EU enlargement: how the next phase could affect Ukraine, Moldova and the Western Balkans
The European Commission is preparing proposals on how the EU could manage future enlargement. A reported draft includes phased integration before membership and possible safeguards for new members, raising questions about rights, reforms and the Union’s decision-making. The European Commission is expected to present a package on enlargement in early October. A draft reported on […]
Political advertising in the EU: what changed, and what organisations should check
Since 10 October 2025, EU-wide rules have required political advertisements to identify their sponsors and disclose key information about their funding and targeting. The first step for organisations is deciding whether a communication qualifies as political advertising. The EU Regulation on the transparency and targeting of political advertising has applied in full since 10 October […]
What the EU AI Act’s August 2026 rules mean for organisations communicating with the public
The Act does not require every piece of AI-assisted content to carry a label. Its transparency rules focus on specific uses, including deepfakes, public-interest text published without human review or editorial control, and direct interactions between people and AI systems. The European Union’s Artificial Intelligence Act entered into force in 2024, but many of its […]
From Brussels to Geneva: communicating across institutions and audiences
Advocacy work often spans several political and public arenas. A message must retain its central facts while being adapted to the people who can act on it, report it or are directly affected by it. A campaign that begins in Brussels may need to reach policymakers in EU institutions, representatives at the United Nations, civil […]
The EU’s digital dependency problem — and the hard work of de-risking
The European Union’s push for “digital sovereignty” is often presented as an industrial ambition. It is also a contingency question: what would still function if access to critical, non-European digital services were restricted, delayed, or made conditional by a third country or a foreign-owned supplier. A sudden loss of access to US-owned digital infrastructure would […]
EU Cash, Human Rights and Pakistan: MEPs Confront GSP+ Record
“GSP+: The EU’s Silent Compromise” was the title of a conference and film screening in the European Parliament on 4 December 2025, examining whether Pakistan should retain its preferential trade access to the EU market under the Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+). The event, organised by EU Today and hosted by Georgiana Teodorescu MEP […]
UNHRC60 side event urges UN to press European Commission on GSP+ enforcement in Pakistan
A side event at the UN Human Rights Council’s 60th session (UNHRC60) in Geneva urged the Council’s mechanisms to place structured pressure on the European Commission to apply the EU’s Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) as written, using six procedural steps outlined by Inna Chefranova of the European Facilitation Platform (EFP). Hosted by CAP […]
European Parliament Agenda, Week Commencing Sept 22nd, 2025: Forward-Looking Overview
The European Parliament is scheduled to conduct a range of activities during the week beginning September 22nd, 2025.
EU Expands Digital Horizons with Multilingual Course Roll-Out
EU4Digital Academy has extended its ‘Digital Marketing Essentials’ course to Armenian, Azerbaijani, Romanian and Ukrainian. Unveiled on 4 September 2025, the free, six-hour programme for Eastern Partnership citizens covers AI, social media, data, privacy and strategy, includes EU4Digital certification, and offers an optional €40 (ex-VAT) DMI exam; a business digitalisation module is expected next.
Forced Conversions in Pakistan Highlighted at UN Human Rights Council Side Event
Geneva, 26 March 2025 — A side event held during the 58th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council has drawn international attention to the continued violation of the rights of minority girls in Pakistan, with particular focus on forced religious conversions and underage marriages.
