Europeans more worried about waste and corruption than size of the EU budget, according to new ECFR polling

Major new survey of Europe’s so-called ‘frugal’ countries reveals mixed feelings towards the EU’s proposed €750bn COVID-19 recovery fund – with greatest concerns about the package in Finland, Austria and the Netherlands.  Concern with the dispensation of EU funds centres Mehr

Neue ECFR-Umfrage: Bürger der „sparsamen Länder“ sorgen sich mehr um Verschwendung und Korruption als um Höhe des EU-Haushalts

Eine neue Studie in Europas sogenannten „sparsamen“ Ländern zeigt geteilte Meinungen zum 750 Milliarden Euro-starken Corona-Wiederaufbaufonds der EU; starke Vorbehalte bestehen vor allem in Finnland, Österreich und den Niederlanden.   Bedenken über die Verteilung der EU-Mittel aus dem Konjunkturfonds betreffen Mehr

UN Secretary-General: EU must lead the fight against climate change

“It is essential that the European Union commits to reducing emissions by at least 55 per cent by 2030”, said António Guterres, secretary-general of the United Nations, in his speech today at a special virtual event hosted by the pan-European Mehr

UN Secretary-General to request EU do more to lead on climate change

In a special event hosted by ECFR today, 19 November at 16.00 CET, the UN Secretary-General António Guterres will call on Europe to lead by example on climate change. In the run up to the 12 December Climate Ambition Summit co-hosted by Mehr