Should the EU press pause on new regulations?
Eleven EU countries are calling on the European Commission to stop proposing new legislation for a whole year. They say Europe needs to focus on implementing and simplifying the rules it already has.I...
22 Sep 4min
Fuel prices : Where does the debate over windfall taxes stand?
Oil prices are back above 100 dollars a barrel, pushing up fuel prices as fighting intensifies around the Strait of Hormuz.Could taxing the windfall profits of oil and gas companies help governments s...
21 Sep 4min
How does the EU plan to ban social media for under-15s?
Yesterday, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen unveiled a new proposal aimed at protecting children online.How can the EU reach this objective? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo...
18 Sep 5min
Nine years after Daphne Caruana Galizia’s murder, why hasn't justice been done?
Yesterday, several dozen people gathered in Valletta to demand justice for Daphne Caruana Galizia, the Maltese investigative journalist who was murdered in 2017. Nine years after her murder, the perso...
17 Sep 5min
What can we expect from Ursula von der Leyen on climate?
After a summer marked by heatwaves, wildfires and droughts, climate is back on the European agenda. But is it really? What can we realistically expect from Ursula von der Leyen's State of the Union ...
16 Sep 4min
'Made in Europe', a new trade battle with the US?
The US is unhappy with the direction European industrial policy is taking. Washington has made its concerns very clear to the EU.So, what exactly is the problem, and how could the EU solve it? Hosted ...
15 Sep 3min
How the far right threatens women’s rights
For a long time, far-right parties were associated with an openly conservative discourse on women, the family and gender roles. But in recent years, some of these parties across Europe have softened t...
14 Sep 5min
Sweden - is the far right heading for government?
Sweden is holding general elections this Sunday. The far right is already supporting the current government. Could it soon become part of it?And what could the result mean for Sweden’s political direc...
11 Sep 4min
