On 10 March 2025, the US announced that 83 percent of USAID's programs would be cancelled, involving over 5,000 contracts. The UK, Germany, France, Belgium and others quickly and sharply cut their aid ...

The EU is fast-tracking asylum decisions, labeling countries like Bangladesh, Egypt, and Morocco as “safe.” Could this put vulnerable people at risk? In this episode of Briefed, Léa Marchal unpacks ...

In order to be free, we must be feared, said French president Emmanuel Macron in a highly anticipated speech on nuclear weapons. In his recent address at the nuclear submarine base in Île Longue, ...

The war in Iran has once again highlighted a familiar issue: when it comes to international politics, the European Union does not always speak with one voice. This institutional reality is often ...

The vote on the return regulation on Monday in the European Parliament civil liberties committee now sets the legal stage for likely deportation facilities abroad, as the European Union cracks down on ...

The political content on the social media feeds of young adults is mainly comprised of sensational, unverifiable, opinion-based and mostly rightwing content, according to a new study from ...

Calls to lift oil-related sanctions imposed on Russia to limit its war budget are now also being heard in the EU. Hungary’s prime minister Viktor Orbán has already urged the EU “to review and lift all ...

The letter signed by 100 European companies and investors rebuffs the anti-emissions trading push from governments and the chemicals lobby — showing that not all European firms are aligned on ...

"We are establishing a purely defensive and supportive mission … which will allow, once the hottest phase of the conflict is over, escorting container ships and tankers [through Hormuz]," said French ...

Europe’s reaction to Monday’s oil-price surge was far from unified, with some officials calling for a faster shift to clean energy, while others said boosting oil and gas supplies offered the quickest ...

The EU has signed a series of new bilateral defence pacts, but critics say they are more about symbolism than policy detail.

Poland’s own accession path in 2004, and its unique relationship with Kyiv, provides lessons and strategy on Ukraine’s EU ...