Reporters Without Borders’ 2019 Index shows that journalists’ working conditions in Europe are declining year after year, and that the death of four reporters in two and a half years should sound as a warning signal for those who care about democracy and freedom of the press.
The Commission has proposed to allocate 365 billion euro to agriculture in 27 member states, or 28.5 percent of the EU budget – an historically low contribution.
Symbolism matters in politics and there is perhaps no greater negative image shaping perceptions of the European Union than what has been dubbed the 'travelling circus': twelve times a year members of the European Parliament relocate from Brussels to Strasbourg for a plenary session.
European trade policy is the object of numerous critiques, particularly concerning its lack of transparency and democratic control.
With no common industrial policy and given the great openness of its internal market, Europe has missed the latest waves of technological innovation: microelectronics, computers, mobile telephones, internet.
The Spitzenkandidat system has been criticised by a number of heads of state. Will it be applied this year?
Will the European Union muster the ambition necessary to tackle climate change, and can it provide itself with the means to do so?
While social Europe may have finally woken from its slumber, progress hasn’t come easy.
Europe facing the refugee crisis.
A European army? It won’t be happening overnight.
