As Donald Trump gambles on chaos at home and Vladimir Putinâs missiles pound Ukrainian cities, Timothy Snyder warns that Americans now face a new, self-inflicted 9/11-style test of whether they will – again – react exactly as the terrorists hope.
Ukraineâs financial crisis resurrects Europe’s bitter dilemma on Russian frozen assetsThe dire financial situation of Ukraine, ahead of what is expected to be a difficult winter with a possible further Russian mobilisation, has reopened the discussion on whether to use Russian frozen assets â raising difficult questions over legality, financial stability and Europeâs leverage in any future peace deal.
As Ursula von der Leyen gears up to talk up her data centre plans in the State of the Union address next Wednesday (16 September), MEPs must question who will own and benefit from these data centres.
The Viiankiaapa peat bog in Finland faces permanent destruction for a short-term mining project. Even more worryingly, this could be a dangerous test case for the interests of mining for minerals overriding the public interest to preserve nature.
Ceutaâs migration crisis is becoming a gift to Spainâs (and Europe’s) far-rightCeutaâs migration crisis is putting Spain and the EU under growing pressure. With little concrete support from Brussels and conditions still tough on the ground, frustrations are rising â and Spainâs far-right Vox is making the most of it ahead of the 2027 elections.
It is reasonable to suspect that there has been a deliberate strategy to financially strangle the European External Action Service, in order for the EU Commission to de facto gain ground on EU foreign policy, writes the S&D’s coordinator on foreign affairs Spanish MEP Nacho SÃĄnchez Amor.
After Saxony-Anhalt, will Germany now consider banning the AfD?It is a question that comes up a lot in German society. But so far, Friedrich Merz and his CDU have remained largely silent on the subject. That changed on Monday, when Hendrik WÞst, minister-president of North Rhine-Westphalia, whom many see as a favourite to replace Merz as chancellor, said the government should make serious work of examining whether to ban the AfD.
As the French pilot and author of The Little Prince noted in his Wartime Writings, if men are unwilling to fight for the greater good, all they will ultimately be left with is a peace anchored in shame.
Burnhamâs UKâfirst politics meet a more protectionist EU and its âMade in Europeâ planThe new UK prime minister has focused on domestic policy so far, but wants a close relationship with EU. How can that be reconciled with the EU’s new protectionist ‘Made in Europe’ agenda?
US leadership is badly dented. Europeans should hope for the best but plan for the worst, warns Edward Lucas.
It seems impossible not to mention Gaza if you meet Israelis on holiday in EuropeI made friends with two Israeli couples while on holiday in Greece this summer and when the conversation inevitably turned to Palestine, I was struck by how misinformed, scared, and ashamed they were.
As the next Sunday’s election approaches, Swedish prime minister Ulf Kristerssonâs centre-right coalition is banking heavily on macroeconomic optimism to secure a second term. Is that enough? Swedish households remain gloomy, particularly those on lower incomes.
Europe wants to spend more but its own policies are making it harderEurope wants to invest more. But it does so precisely when the cost of doing so is rising too.
Hungarian state money has spent years financing media acquisitions across Europe. A fund with a long record in that trade has just taken Serbia’s last independent broadcasters. It has done so in an unusual rush, weeks before a Serbian election. Gaps in the public record and undisclosed funding make these, when taken together, difficult to ignore.Â
If the AfD win Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday, their first target will be journalistsWhen the radical-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) win their first state on Sunday (6 September), as now seems certain, their first enemy will be the journalists. And that’s official.
Sanctions against Itamar Ben-Gvir are long overdue â and finally in reach. But the focus on sanctioning individual ministers must not replace using the EUâs leverage over Israel and the settlements.
Violence, threats and discrimination against lesbians and gay men demand a serious human-rights response.
At a minimum, the EU should ensure that its member states do not negotiate blindly and separately for the same Chinese factories, each offering more public support without knowing what the others have put on the table, warns Judith Arnal.
Palantir’s software is now used by French intelligence, German police, the Dutch defence bodies and the Spanish military. They’ve just opened an office in Brussels – yet their global effective tax rate was just 1.4 percent.
What should Europeans really fear from Russia? European intelligence services see no evidence that Russia is preparing to attack an EU country, but warn of growing hybrid threats, including drones, cyberattacks and disinformation.
