Politics
Tweets of the Week: Queen Merkel, Brexit Extension, Parliament Robberies
Angela Merkel is hailed as a wonder, the world stays alert for the next Brexit blunder, and burglars in Parliament make off with MEP plunderPromoted content
DIE LINKE. in the EP: Our 7 demands to the #EU2020DE
The EU has had major problems for many years, which the Corona pandemic has painfully intensified. Now would be the time to end the disastrous policies and to adapt to the needs of individuals and not to the interests of the corporations of the larger member states.
Germany’s ‘crisis’ EU Presidency explained
Germany takes over the rotating six-month Presidency of the Council of the European Union on 1 July. This responsibility comes at a time when the EU is facing unprecedented challenges and expectations of Germany's leadership and diplomatic skills are higher than ever.
Tweets of the Week: VDL, The Rock, Rutte, Macron, and Berlaymont Banner Bags
VDL and The Rock will share a stage, Rutte and Macron are on the same page, and Berlaymont banner bags are now all the rage.
Tweets of the Week: Animal Idioms, Racism Debate, Recovery Council
What on earth is a pig in a poke, in EU institutions diversity is broke and European Council discussions are far from a joke.
Europe’s tourism dilemma explained
Empty squares, deserted beaches and cancelled trips - the COVID-19 pandemic has thrown Europe’s tourism industry into chaos. Will we be able to go on holidays this summer? Will Europe’s travel industry survive the pandemic? And what is the EU doing in all this?
Tweets of the Week: Eurogroup Head, Statues Down, Brexit Cherry Picking
Speculation about Eurogroup top post, across the EU racist statues are toast, and Brexit is back like an unwelcome ghost.
Tweets of the Week: Border Openings, Black Lives Matter, Bottomless MEP
Europe wants to see UK tourists less, Black Lives Matter widespread protests stress, and MEP joins committee in state of undress.
The Brexit stalemate explained
Nearly four years after the UK voted to leave the European Union, we are back to a familiar conundrum: deal or no deal. Except that this time we are talking about the trade agreement that will govern future EU-UK relations....
Tweets of the Week: Election Anniversary, Cummings, Next Generation EU
One year since elections has left us all scarred, a trip during lockdown hits Cummings rep hard, and Ursula von der Leyen channels Jean-Luc Picard.
Tweets of the Week: Hungary Debate, Summer Holidays, Brexit Talks
Orban’s dictatorship makes MEPs mad, summer holidays would make everyone glad, and resumed Brexit talks are going pretty bad.
Tweets of the Week: Court Decision, Funding Marathon, Deconfinement Rules
German court ruling gives ECB a fright, global leaders pull together with all of their might, and in some places it seems a lockdown end is in sight.
Tweets of the Week: Commissioner Judges, Boris’ Baby, Summer Holidays
European Commissioners find Masterchef fame, won’t someone come up with Boris’ baby name, and if we can’t go on holidays, that would be a shame.
Tweets of the Week: EU Corona Plans, Earth Day, Oil Prices
COVID-19 crisis continues, you all know the score, EarthDay reminds us, we could all do much more, and the global oil price drops through the floor.
Tweets of the Week: Hungary, EU Aid, D.I.Y. Art
Orban’s audacity is right off the chart; an EU support scheme will everyone take part?; and a bored lockdown world makes its own art.Promoted content
Probiotics needs in the European market
The majority of consumers already know what probiotics are and they are actively looking for it, but they can find only the products from outside Europe that are offered on e-commerce
Tweets of the Week: Teleworking MEPs, Quarantine, EU Actions
MEPs cast their first remote vote; singing policemen sound the right note; and EU politics more or less stays afloat.
Tweets of the Week: Home working, hand washing, and cancelled flights
EU leaders work from home, remember, wash your hands with loads of foam, and Trump clamps down on desire to roam. Welcome to Euractiv’s EU Tweets of the Week, this week it’s a Corona special, we’re hoping it goes viral!...
Cosmocracy: European political parties at the forefront of global governance evolution?
The increasing failure of multilateralism to provide global solutions to global problems is alarming. Could the European political parties play a role in strengthening international rule-making? European political families have been the drivers of European integration for the past 60...
Tweets of the Week: EU Corona Case, Greta Thunberg, Greek Border
Member states struggle to contain coronavirus disease, in Brussels, Greta Thunberg lectures MEPs, and new migration crisis causes unease.
This is the ‘Decade of Delivery’ for Sexual and Reproductive Health, says UN’s Kanem
The Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund on advancing the UN-EU ‘Spotlight Initiative’ - a global, multi-year programme to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls.
Tweets of the Week: Coronavirus, Brexit Mandates, Carnival Distaste
Coronavirus lockdown causes pasta distress, what happens next in Brexit is anyone’s guess and a carnival in Flanders fails to impress.
Tweets of the Week: Brexit Slide Wars, Digital Strategy, Budget Council
Number 10 claims Barnier’s a real jerk, digital strategy raises a wry smirk and leaders work on multiannual financial framework.