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A Welcome Victory for Moderate Forces
Spain’s election suggests a rejection of radicalism on both sides of the Catalan independence debate.
Why Europe Needs a Security Council
In the new world of great power competition, European cooperation is vital for survival.
The Mystery of Volodymyr Zelenskiy
Who is Ukraine’s likely next president, and what or whom does he stand for?
Europe’s Achilles Heel
Italy’s government is unsettling its partners with its latest provocations. But the country’s Euroskepticism has a longer tradition than many realize.
Will China Balkanize Europe?
The 16+1 partnership between Eastern European countries and China became the 17+1 on Friday after Greece joined.
Britain is the New Greece
Talk of moral hazard and contagion are back at EU emergency summits. Sound familiar?
The EU’s Controversial Copyright Reform
Point-of-upload censorship, or fair remuneration for creatives? Either way, by passing Article 13/17, the European Parliament flexed its muscles.
Bleak Prospects
Can Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn agree on a compromise to break the parliamentary deadlock? Unlikely.
Slovakia’s Star Is Rising
The anti-corruption activist Zuzana Čaputová is on track be the country’s next president.
The Kiss of Death for the Spitzenkandidat System?
By fielding a seven-person team of EU election candidates, Europe’s Liberals have disrupted the Spitzenkandidat system for choosing the next Commission president.
A Reprieve from Disaster
The EU27 have granted the UK an extra two weeks to decide what it wants to do about Brexit.
Orbán on the Naughty Step
After years of sheltering Hungary’s illiberal prime minister Viktor Orbán and his ruling Fidesz party, the EU’s most powerful political family has suspended the …
Bercow Bombshell Creates Even More Brexit Drama
Britain descends into constitutional chaos as the Speaker blocks another vote on May’s twice-defeated deal.
The Orbán Showdown
Will the European Peoples Party finally expel Hungary’s prime minister and his Fidesz party?
Macron’s Appeal Hits a German Wall, Again
There’s a reason Berlin is so reticent about responding to the French president’s European reform proposals.
