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Is a different European Commission – the kind eurosceptics want – even possible?

EMPHASIS Theodoros Benakis - July 30, 2018

The new European Commission which will form after the 2019 European elections will most likely reflect a widespread conservative shift. But will it be...

Calls for tougher EU asylum rules

BULGARIA Theodoros Benakis - June 6, 2018

To break a two-year deadlock over reforming asylum rules, European Union interior ministers met on June 5 – with a deadline looming and pressure...

Debt-stricken Italy warned over spending

EU INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis - May 25, 2018

The European Central Bank has criticised Italy’s new populist government’s plans for tax cuts and a basic monthly income and continuity for pension payments....

Giuseppe Conte is populists’ pick for Italy’s next prime minister

EU MEMBER STATES Theodoros Benakis - May 22, 2018

Italy's next prime minister could be Giuseppe Conte, a 54-year-old law professor who has never been elected to parliament. He was chosen by a...

Udo Bullmann: it is time to stand up and fight for a Europe that protects people

EU INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis - May 9, 2018

Speaking ahead of Europe Day, S&D Group president Udo Bullmann, says: “68 years after the Schuman Declaration, the European Union is under attack from populists...

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