bureaucracy

State of the Union on 16 September is useful only if it is treated as a decision, not a podium

The introduction of the European Union’s new biometric border control system EES has unleashed significant disruptions across the Schengen area

The strongest criticism of the Italian PM was reserved for EU bureaucracy, the Green Deal and the Emissions Trading System

The Irish presidency invoked a traditional Irish proverb to underscore the presidency's overarching message: "There is strength with unity"

In a speech Italy’s Prime Minister portrayed the EU as a bureaucratic giant stifling competitiveness - but a closer look reveals convenient contradictions and overlooked realities

Without a stronger administrative backbone, Italy risks once again falling short in turning EU resources into tangible outcomes

New mining projects in the EU can take 15-20 years from discovery to operation- a timeline incompatible with the urgent demand for CRMs to meet strategic sovereignty goals

Leaders adopted no formal decisions, but laid crucial groundwork for addressing Europe's slipping competitiveness in a volatile global landscape

The summit's outcomes amplify pressure on today's Alden Biesen retreat, convened by European Council President António Costa as a "strategic brainstorming session"

For more than three years, key legislation has languished in bureaucratic drawers, despite the war raging in neighbouring Ukraine

Such policy however could strain coalition unity, particularly with the PSD’s historical resistance to public sector cuts