
Government of the rich, by the rich, for the rich
Trump’s massive tax cuts are designed to wreak havoc in the already feeble social fabric of the United States

Georgia Meloni: The lady of the hour
By: EBR | Wednesday, July 9, 2025
In a Europe short of leaders, the Italian Prime Minister is now fast emerging as the continent’s most influential leader.

Τhe Retail market for 2025 and challenges for the day after
By: EBR | Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Estimates for global retail turnover for the year are around $30 trillion and the contribution of e-commerce will be remarkable with over 25% of total turnover and with the dominant markets in e-commerce being those of North America, Asia and Europe

Zelensky is the world’s loneliest leader
By: EBR | Tuesday, July 8, 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky still has to constantly advocate for real military support, while Russia has escalated its attacks and benefits from more reliable supplies from its partners. To end the war, Europeans must bolster their support, agree on air defense strategies, and weaken Russia’s defense industry

Euronext’s Move to Acquire the Athens Stock Exchange: A tangible vote of Confidence to the Greek Economy.
By: EBR | Thursday, July 3, 2025
Euronext’s ongoing negotiations to acquire the majority stake in the Athens Stock Exchange (ATHEX) mark a significant development for the Greek capital markets

Five takeaways from Nato’s big summit on hiking defence spending
By: EBR | Wednesday, July 2, 2025
For the Netherlands this was the biggest security operation in its history; for Nato’s 32 member states the Hague summit was historic too
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The small window for an EU-U.S. diplomatic push on Iran
By: EBR | Wednesday, July 2, 2025
To turn U.S. strikes on Iran’s nuclear program into a long-term resolution, Washington should seize the moment and cooperate with France, Germany, and the UK on diplomatic talks

Welcome to the Gray War
By: EBR | Wednesday, July 2, 2025
China’s cyber and info war is already here — and the U.S. is playing catch-up

How Bibi Netanyahu outsmarted Biden, defied the EU, and still bombed Iran
By: EBR | Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Despite corruption charges, mass protests, and mounting international pressure, Israel’s longest-serving prime minister used his alliance with Trump and skillfully exploited global divisions to execute his most audacious move yet

The European Union at the crossroads
By: EBR | Monday, June 23, 2025
Any observer of the international context may, quite understandably, struggle to process the forces that are at play: the terms under which Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine might end;

The Black Sea has become the fulcrum of Europe’s security
By: EBR | Thursday, June 19, 2025
The Black Sea is pivotal in Russia’s war against Ukraine and the wider standoff between Moscow and the West. To counter the Russian threat in the region, the EU has adopted a new strategy, and Turkey is building up its capabilities

The humanitarian crises that we dare to ignore
By: EBR | Thursday, June 19, 2025
The failure of Western governments to address the humanitarian disasters and the corruption fueling conflicts in Africa is as short-sighted as it is tragic.

Giles Merritt’s new book: Timebomb. When Ageing Explodes
By: EBR | Wednesday, June 18, 2025
People may be living longer throughout Europe but that is creating “massive unfairness” says a new book on ageing, recently launched in Brussels

Europe’s playbook for climate engagement with the United States
By: EBR | Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Europe should leverage the U.S. climate policy shift and safeguard its green transition goals by building cooperation on geothermal energy among other things and focusing on technologies that enhance security and decarbonization

A Belgrade landmark bombed by Nato could get Trump makeover
By: EBR | Monday, June 16, 2025
One of the first sights that greets arrivals to the centre of Serbia’s capital Belgrade are government buildings in an advance state of collapse. Nato planes bombed them back in 1999

Between dependence and deterrence: Recasting the transatlantic relationship
By: EBR | Thursday, June 5, 2025
The Pentagon has it right: Mutual interest and common sense, not pseudo-intellectual exercises in civilizational splittism, ought to govern the U.S.’s relationship with Europe

Starmer’s international wins can’t hide his domestic migration headaches
By: EBR | Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Despite international deals, the UK prime minister faces rising pressure from Reform UK, internal Labour critics, and voters demanding tougher border controls

Trump escalates his war on the Ivy League
By: EBR | Monday, May 26, 2025
The Trump Administration has launched an assault on Ivy League universities in an unprecedented attack on academic freedom.

EU and the New World (Dis)Order
By: EBR | Thursday, May 22, 2025
Germany and Europe face a period of strategic uncertainty. How to use it constructively?

It’s time for an EU Action Plan to address the impact of Europe’s ageing
By: EBR | Wednesday, May 21, 2025
It’s risky to predict anything nowadays