Another week, another election, more significant gains for the far right. In Austria, the FPÖ beat the traditional conservatives from the ÖVP and achieved a historic high result on issues such as immigration and inflation. FPÖ top candidate Herbert Kickl dreams of a “Fortress Austria”. Why are right-wing populists so popular right now? Stefan Grobe … Read more
The method of Fouad Ahidar – a former Vooruit MP who positioned his movement as an identity lobby – is artisanal, but effective. For years, he has distributed his business card en masse in markets, inviting passers-by to send him an SMS. This approach allowed him to build an impressive database of telephone numbers, estimated … Read more
From professional designers to students in art schools: the designers are as diverse as the designs for the Airbus A320 itself, says Brussels Airlines. The most popular categories among the entries were cycling, art nouveau, Jean-Michel Folon and Adolphe Sax, as well as cartoon characters such as Lucky Luke and Marsupilami. “We evaluated the designs … Read more
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s first visit to Brussels was intended to bring rapprochement with the EU. But above all it explains where London will not move politically. Britain is a complicated partner for Brussels. This insight was already true before Brexit and has become more solidified after the country left the EU. What caused … Read more
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will receive British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Brussels on Wednesday (2pm). The meeting is about the European Union’s relationship with Great Britain four and a half years after Brexit. Both sides want a rapprochement. Germany and France are also pushing for an EU migration deal with London … Read more
BRUSSELS – No one wants a trade war with the US: with protection towards the US “we would harm ourselves”. The former president of the European Central Bank said that Mario Draghi at an event organized by the Bruegel Institute in Brussels. “I am very optimistic that we will not have to change the funding … Read more
She knows the pedestrian zone and she’s not gentle with it. “It was not designed for locals, but for tourists. For people who come to eat on the terracesshe considers. The pedestrian zone has become a kind of open-air shopping center, also used for large events.” Which she does not participate in, preferring alternative places … Read more
Response Brussels: Irini Zarkadoula With difficulties and obstacles, the new commissioner for migration is called to start his term, before he is even officially appointed, with the problems intensifying from within the EU. Germany’s decision to impose internal controls on its land borders by locking the EU and Schengen is causing confusion and reactions. Only … Read more
Response Brussels: Irini Zarkadoula With the competitiveness of the EU economy being one of the major goals of the new term, Mario Draghi will be at the Commission’s headquarters on Monday to hand over to Ursula von der Leyen the report he was tasked with preparing. The high prices of energy and the need to … Read more
Response: Irini Zarkadoula With the heavy artillery of the political scene and defying Ursula von der Leyen’s call for a proposal of one man and one woman, European leaders are haggling over the Commission’s portfolios for the next five years. The old guard of Dombrovskis, Sefcovic and the fierce opponent of the president of the … Read more