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08 Jul EU Institutions

How the axing of a tiny green law solidifies the EPP's grip on EU politics

The dramatic axing of an anti-greenwashing law reveals a new balance of power in the EU institutions, in which the centre-right European People’s Party has become indispensable.

by Federica Di Sario

09 Jul EU Institutions

Op-ed: EU Deforestation Regulation must survive flawed technicalities

04 Jul Foreign & Security Policy

Russia spies opportunity in warming Arctic

02 Jul Member States

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

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08 Jul Member States

Op-ed: What the EU can learn from Denmark’s migration model

With a model built on genuine need and societal integration, Denmark continues to offer a paradigm for migration to countries across Europe.

07 Jul Energy & Environment

Op-ed: Young Europeans must take to the streets in defence of the Green Deal

As the EU’s right-leaning parties putting the environment at risk, European youth must mobilise to put the health of our planet at the heart of our economic system.

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.

Brussels Misses the Goal While Harm Reduction Nations Lift the Trophy

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09 Jul Energy & Environment

Brussels Misses the Goal While Harm Reduction Nations Lift the Trophy

While Sweden, the Czech Republic, and Greece cut smoking rates by backing safer alternatives like vaping, Brussels clings to bans, taxes, and outdated dogma. It is now time for the EU to follow evidence instead of fear and help smokers quit by embracing harm reduction rather than punishing it.

03 Jul EU Institutions

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

The European Commission has formally proposed a 90% carbon emissions cut by 2040, but offered plenty of workarounds to convince reluctant member states to get on board.

01 Jul Foreign & Security Policy

The EU's defence push risks neglecting drone revolution

As Ukraine rewrites modern warfare with drones and AI, countries across the EU are struggling with slow procurement, outdated priorities, and rising competition from global powers.

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.

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?

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.

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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.

01 Jul Foreign & Security Policy

The EU's defence push risks neglecting drone revolution

As Ukraine rewrites modern warfare with drones and AI, countries across the EU are struggling with slow procurement, outdated priorities, and rising competition from global powers.

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.

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