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The creation of a federal bond will pave the way for a treasury and common EU taxation. However, this ad-hoc financial union agreed by the European Council is mostly an intergovernmental affair and a stronger role of the European Parliament is necessary to reach a stronger and more social political community, write a group of six European lawmakers. The authors are: Domènec Ruiz Devesa (S&D); Salvatore di Meo (EPP); Guy Verhofstadt (Renew Group); Daniel Freund (Greens/EFA); Helmut Scholz (the ...

Josep Borrell served on the board of Spanish energy firm Abengoa between 2009 and 2016. The company was involved in the construction of combined-cycle gas turbine power plants. During his stint with Abengoa, Mr Borrell received up to €300,000 a year. Three of Ursula von der Leyens top EU officials have links to fossil fuel firms (Image: GETTY) European Commission Presdent Ursula von der Leyen (Image: GETTY) The Spaniard was forced to resign as the president of the European University Institut...

Three top officials in Ursula von der Leyen’s green-oriented European Commission – Josep  Borrell, Stella Kyriakides and Adina Vălean – have until recently had ties with the fossil fuel industry, according to new research revealed exclusively by EURACTIV.  The research by international NGO Global Witness has uncovered close links between the three EU commissioners and companies involved in the fossil fuel business.  Although all of them had severed ties with their previo...

The St Kitts Nevis Observer (CNN) The year is only six weeks old, but 2021 and the pandemic is already revealing the European Union’s inherent limitations. While the EU is no stranger to crises, the past few weeks have thrown up issues that highlight the chasm between the grand ambition of Brussels and its capability. Things have been so bad that two of the bloc’s most senior officials have been called on to resign, while serious questions are being asked of the EU’s executive arm, the ...

EUROPEAN Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen relied on France, Germany and Hungary to be appointed to her role, a furious Dutch MEP lamented as she questioned the Presidents unbiased judgment.

EUROPEAN Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen relied on France, Germany and Hungary to be appointed to her role, a furious Dutch MEP lamented as she questioned the President's unbiased judgment.

Analysis by Luke McGee, CNN The year is only six weeks old, but 2021 is already revealing the European Unions inherent limitations.

Hungarys first independent radio station, Klubrádió, will go off the airwaves on Sunday at midnight after a court upheld a decision by media authorities not to extend its broadcasting licence. The news marks yet another setback for the independent media in the country, which has been under pressure since Prime Minister Viktor Orbans return to power in 2010. Klubrádiós president Andras Arato made the announcement on Tuesday, adding authorities said the station had "broken the rules" when the...

"Covid-19 is not just a health and economic crisis. It is a corruption crisis. And one that we are currently failing to manage," Delia Ferreira Rubio, Transparency International's chair said.

The EU institutions have some of the best ethics rules for lobby transparency and against conflicts of interest including revolving doors. Yet, the implementation of these rules is fragmented and politicised.