Despite severe problems with Eritrea’s human rights record, the EU wants to liaise with the African country’s autocratic regime and cooperate on a border protection project under German leadership. The country’s dismal ..
The European Union has recently concluded a free trade deal with Canada – the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) – that is one of the most advanced and complex agreements of its kind to this date. However, the ..
The head of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz, has called for the establishment of federal government for the EU. Mr Schulz said it was about time to replace the Commission with a regular and “genuine European ..
On 1 July, Slovakia assumed the presidency of the European Union. It is the first time for the country of about 5.5 million to lead the block of 27+1 countries in its 12 years of membership. Bratislava will steer the Union in ..
The Commission yesterday (30 June) proposed the 2017 draft EU Budget of €134.9 billion with the focus on three main areas – the ongoing recovery of the European economy, that is jobs, growth and competitiveness, the ..