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."
Josep Borrell considered it “one of the most intense Foreign ministers’ Council of the last five years”. The meeting was divided into three main themes:…
The current Commission President, von der Leyen, pledged to maintain the same standard of equity and representation in the next term, citing her first College as the most gender-balanced ever. Only five of the 22 countries that have disclosed their choice have nominated a woman
On Tuesday, August 20th, the EU Executive disclosed to interest parties the draft decision containing an adjusted set of duty rates. The comments obtained by interested parties and the remaining investigative steps led the European Commission to revise downward the provisional measures proposed on July 4th to be applied to involved Chinese companies
Last Sunday, August 18th, marked the entry into force of the Nature Restoration Law. Member States will decide what specific measures they will implement on their territories to fulfill the obligations and achieve the new targets
With the new mandate, the re-elected president of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen promised to add two new figures in the picture: the…
The Chinese government just announced that an appeal was filed with the World Trade Organization over the provisional tariffs imposed by the European Commission on imported battery electric vehicles.
Despite the meaningful achievement in reducing bureaucracy and boosting transparency through several pieces of legislation and delivering on the adopted action plans, the EU is now facing the test of structural reforms
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen introduced the new “Clean Industrial Deal”. Early in her second mandate, the deal aims at directing investment towards…
With the 20 September deadline fast approaching, it is crucial for EU Member States to submit the medium-term fiscal structural plans required under the reviewed economic governance framework
As she repeatedly said, von der Leyen wants to limit social media’s power. She feels “very strongly” about that. As she condemns the impact that social medias have on society, especially on young people, she is simultaneously acting to force online platforms to better moderate their content.
The decision of the new Mediterranean Commissioner, a new role in the European executive, is up to von der Leyen. Italy and Cyprus are competing for the nomination.
After being greenlighted for a second mandate at the helm of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen will spend the second half of August interviewing the candidates the Member States are proposing for commissioner posts