German rearmament tests time, money and resolve
23 May Foreign & Security Policy

German rearmament tests time, money and resolve

As Germany prepares to spend 5% of GDP on defence, Chancellor Friedrich Merz must overcome scepticism both within his governing coalition and in the country at large.
by Arno Van Rensbergen
‘The West created Vučić’: Serbian journalists say repression is tightening
21 May Foreign & Security Policy
‘The West created Vučić’: Serbian journalists say repression is tightening
Op-ed: When it comes to the DMA, Europe must show its teeth
22 May EU Institutions
Op-ed: When it comes to the DMA, Europe must show its teeth
Op-ed: Europe’s existential choice
21 May Foreign & Security Policy
Op-ed: Europe’s existential choice
UK “not ready” to stop free movement on Brexit day
19 Aug
UK “not ready” to stop free movement on Brexit day
Campaigners have reacted with fury to UK plans to stop free movement on 31 October, the day the UK is due to leave the EU.
Movers and Shakers | 16 August 2019
16 Aug
Movers and Shakers | 16 August 2019
Boris Johnson accuses MPs of 'collaborating' with Brussels to block No Deal Brexit
15 Aug
Boris Johnson accuses MPs of 'collaborating' with Brussels to block No Deal Brexit
Legal and political experts, campaigners and MPs have been accused of "collaborating" with Brussels to undermine the UK government's negotiating position by attempting to block a no-deal Brexit.
MPs reconsider Brexit proposal involving second referendum
14 Aug
MPs reconsider Brexit proposal involving second referendum
A plan designed to pass the UK Withdrawal Agreement in exchange for a second referendum on EU membership is being looked at again by MPs, it has emerged.
Likelihood of UK general election before end of year ‘higher than ever’
13 Aug
Likelihood of UK general election before end of year ‘higher than ever’
A leading UK think tank says that the chances of a general election before the end of the year seem “higher than ever.”
Senior political figures urge overhaul of EU foreign policy
12 Aug
Senior political figures urge overhaul of EU foreign policy
A group of senior EU political figures have called for a “change in EU foreign policy” under the European Commission’s new President, Ursula von der Leyen.
How the largest American Muslim foundation was falsely demonised by white supremacists Partner Content
09 Aug
How the largest American Muslim foundation was falsely demonised by white supremacists
The escalating spate of mass shootings from Christchurch to El Paso has been enabled by the fact that millions of ordinary people now believe in the existence of an Islamist conspiracy to ‘replace’ white people through mass immigration and birth rates, writes Saeed Khan.
Movers and Shakers | 9 August 2019
09 Aug
Movers and Shakers | 9 August 2019
Fisheries Committee chair discusses No Deal Brexit fears with fishermen and producers
08 Aug
Fisheries Committee chair discusses No Deal Brexit fears with fishermen and producers
The new chair of the European Parliament’s Fisheries Committee was visiting the largest fishing port in France on Thursday amid fears that the threat of a No Deal Brexit will put cooperation between British and continental fishermen at risk.
The EU must do more to fight the funding of Islamism across the continent Partner Content
07 Aug
The EU must do more to fight the funding of Islamism across the continent
The case of Qatari-controlled, UK-based Al Rayan Bank, which continues to provide financial services to a series of Islamist and extremist groups blacklisted by other institutions, highlights the dangers of lax financial oversight by the EU and its Member States, writes Nervana Mahmoud.
UK urged to guarantee right of EU citizens to participate in post-Brexit local elections
06 Aug
UK urged to guarantee right of EU citizens to participate in post-Brexit local elections
A campaign group that first raised the alarm about the “mass disenfranchisement” of EU27 citizens before the European elections in May has now called on the UK Government to guarantee their right to participate in post-Brexit local elections.
Huawei ‘fighting for survival’, says chairman Partner Content
02 Aug
Huawei ‘fighting for survival’, says chairman
Huawei’s chairman has admitted the company is under “immense pressure” and “fighting for survival”.
EU ‘too slow to act’ on tax transparency
02 Aug
EU ‘too slow to act’ on tax transparency
Former MEP Catherine Stihler says the EU has been “too slow to act” on the “urgent need” for greater tax transparency.
Movers and Shakers | 2 August 2019
02 Aug
Movers and Shakers | 2 August 2019
Keep track of developments in the European institutions and public affairs with our movers and shakers column.
Adopting a gender-sensitive lens in global security
01 Aug
Adopting a gender-sensitive lens in global security
Global security has deteriorated over the past decade, with the number of people forced to flee their homes due to violence, human rights violations and war on the increase. The EU must adopt and implement a gender-sensitive lens when dealing with this, writes Madi Sharma.
Italy's ‘suicide diplomacy’ is reducing its influence in EU and NATO, says report
01 Aug
Italy's ‘suicide diplomacy’ is reducing its influence in EU and NATO, says report
A new report says that while Italy has a "central role" to play in Europe’s response to growing security challenges in the Mediterranean region, the current government’s "suicide diplomacy" is weakening its clout in the EU and NATO.
MEPs denounce attacks against Polish Equality March participants
31 Jul
MEPs denounce attacks against Polish Equality March participants
A cross-party group of MEPs have condemned violence against the participants of a Polish city’s first ever gay pride march.
A wake-up call for EU fisheries ministers
31 Jul
A wake-up call for EU fisheries ministers
The latest scientific advice from The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) makes for sad reading - North Sea cod is severely depleted. However, this could be just what is needed to shock EU fisheries ministers into action, write Rebecca Hubbard and Dr Monica Verbeek.
Anti-palm oil lobbies bending the EU’s will Partner Content
30 Jul
Anti-palm oil lobbies bending the EU’s will
Youssef Kobo explains how anti-palm oil lobbies are hurting the environment and the EU’s poorest members
Paper food packaging 'not as innocent as it seems', says consumer body
30 Jul
Paper food packaging "not as innocent as it seems", says consumer body
A new study by consumer group BEUC underscores the need for EU-wide rules to regulate non-plastic food packaging and protect consumers from potentially harmful chemicals.
MEPs deliver scathing assessment of Boris Johnson’s fledgling premiership
29 Jul
MEPs deliver scathing assessment of Boris Johnson’s fledgling premiership
Two UK MEPs have given a withering verdict on the start of Boris Johnson’s premiership in the UK.
Carry On Regardless: The Brexit Party hits Brussels
29 Jul
Carry On Regardless: The Brexit Party hits Brussels
The Brexit Party are political prisoners in Brussels. Or so they’d have you believe.  Despite standing in the European elections, knowing full well what awaited them, Nigel Farage and his band of Brexit-peddling cronies have been on a mission to expose to their faithful followers back home in Blighty that "Brussels" is the most dreadful of places: a wasteful, bureaucratic hellhole where little is achieved and where MEPs' pockets bulge with excessive pay and unwarranted expenses.
Movers and Shakers | 26 July 2019
26 Jul
Movers and Shakers | 26 July 2019
Keep track of developments in the European institutions and public affairs with our movers and shakers column.
Threat of no-deal Brexit intensifies as Boris Johnson refuses to nominate new UK Commissioner
26 Jul
Threat of no-deal Brexit intensifies as Boris Johnson refuses to nominate new UK Commissioner
New British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has signalled that he will not nominate a new UK commissioner when the European Commission is reformed after the summer recess.