EU Faces Multiple Crises in 2025
The EU faces significant challenges in 2025 including funding Ukraine's war effort, boosting its own defense amid potential US aid cuts under President Trump, managing internal debt, and navigating potential trade wars with China and the US.
EU Faces Multiple Crises in 2025
The EU faces significant challenges in 2025 including funding Ukraine's war effort, boosting its own defense amid potential US aid cuts under President Trump, managing internal debt, and navigating potential trade wars with China and the US.
Progress
44% Bias Score
Romania and Bulgaria Join Schengen Zone
Romania and Bulgaria joined the Schengen zone on January 1, 2024, ending a 13-year wait and eliminating border controls after Austria dropped its objections following a border protection agreement focusing on the Bulgarian-Turkish border.
Romania and Bulgaria Join Schengen Zone
Romania and Bulgaria joined the Schengen zone on January 1, 2024, ending a 13-year wait and eliminating border controls after Austria dropped its objections following a border protection agreement focusing on the Bulgarian-Turkish border.
Progress
32% Bias Score
Germany Faces Deep Economic Crisis and Multiple Security Threats in 2025
Germany's new federal government in 2025 will tackle economic crisis marked by high inflation and job losses at companies like Volkswagen, alongside challenges of illegal immigration, cybersecurity threats (especially from Russia), and strengthening democracy against internal and external threats.
Germany Faces Deep Economic Crisis and Multiple Security Threats in 2025
Germany's new federal government in 2025 will tackle economic crisis marked by high inflation and job losses at companies like Volkswagen, alongside challenges of illegal immigration, cybersecurity threats (especially from Russia), and strengthening democracy against internal and external threats.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Ukraine Halts Russian Gas Transit, Slovakia Predicts EU Harm
Ukraine halted Russian natural gas transit to the EU on January 1, 2024, after refusing to renew a pre-war transit agreement with Gazprom, a move that Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico believes will primarily harm the EU due to its energy dependence on Russia.
Ukraine Halts Russian Gas Transit, Slovakia Predicts EU Harm
Ukraine halted Russian natural gas transit to the EU on January 1, 2024, after refusing to renew a pre-war transit agreement with Gazprom, a move that Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico believes will primarily harm the EU due to its energy dependence on Russia.
Progress
36% Bias Score
Putin's 25 Years: From Cooperation to Confrontation with the West
From 1999 to 2024, Vladimir Putin's leadership in Russia saw an initial period of cooperation with the West, followed by a gradual deterioration marked by interventions in Georgia (2008), annexation of Crimea (2014), and the full-scale invasion of Ukraine (2022), resulting in a new Cold War-like dyn...
Putin's 25 Years: From Cooperation to Confrontation with the West
From 1999 to 2024, Vladimir Putin's leadership in Russia saw an initial period of cooperation with the West, followed by a gradual deterioration marked by interventions in Georgia (2008), annexation of Crimea (2014), and the full-scale invasion of Ukraine (2022), resulting in a new Cold War-like dyn...
Progress
64% Bias Score
Russia Halts Gas Transit Through Ukraine
Russia stopped natural gas transit through Ukraine to Europe on January 1, 2024, due to an expired transit contract, impacting Slovakia and prompting protests, while the EU stated its infrastructure is flexible enough to manage.
Russia Halts Gas Transit Through Ukraine
Russia stopped natural gas transit through Ukraine to Europe on January 1, 2024, due to an expired transit contract, impacting Slovakia and prompting protests, while the EU stated its infrastructure is flexible enough to manage.
Progress
52% Bias Score
Ukraine Halts Russian Gas Transit: EU Seeks Alternative Energy Routes
Ukraine's termination of a gas transit agreement with Russia halts a major supply route to Europe, prompting reliance on alternative pipelines and LNG imports, though immediate shortages are not anticipated; the EU is prioritizing diversification strategies.
Ukraine Halts Russian Gas Transit: EU Seeks Alternative Energy Routes
Ukraine's termination of a gas transit agreement with Russia halts a major supply route to Europe, prompting reliance on alternative pipelines and LNG imports, though immediate shortages are not anticipated; the EU is prioritizing diversification strategies.
Progress
32% Bias Score
Spain Launches National Registry for Short-Term Rentals, Addressing Housing Crisis
Spain launched a national registry for short-term rentals on January 2nd, 2024, aiming to regulate the market and address affordability issues, becoming the first EU country to meet EU requirements ahead of the 2026 deadline.
Spain Launches National Registry for Short-Term Rentals, Addressing Housing Crisis
Spain launched a national registry for short-term rentals on January 2nd, 2024, aiming to regulate the market and address affordability issues, becoming the first EU country to meet EU requirements ahead of the 2026 deadline.
Progress
40% Bias Score
EU urged to strengthen irregular migration response
Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson called on the EU to increase efforts to combat irregular migration, emphasizing stronger border security and return mechanisms for rejected asylum seekers, highlighting the issue's impact on recent European Parliament elect...
EU urged to strengthen irregular migration response
Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson called on the EU to increase efforts to combat irregular migration, emphasizing stronger border security and return mechanisms for rejected asylum seekers, highlighting the issue's impact on recent European Parliament elect...
Progress
44% Bias Score
UK-EU Relations: Progress and Challenges
Despite positive relations between the UK's new Prime Minister and EU leaders, disagreements over youth visas, fishing rights, and potential legal action slow post-Brexit progress; a defense agreement offers a potential path forward, while a 2025 summit will be crucial.
UK-EU Relations: Progress and Challenges
Despite positive relations between the UK's new Prime Minister and EU leaders, disagreements over youth visas, fishing rights, and potential legal action slow post-Brexit progress; a defense agreement offers a potential path forward, while a 2025 summit will be crucial.
Progress
32% Bias Score
Russian Gas Transit Through Ukraine Halted: EU Faces Energy Shift
The flow of Russian natural gas to the European Union through Ukraine has stopped after a five-year agreement expired, impacting Eastern EU states and Moldova significantly. While the EU claims preparedness, the symbolic and strategic consequences are substantial for Europe.
Russian Gas Transit Through Ukraine Halted: EU Faces Energy Shift
The flow of Russian natural gas to the European Union through Ukraine has stopped after a five-year agreement expired, impacting Eastern EU states and Moldova significantly. While the EU claims preparedness, the symbolic and strategic consequences are substantial for Europe.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Romania and Bulgaria Join Schengen Area
At midnight, Bulgarian and Romanian interior ministers opened the Danube Bridge border crossing, granting free movement to 25 million citizens within the Schengen Area, ending long border waits and signifying full EU membership after 17 years and negotiations since 2011.
Romania and Bulgaria Join Schengen Area
At midnight, Bulgarian and Romanian interior ministers opened the Danube Bridge border crossing, granting free movement to 25 million citizens within the Schengen Area, ending long border waits and signifying full EU membership after 17 years and negotiations since 2011.
Progress
40% Bias Score