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EU praises parliamentary election in Mali
Mali has “turned a page in its political transition”, the European Union says, following a parliamentary election praised by international observers. The results of the second round of elections, which...
View ArticleBid for more EU power to discipline member states
The European Parliament is expected next week to launch a bid to strengthen the European Union’s powers to discipline member states seen as backsliding on democracy and other fundamental rights. MEPs...
View ArticleAzerbaijan visits ‘broke Parliament rules’
The five-member committee informed Martin Schulz, the president of the Parliament, of its findings last week. It is now up to Schulz to decide what action, if any, to take. Schulz is supposed to ask...
View ArticleJuncker sets deadline for Belgian nomination
Jean-Claude Juncker, president-elect of the European Commission, has increased pressure on Belgian negotiators trying to form a national government by insisting that he must have a nomination for the...
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Brussels’ Brexit bad cop goes global
You can’t accuse Sabine Weyand of pulling her punches. With her pointed, sometimes jovial, sometimes brusque communication style, the 55-year-old German civil servant is bulldozing her way to the top...
View ArticleCharles Michel, crisis manager (and inciter)
As an ex-prime minister of Belgium, a country known for its fierce regional divisions and fractious government negotiations, European Council President Charles Michel likes to boast he is an expert in...
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Lumumba’s tooth: Belgium’s unfinished reckoning with its colonial past
Lumumba’s tooth: Belgium’s unfinished reckoning with its colonial past The remains of Congo’s independence leader are forcing the country’s colonizer to confront its brutal history. By Camille Gijs...
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How Charles Michel lost the room
Growing criticism won’t stop the European Council president from looking for his next job. Photo-illustration by Anthony Gerace for POLITICO BRUSSELS — Her patience finally exhausted, the Danish prime...
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