SpotThis week, we unpack some of the transparency issues plaguing the EU’s top institutions, and our special guest is Eurogroup
Category: Politics
Dutch intelligence to analyze TikTok use on government phones
The Dutch government instructed its intelligence services to study the risks of the use of video app TikTok on government
Sacré bleu! EU job ads can’t limit 2nd languages to English, German and French, court rules
The European Commission cannot restrict the choice of a second language to English, German or French in its recruitment process,
UK backs down in legal battle over EU residents’ rights
LONDON — The U.K. Home Office will not appeal a court ruling that called the government’s post-Brexit residence scheme for
MEPs rush to declare junkets amid Qatargate, analysis shows
Many EU lawmakers have taken belated transparency measures in light of the Qatargate corruption scandal that rocked the European Parliament,
EU commissioner called MEPs ‘idiots.’ Now they want him fired
STRASBOURG — Valentine’s Day turned nasty in the European Parliament. Hungary’s European Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi is facing calls to resign
Latest objects shot down aren’t from China, likely ‘benign,’ US official says
The U.S. does not believe that the three unidentified objects shot down over North America last weekend were from China
Eurocrats are not drug users! Charles Michel slams Brussels planning chief’s ‘unacceptable’ remarks
European Council President Charles Michel on Tuesday slammed Brussels planning chief Pascal Smet for alleging that Eurocrats routinely take drugs.
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Xinjiang governor cancels controversial trip to UK
LONDON — The governor of the Chinese region of Xinjiang has canceled a visit to London planned for this week amid
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The US, owning a powerhouse microchip-making industry? Fat chance, Taiwan’s Tech King told Pelosi.
Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taiwan like a juggernaut. She defied threats from the Chinese regime in order to visit the