Crackdown against social media? The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, does not rule out banning TikTok in the European Union if she is re-elected to lead the Commission. “It is not excluded,” she said in the spitzenkandite debate in Maastricht, answering the question whether, in the event of a renewal of … Read more
Filippo Caleri April 17, 2024 SuperMario Draghi is back. He took to the field with his style. His words are as heavy as stones and indicate a path, perhaps the only one, to avoid making Europe end up in the earthenware vase sandwiched between the iron ones of the USA and China. From the first … Read more
Gianluigi Paragone 04 April 2024 The Pfizergate issue has disappeared from the newspapers’ radar as if someone had already understood that the objective is not the truth about the contract with the multinational but rather Ursula von der Leyen herself. To be honest, I think so too: the revelation of the investigation by the prosecutor’s … Read more
Dario Martini 02 April 2024 The “Pfizer gate” risks overwhelming Ursula von der Leyen a few months before the elections on 9 June. The European Prosecutor’s Office has opened an investigation into the text messages that the number one at Palazzo Berlaymont exchanged with the CEO of Pfizer Albert Bourla in the first months of … Read more
Augusto Minzolini March 22, 2024 On Wednesday, in front of the Montecitorio snack bar, while the debate is taking place in the chamber on the eve of the European Council, the Minister for Relations with Parliament, Luca Ciriani, takes stock of the major maneuvers preparing the nomination of the new president of the EU Commission … Read more
The European Commission is beginning to carry out the reforms it demands from applicants to enter the European Union, especially Ukraine. He presented them in a communication sent to Parliament and the European Council one day before the start of the new summit between EU heads of State and Government, which will be held on … Read more
Not in use: The Sea Eye 4 in a picture from April 2021. Image: dpa/Sea-Eye Italy is working on both sides of the Mediterranean to prevent migration. It cooperates with transit countries and makes life difficult for private sea rescuers. The number of arrivals is falling – but criticism is increasing. IIs this a success … Read more
The humanitarian catastrophe that is being experienced in Gaza has been very present in the launch of the strategic cooperation agreement that the EU and Egypt staged this Sunday in Cairo. “Gaza is facing famine and we cannot accept it. It is essential to quickly reach a ceasefire agreement that releases the hostages and allows … Read more