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The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not represent in any way the editorial position of Euronews. Today’s situation demands the EU to put foreign and defence policy alignment into the heart of the enlargement process, Laurence Boone and Nicu Popescu write. ADVERTISEMENTJean Monnet is remembered for having invented a smart technocratic gimmick – integrating the steel and coal industries of former enemies as the best way to ensure stable peace on the European continent. His technocratic method helped create the EU. Now, as the EU prepares for future enlargements to the Balkans and…

Radio Schuman is your new go-to podcast to spice up your weekday mornings with relevant news, insights, and behind-the-scenes stories from Brussels and beyond ADVERTISEMENTWith 500 million citizens starting to vote in the European elections tomorrow (Thursday, 6 June), Radio Schuman sat down with Fabrice Leggeri, the former Executive Director of the EU border agency Frontex. Leggeri moved from being a top EU official to a far-right candidate for the French party led by Marine Le Pen Rassemblement National (National Rally).As third in the list, Leggeri will be likely elected as a member of the European Parliament.He resigned from Frontex…

A flood warning has been put in place for the Slovakian capital after heavy rainfall in Germany and Austria. Source link

A police officer was killed in another stabbing in the city in Germany’s southwest. ADVERTISEMENTHeinrich Koch, a local council candidate for the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, was injured in an apparent knife attack in Mannheim on Tuesday night. The Federal spokesman of the AfD party, Tino Chrupalla, posted on X that Koch was confronted as he confronted people pulling down posters in the German southwestern city of some 300,000. “Our members and representatives are the most frequent victims of political violence and destruction. That cannot stop us,” added Chrupalla. Police in Mannheim confirmed that a police investigation is underway…

European women’s lobby is concerned men will dominate key decision-making committees in European Parliament if far-right surge after elections Source link

China-EU trade relations are fractious: following some warnings, the Asian giant is beginning to challenge the bloc to safeguard its interests. ADVERTISEMENTChinese security equipment manufacturer Nuctech is suing the European Commission over raids on its offices in the Netherlands and Poland at the end of April, claiming there is no proof that the company has received foreign subsidies that distort competition in the single market.   “Nuctech has appealed to the General Court of the EU against the European Commission’s decision to inspect Nuctech’s offices on suspicion of breaching the EU’s Foreign Subsidies Regulation,” the partly state-owned company said in a…

A plan to unlock funding for Europe’s growth has been high on the political agenda for years although delivering a single financial market for capital across the continent is no easy task that will continue to challenge the next leadership. ADVERTISEMENTCitizens across 27 European countries are going to the polls this week to elect new members of the European Parliament, which will then proceed to appoint its president as its first action after the elections on 6-9 June.The question is: Will the new European leadership share the same view on a Capital Markets Union – and will there ever be…

Russia and China are reported to have manipulated the online space in previous elections in Europe and elsewhere, including the 2016 US presidential vote. ADVERTISEMENTBelgium and Poland are the latest in a line of European countries that are rapidly moving to limit disinformation and protect national security as more governments on the continent take the Kremlin’s alleged “malign influence” seriously.In Warsaw, a special commission tasked with investigating Russian and Belarusian influence in Poland began its work on Wednesday, Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced.At a news conference in the Polish capital, Tusk and other officials described the commission as a non-partisan…

Thousands of travellers are likely to be affected as a number of package holidays are cancelled or cut short. Source link

Josep Borrell confirmed Wednesday that he had asked foreign minister Israel Katz to attend an ‘ad-hoc’ EU-Israel Association Council. Source link