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A team of journalists and professionals in communication and institutional relations. The editorial staff of The Watcher Post, led by Piero Tatafiore, follows and reports on EU and member states' institutional, socio-economic and industrial developments. The Watcher Post and its editorial staff hold the same belief that Charles Foster Kane had about his "Inquirer" in Citizen Kane: "I've got to make the New York Inquirer as important to New York as the gas in that light."

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By Editorial Staff | 12 July 2024

Goodbye ID, welcome patriots and sovereigns

The European Parliament has changed: the Identity and Democracy group (ID) has been replaced by the “Patriots for Europe” (PFE), a new far-right group that includes 84 MEPs from 12 delegations, and Europe of Sovereign Nations (ESN), the newest group of all, with 25 MEPs from 8 delegations.

By Editorial Staff | 11 July 2024

AI, MEPs call for citizen involvement in drafting ethical codes

Members of the European Parliament Brando Benifei, Svenja Hahn, Katerina Konečná, Sergey Lagodinsky, Kim Van Sparrentak, Axel Voss and Kosma Złotowski sent a letter to the EU AI Office calling for greater inclusion of civil society and stakeholders in the drafting of ethical codes for general-purpose artificial intelligence (AI).

By Editorial Staff | 09 July 2024

The general election in UK reflects a new trend in Europe

Labour won 411 seats, an increase of 209 from their total in the 2019 election. In general elections, these numbers were long out of reach for the left-leaning party. After 14 years of right-wing dominance, the Labour Party rises from the dust.

By Editorial Staff | 08 July 2024

Opposite sides: between The Left and Ecr

Two groups with opposite political positions, The Left and the European Conservatives and Reformists (better known as Ecr), were required to decide their structure for the upcoming years this week.

By Editorial Staff | 05 July 2024

Let’s start surfing a new far-right wave

From July 1st until December 31st, Hungary will replace Belgium and take charge of the presidency of the Council of the European Union. It is no secret that Orbán has a special sympathy for Russia. His visit to Moscow was considered alarming by EU leaders, as a new patriotic group is rising inside EU institutions.

By Editorial Staff | 03 July 2024

Step by step, EU gets closer to Ukraine

The president of the European Council Charles Michel closed the statement for Ukraine new agreements on security, signed on the latest EUCO of June 27th, where also Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Zelenskyy joined.

By Editorial Staff | 29 June 2024

AI, EU competition for start-ups has four winners

The European Union announced the winners of the Large AI Grand Challenge competition, which made 1 billion euros available for four artificial intelligence start-ups. There…