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EU proposes offshore migrant return hubs amid human rights concerns
The European Commission has proposed third-country "return hubs” to fast-track deportations. Past efforts suggest it might not work. A group of migrants celebrate surviving the sea crossing from Africa to Europe in 2024, as they reach Spain's Canary Islands (Sipa US/Alamy Live News). The European Union is sending mixed messages to its immigrant populations. Newcomers are badly needed to alleviate a growing demographic crisis and labour shortage, while some groups face the prospect of discrimination.
EU extends sanctions on Russia, but enforcement remains a challenge
Sanctions are a powerful diplomatic tool, but enforcement gaps and political divides often determine how successful they can be. Oil tankers near a terminal in Turkey, which takes in Russian oil despite the EU's sanctions. A week of haggling with Hungary ended on Friday with the member state's agreement to renew European Union sanctions against Russian individuals and entities, but not without getting something in return.
Op-ed: Vulnerable women are too often missing from poverty data
Official statistics fail to capture vulnerable groups of women, meaning they’re often excluded from EU policies to fight poverty. Marie Toussaint (FR, Greens/EFA) is Co-Chair of the EP Intergroup on Fighting Against Poverty. If poverty statistics were a mirror, they would reflect only part of the picture. Millions of women are missing from the data that shape policies, meaning they are also missing from the solutions – weakening the fight against poverty and gender inequality in the EU.
Why strategic partnerships are essential for the EU's critical raw materials supply security
Competition for critical raw materials has become the latest geopolitical battleground, and the EU must take a more proactive approach to secure its share of global supply, essential for fulfilling Green Deal commitments. Lithium, cobalt, graphite and other materials are necessary for the batteries, solar panels and wind turbines that will power our sustainable future. However, with tensions rising between global powers, a stable supply of these minerals is not guaranteed.
MEP Lange discusses the powerful role of the European Parliament committees
MEP Bernd Lange, Chair of the Conference of Committee Chairs, discusses the importance of the European Parliament's committees and his role in streamlining EP decision-making. The balance of power in the European Union has shifted to the right, changing the face of the EU and its institutions. Amid these changes, work goes on within the 24 committees of the European Parliament. Committee debate remains the lifeblood of much EU legislation.
The EU confronts challenges to securing rare earth elements
The European Union is under pressure to secure critical minerals and rare earth elements that are essential for its “green” energy transition. These mined materials are the building blocks of electric vehicles, wind turbines and solar panels, and the digital technologies behind the EU’s push to net zero by 2050. While copper, cobalt and lithium are considered "critical,” rare earth elements are a class of geological deposits that cover 17 chemically similar metals.
EU wary of migration surge amid Israel bombing Lebanon
With the European Union increasingly consumed by keeping migration at bay, Israel’s widening war risks sending more people the bloc’s way. Airstrikes and land incursions in Lebanon have displaced at least 1.2 million people, according to Lebanese government estimates, with one quarter of the country under Israeli military evacuation orders. Israel is seeking to weaken its enemy, Hezbollah, an Iran-backed militia based in Lebanon.
How the EU can strengthen pharmaceutical competitiveness
In its new mandate, the European Commission has highlighted competitiveness as a cornerstone of its agenda. This renewed focus is timely and essential, especially in light of the Enrico Letta report on the future of the European single market, published in April, and the recent Mario Draghi report on the future of European competitiveness.
How pornographic deepfakes fuel gender-based violence in the EU
Every iteration of digital innovation brings new threats to people and institutions. One gaining increasing attention is the sexually explicit deepfake – hyper-realistic, AI-generated videos and images depicting people in fabricated explicit scenarios. This form of online harassment disproportionately impacts women. A study in late 2023 found that 98 per cent of online deepfake videos were pornographic, and that 99 per cent of those targeted were women or girls.
Germany’s 2024 state elections reveal how political parties use social media for success
The eastern German state of Brandenburg held its state elections on Sunday. The centre-left Social Democratic Party (SPD), which governs Brandenburg and leads a weak coalition at the federal level, eked out a first-place spot taking just under 31% of the vote. The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) followed closely with around 29%. Both parties saw a single digit rise in support since the 2019 election.
EU and Angola strengthen ties with new investment facilitation deal
The EU-Angola Sustainable Investment Facilitation Agreement (SIFA), which came into force this month, is a first of its kind for the European Union. The deal aims to boost Angola's economy by simplifying regulations and promoting green and socially responsible investments, specifically in the energy sector. The EU is looking to deepen its ties around Africa, which is a source of critical raw materials. Deals like this could serve as a hedge against parallel efforts by China and Russia.
Poland leads by example in the EU
On a sunny afternoon in mid-August, fighter jets flew across a blue sky above Warsaw and a succession of tanks wound through the Polish capital’s streets. The country’s national flag and the NATO flag flew side by side from municipal buildings across the city for Armed Forces Day, a holiday commemorating Poland’s 1920 defeat of the Red Army.
Europe at the forefront of fight against new mpox variant
On August 15, Sweden reported a case of a new strain of mpox known as clade 1b. It marked the first time the more deadly strain of mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, was found in Europe and outside of the African continent. According to Sweden’s public health agency, the person who contracted the virus had just returned from a trip to an unidentified African nation where there has been a major outbreak of the new mpox strain.
Lessons from the Afghanistan withdrawal for NATO and the EU
United States and NATO forces bolted out of Afghanistan three years ago, leaving behind a grim scene. Just over half the population needs humanitarian support. The UN Special Rapporteur has called the Taliban's rule an “institutionalized system of discrimination, segregation, disrespect for human dignity and exclusion of women and girls.” At its height, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and partner countries numbered more than 130,000 troops in the country. Nearly 3,500 of them were killed.
Op-ed: Why admitting Ukraine into NATO would be a risky mistake
This op-ed is the con-argument for admitting Ukraine into NATO. Read the pro-side here. In the decade since “America First” took over one of the two major political parties in the United States, transatlanticists on both sides of the ocean have reacted with a sense of dismay, denial and — above all — disorientation. But turmoil within NATO should not have come as a shock, even if its most immediate catalyst, Donald Trump, cut an unlikely figure.
How a new president changes Iran-EU relations - and not
Masoud Pezeshkian is saying all the right things. Since taking office on 28 July, Iran’s new president has wasted no time in making diplomatic overtures to the European Union. Those efforts run parallel to tensions running high along familiar fault lines — from Israel to nuclear development.
NATO at 75: Looking back at the alliance's biggest moments
NATO turned 75 this year. Here are some of the events that impacted the transatlantic military alliance the most. This year marks NATO’s 75th anniversary. Although the transatlantic military alliance has found renewed meaning as a result of Russian aggression in Ukraine, its history is one of ups and downs, expansion and crises, and political shifts. The North Atlantic Treaty, also known as the Washington Treaty, was signed on 4 April 1949, in Washington DC.
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