Evi Kiorri

The European Commission says its next long-term budget will strengthen democratic values. Civil society groups warn it could instead quietly weaken NGOs by removing protected funding and shifting control to national governments. #EuXl

Evi Kiorri The Commission's €1.8 trillion budget proposal does not say "we are cutting NGOs."

The EU is simplifying its landmark AI Act until 2027 while fast-tracking a ban on ‘nudifier’ apps after fake explicit images of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni circulated online. Watch the video! #EuXl

EU lawmakers have agreed to simplify the bloc’s landmark AI Act. Supporters call it a pragmatic fix to cut red tape, while critics see a concession to Big Tech. What is changing and what could it mean for businesses and citizens? #EuXl

Evi Kiorri EU governments and the European Parliament struck a provisional deal on May 7th to amend the AI Act, the landmark legislation that entered into force in August 2024.

The European Commission is proposing a “one journey, one ticket” system to make cross-border rail travel as simple to book as flying. Is this a bid to close the gap with low-cost airline travel? #EuXl

The European Commission declared its trade relationship with China "not sustainable”, pushing for a tougher de-risking but not decoupling strategy. Is this a realistic plan? #EuXl

Brussels wants new rules that would make European companies spread out their supply chains rather than rely on a single main supplier. The EU says its trade relationship with China is now "unsustainable." Watch the video. #EuXl

Two years after it was signed, the EU's Pact on Migration and Asylum takes effect this Friday, and the gap between promise and delivery is already wide. Will it hold? Watch the video. #EuXl

Europe faces a paradox: economies need workers while governments tighten migration rules. This tension grows as the EU’s Migration and Asylum Pact takes effect on 12 June, marking the bloc’s strictest migration policy in decades. #EuXl