Ticker

Euro must be reformed, French would-be leader says

11. Jan, 09:27

French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron laid out plans for a reform of the euro during a visit to Berlin on Tuesday, saying the current set-up system benefited only Germany. “The status quo is synonymous with the dismantling of the euro," he added. Macron was economy minister in France's socialist government, but resigned to create his own political movement and to stand as an independent candidate in this year’s presidential election.

Dutch coalition talks lengthiest in 40 years

21. Jul, 08:22

Friday will mark 128 days since elections in the Netherlands. Four parties are negotiating to form a government coalition.

Polish parliament steps up showdown with EU

20. Jul, 17:55

Lawmakers in Poland adopted a controversial reform of the Supreme Court, despite warnings from the EU that the move could trigger a sanction procedure over the rule of law.

EU urges UK to clarify its Brexit positions

20. Jul, 17:06

EU and UK negotiators presented their Brexit positions to identify common grounds this week, but that was made difficult by the scarcity of UK position papers.

Interview

Law expert: direct EU powers have become too complicated

20. Jul, 09:27

EU law professor Ellen Vos says the commission's proposed mini-reform on comitology, an obscure but often-used method of EU lawmaking, should go much further.

Opinion

Winter is here for Spitzenkandidat, but he'll survive

20. Jul, 08:44

Candidates from all political families should be presenting their vision on where the Union should be headed. European socialists want to keep the Spitzenkandidat procedure for future elections.

Investigation

Mafia money pollutes the EU economy

19. Jul, 17:28

Huge amounts of money from criminal activities are funnelled into the legitimate European economy. But little is being done about it at EU or national level.