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On Saturday, Michel Barnier, France's newly appointed prime minister and former EU Brexit negotiator, unveiled his government, which is dominated by conservatives and centrists from French president …

Is EU policy on equality going to take a backseat in the upcoming mandate of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen?

Back in 2019, von der Leyen named Malta's Helena Dalli the EU's Commiss…

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's decision to assign the migration and home affairs portfolio to Austrian nominee Magnus Brunner was one of her most unexpected choices when decidin…

The European Parliament in Strasbourg was again divided — this time, it was the MEPs' opinions that were split after European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced her new batch of Comm…

Thierry Breton's surprisingly public last-minute resignation as France's European Commission nominee was the talk of the town on Monday.

While Paris quickly replaced the outgoing Commissioner with for…

Back in July, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced that she would appoint a Commissioner for housing and launch the union's first-ever European Affordable Housing Plan.

The an…

The leader of the Slovene European People's Party (EPP) delegation in the Parliament, Romana Tomc, has told Euronews that the country's new Commissioner pick Marta Kos is "unacceptable".

Slovenia's op…

Heated discussions are set to start next week as MEPs vote in Strasbourg on the EU 2025 budget.

The European Parliament and European Commission are likely to fight back against cuts — including to the…

What are the real reasons underlying European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen delaying announcing the portfolios for her executive?

The official reason for the delay is that Slovenia has cha…

A key and controversial recommendation of former Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi's competitiveness report was for Europe to have recourse to common debt instruments to keep the pace with competit…

After European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen presents her list of Commissioners to the European Parliament this week, the legal affairs parliamentary committee will assess whether any con…

Will the European Parliament approve the list of Commission nominees that von der Leyen will present next week?

According to veteran German MEP Peter Liese, some nominees will struggle to secure their…

Changing the rules on subsidising farmers is at the heart of a 100-page report on the future of agriculture set to feed a vision document due in the first 100 days of the Commission President Ursula …

On Monday, Roxana Mînzatu was presented by the Romanian government as the next European Commissioner for the country, withdrawing the previous nomination of Victor Negrescu, to comply with Ursula von…

From regret for the outcome tax state aid cases, to optimism for the future of European AI - outgoing Executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager sat down with Radio Schuman.

The EU’s outgoing digital…

In this episode of Radio Schuman, we discuss Ukraine's urgent plea to lift EU restrictions on long-range weapons for better defense against Russia, featuring insights from Ukraine expert Sasha Vakuli…

In today's episode of Radio Schuman, we dive into the tangled web of Belgian politics as the country faces the challenge of naming a European Commissioner while still negotiating a new government.

Wit…

With just one day left to nominate the next EU commissioner, Italy, Belgium, and Bulgaria are still undecided.

We explore why Italy is holding back and what this means for its relationship with Ursula…

In today's episode of Radio Schuman, we explore the growing calls to ban Telegram within EU institutions following the arrest of its founder, Pavel Durov.

Bart Groothuis, a Dutch MEP and former cybers…

In this episode of Radio Schuman, we explore UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's plan to renegotiate the Brexit deal, focusing on trade and citizens' rights, without rejoining the EU's single market or …