Europe’s far-right launches attacks on neighboring nations
This newspaper had predicted that Europe’s extreme right wing, almost fascist political parties, unable to deliver their phoney promises after reaching government posts, will try to play the aggressive...
View ArticleHow a possible EU budget deficit affects the migration crisis
The migration crisis has been long plaguing Europe but the year passed revealed that the situation is getting better and better with arrivals and deaths to be decreased to a great extent. According to...
View ArticleWhat Merkel and Macron are to tell Trump in Davos?
Donald Trump, the American President, is to deliver the closing speech at this year’s World Economic Forum Annual Meeting of 23-26 January in Davos, which as usually is set in the unsullied Alpine...
View ArticleGermany readies to pay for the Brexit gap in EU finance
As expected, last Friday’s informal European Council of the 27 EU leaders didn’t produce any tangible result regarding its main agenda item; the future of Europe. The EU leaders just quarreled on who...
View ArticleThe Bavarians threaten Berlin and Brussels with immigration crisis
In an unprecedented move, the German Interior Minister is betraying his boss – Chancellor Angela Merkel – and is forming an anti-refugee alliance with the extreme right-wing Austrian government and the...
View ArticleThe US calls off globalization, targets Germany. Paris offer to Berlin comes...
Last Friday, the ‘America first’ President Donald Trump repeated his threats to impose a super tariff on imports of European cars, obviously having in mind the German automotive industry. His latest...
View ArticlePolish PM chooses to focus on economy, amid questions on rule of law in Poland
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Prime Minister of Poland Mateusz Morawiecki debated the future of Europe with MEPs and EU Commission Vice-President Valdis...
View ArticleParliament approves €34m in EU aid to Greece, Poland, Lithuania and Bulgaria
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. EUSF aid worth €34 million, to help reconstruction in Greece, Poland, Lithuania and Bulgaria after natural disasters in 2017,...
View ArticleIPCC reports devastating climate consequences; US in denial while EU does not...
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published a report last week mentioning that limiting global warming temperature to 1.5°C is the only choice to ensure a more sustainable and...
View Article100 years after Polish independence, 5 reasons to be cheerful for the future
This article is brought to you thanks to the strategic cooperation of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Kornel Koronowski, COO @Boryszew Energy & Vijay Raju, Head of...
View ArticleSpending another 3 billion euros on Turkey feels better than admitting EU’s...
The migration summit which took place yesterday in Brussels between the 28 EU leaders and the Prime Minister of Turkey was a surprise. The reason is that Ahmet Davutoglou came to the meeting with...
View ArticleEU-Turkey deal on migrants kicked off but to who’s interest?
Last Monday, 4 April, Greece and Turkey kicked off the implementation of the EU-Turkey agreement. For migrants and refugees alike it foresees deportation from the Greek islands to Turkey, just some...
View ArticleNo hard drivers in sight to remodel the stagnating affairs of the EU
It’s a tautological statement to say that the euro area is an economy which barely moves ahead, towards producing more jobs and incomes for the tens of millions of the unemployed and materially...
View ArticleThe Franco-German axis considers that all EU needs now is more armaments
Last Friday in Bratislava, the Slovak capital, the 27 EU leaders met for the first time without the British Prime Minister. Reportedly they diagnosed that the Union has a grave problem, distancing...
View ArticleTrump and Brexit: After the social whys the political whereto
The economic, social and political gaps between the power hubs of New York and Washington on the one hand and the American Mid-West and Southern states on the other is equal to the space dividing...
View ArticleDraghi repels Trump’s threats, rejects Schauble’s dictums
Mario Draghi, the President of the European Central Bank, is under mounting pressures both at home and abroad. From the other side of the Atlantic US President Donald Trump is overtly targeting a much...
View ArticleThe widely advertised hazards of the EU not that ominous; the sting is...
Last Monday, Deutsche Bank’s management surprised everybody quite negatively by asking its shareholders for an €8 billion capital injection. Only hours before that, the London Stock Exchange had almost...
View ArticleEU Summit: Why was Poland isolated in opposing Tusk and the ‘multi speed’ Europe
Until last week’s summit (Thursday and Friday) of the 27+1 European leaders in Brussels, the exit of Britain from the European club was the tougher test for the club’s unity, which everybody was more...
View ArticleChatterbox Rome Declaration cannot save the EU; Germany has to pay more to do...
Last Saturday, the phantom of Wolfgang Schaeuble, the hawkish German minister of Finance, overshadowed the gathering of the 27 EU leaders in the Italian capital, without him having left Berlin. The...
View ArticleWill the EU ever tackle the migration crisis despite the lack of political will?
Despite the fact that migration crisis figures have decreased compared to last year, the disappointing commitment of some countries to fulfil their obligations receiving asylum-seekers from Greece and...
View ArticleRefugee crisis update: Commission is struggling alone with little help from...
The European Commission has been fighting the migration crisis urging the EU countries for their support to tackle this long-lasting issue but no or little contribution is provided. Last Thursday, the...
View ArticleRefugee crisis: Commission proposes a new plan urging EU countries to help Italy
The EU interior ministers gathered last Thursday in Tallinn to discuss Italy’s problem to deal with migration crisis together with the new Action Plan proposed by the European Commission to support...
