The State of the Union has issues that feed anti-democratic anger
This edition of State of the Union focusses on three issues feeding citizens' anger with the establishment. Possible nepotism in the EU Commission, infringement of free speech and Georgia's controversial "foreign agent" bill are three of the issues that are feeding citizens anger.
State of the Union: Decisions on climate, transparency and migration. Focus on the climate ruling against Switzerland and fairness in European election campaign. New EU Migration and Asylum Pact also discussed in this edition of the EU's annual budget review. Watch the full report from the EU Commission on climate and asylum rules.
Farmers' protest and the postponement of the vote on the Nature Restoration Law showed, this week, how the European Green Deal can be a target of misunderstanding and contestation. The EU Green Deal has been criticised by some as a 'fundamental problem' in the EU.