Op-ed: International aid is a strategic investment in Europe’s future
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.
Estonia takes final steps to split church from Russia
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.
Q&A: Belarusian opposition leader still hopes for a European future
24 Jun Foreign & Security Policy
Q&A: Belarusian opposition leader still hopes for a European future
Most Belarusians want to break free of their Russian-backed government and align with Europe, opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya said in an interview.
Op-ed: Europe needs stronger capital markets — and it can’t wait 
23 Jun EU Institutions
Op-ed: Europe needs stronger capital markets — and it can’t wait 
Unlocking citizens’ wealth and capital flows will provide the cash injection that Europe’s economy needs to innovate and thrive.
Macron's proposed social media ban piles pressure on Brussels
23 Jun Member States
Macron's proposed social media ban piles pressure on Brussels
The French president’s push to ban social media for children under 15 is in part a tactic to jolt the EU into holding Big Tech accountable by enforcing the Digital Services Act.
Op-ed: Tear down trade barriers to unlock the EU’s single market
19 Jun Member States
Op-ed: Tear down trade barriers to unlock the EU’s single market
The absence of tariffs is no guarantee of free trade. Other barriers at national borders must be dismantled to deliver a true single market for EU consumers.
Broke Brussels goes with hand out to EU in bid to cover Schuman construction costs
18 Jun Member States
Broke Brussels goes with hand out to EU in bid to cover Schuman construction costs
Facing strict budget constraints, the region's caretaker government is lobbying European leaders directly for cash to finish rebuilding the Schuman roundabout.
Essay: Why Germany is losing the war at home
17 Jun Member States
Essay: Why Germany is losing the war at home
Despite Chancellor Friedrich Merz's rearmament bravado, youth has lost trust in the state and doesn't want to fight.
Op-ed: Why the EU needs new child protection laws
16 Jun EU Institutions
Op-ed: Why the EU needs new child protection laws
The European Union has an opportunity to provide strong support for victims of child sexual abuse.
NATO’s 5% holdouts threaten European cohesion ahead of critical summit
13 Jun Foreign & Security Policy
NATO’s 5% holdouts threaten European cohesion ahead of critical summit
With less than two weeks to go until a NATO summit in The Hague, European allies are divided over whether and how quickly to pledge further defence budget hikes.
Op-ed: The world looks to Europe for investments in gender equality, global health
12 Jun EU Institutions
Op-ed: The world looks to Europe for investments in gender equality, global health
The next budget cycle gives the European Union a chance to step into a global leadership role in development aid, particularly in gender equality. It’s an economic opportunity as well as a moral duty.
Keep calm and carry on: The EU’s Trump trade doctrine
11 Jun EU Institutions
Keep calm and carry on: The EU’s Trump trade doctrine
Brussels' measured response to the US president's trade tirades points to a disconnect with European industries that are grappling with already crippling tariffs.
Op-ed: EU competition rules must adapt to US and Chinese industrial policy
11 Jun EU Institutions
Op-ed: EU competition rules must adapt to US and Chinese industrial policy
In a competitive global market, European businesses need to get bigger — and the bloc's competition policy must allow them to do so.
Op-ed: How Mediterranean overfishing can be reversed
06 Jun EU Institutions
Op-ed: How Mediterranean overfishing can be reversed
With a new oceans policy unveiled this week, the EU can lead Mediterranean coastal states in a crackdown on illegal fishing.
Interview: Séjourné’s quest for competitiveness
05 Jun EU Institutions
Interview: Séjourné’s quest for competitiveness
As the EU seeks to boost its competitiveness amid mounting economic headwinds, the European Commission's Stéphane Séjourné calls for deepening the single market and a 'Buy European' approach.
Q+A: Why the Dutch government collapsed — and why it matters
04 Jun Member States
Q+A: Why the Dutch government collapsed — and why it matters
After just 11 months in office, the Netherlands’ four-party coalition led by technocrat Dick Schoof has fallen apart. Leiden University’s Tom Louwerse explains why far-right leader Geert Wilders pulled the plug.
Op-ed: Landmines imperil the EU’s moral compass
04 Jun Foreign & Security Policy
Op-ed: Landmines imperil the EU’s moral compass
A return to landmine use in Europe could undermine the very values that the EU claims to uphold and set a dangerous precedent for future conflicts.
Poland's presidential vote was a referendum on Tusk — and the EU
03 Jun Member States
Poland's presidential vote was a referendum on Tusk — and the EU
The election of right-wing nationalist Karol Nawrocki is expected to undermine Prime Minister Donald Tusk's efforts to restore the rule of law and strengthen ties with Brussels.
Op-ed: Europe must support its innovators to become a digital leader
02 Jun EU Institutions
Op-ed: Europe must support its innovators to become a digital leader
Europe has long been an incubator of talent and ideas, but now it risks losing its innovators to foreign markets.
Poland's presidential runoff puts the EU centre stage
30 May Member States
Poland's presidential runoff puts the EU centre stage
Rafal Trzaskowski and Karol Nawrocki are neck-and-neck going into Sunday's vote — a contest that could shape Poland’s European future.
Op-ed: Budapest Pride ban piles pressure on EU to show support
30 May Member States
Op-ed: Budapest Pride ban piles pressure on EU to show support
Viktor Orbán’s crackdown on LGBT rights in Hungary will come to a head next month. The European Commission has an opportunity to support the bloc's citizens with more than just words.
Op-ed: Monetary policy is the missing link in Europe’s defence push
28 May Foreign & Security Policy
Op-ed: Monetary policy is the missing link in Europe’s defence push
The European Central Bank has proven innovative and flexible in times of crisis. Europe’s defence push should be the next beneficiary.
Why member states are the biggest obstacle to the EU's plan to finish the single market
28 May Member States
Why member states are the biggest obstacle to the EU's plan to finish the single market
As the European Union contends with Donald Trump's tariffs, it's turning inwards to deepen its own economic integration.
How Serbia's Vučić is playing the EU
27 May Foreign & Security Policy
How Serbia's Vučić is playing the EU
Facing sustained political protests at home, the Serbian president is walking a geopolitical tightrope — courting Beijing and Moscow, while defying Brussels.