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The European Union granted, on Monday, the status of “Protected Geographical Indication” for the Turkish dessert Antakya Kunefesi, Anadolu News Agency reports. “Antakya Kunefesi is one of the few desserts that contains cheese” in Turkiye, the European Commission explained in a statement announcing the decision. The dessert is produced in…

How can such a problem exist in the land of the real Camelot? With Miroslaw Manicki Poland is stuck. Poland, the land of the real Camelot, is stuck. Historians, recall that Poland has been the site of many early, historic legal breakthroughs. Many of these took place in Piotrków Trybunalski…

Scrolling is soaking in digital waters. The aquatic origins of our species and early womb formations put us, “the human”, in direct relationship with water. It comes as no surprise that many communities, past and present, have developed rich bathing practices that utilize water as a way to worship, cleanse…

The Digital Agenda for Europe is marching forward. This programme, developed by the European Commission, aims to create a “Gigabit Society” by 2025. If you strip away the public policy jargon, this essentially means that the EC wants every European citizen to have access to superfast Internet, whether it be…

On February 2nd, President von der Leyen led a landmark visit to Kyiv, accompanied by 15 Commissioners, marking the first-ever meeting between the College of the European Commission and the Ukrainian government. …

By Céline Gauer, Director-General of the European Commission — In view of the size, coverage and specific set-up of the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), the European Commission set up the Recovery and Resilience Task Force (RECOVER) in August 2020. Céline Gauer, a Director‑General at the European Commission, is Head of RECOVER, and below she covers its focus on…

The huge corruption scandal that has shaken Brussels is taking ever more unexpected turns. It now appears that Eva Kaili, the Socialist MEP at the centre of the scandal, accepted bribes not only from Qatar and Morocco, but also from American organisations. According to Greek and Belgian media reports, authorities…