EU Simplification Takes its first blow OMNIBUS I found in breach of EU law as it departed from basic procedural guarantees such as public consultation. This @ombudsman.europa.eu recommendation carries important implications for omnibuses to come and the whole simplification agenda

🇪🇺President @VonDerLeyen's VP has gone off script with a rare honest assessment of Trump's behaviour toward Europe. "It is blackmail." Will VDL 'breton' her? Or is this a coordinated good cop/bad cop routine – with Ribera able to say things VDL can't?

USA blackmailing the EU www.politico.eu/article/top-...

Och priset för Årets Europeiska Bol går till… Javier Cercas för ”Guds galning.” (Det krävde en het debatt ”är den europeisk?, den handlar ju om en spanjor som följer en latinamerikansk påve till Mongoliet. Svar ja. Den diskuterar de stora frågorna, religion och andlighet, kyrkans övergrepp)

The EU court has ruled that Poland must recognise the marriage of a Polish same-sex couple who married in Germany, even though Polish law does not allow such marriages. The ruling requires Poland to change its system for recognising such marriages so as not to discriminate against same-sex couples.

Idag är alltså den stora dagen - le Prix du Livre Européen ska delas ut. Juryn samlas just nu i Paris för livliga diskussioner. Årets ordförande (alltid en ny) är Andrei Kurkov, prisbelönt ukrainsk författare, bosatt i Kiev (vars historiska deckartrilogi förhoppningsvis snartkommer översatt)

The EU commission thinks its a negotiation but the Americans: This is what you’re going to do ://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-24/lutnick-says-eu-must-change-digital-rules-for-steel-tariff-deal

Krossade... det kräver förstås att Amazon lyssnar. Men det finns fler som gärna får ta till sig EU-domstolens läxa www.expressen.se/ledare/ylva-...

Domstolen förklarar var EU-skåpet ska stå omeuropa.se/domstolen-fo...

Yes, please!

After 4 years of war with the Nazis, Stalin and the Russians had conquered Berlin. After 4 years of war against Ukraine, Putin and the Russians still have not taken all of Pokrovsk just 40 km from where they started their invasion. Russia is the one who NEEDS this "peace" deal.

Point 14 shows just how much Trump considers himself to be the "President of Europe" right now (as he put it). According to the 🇷🇺🇺🇸 "peace plan", 🇪🇺 would give the €210bn frozen Russian assets (plus €100 extra!) to the US, which would invest it in 🇺🇦 and receive the profits.

Not only do fast-growing broiler chicken suffer many welfare issues, but consumers buying such meat are paying water for the price of protein. Good that the Commission is rejecting calls to weaken rules that protect systems better for animals and consumer wallets. www.euractiv.com/news/commiss...

Sverige beskrivs som en klimathjälte. Men nettoutsläppen från Sverige har ökat med 500 procent de senaste tio åren, visar Aftonbladets sammanställning. – Väldigt oroande, säger riksdagsledamoten Åsa Westlund (S). www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/Jb...

En sista vaktpost mellan EU och de ryska miljarderna omeuropa.se/en-sista-vak...

Ja under alla de nära 30 år jag jobbade med EUs forskningsprojekt inom det s k ramprogrammet så ville EC ha tips om hur de kunde förenkla. Det var bara det att all förenkling som infördes gjorde det enklare för EC, aldrig för oss forskare.

Pavel mot Babiš: Ska presidenten stoppa regeringschefens Hitlerbeundrande utrikesminister? omeuropa.se/pavel-mot-ba...

EUs förenklande krånglar till allt omeuropa.se/eus-forenkla...

Wow, Merz feels he can tell Zelenskyj how to conduct the war www.politico.eu/article/frie...

Svenskt hopp döda EUs minilöner sprack omeuropa.se/svenskt-hopp...

Han klämde fast EU mellan argt USA och ilsket Kina omeuropa.se/han-klamde-f...

Hur stor är EUs rädsla för Trump omeuropa.se/hur-stor-ar-...

Orban fick betala sitt Vita Hus-besök dyrt omeuropa.se/orban-fick-b...

Har ni märkt att EU-kommissionens handlingsplaner börjat gå i repris? www.expressen.se/ledare/ylva-...

EU öppnar för nya medlemmar – men med ”nödstopp” för att kunna kasta ut en ny Orban omeuropa.se/eu-oppnar-fo...

Our negotiators had never seen this before in any international talks,” said one European official, who had spoken to negotiators. “People being summoned to the U.S. Embassy in London — intimidation, threats of cessation of business, threats of family members losing visas.”

Last week at a Brussels thinktank conference I heard the US openly referred to as "our former ally". This week we learn that the US climate delegation is going around threatening to put European climate negotiators on the US sanctions list if they don't agree to wreck our climate.

“Export controls have now become a tradable item in the relationship. You’ve discarded decades of precedent.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/u...

Of course, if you have to say out loud ”no, you really CAN trust me”… that’s when people start to have doubts

Mr Bessent tries to spin the US losing this round against China as something else and the FT politely echoes his every word www.ft.com/content/399a...

German companies have paid nearly $2 billion (€1.72bn) in taxes to Russia since the Ukraine invasion, funding the war effort. Critics urge immediate withdrawal.

Poland, Hungary and Slovakia are openly defying EU, keeping their ban on Ukrainian grain and other farm products in a breach EU single market rules www.politico.eu/article/pola...

Igår USA, imorgon EU - hur ska det här sluta www.expressen.se/ledare/ylva-...

Tomorrow 🎃👻🎃 #bluesky will pass the 40M users milestone. For reference, exactly one year ago, it had 13.1M users.

The new Chinese 5-Year Plan is what every EU politician needs to know. China will be the leader in the world, while the US keeps shooting itself in the foot. • Long-term strategies are possible and effectively executed • Science and innovation are seen as fundamental drivers of growth #China

Nederländerna exit poll: Väljarras för Geert Wilders Valspurtens överraskande segrare D66 Wilders högerextr PVV 25 (37 mandat förra valet) Liberala D66 27 (9) Konserv VVD 23 (24 ) S-De Gröna 20 (25 ) Kristdem CDA 19 (5) Högerext JA21 9 (1) Högerextr FvD 6 (3) Krävs 76 för majoritet i parlamentet

✅ More transparency online. As of today, researchers can access data from the biggest online platforms. Why? To study their societal impact and address risks like illegal content and scams – making the online world safer, especially for minors. → link.europa.eu/RMdwCV

Von der Leyens övermäktiga uppgift omeuropa.se/von-der-leye...

Nyval i Nederländerna: Högerextreme Geert Wilders kan vinna – men ändå hamna på oppositionsläktaren omeuropa.se/nyval-i-nede...

If it isn't obvious by now, it should be: Trump doesn't do trade deals. He reaches temporarily stalemates where circumstances force him to climb down a bit, but which remain subject to sudden and erratic alteration whenever he feels he can get away with it, or just can't control himself anymore.

Industrial policy in the EU has become more active, assertive, green and sectoral. This paradigm shift may weaken competition in the single market and the cohesion in the EU. A new report by Adam A Ambroziak provides support for new ways of financing and coordinating a common industrial policy.

En fullständigt förödande kritik av en skogsutredning som är blind för utvecklingen både i Sverige och på den globala marknaden www.svd.se/a/lw7EvG/mar...

AI’s war on journalism will decide the fate of the free press

Trump blåser oss igen omeuropa.se/trump-blaser...

EU-ledare utan kompass och riktning omeuropa.se/eu-ledare-ut...

En dålig dag för Putin omeuropa.se/23-10-2025-e...