The EU scrambles to secure critical minerals for its green transition
28 Oct Energy & Environment
The EU scrambles to secure critical minerals for its green transition
Rare earth elements present a double-edged sword: They are essential to net-zero targets but come with their own environmental impacts.
Can Bulgaria break its political stalemate?
25 Oct EU Institutions
Can Bulgaria break its political stalemate?
Bulgarians are set to go to the ballot box yet again on Sunday amid widespread concern over the EU member state's democratic future.
Gulf to Europe: We’re just not that into EU
15 Oct EU Institutions
Gulf to Europe: We’re just not that into EU
The first-ever EU-GCC summit this week follows decades of missed opportunities. But do the Gulf countries care?
Youth mobility deal may be key to EU-UK relations
04 Oct EU Institutions
Youth mobility deal may be key to EU-UK relations
For UK PM Starmer to get the post-Brexit "reset" he says it wants, he may need to take the EU's youth mobility deal. That is not going down easy.
Poland’s Tusk faces rule-of-law paradox
20 Sep EU Institutions
Poland’s Tusk faces rule-of-law paradox
The Polish prime minister's plans to restore the rule of law may need to wait for a new president next year. But by then, it could be too late.
Meet the new European Commissioner hopefuls
18 Sep EU Institutions
Meet the new European Commissioner hopefuls
Ursula von der Leyen has presented her second-term priorities and commissioner lineup. Here's a first look at her priorities for her second mandate.
The Parliament's latest print issue is out
05 Sep Foreign & Security Policy
The Parliament's latest print issue is out
Our September edition takes the occasion of NATO's 75th anniversary to assess Europe’s role in the transatlantic alliance amid mounting Russian aggression and uncertainty about US engagement.
How Europe is playing a pivotal role in combating the new mpox variant
29 Aug EU Institutions
How Europe is playing a pivotal role in combating the new mpox variant
EU countries have pledged hundreds of thousands of vaccines to support Africa's public health response.
How the EU's move to halt Georgia's accession bid may benefit Russia
19 Aug EU Institutions
How the EU's move to halt Georgia's accession bid may benefit Russia
Georgia’s NGO law led the EU to pause membership talks. That was a welcome move for the Kremlin, analysts say.
How a new president changes Iran-EU relations — and not
16 Aug Foreign & Security Policy
How a new president changes Iran-EU relations — and not
Masoud Pezeshkian has promised reform and a possible reset with the West, amid rising Mideast tensions and long list of unresolved diplomatic issues.
NATO at 75: Looking back at the alliance's biggest moments
13 Aug Foreign & Security Policy
NATO at 75: Looking back at the alliance's biggest moments
NATO turned 75 this year. Here are some of the events that impacted the transatlantic military alliance the most.
Orbán’s far-right Patriots for Europe sidelined over committees, blocking its influence
23 Jul EU Institutions
Orbán’s far-right Patriots for Europe sidelined over committees, blocking its influence
The political group is now the third largest in the European Parliament – but without senior committee posts its power is likely to be limited, analysts say.
Greens play the role of ‘kingmaker,’ as Von der Leyen nabs a second term
18 Jul EU Institutions
Greens play the role of ‘kingmaker,’ as Von der Leyen nabs a second term
Strong support from the parliamentary group proved crucial to Von der Leyen’s reelection as European Commission president on Thursday.
After landslide win, UK's Labour wants better relations with EU
17 Jul EU Institutions
After landslide win, UK's Labour wants better relations with EU
Now that Labour's Keir Starmer is British prime minister, what's next for the UK-EU post-Brexit relationship?
EU’s top jobs: What you need to know about Von der Leyen, Metsola, Costa and Kallas
11 Jul EU Institutions
EU’s top jobs: What you need to know about Von der Leyen, Metsola, Costa and Kallas
The top jobs for the European Commission, European Parliament, European Council and the EU's foreign affairs are all up for grabs. We've profiled the big-name politicians set to lead the bloc's most important institutions.
Orbán’s Kyiv visit was more style than substance, analysts say
04 Jul EU Institutions
Orbán’s Kyiv visit was more style than substance, analysts say
Viktor Orbán’s visit to Kyiv this week took everyone by surprise, given his repeated efforts to block EU aid to Ukraine. But people on the ground weren’t convinced that he had changed his spots – a caution that analysts say is warranted.
Climate ambition falls off the Council’s agenda
02 Jul EU Institutions
Climate ambition falls off the Council’s agenda
The Council’s new five-year Strategic Agenda makes little mention of the Green Deal, nor any acknowledgement of difficult trade-offs.
The Parliament's latest print issue is out
27 Jun EU Institutions
The Parliament's latest print issue is out
Our July edition unpacks the results of the EU elections, while looking ahead to key policy priorities for the upcoming mandate.
‘Make Europe Great Again’: What to expect from the Hungarian EU presidency
26 Jun EU Institutions
‘Make Europe Great Again’: What to expect from the Hungarian EU presidency
Viktor Orbán’s government, the black sheep of the European Union, will take over the rotating Council presidency on 1 July. That’s bad news for Ukraine’s bid to join the bloc – and possibly for EU policymaking more generally.
Gaza protests take hold inside EU institutions
26 Jun EU Institutions
Gaza protests take hold inside EU institutions
Staffers from European institutions have been voicing their discontent over how the EU is handling Israel’s war in Gaza through regular protests. More than 1,500 have signed a letter calling out 'the EU’s continued failure to take a stance against this humanitarian catastrophe.'
From military support to EU membership: What the new European Parliament means for Ukraine
19 Jun EU Institutions
From military support to EU membership: What the new European Parliament means for Ukraine
While Ukrainians welcomed the electoral victory of Ursula von der Leyen’s European People’s Party, the rise of the far right could still cause them a headache.
Centrist parties hold ground in EU elections, but far right makes inroads
09 Jun EU Institutions
Centrist parties hold ground in EU elections, but far right makes inroads
Results for the European Parliament elections showed the centre-right European People's Party to be the big winner, even as far-right parties in France and Germany made a solid showing.
As Europeans go to the polls, can the centre (left) hold?
08 Jun EU Institutions
As Europeans go to the polls, can the centre (left) hold?
With voting now underway across the EU for the European Parliament, centrist and centre-left parties are expected to lose ground when the results come in Sunday night.
‘Anonymous grumbles and farts’: How a media firestorm has engulfed the Austrian Green party’s lead candidate
06 Jun EU Institutions
‘Anonymous grumbles and farts’: How a media firestorm has engulfed the Austrian Green party’s lead candidate
Lena Schilling, a 23-year-old a former climate activist, has found herself at the center of a weeks-long assault by the Austrian news media as the EU elections get under way.