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Turkey's education ministry snubs EU auditors
Turkey's national education ministry has refused to provide data on EU funding for Syrian refugees to the EU's financial watchdog, the European Court of Auditors.Read on »
MEPs approve 'austerity' spending limits for member states
MEPs who had gathered in the European Parliament in Strasbourg approved EU debt and spending by a wide margin. The Greens, supported by the Left, led an effort to block the deal, saying spending limits would undermine investments in social and green investments.Read on »
MEPs hail 'game changer' as forced labour ban passes
Only six MEPs voted against a 'groundbreaking' new law prohibiting products made with forced labour, targeting supply chains both inside and outside the EU. The broad support came despite lengthy negotiations on the file, and some doubts remain. Read on »
Socialist leader accuses EPP of 'allying with far-right' on new EU ethics body
MEPs are expected to use the creation of a new EU ethics body as a campaign dividing line, with the decisive vote coming on Thursday.Read on »
Slovakia risks fresh EU scrutiny with controversial state media bill
Slovakia is risking a fresh rift with EU institutions as a controversial bill on public service media is heading for government approval this week — raising suspicions about Hungary-inspired policies on media and democracy. Read on »
Pollwatch: Methods and principlesPOLL
Find out the methodology behind Pollwatch, a collaborative project between EUobserver and EM Analytics, in the context of the European elections in June 2024.Read on »
Unveiling Pollwatch: A weighted ‘poll-of-polls’ for the June EU electionsPOLL
A new poll of polls to track the upcoming June EU parliament elections, built on a extensive weighted polling data to best approach accuracy.Read on »
Russian disinfo warfare also uses the 'meat waves' military tacticCOLUMN
Like sending barely-trained and unarmed soldiers to the front line, the 'meat waves' of Russian information warfare are not aiming to penetrate Western information space by being exceptionally smart – they are simply seeking to overwhelm it with great numbers of pro-Kremlin, anti-Ukrainian and/or conspiracy narratives.Read on »
Trump and von der Leyen — a similar penchant for cronyismOPINION
Trump’s unique talent is to remain a small-time con man, no matter how big the con gets. Von der Leyen’s scam works on exactly the opposite principle– she takes what she wants with such a natural sense of entitlement and self-assurance that it’s tough to remember that it doesn’t belong to her. Read on »
Is there an alternative to the rise of the far right in the EU?
The rise of far-right parties in Europe is a serious concern that threatens the progress we have made in the last decades. Is the only answer for Europe just to go backwards, or is there any chance that we can move forward, towards a more democratic future?Read on »
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