Jacopo Barigazzi
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Lemme at ’em: EU’s anti-fraud agency wants Parliament access post Qatargate
Parliament has long argued that lawmaker immunity means the EU agency can’t enter offices or examine laptops during fraud probes. → Read More
Brussels fears Swedish far right aims to thwart EU law-making program
Sweden is due to take over the rotating presidency of the Council of the EU on January 1. → Read More
The real Brussels power map
Where EU business actually gets done. → Read More
Europe accuses US of profiting from war
EU officials attack Joe Biden over sky-high gas prices, weapons sales and trade as Vladimir Putin’s war threatens to destroy Western unity. → Read More
7 nightmares in the making for Italy’s Giorgia Meloni
Victory was sweet for Italy’s incoming right-wing leader. Things can only get bitter. → Read More
Veni, vidi, veto: Giorgia Meloni’s march on Brussels
Italy’s far-right firebrand is poised to join like-minded leaders in Poland and Hungary as a spoiler to European Union ambitions → Read More
EU’s unanimity rules are here for now, despite chatter
EU affairs ministers signal only ‘limited progress’ at best in coming months on switching to majority voting in key areas. → Read More
Hungary throws new spanner into EU sanctions talks
Budapest has asked to exempt the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, from the latest round of sanctions against Moscow, diplomats say. → Read More
The EU’s real refugee policy: Division and delay
Before the war in Ukraine, the bloc’s failure to forge a common approach put the lives of thousands of asylum seekers at greater risk. → Read More
EU targets head of the Russian church in new sanctions
Brussels proposes sanctioning Patriarch Kirill over support of the Kremlin’s war on Ukraine. → Read More
The waiting game: When will the EU agree to sanctions on Russian oil?
EU ambassadors will discuss tougher action against Russia over the Ukraine war on Wednesday — but if they were hoping for details of the emerging plan to sanction Russian oil, they are set to be di… → Read More
EU celebrates, and frets, over Macron’s victory
Election result means no Marine Le Pen — but it does mean 5 more years of Emmanuel Macron. → Read More
Charles Michel reelected as European Council president
‘I came to congratulate the man who just got re-elected without opposition. I dream about that someday,’ Joe Biden jokes. → Read More
EU toughens language on Russia in its defense plan
Strategic Compass document to be discussed by EU leaders next week. → Read More
EU to ban exports of wines and diamonds to hit Russian elite
Planned sanctions on luxury products is part of larger package of measures set to be approved today. → Read More
EU leaders back Ukraine but balk at fast-track membership
After hours of debate over Russia’s war, summit pledges to help refugees and deliver robust aid. → Read More
EU’s next possible Russia targets: Ports, oligarch families, trust funds
The European Commission could decide to put a fresh package on the table as soon as Friday at a meeting of EU foreign ministers. → Read More
Ukraine gets SWIFT rejection from EU leaders
Bloc trumpets ‘massive’ sanctions for Putin’s war but shuns plea to kick Russia out of payments system → Read More
EU to sanction head of English-language Russian broadcaster RT
Margarita Simonyan ‘is a central figure of the Government propaganda,’ document says. → Read More
EU leaders to meet on Thursday to discuss Russia
Talks will take place before summit with African Union kicks off in Brussels. → Read More