EU agency relocation race starts with 23 cities
Cities from 21 countries have applied to host the two London-based EU agencies, which will have to be relocated after Brexit, with Luxembourg throwing its hat in for the banking authority.
Opinion
Setting course for strong and focused EU
From strengthening the internal market to completing the energy union, the prime ministers of Denmark, the Netherlands and Finland set out their vision for the EU.
Europeans more optimistic about EU since Brexit vote
Perceptions of the EU have increased significantly in France, and Europeans generally feel more optimistic about the future of the bloc since last autumn - despite Brexit and a surge in populism.
News in Brief
- Macedonia sacks top prosecutor over wiretap scandal
- ECB concerned stronger euro could derail economic recovery
- Mixed Irish reactions to post-Brexit border proposal
- European Union returns to 2 percent growth
- Russian power most feared in Europe
- Ireland continues to refuse €13 billion in back taxes from Apple
- UK unemployment lowest since 1975
- Europe facing 'explosive cocktail' in its backyard, report warns
Poland belittles EU action on judicial reform
New wave of recriminations after Commission formally notified Warsaw it had launched “infringement proceedings”.
Court told to 'dismiss' case against EU migrant quotas
Top EU jurist says he disagrees with Hungary and Slovakia's view that the decision was against the law.
Interview
European law will apply 'for years' in the UK, says EU judge
"It's hard to imagine that, overnight, UK law would suddenly forget European law," said Ian S. Forrester, a British judge at the Court of Justice of the EU.
UK and EU stuck on 'philosophy' of Brexit bill
The lack of a UK position on a financial settlement is becoming a crucial obstacle in Brexit talks, amid "philosophical" differences on what the money should pay for.
EU Commission unmoved by Polish president's veto
Andrzej Duda decided to veto two of the controversial draft laws, which would put the judiciary under political control, but the EU executive is awaiting details before deciding on whether to launch legal probes on Wednesday.
Interview
Law expert: direct EU powers have become too complicated
EU law professor Ellen Vos says the commission's proposed mini-reform on comitology, an obscure but often-used method of EU lawmaking, should go much further.
Opinion
Winter is here for Spitzenkandidat, but he'll survive
Candidates from all political families should be presenting their vision on where the Union should be headed. European socialists want to keep the Spitzenkandidat procedure for future elections.
Fake EU parliament jobs case reaches French left leader
Public prosecutors in Paris have opened a preliminary investigation into an alleged misuse of assistants in the European Parliament by Jean-Luc Melenchon.
Interview
Temporary director shakes up EU innovation agency
Martin Kern has been interim director of the European Institute for Innovation and Technology for almost three years. “I understand it must look a bit unusual from the outside.”
Ombudsman asks for more details on Barroso case
Emily O'Reilly has asked the EU Commission to say what former commissioners should be allowed to do after they leave office and explain why it took no decision over its former president's controversial new job.
Interview
Corbyn: UK should pay EU what it owes
The UK will have to accept the Brexit financial settlement, Jeremy Corbyn said, adding that if he was prime minister he would "negotiate to protect jobs".
Interview
London Assembly chair hopes EU agencies can stay
The remaining 27 EU members have started a process to relocate the EU banking and medicines agencies. London's Jennette Arnold: 'I don’t want them to leave.'
Dutch offer €250mn office for EU medicines agency
The Netherlands is one of the many countries that want to host the EU's medicines agency after Brexit.
Eurozone ministers look at 'lessons' to save banks
Finance ministers at a Eurogroup meeting endorsed Italy's rescue of some of its banks, but said that European rules on banking resolution should be strengthened.
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Opinion
Who to blame when you can't blame Brussels?
Lawyers at the European Parliament and the Council of the EU are finding ways to work around renewed transparency initiatives. The lack of leadership and political will makes the task for greater transparency even more difficult.
MEPs: We'll veto Brexit deal if citizens' rights not improved
The leaders of five political groups said that the UK's offer on citizens' rights was a “damp squib” that risks “creating second-class citizenship”.
Barnier sets price for hard Brexit
The EU Brexit negotiator warned that a customs union between the UK and EU will not be possible if the UK doesn't want to respect single market rules, and "no deal" would send the UK back to "a distant past".
Investigation
Fines on open internet vary greatly in EU
The fine for violating the EU principle of net neutrality is €9,600 in Estonia, while it can be up to €1 million in Bulgaria, Luxembourg, and Belgium.
Opinion
Lobbying transparency enhances MEPs' freedom
At a time when citizens expect an unprecedented level of accountability from their elected representatives, senior MEPs use their ‘free mandate’ to justify opposing new lobbying transparency rules.
Juncker lashes out at 'ridiculous' EU parliament
The European Commission president said that MEPs were not serious during a debate that only around 30 people were attending.
Focus
Build trust before you introduce e-voting, says Estonian president
President Kersti Kaljulaid said countries should start small with digital changes in society: "I would never advise using e-voting as the first digital service".
Slovenia and Croatia reignite border dispute
Croatia said it would not apply a ruling to be delivered by the international arbitration court on Thursday. Slovenia appeals to the EU to pressure its neighbour.
Opinion
EU parliament should befriend transparency
Despite many MEPs in the EU parliament striving for more openness and transparency, others don't appear to see it that way.
New Irish PM praises unscripted nature of EU summits
Irish prime minister Leo Varadkar had his first EU summit this week, and said it was much more informal and dynamic than expected.
Decision on post-Brexit home for EU agencies postponed
Around 1,000 staff of the European Medicines Agency and European Banking Authority will have to wait until November, instead of October, to know where they will be relocated come 2019.
Analysis
Macron's summit debut could kickstart Franco-German motor
EU leaders will get their first chance at the summit to assess whether the Franco-German motor of European integration has been refuelled by the election of French president Emmanuel Macron.
Small EU states meet amid search to fill post-Brexit void
The Netherlands is hosting a meeting for nine small EU member states on the eve of this week's European summit. After Brexit, the Dutch will lose one of their key allies.
Bulgarian commissioner fields easy questions at MEP hearing
Outgoing MEP Mariya Gabriel made mostly general remarks about the need to “complete the digital single market”, but did not bump into any trouble.
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