Brussels has a one-legged plan to fight greenwashing – POLITICO
The proposed law was shelved in June 2025 due to a major disagreement between the Commission and EU governments over excessive reporting obligations for businesses. …
Brussels is already planning for the next banking crash – POLITICO
Those rules require banks to draw up living wills and build up loss-absorbing buffers that authorities can use…
Unbowed Orbán Returns to Brussels, Declares Patriots’ Surge Unstoppable
Former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán made his first official trip abroad since Fidesz lost power in April,…
Brussels blames national capitals and MEPs for stalling deregulation drive – POLITICO
There are too many instances “where we see many of the substantial European Commission proposals for simplification being…
Brussels faces backlash over carbon trading system as production costs soar
Published on 28/05/2026 – 17:53 GMT+2 Six European Union countries have raised renewed concerns over the bloc’s carbon…
Exclusive: Brussels seeks faster grid permits as capitals fear power grab
The tacit approval of permits for new energy projects has emerged as one of the most politically explosive…
EU merger shake-up exposes von der Leyen–Ribera clash of visions – POLITICO
“The global economy has changed, the global markets have changed, the different European public interests that need to…
Merz lashes out at Trump and Brussels as Germany’s economy falters – POLITICO
Merz’s attacks on Brussels are part of a bid to placate German industry leaders, who blame excessive EU…
Blame Berlin and Paris for red tape, not us – POLITICO
Since the start of Ursula von der Leyen’s second mandate as Commission president, the EU executive has put…
German conservatives pile pressure on von der Leyen to dismantle Brussels ‘machine’ – POLITICO
“This EU Commission machine just keeps going on and on and on,” said Merz at a September business…
Brussels’ push to cut housing red tape faces criticism from EU countries
The Irish government has asked Economy Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis to rethink plans to accelerate permitting procedures, stressing that…
Why Orbán’s man in Brussels is here to stay — for now – POLITICO
… easier to freeze out Ultimately, whether Várhelyi continues to hold sway in the Berlaymont is largely in…