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04 Jul Foreign & Security Policy

Russia spies opportunity in warming Arctic

As Arctic sea ice melts, Russia is racing to control new trade routes, extract untapped resources, and cement its military influence in a rapidly shifting region.

by Eloise Hardy

03 Jul EU Institutions

Five things to know about the EU's 2040 climate targets

02 Jul Member States

Folk art and Soviet-style purges: How Europe’s populists are hijacking arts and culture

01 Jul Foreign & Security Policy

The EU's defence push risks neglecting drone revolution

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04 Jul Energy & Environment

Op-ed: A strong 2040 target is key to European competitiveness

Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra's 2040 climate target revisions risk diluting the EU's role as a climate leader, argue Jukka Leskelä, Bård Standal, Finnur Beck, Åsa Pettersson, Thomas Aarestrup Jepsen and Jonas Helseth.

01 Jul Member States

Q&A: Defence spending, migration on Denmark’s EU presidency agenda

As Denmark steps into the Council of the European Union's rotating presidency, Ambassador Carsten Grønbech-Jensen outlines the country's priorities.

30 Jun Member States

Interview: Marie Bjerre on Denmark redefining its EU role

As Denmark takes over the Council of the EU’s rotating presidency, its European Affairs Minister Marie Bjerre explains why the EU matters more than ever and how a small country plans to lead in uncertain times.

Transboundary animal diseases – where to begin?

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03 Jul

Transboundary animal diseases – where to begin?

The next transboundary animal disease outbreak is not a question of ‘if’ but ‘when’

27 Jun Economics

Op-ed: How to survive a trade war: A case for EU burden-sharing

President Donald Trump’s tariff pause is a chance for the EU to get its house in order and figure out a measured response to the US trade threats.

27 Jun Foreign & Security Policy

American power talks as NATO raises spending pledge

European NATO members this week bowed to US pressure and pledged to hike their defence spending, but achieving self-sufficiency will require more than just money.

26 Jun EU Institutions

Inside Europe’s billion-dollar anti-gender movement

A new report reveals how groups critical of so-called gender ideology across Europe raised $1.18 billion to target abortion, sex education and LGBTQ+ rights.

26 Jun EU Institutions

Skills agenda an afterthought in the EU's competitiveness quest

As the European Commission doubles down on deregulation and investment to boost competitiveness, neglecting the workers meant to power the bloc’s future could derail the agenda.

Investing in Prevention: A European Imperative for Sustainable Health

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01 Jul

Investing in Prevention: A European Imperative for Sustainable Health

The majority of Europe’s health spending is focused on curative care. Prevention must move from the periphery to the centre of European health policy

04 Jul Member States

The Parliament's July print edition is out now

Europe's NATO members have bowed to Donald Trump's demands to significantly increase defence spending. But will it be enough to cure the continent's military woes?

25 Jun EU Institutions

Op-ed: International aid is a strategic investment in Europe’s future

As the EU undertakes discussions around its future budget, the human dimension of security must be seen as a strategic investment in the bloc’s own future.

24 Jun Member States

Estonia takes final steps to split church from Russia

Estonia's drive to split its Orthodox Church from the Moscow Patriarchate has reached the final stage. It's a way to push back against Kremlin soft power — but the hardline approach is fraught with risks.

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04 Jul Member States

The Parliament's July print edition is out now

Europe's NATO members have bowed to Donald Trump's demands to significantly increase defence spending. But will it be enough to cure the continent's military woes?

02 Jul Member States

Folk art and Soviet-style purges: How Europe’s populists are hijacking arts and culture

Across the EU, far-right and populist governments are defunding museums, censoring artists and stacking cultural institutions with loyalists, often to advance a political ideology.

27 Jun Foreign & Security Policy

American power talks as NATO raises spending pledge

European NATO members this week bowed to US pressure and pledged to hike their defence spending, but achieving self-sufficiency will require more than just money.

26 Jun EU Institutions

Inside Europe’s billion-dollar anti-gender movement

A new report reveals how groups critical of so-called gender ideology across Europe raised $1.18 billion to target abortion, sex education and LGBTQ+ rights.

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