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1 day ago
The elections on 23 February are the most consequential for Germany since 1990. Kohl’s momentous time in office helped to create a Europe based on freedom and the rule of law. The task ahead of Germany’s leaders today will be to deter Russia from unraveling that European order.
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30 minutes ago
The regime of Serbian Progressive Party and president Aleksanda Vučić is fundamentally undemocratic and cannot restore the rule of law without threatening itself. Unless Vučić makes a mistake, the system will only collapse if part of the power structure around Vučić shifts loyalties
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2 hours ago
The EU has promised to simplify business rules for start-ups. EUobserver turned to law professor Matthias Lehmann to explain what’s needed for it to succeed. One idea that seems to come close is a proposed European law for businesses dubbed the '28th regime' - to unify the existing EU-27.
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Rule 241: the EU’s hidden ‘bombshell’ against anti-democratic forces

4 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

5 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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