Monday
21st May 2018
By EUOBSERVER
A new Polish nationalist party, the National Movement (NM), has linked up with the far-right Hungarian party, Jobbik, for the EU elections. Under the deal, struck this weekend, the NM will field a Polish candidate in Hungary, while Jobbik will field a Hunagrian one in Poland, Poland's Gazeta Wyborcza reports.
The Facebook CEO will brief MEPs on data protection - but only behind closed doors. Meanwhile EU leaders are scratching their heads on how to deal with US president Trump's erratic decisions on trade and the Iran deal.
Most refugee-related services are outsourced to the private sector and NGOs, which are not adequately monitored and evaluated. When governments and EU institutions provide funding for refugee projects, they should scrutinise the NGOs and private players they work with.
Greece and Italy have a duty to better control migration into Europe, said Boyko Borisov, whose country holds the EU presidency.
The EU starts enforcing its general data protection regulation on 25 May - but Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Lithuania and Slovenia won't be ready. The delay will cause legal uncertainty.
Italy's would-be populist new rulers plan to pile on debt, posing questions for eurozone stability and monetary union.
The EU parliament's budget rapporteur complained the Commission is using numbers with a "desire to confuse". According to parliament estimates, the cohesion fund could suffer as much as a 45 percent cut.
