It was billed as the scandal that threatened to shake the core of European democracy.
Explosive allegations, a spectacular police operation and allegations of big money used by three non-EU countries to influence the European Parliament’s decisions.
At the centre of the storm was then-MEP…
The European Commission has renewed the two 2021 adequacy decisions for the free flow of personal data with the United Kingdom. The decisions ensure that personal data can continue flowing freely and safely between the European Economic Area (EEA) and the United Kingdom, as the UK legal…
On a cold morning in Chimbay, a small town in northwestern Uzbekistan’s Karakalpakstan region, an elderly craftsman bends over a half-finished wooden frame. His hands move slowly but with certainty: Shaping, bending, adjusting. He is building a yurt the same way his father once did, and his…
Industries across the world are reassessing the foundations of the materials they rely on. From consumer goods and textiles to transport and packaging, long-established supply chains are being reshaped by efforts to lower emissions, reduce dependency on fossil feedstocks, and prepare for…
“Kontakthof”, one of the emblematic works of Pina Bausch, the German choreographer who had a decisive influence on the form and content of contemporary dance, is now on at the Greece’s National Theatre, in collaboration with the Pina Bausch Foundation.
37 years after its first performance in…
Open Society Foundations has welcomed what it hails as a “landmark judgment” from the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union.
The EU’s top court was asked to give guidance on a law, passed in Denmark in 2018, which campaigners assert allows the government to reduce…
US trade officials warned on X that European service providers could face fees and restrictions if the EU keeps “discriminatory” tech rules.
With the holiday season officially kicking offit is inevitable to think about the glass of champagne to celebrate the new year, the cup of mulled wine to warm up while at the Christmas markets, or a pint of beer to toast with old friends.
But the perennial question remains: how much should…
Income inequality is a persistent problem across the world, but how do top earners compare on a global scale?
On a cold and dark Wednesday evening, Toni Comín walks through the corridors of the European Parliament in Brussels like someone who feels at home. People greet him warmly, like someone they don’t see often – a strange situation for a member of the Parliament.
Except that Comín is an…