Next week will see the last European Parliament plenary session before the start of the election campaign for a new European Parliament, with voting taking place in early June. After the elections, the EU juggernaut will move on to selecting a new European Commission and European Council president and agreeing a forward-looking five year strategic plan.… Read More »
Road to European elections: A stronger Europe in the world by 2030? (EM International)
The European Movement International is hosting a hybrid event (in Helsinki) in the run-up to the European elections in June 2024. This event is part of the “Road to European… Read More »
Protect democracy in Serbia, ensure free and fair elections
The mounting evidence that last December’s parliamentary elections in Serbia were not free and fair is consistent with the democratic decline experienced by a country that has been on the path… Read More »
Is Euroscepticism Having a Comeback?
One of the main benefits of Brexit for the EU – apart from potentially that of getting rid of a big state perpetually demanding a special set of opt-outs – was to undermine those, mostly on the far-right end of the political spectrum, who were also calling for their country to leave the EU. … Read More »
The UK, Scotland & the EU: A European Parliament View
The latest European Conversations podcast. This episode is in conversation with Susanne Oberhauser, Director of the European Parliament Liaison Office in the UK. We discuss a range of topics: what… Read More »
A look Forward for the European Union in 2024: Ten Predictions
Kirsty Hughes and David Gow This article was first published in the Europe and Scotland newsletter on Kirsty Hughes’ substack: https://kirstyhughes.substack.com/p/a-look-forward-for-the-european-union. These short look forwards on ten big issues for… Read More »
The EU Facing up to its Biggest Challenges?
In this short, insightful podcast, Kirsty Hughes discusses three big European questions with top EU expert Dr Nicolai von Ondarza, as 2023 draws to a close. Nicolai is director of… Read More »
EU Enlargement: Big Steps Forward at December Summit
Enlargement was at the heart of the EU’s 14th and 15th December summit. The European Council took the crucial – and historic – decision to open accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova, gave Georgia candidate status, and will open talks with Bosnia-Herzegovina once it shows fuller compliance with key accession criteria.… Read More »