View Russia’s war on Ukraine is a live test for European sovereignty | View "The response to the Russian attack on Ukraine is a live test of European sovereignty and our ability to protect the European way of life."
View Pandemic drives Africa’s desire for self-reliance┃View African governments are, for the most part, making huge efforts to ensure that shots reach arms and doses are not wasted. 15/02/2022
View For EU, microchips and geopolitics are two sides of same coin | View With the EU Chips Act, the bloc intends to capture 20% of the semiconductor global market and achieve tech sovereignty, writes Raluca Csernatoni. 11/02/2022
View Poland's virtual abortion ban harms women and paralyses doctors | View "The hard truth is that the ban on abortion care is having a devastating knock-on effect on all aspects of reproductive health," argues Irene Donadio 27/01/2022
View Putin fears Ukrainian freedom and democracy, not NATO | View Europe and the US must not play into Putin's hands by turning the current crisis into a tussle between geopolitical entities. This is and has always been about Ukraine's absolute right to freedom and self-determination, writes Oleksandr Sushko of the International Renaissance Foundation in Ukraine. 25/01/2022
View Europeans are demanding the right to clean, affordable energy | View The Right to Energy Forum, Europe's biggest summit on energy poverty, begins next week and could not be more urgent. Kieran Pradeep of Friends of the Earth Europe explains what's at stake. 22/01/2022
View Women leaders in Europe are always (from the) right | View Roberta Metsola's appointment to President of the European Parliament is the latest in a long-observed pattern. From Marine le Pen to Angela Merkel, why, asks College of Europe professor Costanza Hermanin, are female holders of real executive power always right-wing? 21/01/2022
View New EU rules will help farmers prevent costly disease outbreaks | View New legislation coming into force next Friday will help European livestock farmers stay ahead of the game and help with future outbreaks, Federation of Veterinarians of Europe executive director Nancy De Briyne explains. 20/01/2022
View France's EU presidency can lay the foundations of a new Europe | View Emmanuel Macron's ambitious agenda can mark the beginning of a new stage in Europe’s development, writes Professor Alberto Alemanno. 20/01/2022
View Europe must prioritise hostages in nuclear talks with Iran | View Europe must present a united front against the Islamic Republic of Iran's decades-long practice of jailing foreign and dual nationals for leverage, writes former hostage Barry Rosen, who begins a hunger strike in Vienna today 19/01/2022
View EU leaders must pay attention to civic freedoms in Slovenia | View Thirty years after the EU formally recognised Slovenian independence, one of its former champions is presiding over an erosion of press freedom and civil society. Act now before it's too late, warns CIVICUS researcher Aarti Narsee. 17/01/2022
View Honesty and humility will help combat COVID pseudo-science | View A trust deficit may be driving low vaccine uptake and conspiracy theories in some European countries. It is within politicians' power to mitigate this, writes Péter Krekó of the Budapest-based Political Capital Institute 17/01/2022
View Hungary rigged election claim is as cynical as it is absurd | View An opinion piece published earlier this week claimed the possibility of an upset in Hungary is so great that Europe should “prepare for a possible rigged election”. 14/01/2022
View The West must not buckle under Russian threats, now or ever | View The United States must not abandon its principles, its allies or its partners, in exchange for talks with Russia, writes William Alberque. 14/01/2022
View I'm fighting for justice after surviving Syria's torture jails | View Today Anwar Raslan, a colonel and torturer within Bashar al-Assad's prison system, was jailed for life in Germany for crimes against humanity. A doctor who was tortured in custody for 40 days and gave evidence in the case tells us what it means to him. 13/01/2022
View EU must be prepared for a possible rigged election in Hungary | View In April the European Union could face the first ever significantly rigged vote in one of its member states. A full observation mission should be sent to this year's parliamentary election, warns German Marshall Fund fellow Daniel Hegedüs. 12/01/2022
View Social policy will be key to EU's green transition | View The EU must combine people-focused initiatives with climate policy to ensure a fair transition to climate neutrality, argue the heads of the International and European Trade Union Confederations, Sharan Burrow and Luca Visentini. 05/01/2022
View The West must stand firm to combat Russia's threats to Ukraine | View Russia's threatening behaviour towards Ukraine is also a test of Western resolve. It must be met by a united front from the US, the EU and NATO, as well as fresh sanctions, argues former MEP Geoffrey Van Orden. 28/12/2021
View Battery wars: Serbian climate protests were just the beginning | View Rio Tinto's plans to mine one of Europe's largest lithium deposits might be on hold for now. But the stage is set for future conflicts. We must find greener alternatives to lithium batteries to meet our future needs, argues RSK's Jordi Bruno. 22/12/2021
View We must protect children on Europe’s borders | View To mark International Migrants Day on December 18, Save the Children Europe director Anita Bay Bundegaard reflects on Europe’s need to uphold its core values and make sure all children stranded on the borders with Europe are safe. 17/12/2021
View Scotland will have to work hard to keep its EU connections | View For post-Brexit Scotland, re-joining the EU is a long way off. Those that would see this happen must come up with an adequate strategy to maintain ties with Europe in years to come, writes European Merchants director Anthony Salamone. 17/12/2021
