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This is probably the time for a new EU push towards closer integration as with the single market or the euro or the common foreign and security policy back in the days of Jacques Delors. Yet, this is unlikely given the lack of appetite for new EU treaties which would be tough to negotiate and probably would not (in the present mood) survive a series of national referendums. But Ursula von der Leyen has made security and defence and competitiveness the two leitmotifs of her second Commission term, and she is right to do so.

EU-US relations in the age of Trump II: can Europe develop an effective strategy?

By: EBR | Monday, February 10, 2025

The time for jokes is over. We have seen enough of the Trump II administration during the past three weeks to know that the US President is not bluffing

The purpose of their presence? The unprecedented mineral wealth of North Kivu. Belgian NGOs estimate the value of gold, tin, cobalt and coltan (used, among other things, for mobile phones) in the former Belgian colony of around $24 trillion.

Desire for raw materials makes EU complicit in war

By: EBR | Tuesday, February 4, 2025

Owning raw materials is one of the key priorities of the new European Commission

European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said there would be "no winners" in a trade war with the US. She stressed that tariffs would impact jobs and prices, adding that China would be "the one laughing on the side".

EU leaders vow to fight back if Trump imposes tariffs

By: EBR | Tuesday, February 4, 2025

EU leaders have vowed unity against Trump’s tariffs as they gather in Brussels to discusses defence and security issues

Against this backdrop, the EU faces a dilemma. As the largest economic power in the region, it cannot simply dismiss Serbia’s government. However, its appeasement of the Vučić administration has had unintended consequences.

Why the EU must change course on Serbia

By: EBR | Tuesday, February 4, 2025

By refusing to apply pressure on President Vučić, the EU is emboldening the Serbian government. If Brussels is serious about supporting democracy in the Western Balkans, it must empower the Serbian people—not their authoritarian rulers

Herbert Kickl, the head of the FPÖ, appears about to become Austria’s chancellor and in Germany, AfD is succeeding in imposing its anti-migration policies on large parts of the German political mainstream.

Austria and Germany: How Firewalls Fall

By: EBR | Thursday, January 30, 2025

The far right in Europe is about to take two decisive steps forward

This week, the French Senate will review and likely approve a cross-party bill on the fight against drug trafficking, which incorporates recommendations from an investigative commission set up last spring.

The highly political French fight against drug trafficking

By: EBR | Thursday, January 30, 2025

France is facing unprecedented levels of drug-related violence and trafficking

The lack of demand is particularly strong for electric cars, prices of which have actually risen over the last few years rather than decreased – as hoped – with falling battery costs and economies of scale.

What’s behind Europe’s car industry crisis

By: EBR | Thursday, January 30, 2025

As Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has invited key industry players for a “strategic dialogue” on the future of the automotive sector, Euractiv takes a look at what is behind the current slump

The atrocity, and the riots that followed it, have made the prime minister a target for Elon Musk, who frequently posts extreme and personal attacks on Starmer to his 215 million followers on X.

Britain faces its demons

By: EBR | Tuesday, January 28, 2025

British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is under pressure to respond to nightmarish crimes against children that horrified his country and exposed state failures

Denmark is allocating 2 billion euros for a reinforced presence of the Danis Army in the Arctic and the Norh Atlantic region.

Denmark boost defence budget for Arctic and North Atlantic

By: N. Peter Kramer | Tuesday, January 28, 2025

President Donald Trump’s advocating to bring Greenland under his control has effect

The EU’s expanded free trade region (EEA), of which Norway is a key member, is being rocked by Oslo wrestling with its role in Europe ahead of September elections.

Norway balks at EU’s energy integration drive

By: EBR | Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Norwegian politicians are resisting attempts to implement critical EU energy laws, which would integrate the country more tightly into European power markets

Europe’s demographics skew its politics to favour older people. The over-50s now make up about half of the EU population, and the under-30s only 15 per cent.

To combat ageing, Europe must revolutionise its democracies

By: EBR | Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Europeans watch the chaotic state of America’s politics with growing disbelief, but our own democracies are scarcely more healthy

The Compass calls for the European Commission to “coordinate” national policies, says that industrial targets should be for national capitals rather than EU-wide, and wants to tighten how member states spend their EU cash.

Commission to get serious on clean industrial policy

By: EBR | Monday, January 27, 2025

A lack of Brussels-level powers has made EU clean industrial policies disjointed and less effective in practice

At a briefing after a cabinet meeting, Petkova said she would not ask for the report until the country fully meets the inflation criterion.

Bulgaria shies away from asking for final clearance to join eurozone

By: EBR | Friday, January 24, 2025

Bulgaria, which is on the verge of joining the eurozone, decided not to seek final approval from the European Central Bank

To keep Tesla stock buoyant, Musk needs both Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping’s help. That, in effect, means preventing a Trump trade war.

Elon Musk: A Chinese Puppet?

By: EBR | Friday, January 24, 2025

Pleasing the Chinese leadership is key to Musk’s business fortunes

This time around, from the 24th of December 2024 to January 6th, 2026, if you enter any of the major churches of Rome you can receive God’s grace and be absolved.

Rome: City of the Sinless?

By: EBR | Friday, January 24, 2025

“Veni Romam, ut remittantur peccata tua!” (Come to Rome, and have all your sins forgiven!)

The resources Poland has devoted to defending this area underscore the continued heightened sense of alarm in the country’s senior ranks over the relative ease with which Moscow has engaged in hybrid warfare along NATO’s eastern flank.

A visit to Poland’s last line of defence

By: EBR | Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Poland’s fortified buffer zone against Belarus and Russia could see a surge in migrants in the coming months, officials here warn

In a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, von der Leyen warned of a "China shock" to world trade caused by Chinese export subsidies.

Von der Leyen takes aim at China and signals to Trump in cautious Davos speech

By: EBR | Wednesday, January 22, 2025

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday criticised Chinese trade distortions, while reminding Americans of their interdependence with Europe

“The CDU/CSU wants to make policy in the political centre,” one source said tersely.

Meet the conservative German trio that could rule Europe

By: EBR | Friday, January 17, 2025

For a glimpse of Europe’s future, look no further than the retreat of the centre-right European People’s Party in Berlin

Two quick lessons surely stand out for Europeans responding to this crisis. One is that Transnistria cannot be ignored or compartmentalized; all plans for Moldova’s EU accession and its future economic and energy policies need to account for that territory as well.

Moldova’s Gas Crisis Is EU’s Headache

By: EBR | Friday, January 17, 2025

An energy crisis in Moldova is rapidly developing into a political crisis. It is likely to land at the EU’s door. Is anyone ready?

Announcing the move, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said the "unprecedented" measure was necessary to meet the country’s housing emergency.

Spain plans 100% tax for homes bought by non-EU residents

By: EBR | Thursday, January 16, 2025

Spain is planning to impose a tax of up to 100% on the value of properties bought by non-residents from countries outside the EU, such as the UK

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