Voxeurop

State of the Union: the words Brussels stopped using

An analysis of eight EU State of the Union speeches finds Urusla von der Leyen's rhetoric on migration, climate and values converging with far-right frames – without adopting far-right words.

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Bulgaria is walking a tightrope between NATO and Moscow

Under new Prime Minister Rumen Radev, in just six months Bulgaria has shifted from steadfast support for Ukraine to a foreign policy dangling between Euro-Atlantic solidarity and overtures towards Russia.

Serbia’s government tames the press with batons and cash

Press freedom in Serbia has never been in such a dire state. Political leaders are fanning the flames of hatred, the government is extending its grip on public broadcasting, attacks against journalists are multiplying, and independent media are under ever greater threats – but they are resisting.

Oil giants’ systematic spills are poisoning Angola’s coast and its communities

While European oil giants pledge a 'zero-spill mindset' at home, their offshore operations along the Angolan coast appears to tell a different story. Chronic oil spills into the ocean leave communities without fish or fresh food, beaches are coated in crude, and toxic exposure increases diseases…