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Why the German election is still not over

Yesterday, fifty-nine million voters cast their ballots in what is considered a defining election for Europe’s future. It was a big night for the Christian Democrats, which came out on top. This is a good…

Europe’s desperate bid to shape Ukraine’s Trump deal in Munich

Last weekend, Munich hosted the world’s premier geopolitical forum amid shifting alliances and rising tensions across country lines. In the Bavarian capital leaders convened to debate on everything from global governance to climate security. But…

What the EU can expect from NATO talks

NATO members are meeting in Brussels today for the first time since Trump took office to discuss defence spending pledges, GDP targets, and weapons delivery to Kyiv. The bloc is feeling the pressure. Trump infamously…

Macron’s plan to push Europe’s AI policy ahead

Eighty world leaders are in Paris for the final day of the AI Summit, a key forum for Europe’s renewed push to close the gap with AI powerhouses – the US and China. For years,…

How a budget bill could end the French left

For the first time in 60 years, France started the year without a budget bill after December’s vote triggered the collapse of Prime Minister Barnier’s three-month-old government.  But this week, new PM Michel Bayrou managed…

Making sense of Trump’s tariffs, what should the EU expect?

After Canada, Mexico, and China, the EU could be the next in the firing line. Donald Trump says EU tariff could be levied on the continent anytime soon. If he follows through, is Brussels ready…

After California, DeepSeek makes the EU nervous

The new Chinese AI model DeepSeek R1 is making waves worldwide as the start up behind it says it runs at a fraction of the cost of all existing models on the market. That seems…

Why the Commission is failing to ease farmers’ worries about Mercosur deal

Concerns over the EU’s trade deal with Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay have stalled negotiations for two decades. Now, the agreement is signed – but its opposition is far from sealed. Farmers worry it means…

Commission VP Ribera on political tensions in the way of the Clean Industrial Deal

Less than a month before the publication of the Clean Industrial Deal, Commission Executive Vice-President Teresa Ribera speaks to host Giada Santana and energy, environment and transport editor Donagh Cagney about competitiveness, environmental NGOs lobbying,…

What the uprising toppling Serbia’s PM means for the country’s future

Not many could have guessed that the 2024 railway accident in Novi Sad, Serbia’s second-largest city, would spark some of the largest protests in the country’s post-Soviet history, ultimately leading to Prime Minister Miloš Vučević's…

Von der Leyen’s Competitiveness Compass explained

European Commission's President von der Leyen unveils today her 'North Star' of economic strategy: the Competitiveness Compass. Beyond the motto of simplifying and unifying, the document has drawn praise from businesses and raised alarms among…

How Alice Weidel redefined Germany’s far right

By becoming the moderate face of the AfD, Alice Weidel helped transform the party from a fringe movement into a dominant force, forcing its rivals to rethink their electoral strategy. Weidel's private life reveals contradictions…