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EU Watch Explained

We pressure the EU to use its power & influence over governments & tech companies to uphold our basic freedoms. Here is why and what we do to achieve this.

EU , Monitoring
November 10, 2020 • LibertiesEU
A Streetlight Named Corruption: Get a CLUE. Have a Laugh.

Our representatives shouldn’t steal from us or sell out their own country. It seems like a pretty small ask, but it’s not — even in the EU.

Austria , corruption , elections , EU , Europe , Hungary , France
May 23, 2019 • LibertiesEU
#WeDecide: Democracy and the EU. Do We Get to Influence the Decisions?

The European Union may not be the perfect example of democracy, but it is indeed a democratic regime, and one that deserves our moral support.

#WeDecide , WeDecide , democracy , EU , European Union , elections
May 21, 2019 • LibertiesEU
Are Schengen Border Controls the New Norm?

Many young Europeans take the freedom to travel through much of the Union without having to pass border checks for granted. With the reintroduction of “temporary” border controls, this privilege may be coming to an end.

migration , Schengen , Border Control , EU
May 16, 2019 • LibertiesEU
EU Extends its ‘Naval’ Operation With Planes Only

The European Union has decided to extend the mandate of its naval operation by six months, suspending naval assets and relying on increased air missions and cooperation with the Libyan Coast Guard.

migration , refugees , Sophia , EU
March 29, 2019 • LibertiesEU
The Big Brexit Boo-Boo: Get a CLUE. Have a Laugh.

Sick of talking about Brexit? Who isn’t. Well, maybe children aren’t. Because their rights are getting completely overlooked during the Brexit process.

Brexit , CLUE , video , EU
March 28, 2019 • LibertiesEU
MEPs Aim to Give Kövesi Prosecutor Post this Week

Despite what appears to be a deliberate attempt by Bucharest to scupper the nomination of the EU’s first-ever prosecutor general, members of the European Parliament remain committed to giving Laura Codruta Kövesi the...

Romania , corruption , EU
March 27, 2019 • LibertiesEU
Croatia: EU Complicit in Violence Against Refugees and Migrants, Amnesty Says

A new report published by Amnesty International, “Pushed to the Edge: Violence And Abuse Against Refugees And Migrants Along The Balkans Route”, says European states are “complicit in the systematic, unlawful and...

migration , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Croatia , EU
March 14, 2019 • LibertiesEU
EU Says Migration Crisis Over as Crossings Fall by 89 Percent

The European Commission has declared the migration "crisis" over, while criticising populist misinformation and noting an 89% fall in Mediterranean crossings in 2018 compared to 2015. The Commission’s vice-president,...

migration , EU , Mediterranean , Frans Timmermans , Asylum reform , Dublin
March 07, 2019 • LibertiesEU
Vote4Values: The Political Groups of the EP

Remember how everyone formed into groups in school? It’s not so different in the European Parliament.

EU , elections , democracy , #Vote4Values , Vote4Values , tracker , values
March 05, 2019 • LibertiesEU
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