United on Ukraine, Nato powers now see the world from Warsaw’s point of view
Vladimir Putin’s war is transforming an array of old arguments among the Western allies – over Russia and Turkey, arms…
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Why Thomas Piketty is optimistic about the left’s future
The French economist on his new book, the living standards crisis and why the “historical movement towards equality” will continue.
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As a new Iron Curtain descends, Europe is already irreversibly changed
Short of an overthrow of Putin, we will be very far indeed from the post-Cold War vision of “Europe whole…
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Europe enters a brave new world
The war in Ukraine has marked a turning point for the EU, and Emmanuel Macron is leading the way.
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Valiant Ukrainians put much of Europe to shame
To watch a whole nation mobilise in defence of its freedoms has been a moving and humbling experience.
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Ukraine, Europe and the end of peace
Europeans no longer view war as unthinkable or themselves as spectators in a possible conflict.
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As tensions with Russia build, Emmanuel Macron highlights splits within Nato
The French president’s call for direct dialogue with Russia has highlighted disagreements on how to engage Moscow.
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Svetlana Tikhanovskaya: Europe needs to be tougher on Belarus
The exiled opposition leader says migrants are being used by the Lukashenko regime as “cannon fodder”
Economic arm-twisting is on the rise. Europe must learn how to resist it
Protectionism is not the answer. European countries must build public support for strategic openness.
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EU unity over the Belarus migrant crisis may not last
As temperatures drop, migrant deaths might test EU member states’ support for Poland’s approach to the crisis.
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The EU “will break” Cop26 negotiations without more ambition
As negotiators race to agree a climate deal, developing nations are looking to Europe for greater leadership.
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Belarus weaponises migrants as dispute with the EU escalates
Hundreds of migrants are at the border as Poland accuses Belarus of direct attacks on its forces.
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Dispatch from Warsaw: Money talks – a reluctant Poland may have to defer to the EU
In Poland’s dispute over the rule of law with the EU, Brussels holds a powerful card.
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The cost-of-Brexit chart that Rishi Sunak didn’t mention in the Budget
UK trade with the EU has fallen sharply, new figures from the Office for Budget Responsibility show.
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With Turkey in crisis, Erdoğan leans into chaos
As the country’s currency falls and domestic opposition surges, Turkey’s president deals with a diplomatic crisis of his own making.
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Radosław Sikorski: “Poland is on the path of Hungary and Russia”
The former Polish foreign minister on his country’s anti-EU turn under PiS, its ruling party.
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The EU climate chief Frans Timmermans: “The planet is probably going to be OK. But we won’t”
The EU Commission vice-president on why the UK’s climate ambition needs to be matched by “very concrete policies”.
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The UK’s position on the Northern Ireland protocol is absurd and reckless
The threats made by Boris Johnson’s government against the EU do the UK’s international standing nothing but harm.
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The European Chips Act: why Ursula von der Leyen is embracing silicon nationalism
The European Commission president has outlined plans to make the EU less dependent on Asian semiconductor producers.
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Margrethe Vestager: “Europe was so far ahead of the curve on privacy”
The EU commissioner on her battle with Big Tech.
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