Matthew Karnitschnig

2 months ago | euractiv.com | Matthew Karnitschnig

Health Policy Conference – 20 May 2025Euractiv’s 2025 Health Policy Conference takes place on 20 May, focusing on investment and innovation in EU healthcare. Be part of the conversation – and explore opportunities to support and shape the debate. Find out more-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Slovakia’s Robert Fico is at it again.

2 months ago | euractiv.com | Matthew Karnitschnig

First, the good news: Nearly six weeks after Germany went to the polls, the country’s once dominant centrist parties – the centre-right Christian Democrats and the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) – have sealed a coalition agreement. The bad news is that it will be another month before a new government, presumably under centre-right leader Friedrich Merz, takes power. As any of the participants would be happy to explain, there are myriad important reasons for this.

Mar 28, 2025 | euractiv.com | Matthew Karnitschnig

Matthew Karnitschnig Euractiv Mar 28, 2025 20:26 3 min. read News Based on facts, either observed and verified directly by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Beginning with this edition of The Brief, we’re going to devote this space every Friday to a review of what we consider the most significant news of the week, highlighting our best journalism. We’re calling it ‘The Good, the Bad and the Ugly’ of the week in news.

Mar 26, 2025 | euractiv.com | Matthew Karnitschnig

Donald Trump wouldn’t approve. Just days after a board member of Axel Springer, Politico’s German parent, accused the outlet of “bad journalism” and its journalists of being “woke”, the company confirmed that the director – Argentine entrepreneur Martín Varsavsky – was leaving the board (as first reported by Euractiv’s The Chattering Classes) after more than a decade.

Mar 26, 2025 | euractiv.it | Magnus Nielsen |Matthew Karnitschnig

Axel Springer, la casa madre tedesca di Politico, ha annunciato martedì sera che si separerà dallo storico membro del consiglio di amministrazione Martín Varsavsky, pochi giorni dopo che quest’ultimo aveva definito la redazione del giornale “woke” e bollato un loro articolo su Gaza come “unilaterale sostegno ad Hamas”. Un portavoce di Springer ha confermato l’uscita di Varsavsky, precisando però che la decisione era già prevista da tempo nell’ambito della ristrutturazione aziendale.