

Macron, With von der Leyen, Plans State Visit to China
The French president’s aim with the trip is “to try and bring China to our side and put pressure on Russia” concerning its war in Ukraine.
The French president’s aim with the trip is “to try and bring China to our side and put pressure on Russia” concerning its war in Ukraine.
The first objective will be the reinforcement of the “key” Bulgarian-Turkish border, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s letter states.
The EU is far from perfect, but there was a time when it at least supported a framework that guaranteed free and fair competition between member states. It is tragic to see the European Commission undermining this very thing.
The EU’s Farm to Fork policy is not only facing strong opposition from agribusiness, but even the commissioner responsible for agriculture has expressed his reservations.
The International Criminal Court has no competence to persecute Russian war crimes in Ukraine. But perhaps the ICPA, launched by the Eurojust’s Joint Investigation Team will do.
The agreement between the EU and UK governments will entail reduced border checks on British goods entering Northern Ireland.
Calls for transparency in the EU institutions are only growing louder in the wake of Qatargate. As such, this new decision for private questioning will damage the credibility of the EU Parliament.
The rhetoric around Ukraine’s accession to the EU is warm, but little appears to be taking place in the way of action.
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla systematically refused to attend COVI committee meetings in October 2022 and December 2022, triggering protests from committee members.
After 30 years of Irish Catholic and British Protestant sectarian violence, ended by the 1998 Good Friday Agreement, many say Ursula von der Leyen should have chosen her words with more care.