Category: EU Reporter

The price of bread across the EU in August was on average 18 percent higher compared to last year, according to figures from the bloc’s statistics agency Eurostat released on Monday. The highest increase in bread prices was recorded in Hungary, followed by Lithuania, Estonia and Slovakia. Global food prices have been increasing since the start […]

The Single Market Emergency Instrument (SMEI) introduces a staged, step-by-step, approach — providing emergency powers to the EU Commission to tackle any potential threat which could trigger disruptions or shortages of key products within the EU.

Critics point out that Hungary will continue to receive substantial inflows of EU funds since the proposed suspension applies only to around 22 percent of total EU subsidies earmarked for Hungary in the bloc’s current budget for 2021-2027.

EU countries are planning to drop calls for an “independent” inquiry into the killing of Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in a watershed meeting with Israel next month.

The Queen of England died. Ukraine started a startlingly successful counterattack on Russian occupiers. Sweden elected a rightwing government. Hungary no longer considered a democracy by the European Parliament. A new secretary-general appointment was rushed through.

The freezing, the first time in the EU’s history using the conditionality mechanism linking EU subsidies to the respect of the rule of law, would suspend money from the bloc’s cohesion funds under the 2021-27 long-term budget.

The Queen of England died. Ukraine started a startlingly successful counterattack on Russian occupiers. Sweden elected a rightwing government. Hungary no longer considered a democracy by the European Parliament. A new secretary-general appointment was rushed through.

Just as Europe is planning another massive bail-out of the economy, the European Central Bank is retreating into monetary austerity.

The progress, publicly-touted, by EU Council president Charles Michel’s puts his credibility on the line when it comes to forging a lasting Azeri-Armenian peace. And it’s a test of the EU’s capacity as a credible mediator in its own backyard.

In a fraud trial relating to €2m in EU subsidies, Andrej Babiš son testified his signature on share-transfer agreements was forged. He claims his father transferred the shares to him without his knowledge, making him a front man for scheme.