February 18, 2026
By a narrow vote the European Parliament has effectively blocked the entry into force of the partnership agreement with Mercosur.
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December 9, 2025
On 5 December 2025, the European Commission announced its first-ever Digital Services Act (DSA) non-compliance decision, issuing a €120 million fine to X (formerly Twitter).
December 4, 2025
Bulgaria is ending 2025, just before its planned entry into the euro area, in a new round of political and fiscal turmoil.
May 22, 2025
Bulgaria and fifteen other member states have declared their intention to increase (in a coordinated manner) their defence spending without violating the new EU fiscal rules framework. Simply put, the budget deficit will be allowed to exceed 3 per cent of the GDP for the period 2025–2028 if it is allocated to additional military spending, whether in the form of investments or recurrent expenditures.
April 9, 2025
Amid the heated transatlantic disputes of the last few weeks and the realisation that the US wants to play a smaller role in the defence of Europe, one thing is becoming clearer – the EU in the coming years will have to invest more in defence.
January 22, 2025
According to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, adopting the euro as the national currency is a mandatory requirement unless an explicit exception is agreed upon.
December 12, 2024
Today, the Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council voted on the full accession of Romania and Bulgaria to the Schengen Area.
October 22, 2024
Although the US presidential election is 2 weeks away, the campaigns of the main candidates are in full swing.
