A look back at the political week with our DP representatives in the press. The topics included cooperation policy, safeguarding in sport, forever chemicals like PFAS, and much more.

“Before the rentrée, I met with the Luxembourgish media to discuss how EU foreign policy could be better financed in the coming years.

The financial planning of the EU covers a period of 7 years. The European Council decided in July 2020 to invest 1211 billion euros into the budget for the new period. Of this, 79.5 billion euros will flow into international relations, with the main share being used for third-country development cooperation.

For Charles Goerens, the deal between the EU and Great Britain concluded in December is better than no deal at all. However, the liberal MEP would have preferred the Brits to remain in the EU.

What is the world after Corona going to be like? What is the pandemic's impact on the EU? Some thoughts by Charel Goerens.