Saturday
25th May 2019
The debate about the choice of name should not boil down to a political muscle show against Hungary, which opposes the reference to Magnitsky because of its political relations with the Russian government.
With the declared aim to protect the integrity of the European elections, Facebook new political ads rules are preventing these elections from being truly European.
We are campaigning for the next European Commission to appoint a commissioner with a clear mandate to take on the challenge of the protection of freedom, independence and diversity of journalism.
Eurosceptic parties are nothing new. They also had a large presence in the first directly elected European Parliament back in 1979, when the EU was known as the European Economic Community (EEC) and consisted of only nine member states.
I was an MEP for nearly 20 years and I was frequently lobbied. There were many good examples, but there were also bad examples.
The time for genuine lobby regulation and a stop to the risk of corporate capture of EU policy-making is now. It is a question of survival and must be a priority for the next head of the European Commission.
European voter turnout is in deep crisis. Since the early 2000s, the share of voters in national elections has fallen to 66 percent on average, which means that the birthplace of democracy now ranks below average globally.
The opposition may not be able to defeat the rulling PiS without him, but if Donald Tusk wants to go home again, he will first have to remember where he came from.
Europe's far-right is set to rise in the next European Parliament election. This vote will not yet allow the populists to build a majority. But it may become another milestone in their process of changing European politics.
One can't help feeling that the race to succeed Mario Draghi as president of the European Central Bank has taken on the flavor of the upcoming final round of the Eurovision Song Contest.
The EU has a unique opportunity to push its labour rights agenda in the Gulf state, with the tournament throwing the country's dismal record on migrant workers firmly into the spotlight.
Armenia's "Velvet Revolution" last year was an important victory for peaceful change and stands out as an affirmation of European values and ideals.
This month's referendum will test Romanian tolerance of corruption. But will it be enough to stall the epidemic of political graft and impunity?
Development policy is more and more subordinated to geopolitical and economic agendas. If the EU really cares about international solidarity, it better cleans up its own internal social and democratic deficits and engages in a real dialogue on post-development policy.
We did not ask what tax the parliamentarians pay or how they use their salary, or for information about their private lives. Rather we asked for documents to verify that this public money is spent in accordance with the rules.
After 60 years of silent activity from its Luxembourg headquarters, the European Investment Bank needs to open up and become a more accessible, democratic institution.
Europe has to come to grips with the fact that the balance of opportunities and challenges presented by China differs profoundly between EU member states, be that Greece, Italy, Luxembourg or Germany.
With European elections around the corner, press freedom advocates are holding their breath because political change can make for uncertain times.
Attacks on the rule of law by national governments have been spreading like a virus across Europe and the EU appears to be powerless to contain it.
The knock-on affects from a 'war on drugs' in Europe is creating problems in Albania - and as far afield as Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Bangladesh and the Philippines.
The European Court of Justice is expected to hand down its decision on whether the highly-controversial Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) is compatible with European law.
The foreign affairs minister of Haiti calls for the replacement EU-Africa, Caribbean, Pacific 'Cotonou' agreement of 2000 to be updated to take account climate change, infrastructure and tourism to help the country transition away from aid-dependence.
British plans to - maybe - take part in EU elections risk legal chaos in the next European Parliament, which could be resolved only by treaty change - an unlikely prospect.
An independent panel of experts in each member state should instead guide the European Commission on legal proceedings and use of EU funds when national governments act in bad faith.
We should not forget about the first round of presidential elections, which revealed the uglier side of Slovak politics.
The president of the Party of European Socialists explains their manifesto, the New Social Contract for Europe, for the May European elections.
Rather than blame Germany, France and the UK should follow its lead and join other European states that have stood up for human rights, and help spare embattled Yemeni civilians.
We live in an age when the financial sector is becoming increasingly detached from the productive sectors, which is also one of the main reasons for the financial crises that have repeatedly shaken our societies.
Kosovo's foreign minister reflects on two decades since his country was saved by Nato, in the first "war for values", and the task ahead to achieve lasting peace with Serbia, and with it, EU membership.
Mainstream political groups, such as the EPP and S&D, are going to have to kick out their illiberal members.
EUobserver used as a tool in Russia's hybrid warfare against Ukraine, says Ukraine ambassador.
Petro Poroshenko is unlikely to win Sunday's presidential election without voting fraud - it is not even clear if he will get into the run-off in a fair vote.
MEPs are debating and voting on their report on the European Peace Facility - a proposal from Federica Mogherini that would, among other things, enable the EU to "train and equip" foreign government militaries, including with lethal weapons.
