Thursday
19th Apr 2018
By EUOBSERVER
German chancellor Merkel suggested a sweetener for the UK as it looks set to lose its battle against Juncker become EU commission president. "I think we can find good compromises with the UK, we can take a step towards them," she said on her way into a centre-right leaders meeting.
Eurozone bank chief Mario Draghi will stay part of an opaque "lobbyist" group despite transparency complaints.
Fundamental freedoms are under attack across the EU but the case of Bulgaria presents unique challenges, and opportunities to learn, for left-wing forces throughout Europe.
On Thursday, the European Parliament will vote on a political deal on organic farming, following 19 months of behind-closed-doors negotiations. EUobserver here details a five-month odyssey to get access to the secret documents that led to the deal.
A resolution condemning the appointment of the EU executive secretary general has left frustrated MEPs and a bruised EU executive.
Turkey has belittled the EU in a week of macho posturing, but strategic relations go deeper than the rhetoric.
Project Safte, an international research project funded by the European Commission, has revealed a loophole in the EU firearms directive that is being exploited by criminals and possibly terrorists.
