UN official: EU needs to encourage social movements
The European institutions need to break out of their “formalist” approach to governance, instead facilitating diversity and collective learning, if they wish to gain the trust of citizens and build...
View ArticleConfidence in the EU on the rise
Citizens' confidence in the European Union has grown since the European elections in May 2014. The uncertain economic situation and immigration are among the main issues still causing concern for the...
View ArticleIrish to be given full official EU language status
Although it has been an official language of the EU since 2007, Irish will now be gradually upgraded to a full working language of the European institutions.
View ArticleEU institutions start large-scale move towards cloud services
EU institutions are getting ready to move data to cloud services as part of the first broad, European Commission-backed push for government cloud computing.
View ArticleMake Turkish an official EU language, Cyprus tells EU
Greek-Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades has asked the Dutch EU Presidency to add Turkish to the bloc’s 24 official languages, in order to boost attempts to reach a reunification agreement on the...
View ArticleInterview: ‘Proud to be fanatical about UK independence’
Nigel Farage, leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) spoke to EURACTIV recently about his continuing commitment to the UKIP cause in Brussels, and why he believes that Britain is 'tying itself in...
View ArticleNow’s the time for the EU to improve communication with citizens
"The time has come to improve communication between Europe and its citizens," argues Dr. Susana del Río, a senior consultant in the fields of participation and communication with EU citizens.
View ArticleConsumer communications: A more popular EU?
Consumer policy is moving up the European Commission's agenda as the EU becomes increasingly concerned about its popularity level among citizens.
View ArticleThe pillars of an EU-India partnership
The situation is starting to change between the EU and India, but the relationship between the two was not previously being taken seriously by either side, writes Charles Grant of the Centre for...
View ArticleShakespeare is curbing Molière and Goethe in Brussels
"French and German are unlikely to survive in Brussels" unless both countries "unite to better assert the importance of their languages," argues Marc Foglia, the chief editor of the Groupe des Belles...
View ArticleAFEMS dresses European [Promoted content]
Over the years, AFEMS – the Association of European Manufacturers of Sporting Ammunition - has undergone many evolutions, in order to be more effective in advancing its missions and promoting the voice...
View ArticleVisegrad’s timid steps on Macron’s EU citizens’ project
Three of the member states of the Visegrad group are going to take part in Macron’s citizens’ consultations project. Hungary has yet to make its decision known. EURACTIV.fr reports.
View ArticleEU now better prepared to tackle tax evasion
Two years after the Panama Papers scandal revealed the scope of tax haven activities, the EU has adopted new legislation and is now better prepared to tackle tax evasion and fraud. EURACTIV’s partner...
View ArticleCommission: Selmayr was ‘obvious choice’
The European Commission has this week published 84 pages of replies to MEPs’ questions about Martin Selmayr’s controversial promotion to the top civil servant post in the Commission. EURACTIV.fr reports.
View ArticleEU calls on Israel to respect the rights of Palestinian children
Alarmed by the conditions of Palestinian children in the Israeli military judicial system, the EU has called on Israel, through its representatives in Jerusalem and Ramallah, to respect the children's...
View ArticleGiscard d’Estaing wants to reboot the European project
“Re-Imagine Europa” aims to strengthen European economic leadership. At 92, France's Valery Giscard d’Estaing, who launched a new think-tank in Brussels, regrets the “profound confusion of the EU”...
View ArticleRacial diversity not on the EU’s radar
For an institution that supports diversity, equal opportunity, and human rights, the European Union is surprisingly lax when it comes to implementing it in practice, particularly in terms of employing...
View ArticlePolish government continues efforts to stifle free media
Press freedom is still under threat in Poland, the case of TVN24 journalist ,Wojciech Bojanowski ,who revealed a police torture case last year is one of the most striking examples of the Polish state’s...
View Article‘Eurocrats with a heart’ raise €150k for virus-hit regions
Self-proclaimed “faceless” EU civil servants have decided to put their hands in their pockets to build a European solidarity fund for people in COVID-hit regions like Spain and northern Italy.
View ArticleFreelance interpreters denounce ‘humiliating’ offers by EU institutions
With no practical solution on the horizon, freelance interpreters in the European institutions, stranded in the wake of the COVID pandemic, are continuing protests in the hope of improving their...
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