EU ministers adopt measures to tackle soaring energy bills

At 2024's European Parliament elections, the stakes will be very high. A lot has happened in the last four years. In 2019, there was no pandemic, no war in Europe and no johnny-come-lately countries demanding a seat at the table.

During a debate in the EU Parliament economy committee, MEPs grilled ECB president Christine Lagarde over the €135bn pay out to commercial banks which some feel constitutes an unwarranted subsidy.

Everything could be seen as a 'political ad' — even well-known voices championing important issues, such as Greta Thunberg, could find themselves subject to European regulations for every tweet, Facebook post, or snap they share.

Final negotiations on the EU due diligence law begin this week. But will this law make companies embed due diligence requirements in their internal processes or incentive them to outsource their obligations to third parties?

The total bill for the Polish government for not amending its disciplinary scheme for judges is €556m. The EU Commission has already deducted €360m from transfers of EU funds to Poland.

Sweden Democrats, the rightwing populist party, of all far-right and populist parties in the EU votes the most against regulations involving the Green Deal.