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A trailblazer on the wrong track

Is Georgia's leadership risking a break with Europe - and its own people?

By Marcel Röthig

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'Perhaps there would be no war today'

Former EU Commissioner Günter Verheugen on the EU's eastward enlargement, mistakes and a possible accession of Ukraine

By Günter Verheugen

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Towards fair European economies

A revision of the EU’s public procurement framework is needed to reflect the interests of the citizens not companies that undermine European policies

By Dennis Radtke, Agnes Jongerius, Sara Matthieu, Nikolaj Villumsen

picture alliance/Jochen Tack

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Illusion of substance

The EU is strengthening the rights of platform workers. But companies are left with loopholes that not every member state wants to close

By Oliver Philipp

picture alliance/Associated Pres | Darko Vojinovic

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Humanitarian watchdog

The EU asylum reform enables migration management without curtailing the rights of refugees. Still, solidarity from the member states remains crucial

By Sebastian Hartmann

picture alliance / Associated Press | Denes Erdos

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Orbán is playing the long game

Hungary’s prime minister failed to prevent the allocation of billions in EU aid to Ukraine. But he was likely focused on something else anyway

By Ernst Hillebrand

Canva

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Europe needs to spend its money better

The EU’s public procurement framework is failing to guarantee decent work. The Commission needs to change course, and swiftly

By Dennis Radtke, Agnes Jongerius, Sara Matthieu, Nikolaj Villumsen

picture alliance / Xinhua News Agency | Zhao Dingzhe

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Putting Orbán in charge of Europe is a terrible idea

The Hungarian Council presidency poses a serious risk to European democracy. History has shown that if you give Orbán power, he will abuse it

By Daniel Freund

Reuters

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Orbán’s heart may be in Moscow, but his ATMs are in Brussels and Berlin

Despite Orbán’s objection, negotiations on Ukraine’s EU membership will begin. The reform of the EU’s critical decision-making system is next in line

By Sergiy Gerasymchuk

Reuters/ Irakli Gedenidze

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Will Georgia’s European dream become a reality?

Even if the European Council responds favourably and grants Georgia candidate status, its future path towards EU membership could be very murky

By Kakha Gogolashvili