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On 1 July Germany takes over the rotating presidency of the European Union. The Conference on the Future of Europe is on the agenda for its six-month term. While the EU institutions have not yet found an agreement on how it should be conducted, Citizens Take Over Europe proposes that citizens should be involved in the process from the outset.

Starting from 19 June, EU member states will negotiate their final agreement on the EU budget 2021-2027. In this context, 15 press freedom organisations, call on them to ensure strong support for the recovery of the media sector and independent journalism.

European countries are not all equal in the face of the Covid-19 crisis. Both the impact of the epidemic and responses to it have differed greatly, as this overview by Alternatives Economiques shows.

The current epidemic is bringing political tightening, economic downturn and social disruption, but it might also be an opportunity for radical change towards a more fair, democratic, and open Europe, says Timothy Garton Ash.

In honor of the 70th anniversary of the Schuman Declaration, the founding act of European construction, on the 9th of May, we spoke with the president of the Schuman Foundation to discuss the state of this process and his perspectives.