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Many airlines around the world have had to take emergency measures to counter the rising cost of fuel, which typically makes up 20-40% of their operating costs.

Europe has ’maybe 6 weeks of jet fuel left’, energy boss warns

Europe has "maybe 6 weeks of jet fuel left", the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) has warned.

Schinas is now called upon to manage a sector in deep crisis of confidence in national institutions. In return, sources close to the government in Athens suggest he may be offered the chance to stand as a candidate lawmaker in northern Greece in next year’s national elections.

Schinas in the hot seat: Can he restore trust in Greek agriculture?

By: Euractiv | Wednesday, April 8, 2026

Former Commission vice-president is tasked with managing a sector ravaged by scandal

Three panicky European Councils brought EU heads of government together in the first quarter of 2026, even though the chances of unanimity were slim. Their idea must have been to convey urgency and determination, but instead signalled impotence.

The EU must rescue its global reputation now that it’s at risk

By: Friends of Europe | Tuesday, April 7, 2026

Giles Merritt urges EU policymakers to confront waning respect around the world by using the brash new communications tools of the information age.

Magyar has built a powerful support base in more than two years of touring the country, even in the small towns and villages were Fidesz traditionally dominates.

Peter Magyar, the former Orban ally vying for power in Hungary

By: BBC News | Thursday, April 2, 2026

"Now or never," Peter Magyar has been telling Hungarians, in a breathless campaign across the country in the run-up to 12 April elections that opinion polls suggest he can win.

The US and the European Union are each others’ largest trading partners. More than €1.6tn ($1.9tn, £1.4tn) in goods and services were exchanged in 2024, according to European figures - nearly a third of all global trade.

European Parliament gives conditional approval to EU-US trade deal

By: BBC News | Friday, March 27, 2026

The European Parliament has backed legislation to implement an EU-US trade deal, following months of uncertainty over President Donald Trump’s tariff threats.

Satellite images obtained by the BBC suggest that the Russian strike on 27 January damaged its key part - a huge tank used to store oil necessary to keep the pipeline pressurised and functioning.

Ukraine-Hungary oil pipeline row threatens EU loan

By: BBC News | Tuesday, March 24, 2026

A bitter dispute pitting Hungary and Slovakia against Ukraine is holding up a crucial €90bn (£77.95bn) EU loan to Ukraine.

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To prevent the wider middle corridor from defaulting to Chinese hardware and standards, the EU should launch a South Caucasus border infrastructure fund. It should prioritize the digital spine, fiber-optics, automated customs terminals, and 5G corridors, ensuring that the region’s new connectivity is built on European, rather than Chinese, technical and regulatory architecture.

Russia’s Imperial Retreat Is Europe’s Strategic Opportunity

By: Carnegie - Strategic Europe | Friday, March 20, 2026

The war in Ukraine is costing Russia its leverage overseas. Across the South Caucasus and Middle East, this presents an opportunity for Europe to pick up the pieces and claim its own sphere of influence.

The new pact between Europe and the Gulf countries wouldn’t be about replicating the security guarantees Washington used to provide. That was a model only the post-Second World War United States could implement. The new partnership should instead be driven by mechanisms to mitigate the instability of the new disordered world that is taking shape.

EU and the Arab Gulf Must Come Together

By: Carnegie - Strategic Europe | Tuesday, March 17, 2026

The war in Iran proves the United States is now a destabilizing actor for Europe and the Arab Gulf. From protect their economies and energy supplies to safeguarding their territorial integrity, both regions have much to gain from forming a new kind of partnership together.

In recent years, moments of democratic opportunity have appeared in many countries, and the EU has not been equipped to respond well. It is true that regime change does not come from the sky, an aphorism that has become prominent since the current crisis erupted. But this can easily become a straw man when European leaders, officials, journalists, and analysts skirt around using it to justify inaction.

The EU Needs a Third Way in Iran

By: Carnegie - Strategic Europe | Tuesday, March 10, 2026

European reactions to the war in Iran have lost sight of wider political dynamics. The EU must position itself for the next phase of the crisis without giving up on its principles.

The Greens led by Hannah Spencer, a plumber and local councillor, did not simply edge ahead; they won on a message rooted in economic insecurity, housing pressures and local authenticity, coupled with targeted outreach to students and Muslim voters, particularly around Palestine.

Greens Shock Victory Undermines Starmer’s Leadership

By: Rajnish Singh | Wednesday, March 4, 2026

The local by election result exposes the fragility of Labour’s mandate—and mirrors a wider European unravelling for centre parties.

The EU’s passivity is all the more confounding because one member state—Cyprus—has already suffered direct hits in this war, when drones struck the British air base at Akrotiri. And after the countries in the Arab Gulf and the Levant, it is the EU and its member states that will have to deal with the inevitable instability and uncontrollable security, economic, and societal fallout of this war when the United States declares the end of its operations, packs up, and goes home.

Europe on Iran: Gone with the Wind

By: Carnegie - Strategic Europe | Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Europe’s reaction to the war in Iran has been disunited and meek, a far cry from its previously leading role in diplomacy with Tehran. To avoid being condemned to the sidelines while escalation continues, Brussels needs to stand up for international law.

