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1 day ago
The EU hopes to restore its economic fortunes by slashing red tape, freeing up capital markets and "reviving the EU’s securitisation market."
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9 hours ago
A compass is essential for orientating, particularly when lost. And the Competitiveness Compass — the "north star" of the new EU Commission — signals a new push for simplification, or what many fear is another name for a push for deregulation. But how much is 'too much' bureaucracy, and why is it such a persistent issue?
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The policy posture from Brussels remains on autopilot, effectively siding with Serbia's authoritarian president Aleksandar Vučić against the student-led protesters, while continuing 'happy talk' about the enlargement process.
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Rule 241: the EU’s hidden ‘bombshell’ against anti-democratic forces

3 months ago
Legal scholars have dubbed it a "sleeping beauty" — a potent yet practically unused EU Parliament instrument akin to the EU's own Article 7, designed to safeguard the rule of law and the integrity of its institutions.
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Why EU leaders should get off Musk's X

4 months ago
Leaders should ask themselves - is X really what I want my brand to be associated with?
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EUobserver's Top 10 stories of 2024

1 month ago
Allow us at EUobserver to blow our own trumpet as 2024 draws to a close, with a look back at the best of the journalistic path we follow — less frothy personality-driven politics, more policy, research and investigations.
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