‘It starts with us’: Roma rights defender warns AfD win normalises hatred of minorities
the AfD win is a clear sign that anti-Roma hatred has been normalised and legitimised.
Burnham’s UK‑first politics meet a more protectionist EU and its ‘Made in Europe’ plan
, a close relationship with EU. How can that be reconciled with the EU’s new protectionist ‘Made in Europe’ agenda?
Russians feel puzzled after Putin issues fake, AI-fuelled claim of victory in a Ukrainian battle (Ukraine Battlefield update, Day 1,656)
the Kremlin are now fact-checking AI-forged “liberation” videos and maps, amid a desperate scramble by Russian commanders to fulfil Putin’s fantasies.
[Interview] Europe needs to finish single market or lose more scale-ups to China and the US, warns Enrico Letta
Wester van GaalThe former Italian prime minister tells EUobserver that Europe’s scale-ups in health and the ‘China 2.0 shock’, and that without a finished single market Europe will keep losing out.
Trump’s self-sabotaging America is leaving Europe with a weaker ally against Putin
the best but plan for the worst, warns Edward Lucas.
AfD’s electoral triumph is a watershed, regardless of whether it gets to form the Saxony-Anhalt government
, , and a future where the far-right decides.
Listen: When and where should we expect the future migrant ‘return hubs’?
EU is moving toward establishing ‘return hubs’ outside Europe. Denmark, the Netherlands, Germany, Austria and Greece are exploring potential locations, including Rwanda and Uganda. However, human-rights concerns, non-refoulement obligations, political opposition and likely legal challenges could delay implementation.
Europe cannot afford to remain a spectator in the new Middle East
and and , and the Socialists & Democrats in the European Parliament.
THIS WEEK: Von der Leyen woos Greenland with fresh EU funds, as Ceuta crisis comes to Brussels
As Ursula von der Leyen woos Greenland with millions in fresh EU funding, Ceuta’s embattled leader arrives in Brussels to warn the EU against Morocco’s “trusted” partnership and accuse Madrid of abandoning his besieged enclave.
It seems impossible not to mention Gaza if you meet Israelis on holiday in Europe
while on holiday in Greece this summer and when the conversation inevitably turned to Palestine, I was struck by how misinformed, scared, and ashamed they were.
Zawtar al-Gharbiyah: the Lebanese ‘safe zone’ under Israeli surveillance and fire
Dominika PíhováFamilies who once dreamed of model reconstruction in Zawtar al-Gharbiyah now shuttle in by day to clear debris and , , the state who is too weak to protect them.
[Interview] Belarus Lukashenko fears Putin’s downfall so much that he is ready to change sides quickly, analyst says
Ukraine war as much as he could, in case Russia’s failure leaves the Belarusian leader needing Western friends.
[Interview] ‘In Germany, everyone is constantly afraid Putin will get angry’. German military expert on Berlin’s response to Leipzig drone plot and Moscow’s hybrid attacks
the mechanism among member states in case of a threat] would have been justified, especially because it is not only Germany that is under attack, but other countries are being attacked at the same time as well,” military expert Nico Lange tells EUobserver.
How Russia prepared for a mobilisation that Putin says won’t happen (Ukraine Battlefield update, Day 1,653)
and , the Kremlin’s covert mobilisation architecture shows how Russia is digging in for a longer, costlier war than it admits.
Wave of Russian sabotage attacks exposes counter-intelligence gaps on Nato’s eastern flank
, the anatomy of sabotage, what can be done against it, and why it could be making the eastern flank of Nato stronger.
EU plan to blacklist hundreds more Russians risks new boom in litigation
the 125 new sanctions cases before the EU’s General Court in 2025, amid member states’ plans to massively expand the Russia blacklist.
Sweden’s rightwing government bets on economic growth to win next weekend’s election — will it work?
the next Sunday’s election approaches, Swedish prime minister Ulf Kristersson’s centre-right coalition is banking heavily on macroeconomic optimism to secure a second term. Is that enough? Swedish households remain gloomy, particularly those on lower incomes.
Listen: Is the EU well on track to reach defence readiness by 2030?
Léa MarchalEurope is ramping up defence spending, The EU faces fragmented investment, industrial bottlenecks, skills shortages, heavy reliance on US-made equipment and limited fiscal room.
Romanian parties fail to agree on wage reform, costing country €770m in EU funds
Filip MišudíkThe missed reform means ordinary Romanians now face delayed investments in hospitals, , and , while their government scrambles to plug the €770m hole with more debt or painful cuts.
Europe wants to spend more but its own policies are making it harder
Wester van Gaal1 CommentEurope wants to invest more. But it does so precisely when the cost of doing so is rising too.
