Campaigners seek to ground ‘passenger-hostile’ EU proposal
Campaigners have launched a citizens’ initiative to stop an EU draft law they say would weaken air passenger rights by raising delay thresholds and cutting compensation. Read More
With fewer than 10% answered: Are European Citizens’ Initiatives missing the mark?
Despite being designed to give citizens a voice in EU policymaking, the European Citizens’ Initiatives are struggling to gain traction, with only 10 out of 144 proposals receiving a response…
No evidence Russia captured NATO officers in Ukraine
False claims that Russia captured three British officers in Ukraine and that NATO is actively waging a war against Moscow can be traced back to multiple fringe sources. Read More
What Europeans ask of the EU: The Strangest Citizens’ Initiatives
Since 2012, ECIs have ranged from requests for a complete ban on animal farming to a pitch for the European anthem to be sung in Esperanto. Read More
Belgian court rules Flanders government should stop transit of military equipment to Israel
Associations lodged a complaint against the Flemish government in June after military equipment bound for Israel was discovered in the port of Antwerp. Read More
Crisis in Gaza remains ‘very severe’ despite some positive steps – EU report
Last month, the EU negotiated what it called a “significant” improvement of humanitarian aid access into Gaza, including an increase of food trucks, and an agreement to “protect the lives…
‘Transvestigations’: Fake investigations claim famous women like Brigitte Macron were born male
Public female figures, such as former US First Lady Michelle Obama and New Zealand’s former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, have also been accused of assigned male at birth. Researchers say…
Where in the EU are the most people employed in the sports industry?
Employment in the sports sector across the EU continues to grow, reaching 1.6 million jobs in 2024. But worryingly, the gender gap has widened since 2011. Read More
Haunted by Merkel: Trump still grappling with Europe’s lost leader
Trump spoke on CNBC about the current state of markets in the US, but was quizzed about the EU-US trade deal, and reminisced about a conversation with former German chancellor…
Delegates from 100 countries meet for last-chance talks to reduce plastic pollution
Delegates from 176 UN member states, NGOs, scientists and industrialists are meeting in Geneva until 14 August to negotiate an international treaty to reduce plastic pollution. Read More