This has been a roller-coaster year for Europe. It opened amidst widespread despondency, chiefly over Brexit but also over the rising tide of populism, then perked...
Europe’s bouncing back, say Shada Islam and Giles Merritt. If populism can best be described as the triumph of dangerously simplistic and short-sighted solutions to complex...
Anniversaries are special moments. They can be sombre affairs, such as the first anniversary of the Brussels terror attacks, an occasion made even grimmer by the...
The eyes of the world will soon be on the Brexit negotiations, amid widespread fears that they may end in a ‘train crash’, not least because...
In the eyes of most Europeans, the EU is cold and remote. “Nobody could ever fall in love with the Single Market,” warned Jacques Delors in...
As Europe gets back to serious work, there is much to discuss, and much to do. Problems abound. Europe faces a host of challenges – many...
Andris PIEBALGS, Brussels, 24 June 2014 "Introduction: Africa today In a matter of decades, Africa has emerged from the shadows of colonial rule, apartheid, crippling debt...