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EU Budget Fight Sharpens
Cyprus puts first figures on the table as Parliament warns against cutting Europe’s long-term ambitions The European Union’s next seven-year budget has moved from broad political design to hard institutional…
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Economy
Deutsche Börse Carve-Out Exposes EU Market Fault Line
Germany’s reported exemption complicates Brussels’ push for stronger common supervision A reported German carve-out for Deutsche Börse from mandatory EU-level supervision has opened a sensitive institutional fault line in Brussels’…
Energy
EU Carbon Border Plan Moves Toward Tougher Trade Rules
The Council wants wider product coverage and stronger anti-circumvention powers before talks with Parliament The European Union's carbon border policy is moving into a more demanding phase after member states…
Books
The World After Gaza Reads Like an Argument Europe Cannot Avoid
Pankaj Mishra’s urgent book asks whether the moral language of the postwar order can survive its own contradictions Pankaj Mishra’s The World After Gaza is not a calm book, and…
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Switzerland’s Population Cap Vote Puts EU Free Movement in the Balance
A proposal framed around housing and infrastructure could force Bern into a confrontation with Brussels over labour, borders and asylum cooperation. Swiss voters enter the final weekend before a national…
Europe
EU Returns Policy Enters a Risky New Phase
As the EU’s new migration and asylum rules enter into force, Brussels says any future “return hubs” outside the bloc must respect international law. But rights groups warn that outsourcing…
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EU Opens Ukraine and Moldova Talks With Rule of Law at the Core
The first negotiation cluster puts democratic institutions, fundamental rights and public accountability at the centre of both countries’ path to membership The European Union has agreed to open the first…
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Bosnia’s World Cup Return Gives Europe a Quiet Test in Toronto
A smaller European football nation begins its 2026 campaign against co-host Canada, carrying both sporting ambition and a wider sense of diaspora pride. Bosnia and Herzegovina open their 2026 FIFA…
Europe
European Envoys Test Moscow’s Openness to Ukraine Talks
A rare E3 meeting in Russia puts Europe back into the diplomatic frame, but Moscow’s response remains combative The ambassadors of the United Kingdom, France and Germany held an unusually…
Environment
Europe’s Climate Gap Is Becoming a Risk
Europe is facing a sharper climate reality: extreme weather is intensifying, but adaptation remains uneven across countries, regions and municipalities. New findings from the European Environment Agency show that resilience…