Hate speech and hate crime: Time to act?
Hate speech and hate crime have proliferated over the past two decades.
Briefings
Priority dossiers under the Hungarian EU Council Presidency
Hungary assumed the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union on 1 July, and will stay in office until 31 December 2024.
EU competitiveness: Issues and challenges
Strengthening the European Union’s economy in the face of rising global economic and political competition and managing the ‘twin transitions’ of the digital and green transformation is a key challenge for the 2024-2029 legislative term.
Enforcing EU climate legislation
On 30 June 2021, the European Union adopted the European Climate Law (Regulation (EU) 2021/1119). Mandated by the 2019 European Green Deal, the Regulation sets an EU-wide, legally binding target of ‘climate neutrality’ or net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050 (Article 2(1)).
Understanding the EU’s response to money laundering: New EU anti-money laundering package
The United Nations describes money laundering as the conversion or transfer of property, knowing it is derived from a criminal offence, for the purpose of concealing or disguising its illicit origin or of assisting any person who is involved in the commission of the crime to evade the legal consequences of their actions.
Screening of foreign investments in the Union [EU Legislation in Progress]
On 24 January 2024, the European Commission published a package of five initiatives to enhance the EU’s economic security, in line with the EU’s economic security strategy (built around the three pillars of ‘promoting’, ‘protecting’ and ‘partnering’) issued on 20 June 2023 amid increasing geopolitical tensions and accelerating technological shifts.
European elections 2024: Rules of a pan-European democratic event
European elections are a major democratic event, potentially bringing around 400 million citizens to the ballot box.
Social and youth housing in the EU
The right to housing, included in the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, is also built into the European Pillar of Social Rights, which affirms that access to social housing as well as housing assistance of good quality is to be provided for those in need.
Russia in Africa: An atlas
Russia’s policies and interests in the African continent have evolved over the years.
First-ever revision of the EU’s long-term budget: Agreement between Parliament and Council
The current multiannual financial framework (MFF) sets out the structure for EU spending from 2021 until the end of 2027, while the Next Generation EU (NGEU) recovery instrument, established to help Member States come out of the pandemic stronger, significantly reinforced resources for the years 2021 to 2023.