“The Russian Federation wants to control Moldova from the fall and is preparing an unprecedented interference in the September elections,” Sandu told a press conference on Wednesday
The European Commission has proposed a new budget that would radically tighten the disbursement of EU funds, making it conditional on the rule of law. The draft for the 2028–34 cycle targets governments that violate democratic standards, particularly Hungary. This time, Brussels would also channel funds directly to civil society. This proposal is likely to lead to new conflicts between Viktor Orbán and the EU.
Ireland’s second annual progress report of the High-Level Taskforce on Mental Health and Addiction takes a whole-person approach to avoiding reoffending and incarceration.
In today’s edition of The Capitals, read about the EU’s migration pact, mixed messages on the US-EU deal, the EU split on a Horizon ban for Israel, the UK and Malta set to recognise Palestine, and nine countries lining up for SAFE.
“The way that migration policy evolves at national and European level is not the result of an experiment that is taking place in a laboratory. Policy follows what the people and the voters want,” former Commissioner Margaritis Schinas told Euractiv