In this corner of Europe, no one cares about the EU election – POLITICO

The last time he voted in an election of any kind was “maybe” 20 years ago. Like most people in Luník IX, an impoverished Roma neighborhood on the outskirts of Slovakia’s second-largest city, Košice, he was not planning to vote in the upcoming European election. It doesn’t make sense for him to vote, because the … Read more

Serbian opposition warns of ‘dictatorship’ as European Parliament urges election probe – POLITICO

“We are not a member of the EU, but we are a European country,” she said. “I understand that it is probably difficult to admit to yourself that you were financing and supporting a criminal regime, but this is the last chance to stand in the way of this autocracy.” Radomir Lazović, co-president of the … Read more

9 times Hungarian leader has been a thorn in Brussels’ side – POLITICO

This includes issues in the awarding of public contracts, restrictions on academic freedoms, a “child protection law” widely viewed as homophobic and the treatment of asylum seekers.  The row over the so-called child protection law has turned into legal action, as 15 member countries and the European Parliament have joined a lawsuit brought by the Commission … Read more

EU Parliament calls to strip Hungary of voting rights in rule-of-law clash – POLITICO

STRASBOURG — MEPs demanded the EU Council explore the possibility of stripping Hungary of its EU voting rights in a clash with Budapest over the rule of law. In a vote Thursday at the European Parliament, a majority of MEPs backed a nonbinding resolution calling on the other 26 EU countries’ governments to use a sub-clause … Read more

Drones are changing warfare — the EU needs to catch up – POLITICO

Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Federico Borsari is a Leonardo Fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) and a NATO 2030 global fellow. Gordon B. “Skip” Davis Jr. is a non-resident senior fellow at CEPA and served as NATO’s deputy assistant secretary-general for defense investment. Drones have … Read more