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”
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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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How Brexit changed us: Britain has lost its sense of humour along with its self-respect
This project was supposed to restore Britain’s dignity, but instead we’re prepared to shatter the UK over sausages.
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Mario Draghi, “ungovernable” Italy and the EU
Author Tim Parks joins Jeremy Cliffe and Emily Tamkin on the World Review podcast
Why the EU Article 16 debacle sets a dangerous precedent for the UK
A bungled attempt to trigger the “nuclear option” over Covid vaccines proves the EU misunderstands Irish border issues.
The Donald Tusk affair shows that Britain is in an abusive relationship with the EU – and we’re the abuser
Brexiteers liken European leaders to Nazis and Soviets, but the minute they answer back, they’ve somehow crossed the line.
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How Brexit has reopened old wounds on both sides of the Irish border
The Irish Question has returned and endangered the peace process.
ByCameron backs down on Europe referendum
Conservative leader will not hold a referendum on Lisbon, but pledges to repatriate British powers
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