ADVERTISEMENTRobinson, who as a member of the Elders group has met with key global figures including the late Pope Francis, French President Emmanuel Macron and China’s President Xi Jinping, criticised the United States for what she termed a “stupid” approach to climate change in an interview with Radio Schuman.She told…

ADVERTISEMENTNewly appointed German Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced on Wednesday his commitment to unify Europe and the United States in their strategy regarding Ukraine, strengthen Germany’s military to establish the most formidable conventional army in Europe, and reinvigorate the continent’s largest economy as a driving force for growth.Merz, the leader of…

ADVERTISEMENTA Dutch proposal to review the EU’s trade and cooperation with Israel over the situation in Gaza is steadily gaining support among a group of member states before it is set to be formally discussed by foreign ministers in Brussels next week.Belgium, Finland, France, Portugal and Sweden have all publicly…

ADVERTISEMENTNGOs and others affected by transparency issues have hailed Wednesday’s EU Court of Justice’s General Court ruling that the European Commission failed to provide a plausible explanation for not possessing documents related to the COVID-19 vaccine purchase contracts with Pfizer in what has become a pivotal case for institutional transparency. Following…

ADVERTISEMENTThe latest in a series of broad simplification initiatives, referred to as “omnibus” packages during Ursula von der Leyen’s second term, was unveiled in Brussels today, focusing on agriculture.The measures are designed to reduce what the Commission sees as unnecessary administrative burdens in the implementation of the Common Agricultural Policy…

ADVERTISEMENTA series of foreign-funded political advertisements appeared on Facebook across Poland ahead of its upcoming presidential election, sparking fears of an attempt at interference, researchers revealed on Wednesday.”The NASK Disinformation Analysis Center has identified political ads on the Facebook platform that may be financed from abroad,” said NASK, Poland’s national…

ADVERTISEMENTAfter a long tug-of-war between the European Commission and The New York Times over transparency surrounding the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine contracts, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) today ruled that the Commission “has not given a plausible explanation to justify the non-possession of the requested documents.” According to the Court, the…

ADVERTISEMENTOn Wednesday, the European Court of Justice ruled that the Commission acted unlawfully in the case brought by the New York Times which wanted access to the text messages exchanged between Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla regarding vaccine contracts in the Covid-19 pandemic. According to…

ADVERTISEMENTA Hungarian lawmaker in Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s ruling Fidesz party has proposed a bill that could significantly restrict the operations of foreign-funded NGOs that are deemed to be a threat to the country’s sovereignty.János Halász filed a draft law late on Tuesday entitled “Transparency in Public Life”, which says…

ADVERTISEMENTRadio Schuman spoke with Euronews correspondent Sasha Vakulina, who has been closely following the whirlwind events leading to what could be the first face-to-face meeting between Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy since the start of Russia’s full-blown invasion of Ukraine in 2022. She discussed a change in tone from Putin, why…