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?
Europe’s Black Hole
Germany refuses to think strategically about itself, Europe, or the world. This carries a high price.
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.
The Face of Germany’s Climate Strikes
The 22-year-old student Luisa Neubauer is often referred to as “Germany’s Greta.” Yet Neubauer is a force of her own.
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.
Climate Children Should Be Seen, Not Heard
Conservatives who belittle the Fridays for Future climate protests do so at their own peril.
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.
Who’s Afraid of No-Deal?
A series of dramatic votes in the British Parliament could make this the most significant week in the modern history of the United Kingdom.
Pursuing the Prosecutor
The former Romanian anti-corruption prosecutor wants to become the EU’s top prosecutor.
+++ The coronavirus crisis has brought Europe and the rest of the world to a standstill. What are the effects of the pandemic on international affairs? The future of the EU depends on how it handles the crisis, argues Daniela Schwarzer. Much is riding on the German EU presidency. David Goodhart makes the case for a retreat from hyperglobalization, and Richard Sennett foresees big changes coming to our way of life; Efi Koutsokosta profiles Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis; Noah Gordon, in his Carbon Critical column, points out that solar, like oil, has its overcapacity problems; and much more +++
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