Friday
20th Apr 2018
By EUOBSERVER
Christian Berger, the EU's ambassador to Turkey, has said the bloc contracted out all €3 billion of payments for humanitarian aid to refugees in Turkey agreed under a deal that involved Turkey from stopping them going to Greece. "By the end of this year, 1,500 people have been returned from Greek islands to Turkey," he said. He told press in Ankara Wednesday the last contract had been signed Tuesday.
France and Germany have pledged to forge a joint position on euro reform by June, despite German reluctance on deeper monetary union.
Two groups are meant to provide expert advice on how to spend EU money on a new military research programme - but much is unclear about how and even if they operate.
The EU's latest funding rules for European political parties and their think tanks fails to address the underlying problems of abuse. Instead of tackling the loans and donations culture, it has simply made access to EU funds a lot easier.
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.
