Europe Decoded Why was Georgia not granted EU candidate status? EU leaders simply recognised Georgia's "European perspective" and asked for further reforms to ensure political stability.
Europe Decoded Why do central banks raise interest rates to curb inflation? Banks hope that if borrowing money becomes more expensive, consumer demand will fall, bringing down prices along the way. 20/06/2022
Europe Decoded Analysis: Italy and the politics of a global food crisis Italy's Prime Minister Mario Draghi has been at the centre of ongoing diplomatic efforts to unblock Ukraine’s grain exports in an effort to help poorer countries deal with the effects of a global food crisis. 17/06/2022
Europe Decoded The European Court of Human Rights has nothing to do with the EU The court on Wednesday halted London's bid to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda, prompting questions on social media about why the UK, post-Brexit, was still bound by its rulings. 15/06/2022
Europe Decoded The EU's recovery fund has a new raison d'être: energy independence Brussels plans to tap into the unused money from the COVID-19 fund to slash dependency on Russian fossil fuels. 13/06/2022
Europe Decoded 'Outrageous': How the EU views Johnson's plan to alter Brexit treaty There is considerable anger and frustration in the EU over the UK’s plan to unilaterally alter the Brexit agreement it made with Brussels after several years of talks and agreement, sources have told Euronews. 13/06/2022
Europe Decoded Climate activists hope stronger EU laws will protect forests Logging and toxic border policies are putting pressure on Europe’s forests. 10/06/2022
Europe Decoded The EU wants more renewables. For these, it's dependent on China. About 80% of the components needed to manufacture a wind turbine are produced in China as are 97% of the silicon wafers necessary to build a solar panel. 09/06/2022
Europe Decoded How do EU member states compare on minimum wage? Three-quarters of EU member states have a minimum wage policy. the other six countries set wages through collective agreements. 08/06/2022
Europe Decoded Like NATO, the EU has a mutual defence clause but trust appears low Article 42.7 is the EU's mutual defence clause yet Sweden and Finland still opted to join NATO. 07/06/2022
Europe Decoded The four options to get 20 million tonnes of grain out of Ukraine The international community wants Russia to unblock trade routes and prevent a global famine. 07/06/2022
Europe Decoded Brussels' green light of Poland's recovery plan reveals loopholes The agreement with Brussels doesn't include the automatic reversal of the decisions taken by the disciplinary chamber. 03/06/2022
Europe Decoded Nature restoration: Why climate activists have high hopes for the EU The European Commission is scheduled to finally unveil its proposal to restore the bloc's nature later this month. Here's what NGOs said should be the bare minimum. 02/06/2022
Europe Decoded How climate reparations are pitting the Global North against South Low-income countries are seeking financial compensations for the irreparable losses caused by the climate crisis. 01/06/2022
Europe Decoded Why the Druzhba pipeline was spared from the EU ban on Russian oil Hungary's PM Viktor Orbán scored a big win by forcing an exemption into the original proposal. 31/05/2022
Europe Decoded Explained: What is LNG and why does the EU want so much of it? The bloc wants to wean itself off Russian gas using this liquid alternative, which is costlier but more flexible. 25/05/2022
Europe Decoded Here's what EU election observers do when monitoring ballots abroad In total, some 167 European election observers were dispatched including 30 who arrived in early April to begin the groundwork for a thorough assessment. 20/05/2022
Europe Decoded Eurovision: The public's choice and its political lesson Ukraine were the overwhelming favourite heading into this year's Eurovision and won thanks to the public vote suggesting Europeans know exactly were they stand on the war in Ukraine. 20/05/2022
Europe Decoded Five things to know about EU's big plan to cut Russian fossil fuels The European Commission has unveiled an ambitious plan which will require an extra €210 billion in investments by 2027. 18/05/2022
Europe Decoded Why does Turkey want to block Finland and Sweden from NATO? NATO envoys failed to reach a consensus on Wednesday on whether to start membership talks with Finland and Sweden, as Turkey renewed its objections. 17/05/2022
Europe Decoded Explained: What is the Northern Ireland Protocol? The EU and the UK continue to be at loggerheads over the special trade arrangement. 17/05/2022