View ArticleRefugee crisis update: EU lacks solidarity as migration figures drop
There has been a significant decrease in July in the number of refugees reaching Italy through the Mediterranean according to data released by the Italian interior ministry last Thursday. The report...
View ArticleAfter Brexit and Grexit, Brussels to deal with Poloust
After Grexit and Brexit that have both been haunting the European Union for quite some time, and will continue doing so in the foreseeable future, Brussels seems obliged to ponder Poloust that is...
View ArticleRefugee crisis update: EU still lacks solidarity as Hungary and Slovakia...
It was last Wednesday when the Court of Justice of the European Union rejected a challenge by Hungary and Slovakia regarding their denial on relocating refugees from Greece and Italy. Both countries...
View ArticleState of the Union 2017: Juncker’s optimism about EU growth and Brexit’s impact
It was last Wednesday when the president of the European Commission made his annual State speech address to the European Parliament pointing out the top priorities for the next year. Jean-Claude...
View ArticleCzech Babis, Austrian Kurz and others threaten Europe with nationalist populism
Andrej Babis, a media magnate and second wealthier Czech leading his anti-immigration, nationalist and populist ANO party, won last Sunday’s election, with around 30% of the vote. He is to become the...
View ArticleDo the giant banks ‘tell’ Britain to choose a good soft Brexit and ‘remain’...
It may be true that the world is tired watching Britain being completely confused about choosing the way to exit from the European Union. Yet, the almost schizo division plaguing the Brits and their...
View ArticleClimate change update: will the UN member states regain momentum despite the...
The 23rd conference of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP23) concluded last Saturday in Bonn but little progress was achieved and everyone is now awaiting next year’s...
View ArticleSolutions for cultural understanding: medical students’ perspective
This article was exclusively written for the The European Sting by Ms. Maria Golebiowska, a 6th year medical student in Medical University of Lublin, Poland. She is affiliated to the International...
View ArticlePoland: €676 million worth of EU investments in better rails and roads
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission adopted three major Cohesion Policy projects, modernising the Polish rail and road network and increasing...
View ArticleUN Climate Action Summit concludes with insufficient EU and global pledges
The UN Climate Action Summit took place last Monday in New York but the commitments announced were not enough to counterbalance the devastating effects of climate change which is damaging our planet...
View ArticleCohesion Policy: EU invests €880 million to improve Poland’s railway system
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission adopted two major Cohesion Policy projects, improving the Polish rail network and increasing its capacity,...
View ArticleRule of Law: European Commission refers Poland to the Court of Justice to...
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission decided to refer Poland to the Court of Justice of the EU regarding the new disciplinary...
View ArticleMEPs condemn criminalisation of sex education in Poland
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. In a resolution put to the vote on Thursday, MEPs express their deep concern over a Polish draft law that could put teachers...
View ArticleTaxation: Commission refers Poland to Court for failing to remove certain tax...
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission decided today to refer Poland to the Court of Justice for allowing energy intensive businesses to be...
View ArticleState aid: Commission opens in-depth investigation into public support for...
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to assess whether €95 million of public support granted by...
View ArticleEU values in Hungary and Poland: debate on recent developments
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Debate today on Article 7 developments and the state of LGBTI rights in Poland and Hungary with Commissioner for Justice...
View ArticleEU citizens’ electoral rights: Commission decides to refer CZECHIA and POLAND...
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has decided today to refer Czechia and Poland to the Court of Justice, because in these two Member...
View ArticleState aid: Commission approves a Polish scheme to compensate large companies...
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a Polish scheme to partially compensate large companies for...
View ArticleEU founding values: Commission starts legal action against Hungary and Poland...
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. “Europe will never allow parts of our society to be stigmatised: be it because of whom they love, because of their age, their...
View ArticleHungary and Poland plans should be approved only if concerns are addressed
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. In a debate with Commissioner Gentiloni on the Hungarian and Polish recovery plans, MEPs called for more transparency to make...
View ArticlePoland: MEPs call for the primacy of EU law to be upheld
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Parliament asks the Commission to act immediately to defend Polish citizens and the foundations of EU law, by triggering the...
View ArticleEU values in Poland: MEPs concerned about continuous deterioration
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. On Wednesday, Parliament took stock of developments in Poland, with many speakers calling for action to halt the backsliding...
View ArticleRule of law: MEPs travel to Poland to assess respect of EU values
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. An EP delegation will travel to Warsaw next week to look into the rule of law situation in Poland, in the framework of the...
View ArticleEU values in Poland: MEPs wrap-up fact-finding visit to Warsaw
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. On Wednesday, an EP delegation ended its three-day visit to Poland, where MEPs met politicians, judges, civil society and...
View ArticleNextGenerationEU: European Commission endorses Poland’s €35.4 billion...
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has today given a positive assessment of Poland’s recovery and resilience plan, an important step...
View ArticleState aid: Commission approves modifications to Polish scheme, including €5.1...
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has approved modifications, including a budget increase of €5.1 billion (PLN 24.5 billion), to an...
View ArticlePoland: EU opens medical evacuations hub to facilitate transfers of Ukrainian...
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarčič, is in Poland to officially open the new EU Medevac Hub for...
View ArticleCroatia, France and Poland join EU’s strategic reserves for chemical,...
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. To improve the EU preparedness and response to chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) threats, the Commission...
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