Politics
DEMOTEC – Democratising Territorial Cohesion: Experimenting with deliberative citizen engagement and participatory budgeting in European regional and urban policies
DEMOTEC investigate the role of participatory budgeting in fostering greater and more informed citizen participation in policy-making.
Tweets of the Week: Poland Fines, EU Lingo, Brussels Filming
Poland in the dock over rule of law, EU lingo sticks in the craw, and EU bubble greets film crew with awe.
Tweets of the Week: Afghanistan, Bled Strategic Forum, German Triell
Afghan situation leaves Europe stressed, the Bled Strategic Forum is a total sausage fest and German chancellor wannabes are put to the test.
Talking shop or shaping Europe’s future?
The Conference on the Future of Europe is now officially underway. But with its original political patron, French President Emmanuel Macron, no longer leading the project, and the Covid pandemic still around us, it is unclear where the conference will...
Time for EU’s talk on diversity to be matched by actions, says leading MEP
Ursula von der Leyen’s European Commission is talking a good game when it comes to tackling discrimination on race, gender and sexual identity but now faces a ‘crucial moment’ when these promises must become reality, Swedish MEP Alice Kuhnke tells...
Far-Right Parties in the European Parliament Explained
Far-right and conservative parties from 16 EU countries, including France’s Rassemblement National, Poland’s PiS, Hungary’s Fidesz, and Italy’s Lega, have decided to join forces to make their voice heard in the European debates. Together, they signed a document calling for...
Renew MEP: Racism is an everyday phenomenon in our societies
Europe needs to face the fact that racism is not something that only happens in the US or elsewhere, but is an everyday phenomenon in our European societies, Hungarian MEP Anna Júlia Donáth (Renew Europe) told EURACTIV. She spoke about...
Tweets of the Week: EURO Finale, Fit for 55, Bastille Day
Euro football final ends in affray, Fit for 55, will Ursula get her way? And the Commission’s cheery greeting is a total cliche.
Tweets of the Week: Hungary News, Merkel Pose, EURO Finalists
That Hungary law is really pretty vile, Angela Merkel is going out with style and in football the Euros still raise a smile!
Tweets of the Week: Slovenian Presidency, Hungarian Ad, Football Euphoria
Slovenian presidency could be a free-for-all, Viktor Orban still has some gall, and we are all still very excited about football.
Tweets of the Week: LGBTIQ divide, EUCO, Recovery Tour
Stadium lights are not political, member states stay critical, and Von der Leyen sees it all.
Tweets of the Week: Biden Trip, LGBTQI bill, EURO 2020
EU-US relations are seriously rocking, Hungary’s anti-gay law is absolutely shocking and hurrah for the Euros, bring on the mocking!
Tweets of the Week: Strasbourg Return, Macron Slap, Cornwall Travel
MEPs are back in place, Macron gets slapped in the face, taking a plane, what a disgrace.
Tweets of the Week: European Semester, Sound Canon, ECJ Hungary case
Commission unveils the European Semester, the EU is not the sound canon tester and Viktor Orban finds that he’s the court jester.
Investing in sparsely populated regions
Investments into remote and sparsely populated regions are an often overlooked area of EU support. EURACTIV travelled to Ličko-Senjska county in central Croatia, a two-hour drive from the capital Zagreb, to explore how EU-funded projects are contributing to improving the...
Tweets of the Week: Ryanair grounding, Shell lawsuit, CAP reform
Ryanair flight forced down, CAP reform’s final round, Shell legally bound
Tweets of the Week: Hungarian Block, Eurovision, Commission Press Plans
Hungary statement veto is met with derision, get out the glitter it’s time for Eurovision, and Commission and press corps on course for collision.
Tweets of the Week: CoFoE confusion, Moved Border, Vaccine Sharing
The Future of Europe conference looks a mess at first glance, Belgian farmer moves the border with France, and Biden changes US vaccine stance. Sunday is Europe Day and if you thought not visiting obscure EU institutions on #EuropeDay was...
Tweets of the Week : Brexit, Sofagate, European Commission press releases
Brexit is done, VDL is still narked over not getting a chair and it’s official Eu press releases are too much to bear.
How innovative EU-funded projects prepared us for lockdown challenges
Often described as cumbersome and hard to access, European regional funds, which are designed to decrease disparities between Europe’s regions, are actually at the forefront of funding innovative projects, often able to financially support ideas from which the traditional markets...Promoted content
Can we believe in you?
At least 18 million children in Europe are facing poverty and social exclusion. With the launch of the Child Guarantee and the EU Strategy of the Rights of the Child, children’s hopes are high again. Can we believe in you?...
Tweets of the Week: Super League, Climate Law, Merkel Succession
Football’s all about money, wow, big shock, EU has a climate law, please don’t mock, and might German Greens stand a chance with Frau Baerbock?
Tweets of the Week: Open Bars, Vaccine News, Halloumi
Those Brussels bar terraces better be roomy, the EU vaccine news is a smidgen less gloomy and delivering world peace, all hail Halloumi!