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The process to establish the next long-term budget of the EU for the period 2021-2027 has started. It's about the future of Europe, about whether the EU does less, the same or more for its citizens. This Q&A reflects Parliament’s position and the state of play before the outbreak of…

Air France-KLM will get a state-backed bailout of around €10 billion in loans and guarantees. But the lack of strict conditions in the aid packages announced by the French and Dutch governments on Friday (24 April) has already stoked criticism. The French government was first to show its hand on…

On paper, Ursula von der Leyen could not be better cast for this moment in EU history: Brussels-born; trilingual in German, French and English; a three-time Cabinet minister; the first ever female European Commission president; and — a Hollywood scriptwriter could hardly dream it up — a trained medical doctor…

(Reuters) - The European Union is facing pressure from environmentalists and lawmakers to attach conditions to state aid packages to protect climate goals, as countries pump cash into ailing firms and polluting sectors during the coronavirus pandemic. FILE PHOTO: European Union flags fly outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels,…

(Reuters) - The European Union is facing pressure from environmentalists and lawmakers to attach conditions to state aid packages to protect climate goals, as countries pump cash into ailing firms and polluting sectors during the coronavirus pandemic. FILE PHOTO: European Union flags fly outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels,…

EU leaders on Thursday (23 April) tasked the European Commission with drafting a trillion-euro “recovery fund” linked to the EU budget but didn’t specify how it will support the green transition they claim to be committed to. (Updates and corrects paragraphs on EU budget) Last month, they urged the Commission…

It’s Earth Day Wednesday, but the Earth is fixated on coronavirus and not climate change. That’s got to change, U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres warned in his message to the world, calling on efforts to exit from the economic catastrophe of the pandemic to be tightly tied to the long-term push…

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen believes the “real Europe is standing up” to the coronavirus crisis now. In a written interview with EURACTIV’s media partner Efe, she spoke about a broad range of issues, from the challenges facing the Eurogroup earlier this month to the expectations for the…

In times of crisis, the EU tends to get a kicking, and the coronavirus pandemic has offered a prime opportunity for Brussels-bashers to dust down their gloves. In this case, it is understandable but largely undeserved. The European Commission has found itself in an almost impossible position. Promise too much…