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However, he does share something fundamental with populist leaders Nawrocki, Orbán, and Fico about the EU: sovereignty. These leaders do not support further EU integration even though the political, security, and defense circumstances demand it.

Babiš’s victory in Czechia is not a turning point for European Populists

A populist movement has taken power in Czechia, reinforcing the steady rise of far-right parties across Central Europe. While united by the idea of regaining sovereignty, these forces remain divided on vital issues such as their stance toward Russia

The EU’s next priority should be to establish a clear, single point of contact for the Global Gateway in each partner country. Rather than relying on union officials juggling multiple portfolios or dispersing responsibilities across separate offices for businesses, civil society, and other stakeholders, a dedicated coordination hub is needed. These offices would serve as the central node for matchmaking, dialogue, and participatory decisionmaking, ensuring coherence, transparency, and accountability in implementation.

How the EU’s global gateway can compete in the global south

In competition with China’s Belt and Road Initiative, the Global Gateway strategy needs to find an edge. To better promote its interests through investment, the EU’s offer must become more coherent, transparent, and accountable

Europe’s ‘coalition of the willing’ may at some point have to put peacekeeping ‘boots on the ground’ in Ukraine, but its weaknesses are daunting. The UK and France wrangle over their soldiers’ rules of engagement – should these deter Russian assaults or respond to them? As to capability shortcomings, the Europeans would have to rely on the US for intelligence, for many weapons systems and logistical support.

The EU’s defence drive lacks a plan and a political mandate

Europe’s answer to the world’s geopolitical turmoil is massive rearmament and a new era of intra-EU military cooperation

Marine Le Pen’s hard-right National Rally (RN) and the radical-left France Unbowed (LFI) of Jean-Luc Mélenchon have both tabled confidence votes in Lecornu’s government on Thursday, but would need the support of centre-left parties to bring him down.

French PM backs freezing Macron’s pension reform to save government

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has told parliament he backs suspending controversial 2023 pension reforms, in the face of crucial votes of no-confidence later this week

And, no doubt, a vast part of Britain’s wealth in the 18th and 19th century was based in large part on enslaving men and women with black or brown skins or treating them as forced labor once slavery was abolished in the British Empire by an Act of Parliament in 1833. In that sense, the fascist impulse was simply “offshored.”

British History: As full of cruelty, racism and hate as any other nation in Europe

Is it really true that Britain’s special path as a nation of tolerance, parliamentary debate and democracy is only coming to an end in the age of Nigel Farage and Tommy Robinson?