Věra Jourová, Europe’s ‘lonesome sheriff’
POLITICO – Under fire in battles over EU values, Commission VP shoots from the lip.
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Von der Leyen provoca las iras de socialistas y liberales al tomar partido en unas elecciones nacionales
EL PAÍS – La presidenta de la Comisión podría haber violado la obligación de neutralidad prevista en el código de conducta del organismo.
Von der Leyen admits ‘mistakes’ in Croatian campaign video
POLITICO – European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s soundbite for a Croatian political campaign video lasted all of two seconds. But the repercussions have already lasted much longer and won’t be over anytime soon.
Trump’s travel ban on many European countries is ‘politically motivated,’ analysts say
CNBC – “The U.S. travel ban against the EU Schengen is a politically motivated, and largely ineffective measure,” Alberto Alemanno, a professor of EU law at H.E.C. Paris Business School, told CNBC Friday. The travel ban comes at a time when the number of cases is rising in both the Europe and the United States. The two countries agreed in January to improve their trade links, by negotiating a deal before the end of the year.
Lithuania fights info war as it marks independence anniversary
AL JAZEERA – Thirty years after independence from Soviet Union, some in Lithuania fight new battle to fend off Russian influence.
La tolerancia de Von der Leyen facilita la deriva autoritaria de Orbán y Kaczynski
EL PAÍS – La nueva presidenta apuesta por tender puentes hacia el Este para evitar que el choque con Polonia y Hungría resquebraje la UE.
Europe: l’échec de Sylvie Goulard, un camouflet pour Emmanuel Macron
LE FIGARO – Les parlementaires ont refusé jeudi d’adouber la candidate française, qui est visée par deux enquêtes.
European divisions on display as Ursula von der Leyen wins narrow approval for E.U.’s top job
THE WASHINTON POST – German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen was confirmed Tuesday for the European Union’s most powerful job, in a nail-biter of a vote that put Europe’s divisions on stark display.
Progressives becoming irrelevant by ceding ground to far-right populists
THE GUARDIAN – It would be wrong for the EU to say no to migrants, say Maarten Veldmans and Paul Ashley Singer, while Alberto Alemanno is concerned about Steve Bannon’s influence.
Global crackdown on fake news raises censorship concerns
THE GUARDIAN – In a world where false and misleading information reaches billions instantly and online manipulation is becoming ever more sophisticated, governments are increasingly turning to legislation to combat fake news.