Monday
4th Dec 2023
The Spanish government remains secretive about its negotiations with pro-independence Catalans, but claims the EU Commission has "zero concerns" about their proposed amnesty law for Catalan separatists. The EU executive denies that.
Without losing sight of his pervasive Islamophobia, it is essential to note Geert Wilders' far-right extremism extends to other issues that could drastically alter the nature of Dutch politics — and end its often constructive role in advancing EU policies.
With 98 percent of the votes counted, far-right anti-Islam leader Geert Wilders is set for a crushing victory in Dutch elections.
The resignation of Gom van Strien, the 'coalition scout' of the populist Dutch leader Geert Wilders on Monday, illustrates the challenges his PVV party faces in forming a government.
In a controversial move, the European Commission has approved the release of €920m to Hungary under Budapest's recovery and resilience plan — despite concerns over the rule of law and democratic backsliding.
Hungary's new sovereignty law has been criticised by the opposition as 'another dark milestone' for the country's democratic values and the rule of law — and it could bring yet another clash between Budapest and Brussels.
The EU's top institution didn't "bat an eyelid" over Orbán's latest antisemitic slur, in a sign of the Hungarian leader's shrinking relevance in Europe.
In an unprecedented move, a new Polish MEP, Włodzimierz Karpiński, will come to Brussels directly from a prison cell.
Spain's new amnesty law for Catalan separatists has sparked protests across the country, fueling concerns about the rule of law, judicial independence, and accountability. But why is the bill so problematic? And who opposes it?
PiS leader Jarosław Kaczyński has rallied against the EU treaty, dubbed Donald Tusk's opposition a "German party," and warned of Poland's independence being at risk. Meanwhile, the pro-democratic coalition has unveiled its 24-point programme, which lacks concrete detail.
The European Parliament has lifted the immunity of four rightwing Polish MEPs over alleged crimes to incite hatred against Muslim immigrants during a 2018 municipal electoral campaign.
The EU won't be blackmailed by a possible Hungarian veto over additional funds for Ukraine, said the European Commission.
Half of countries saw a decline in at least one indicator of democracy from 2017-2022 —and Europe is no exception to a "worrying deterioration" in rule of law and press freedom, says rInternational Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance.
The EU commission has condemned antisemitism as Jews in Europe grapple with a spike in attacks after Hamas gunmen slaughtered over 1,400 people on 7 October in Israel.
People of African descent continue to face "shocking levels of racism and discrimination" throughout the EU, according to a new report.
EU officials have called out US social-media baron Elon Musk for publishing antisemitic content — amid questions over the future of his X platform in Europe.
Donald Tusk now faces the biggest challenge of his career: restoring the rule of law, safeguarding media freedom, keeping up election promises, and addressing the national debt.
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan paved the way for a new clash between Brussels and Ankara by challenging the authority of the European Court of Human Rights, after a landmark ruling against the detention of a teacher imprisoned after the 2016 coup.
A recent decision on a detained Saudi dissident by Bulgaria's supreme administrative court has cast a long shadow over the legal system for people seeking asylum there.
This Sunday Poles head to vote in the most consequential parliamentary elections since the partially-free elections in 1989 that turned a Soviet satellite state into a burgeoning democracy. Here is what's at stake.
The European Commission isn't stopping aid to Palestine after all, following a day of U-turns and confusion on the Israel war.
The European Commission and MEPs have asked Polish authorities to shed light on allegations linked to the thousands of visas issued since 2021 in exchange for bribes.
The EU is meant to become a safer place for women from Sunday (1 October), as the Istanbul Convention enters into force.
International media must make clear that these are not fair, democratic elections. The flawed race should be the story at least as much as the race itself.
Knives are back out for Barroso, the former EU Commission chief, after a Belgian court found his top sleuth guilty of gross misconduct in the biggest EU scandal before Qatargate.
Hungary is now threatening to halt Nato's war-time expansion over a 10-minute Swedish video-clip it doesn't like.
Poland and Malta are the worst places in Europe for legal harassment of journalists, in what NGOs called a "worrying threat to democracy".
Another Koran burning is set to take place in Sweden on Thursday, risking Muslim anger and feeding Russian propaganda.
Denmark and Sweden countries are at the centre of a heated debate over religious sensitivities and freedom of expression which have sparked concerns over the potential risks to national security.
The governments that spend all that money on the OSCE? They shrugged and sent congratulatory telegrams to Turkey's president Erdoğan regardless. Same in Poland: twice the OSCE found its elections violated international norms for democratic elections. Reaction? Zero.
MEPs on Thursday passed another integrity resolution on the European Parliament that is unlikely to have any practical effect. The non-binding resolution is among a series of similar declarations passed by the European Parliament since the 'Qatargate' scandal.
On Tuesday, the Hungarian parliament passed a troubling piece of legislation known by its critics as the 'revenge law', which aims to punish and intimidate teachers who dare to defy Viktor Orbán's regime. This law is a brutally oppressive tool.
Poland has made little progress on the rule of law, while Hungary made only marginal improvements, says a new European Commission report.
