Brussels Diary

Jana Toom's week: EU budget, digital euro, women's rights

This week was a ‘committee week’. In other words, it was filled with meetings and discussions that pave the way for the improvement of European legisl...


Jana Toom's week: MEPs run amok

I spent this busy and sometimes unpleasant week in Strasbourg, where the European Parliament's plenary session was held from Monday to Thursday.1On Tu...


Brussels Diary with Yana Toom: The Desire to Conquer Greenland

Is it true that Trump will invade Greenland and fight with ‘two dog sleds’? Is NATO going to defend the world's largest island? The MEP Jana Toom (Ren...


Social Affairs, Trade Unions and Committees

In the new year, I decided to try a new format – a brief overview of my work for the week. Just in case anyone thinks I'm doing nothing in the Europea...


“The Brussels Diary With Yana Toom”: Summing Up The Results For The Year

In the last TV issue of the Brussels Diary of this season, it seems right to sum up the results for the year.The main EU initiative in the pandemic ha...


“The Brussels Diary With Yana Toom”: America Is (Not) Against Nord Stream 2

Nord Stream 2 is a great example of how world politics works today. Last week, the US suddenly refused to impose sanctions on the pipeline operator, t...


“The Brussels Diary With Yana Toom”: No Fixed Floor For Social Spending

On 7 May, the social summit of the EU was held, for which many, including myself, had high hopes. Unfortunately, the summit’s final declaration is a r...


“The Brussels Diary With Yana Toom”: How To Reorganise The EU

Last Sunday, the Conference on the Future of the Europe was launched in Strasbourg. What is it, and why is it needed?In a nutshell: the conference sho...