On the eve of a trip to Washington, where he is due to meet with President Donald Trump, the chancellor aligned Berlin squarely with American and Israeli objectives while conceding that the outcome of increased military pressure remains unpredictable. He argued that Europe’s long reliance on condemnations and sanctions had yielded few tangible results.

Merz accepts a harder world on Iran

By: Euractiv | Monday, March 2, 2026

Downplaying the weight of international law, the German chancellor signals that Berlin may be adjusting to a great-power order shaped by Washington rather than rules.

The saga of the Future Combat Air System between France and Germany shows that both of these middle powers still have a lot to learn in this regard. Germany continues to be torn between wanting to preserve whatever crumbs of its defense relationship with the United States are left, and a still-theoretical understanding that it must use its economic might to supercharge European defense. France, meanwhile, is wary that Berlin’s increasing assertiveness in strategic and defense matters is happening at Paris’s expense.

Macron Makes France a Great Middle Power

By: Carnegie - Strategic Europe | Tuesday, February 24, 2026

France has stopped clinging to notions of being a great power and is embracing the middle power moment. But Emmanuel Macron has his work cut out if he is to secure his country’s global standing before his term in office ends.

After 7 October, Albanese said that while Hamas ruled Gaza with “an iron fist”, it had also built schools and hospitals and provided the territory’s de facto administration – infrastructure Israel later destroyed. “When you think of Hamas,” she added, “you should not necessarily think of cut-throats, people armed to the teeth, or fighters.”

The Albanese around the UN’s neck

By: Euractiv | Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Everyone remembers the pupil at the back of the classroom, needling classmates – then flashing a wide-eyed “Who, me?” when the teacher turned around.

In 2027, two Austrian states – Tyrol and Upper Austria – will hold their next elections and votes there are typically influenced by national political trends. If public sentiment toward the government doesn’t improve significantly by then, the ruling parties could face serious internal turmoil.

Vienna calling: Austria far right gathers strength after near miss

By: Euractiv | Thursday, February 19, 2026

To thwart the FPÖ’s steady rise, the Austrian government tries to play the long game

The auditors found that the EU’s high-level specifications for member states’ anti-fraud systems, as set out in the RRF Regulation, were not sufficiently detailed.

EU auditors highlight "fraud" in COVID fund

By: Martin Banks | Thursday, February 12, 2026

The EU’s €650 billion COVID recovery fund, the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), continues to show multiple weaknesses in fraud detection, reporting and correction, according to a new report by the European Court of Auditors (ECA).

Emmanuel Macron warned that "today Europe faces a massive challenge, in a world of disorder"

Macron urges EU to start acting like world power

By: BBC News | Tuesday, February 10, 2026

French President Emmanuel Macron has urged Europe to assert itself on the world stage, saying it is time to start acting like a "power".

Various US presidents, including Theodore Roosevelt, deliberately demonstrated their strength toward Japan. John F. Kennedy’s naval blockade during the Cuban Missile Crisis in the 1960s, which famously brought the world to the brink of nuclear war while pushing Moscow to negotiate. In the 1980s, Ronald Reagan used aircraft carriers in the Gulf of Sidra to bomb Libya, but not a formal declaration of war.

Trump’s ‘Armada’ to Iran and the Return of Gunboat Diplomacy

By: Rajnish Singh | Wednesday, February 4, 2026

US naval buildup in the Persian Gulf is putting pressure on the Ayatollahs, but it also raises the risk of military escalation, regional conflict, and dangerous miscalculation.

The CRM Act sets only non-binding targets by 2030, and these apply only to a small number of raw materials, regarded as ‘strategic’ due to their high economic importance and supply risks. It is also unclear how the levels to be reached by 2030 were determined.

EU "trapped in a vicious circle" on raw materials

By: Martin Banks | Tuesday, February 3, 2026

The EU is having difficulties securing the supply of the raw materials it needs to meet its energy and climate goals. This is the conclusion of a new report by the European Court of Auditors (ECA).

Apart from limited demining support, Baku has received little in the way of EU financial assistance for post-conflict recovery, including the rebuilding of its recovered territories, a process it has so far financed largely from its own budget at a cost of roughly €14 billion ($16.5 billion) since 2020.

EU Falls Behind in the South Caucasus Connectivity Race

By: Carnegie - Strategic Europe | Tuesday, February 3, 2026

The EU lacks leadership and strategic planning in the South Caucasus, while the United States is leading the charge. To secure its geopolitical interests, Brussels must invest in new connectivity for the region.

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The European Union is increasingly on the sidelines. After the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the EU seemed to regain its role. It reacted quickly and unanimously with heavy sanctions against Russia.

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Europe has ’maybe 6 weeks of jet fuel left’, energy boss warns

Europe has ’maybe 6 weeks of jet fuel left’, energy boss warns

Europe has "maybe 6 weeks of jet fuel left", the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) has warned.

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Where Romania can build excellence: the sources of future competitiveness

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