called 'dual food' standards in solidarity with eastern member states, a study has failed to find any such discrimination.
A "Europe that protects" - that is the promise EU leaders are trying to make to citizens and to themselves. But the reality shows, strategic thinking can easily fade into the background.
The Council of Europe, a human rights watchdog, has lifted its sanctions on Russia in a moral victory for the Kremlin.
Behind the smiles and handshakes, the signature of the EU-Vietnam trade and investment deals agreed on Tuesday and to be signed this week have dire consequences for human well-being and our ability to prevent climate and ecological breakdown.
Poland has lost a flagship court case over its judicial meddling brought against it by the European Commission, putting its nationalist rulers on the back foot.
A little-known diplomat and a mid-ranking official will represent the EU at the launch of a $50bn US peace plan for the Middle East this week.
"Brazen forgeries" designed to fan sectarian violence in Northern Ireland were sown online by a "Russian operation", a US think tank has said.
Criminal allegations and leaked EU reports look unlikely to topple Czech Republic's oligarch ruler any time soon.
We have reached the point where Russia threatens to leave the Council of Europe and cease to be party to the European Convention on Human Rights.
Brussels will host yet another summit on Sunday (30 June) as leaders from across the 28 EU member states return, after Thursday's failed initial bid to nominate people to take on the presidencies of the major EU institutions.
EU leaders have rolled over sanctions on Russia, while calling for justice on the MH17 air disaster, and for Russia to stop meddling in Ukraine.
EU visa bans and asset freezes in the air over Turkish gas drilling in Cypriot waters as Ankara sends a second ship into disputed zone.
In the last decade, we have begun to witness a visible and organised backlash in gender equality and human rights across Europe.
EU leaders discussed the new leadership positions in secrecy, but no white smoke emerged from the meeting as no lead candidate secured a majority neither in parliament, nor among leaders.
Poland, with the support from the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Estonia, blocked a commitment to climate neutrality by 2050. It is now just a footnote in the summit conclusions.
It's quicker to elect the pope than to agree on the new EU leadership, quipped the Irish prime minister at the start of the EU summit - which may end only with another summit soon to pick the top jobs.
The foreign service has distanced itself from a "special advisor" over her interview in Russian media, amid EU alarm on disinformation.
This so-called "Deal of the Century" on Israel/Palestine is likely to be no more than a big sham, and the US-led economic peace workshop in Bahrain will hardly change this perception.
EU leaders will be discussing the new EU leadership positions - with France and Germany split over the largest political group's lead candidate. It might take an extra summit for leaders to come up with final names.
North Macedonia must wait until October to start EU accession talks despite its historic name deal with Greece, with Albania in deeper trouble.
Over the weekend, as private jets evacuated prominent members of the Democratic Party and their allies, Moldovans celebrated the peaceful power transition. Looking beyond the euphoria that surrounded the celebrations, the new government is facing many challenges.
Low-ranking EU officials to represent Europe when America unveils part of its "Deal of the Century" on the Arab-Israeli conflict in Bahrain next week.
The EU commission tells Switzerland that clarifications to the draft deal are possible - but not renegotiations. The message is clear to 'Brexit' Britain as well: the Swiss model is over, there are no special agreements.
The General Court of the European Union in Luxembourg will next month hold a public hearing on the refusal by Frontex, the EU's border agency, to release documents concerning its border control and surveillance operation known as Triton.
Environmental NGOs immediately denounce member states' draft plans as a "climate fail", while EU commissioners refrained from "naming-and-shaming".
France has urged Iran to step back from nuclear threats - but declined to back US claims Tehran recently attacked two oil tankers, echoing a broader EU approach.
Now is the time to be bold in our approach and for leaders to take a positive and decisive stance in welcoming refugees.
With the current Socialist & Democrats group leader, Germany's Udo Bullman pulling out of the race, Spanish MEP Iratxe Garcia is likely to become the next leader of the second biggest group in the European Parliament.
Turkey could face EU sanctions over gas drilling in Cyprus, Greece and others have warned, prompting mockery by Turkey's president.
The efforts to sway the mood - and the votes - of EU citizens was more targeted and nuanced, and not only restricted to Russian sources. The EU wants online platforms to do more.
A summit in Belgian capital this week will host heads of government and state to discuss top EU institutional posts. But before they meet, the jockeying for the Commission presidency will have already started among the European political groups.
Political bosses of the European Parliament's groups, hoping to assemble a majority coalition, are eyeing putting forward an political agenda - and possibly a name for the commission top job - before EU leaders gather in Brussels.
