Brussels – In 100 days, Călin Georgescu went out of the frying pan into the fire. After savoring victory in Romania’s presidential elections on Nov. 24, the ultra-nationalist and pro-Russian candidate ...

Brussels – Public accounts are not exactly the best — Italy’s public debt is second only to that of Greece –but the situation is not a cause for concern. At least, that’s what insiders and observers ...

Brussels – In the face of a disturbing trend—in the EU and the rest of the world—to call into question some of the achievements of the struggle for women’s rights, the European Commission reaffirms ...

Brussels–In a European summit that overcame unanimity of the conclusions on Ukraine because of the Hungarian veto, EU heads of state and government agreed on the other big issue on the agenda: ...

As of 2026, Postnord, Denmark's national postal service, will not deliver snail mail. The cause is digitisation, which is wiping out letters throughout Europe by Marco La Rocca ...

Brussels – More and more card payments, all with non-European international operators: there is continued scrutiny on how people shop in the EU and its euro area, and there have been renewed calls to ...

Compared to 2022, 210,000 fewer births, the lowest annual decline since 1961. Bulgaria first in fertility, in Italy the "oldest" mothers by Marco La Rocca ...

In essence, von der Leyen’s strategy confirms suspending the stability pact only for government spending in the security and defense sector. After all, the EU Commission president is well aware that ...

Brussels – With home prices generally increasing across the European Union, significant support for those seeking to buy or rent property on the Old Continent could come from real estate commissions.

Brussels – Close coordination between the European Union and some key non-EU partners continues, now that confidence in the historic U.S. ally and its umbrella protecting the West is waning. In the ...

Brussels – Volodymyr Zelensky does not trust Donald Trump’s predictions that ceding Ukrainian rare earths to the US would stop Russia’s war in his country. The US president (and his staff) take ...

Brussels – Once again this year, the European Commission is offering European tourist destinations a chance to gain prestigious recognition for their sustainability and smart tourism efforts. The 2026 ...