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18 Feb Member States

Interview: One year to shape Europe's next long-term budget

With negotiations over the EU's next long-term budget slated to wrap up by the end of the year, disagreements over the MFF's design and spending architecture risk delaying a deal, according to MEP Carla Tavares.

by Francesco Puggioni

17 Feb EU Institutions

Will the EU's new budget deliver for gender equality?

16 Feb Member States

Rubio’s Munich message deepens transatlantic doubts

13 Feb Member States

'That can move mountains': Europe rediscovers single-market urgency

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13 Feb Member States

Newsletter: A two-speed EU?

European leaders met Thursday for talks on how to jumpstart the bloc's economy.

12 Feb EU Institutions

Op-ed: Defending Ukraine's free education is essential to protecting European values

It's in the interest of the EU to safeguard the Ukrainian education system from Russian strikes and disinformation.

11 Feb Economics

Can Europe defy the irresistible appeal of cheap Chinese cars?

As electric vehicles made in China find customers across Europe, Brussels says it wants to save its legacy auto industry. But introducing a "Made in Europe" clause is already sparking a backlash.

A new starting point for China-EU relations

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17 Feb Member States

A new starting point for China-EU relations

In the midst of a changing international environment, China-EU relations bear even more strategic significance. We stand ready to seize opportunities, address challenges, and advance our mutual development

10 Feb Foreign & Security Policy

Europe’s Russian LNG ban has a shipping loophole

Specialized LNG tankers that cut through meters of Arctic ice are keeping Russia’s gas exports afloat. With an EU ban looming, there's still no plan for the European-owned ships that make it all possible — raising fears they could be rerouted or end up in Russian hands.

09 Feb EU Institutions

The new EU budget is less ambitious than it looks

The European Commission calls it its “most ambitious” spending plan yet, but experts warn that repayments, interest rates and competing priorities may limit what the net strategic sectors actually receive.

09 Feb

Op-ed: Cyprus' case for a human-centred migration policy

While the current draft of the new Pact on Migration and Asylum risks repeating longstanding flaws in EU migration policy, Cyprus' presidency has a chance to put real solidarity back at the centre of the agenda.

06 Feb EU Institutions

Q&A: What does the end of nuclear arms control mean for Europe?

With U.S.-Russia limits on nuclear weapons gone and global arsenals expanding, European allies are reassessing long-standing assumptions about deterrence and security.

Inside the Information War: Journalism on Europe’s Frontline

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01 Dec 25

Inside the Information War: Journalism on Europe’s Frontline

In the latest episode of the Eastern Frontline Podcast, host MEPs Reinis Pozņaks and Petras Auštrevičius are joined by Sarah Wheaton, Chief Policy Correspondent at Politico Europe, to explore the role of journalism in times of crisis

12 Feb Member States

The Parliament's February print edition is out now

This month's issue explores how Europe became a digital colony, whether a "Made in Europe" industrial policy can save the continent's ailing auto sector, the EU's role within NATO and much more.

10 Feb EU Institutions

Policy report: Mapping the EU's long-term budget

Ursula von der Leyen has called the EU's proposed long-term budget for 2028-2034 "the most ambitious ever," arguing that it would be more strategic, flexible and transparent. This policy report examines the most contested elements to assess its ambitions — and limits.

06 Feb EU Institutions

Newsletter: The EU's critical minerals squeeze

A summit in Washington this week sought to gather momentum for a critical minerals trade bloc to lock down supplies vital to everything from iPhones to fighter jets.