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The main change by the member states of the deforestation directive is the introduction of a simplification clause.

Member states and EP demand pause on radical green rules

Something is finally moving, after decades of more and more regulation. A first simplification package was approved in the European Parliament.

Key disagreements between Moscow and Kyiv remain, including over Ukraine agreeing to cede territory it continues to control and security guarantees provided by Europe.

Kremlin signals no Ukraine breakthrough after Putin talks with US

Five hours of talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump’s senior negotiator appear to have failed to produce a breakthrough on securing a Ukraine peace deal.

Last week Syria saw twenty-four hours of uninterrupted electricity for the first time in two decades. Even the fiercest critics will pause if basic services improve. Legitimacy begins there.

Is Syria’s New Leader Working with a Turkish Toolkit?

Syria’s new government draws on the development and control model which Erdogan has long used in Turkey. Will this work? And what about democracy?

The EU has enough leverage to achieve some genuine agency in negotiations. Be it sanctions, Russian frozen assets, security guarantees, or accession to the EU, Brussels has the cards to drive a nimble diplomacy that acts in close tandem with Ukraine.

Potential Peace in Ukraine Is a Moment of Reckoning for Europe

Sidelined by the latest U.S. initiative on Ukraine, Europe has no alternative but to set out its own strategic vision—not just for Kyiv but for the entire security order of the continent.

While things look grim, there are alternatives. Europe can play a key role in building a new institutional framework for stability.

Can Europe Reassert Itself?

China and the United States increasingly act as imperial systems. Can Europe assert itself by shaping a better international monetary order?

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At a time when Russia is pummelling Ukraine’s energy grid with missiles and drones ahead of a fourth winter of war - forcing the entire country to endure daily power cuts - public anger at these corruption allegations has soared.

Analyses

Fall of Zelensky’s top aide - reboot for Kyiv or costly shake-up?

Monday, December 1, 2025

Andriy Yermak was a constant, looming presence in Ukraine’s government - a seemingly immovable figure on the political stage.

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As fanciful as the idea of a second EU referendum may seem, there are forces at play that could at the very least make it much more possible that the Labour Party commits to rejoining the customs union.

Europe

The Labour plot to reverse Brexit

Monday, December 1, 2025

A group of vocal Remainers, with Alastair Campbell a key member, are urging Keir Starmer to rejoin the customs union – or the EU itself

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As European partners grapple with questions about future U.S. commitment to the continent’s defense and seek to build greater capacity of their own, Turkey sees involvement as a way of gaining a voice in these efforts.

Analyses

Turkey Stakes its Claim in the Ukraine Peace Process

Friday, November 28, 2025

Turkey is positioning itself as a key player in a postwar reassurance force for Ukraine, especially in the Black Sea. But Ankara’s relationships with Moscow and Washington mean it faces a tough choice.

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Brussels faces a choice: continue criticising from the sidelines, or work with Washington to shape a viable peace plan. Embracing common ground would send a powerful signal that the West is united, pragmatic, and determined to end the war.

Analyses

Brussels Must Act: Back the Trump Ukraine Peace Plan

Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Europe must move past its objections and recognise how closely its vision aligns with Washington.

Since the Netherlands recognised same-sex unions in 2001, a number of other EU countries have followed suit, but others, such as Poland, Hungary and Slovakia, have not.

Europe

Same-sex marriage must be respected throughout EU, top court tells Poland

Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Poland has been told to recognise same-sex marriages registered elsewhere in the European Union, in a ruling by the EU’s top court.

“What Sudan needs now is an immediate end to hostilities, full humanitarian access, and a credible path back towards democracy. Europe must step up its humanitarian support for the Sudanese people and remain unwavering in demanding accountability for all violations of international and humanitarian law."

World

Sudan in line for fresh EU humanitarian aid

Wednesday, November 26, 2025

The European Commission has announced that it will provide €35m in humanitarian aid to war-torn Sudan.

Delors’ drive to abolish national barriers and streamline intra-European trade revitalised a European integration project becalmed in the doldrums since the 1970s. To ensure most of his 300 measures would get onto member states’ statute books by his 1992 deadline, he took a British-inspired ‘pragmatic’ approach.

Europe

It’s time to emulate Delors and fight for Draghi & Letta reforms

Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Giles Merritt recalls the heyday of Delors’ combative style that transformed the single market from dream into reality, and urges a repeat performance.

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Western governments are mostly bowing to Trump’s bullying and adapting their priorities given their correct conclusion that the United States is no longer a reliable strategic partner. Accordingly, several of these governments are boosting defense outlays and cutting foreign aid spending.

Europe

Rising Global Dangers and European Silence

Monday, November 24, 2025

The failure of leading Western European governments to stand up against Trump’s outrages poses exceptional dangers.

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Forecasting provides warnings, and preparedness ensures they translate to effective action. The role of the National Science and Technology Center for Disaster Reduction (NCDR) is to use meteorological, seismic and hydrological forecasts to create actionable strategies and transform past lessons into preparedness

Management

Taiwan: Disaster Prevention and Advanced Warnings

Monday, November 24, 2025

Taiwan’s contingency model links real-time coordination, high-tech forecasting and local volunteers for swift action.

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Out on the waves, where freedom of navigation is a golden rule, the ability and appetite of coastal countries to intervene is limited, even though the risk they face is escalating.

Europe

On the front line of Europe’s standoff with Russia’s sanction-busting shadow fleet

Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Out on the western Baltic, a coastguard officer radios a nearby, sanctioned oil tanker. "Swedish Coastguard calling… Do you consent to answer a few questions for us? Over."

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As Russia is not legally entitled to the interest generated on the assets, Europe began transferring approximately $6 billion in windfall profits to Ukraine in 2024. The G7 devised a further $50 billion Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration (ERA) loan based on the expected future value of earned interest.

Analyses

Time for Europe to Break the Bank on Ukraine

Tuesday, November 18, 2025

With U.S. aid largely discontinued, European leaders have no choice but to unlock Russia’s sovereign assets in order to keep Ukraine afloat. Only a long-term military and financial commitment can help Kyiv prevail.

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The Bataclan attackers were young men of mainly North African origin, recruited in Belgium and France, trained in IS territory in the Middle East, who then returned to Europe hidden among a vast flow of migrants.

Europe

France remembers Bataclan attacks but knows enemy has not gone away

Friday, November 14, 2025

Just as France marks the 10th anniversary of the Bataclan massacres, another reminder has come of the permanence of the jihadist threat.

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Member states and EP demand pause on radical green rules

N. Peter KramerBy: N. Peter Kramer

Something is finally moving, after decades of more and more regulation. A first simplification package was approved in the European Parliament.

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Former EU diplomat Mogherini accused of fraud and corruption

Former EU diplomat Mogherini accused of fraud and corruption

Federica Mogherini, ex-EU foreign policy chief, and two others face allegations of procurement fraud, corruption, and conflict of interest linked to EU-funded training for junior diplomats, Belgian prosecutors say.

Business

US presses Europe on rules for big tech companies

US presses Europe on rules for big tech companies

Europe should "reconsider" its rules for big tech companies if it wants to see lower US tariff rates on its steel and aluminium exports, US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has said.

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