EuropeNews
Germany’s coalition argues over how to fund defence and infrastructure
Partners disagree on whether new borrowing or spending cuts should carry the next budget.
Europe
EU, UK, the Balkans and the rest of non-CIS Europe.
Global EconomyAnalysis
The ECB’s quiet case for patience on interest rates
Policymakers are signalling they would rather move too late than reverse course.
Security & DefenseAnalysis
Europe’s defence industry struggles to scale up artillery output
Orders are flowing, but factories, supply chains and skilled workers take years to expand.
Culture & SocietyAnalysis
How Europe’s far-right parties learned to speak to young voters
Short video, cost-of-living messages and a softer tone have changed who turns up at the ballot box.
Security & DefenseExplainer
What the drone war has taught European armies
Cheap drones and electronic warfare are changing how armies train, buy equipment and protect troops.
Culture & SocietyAnalysis
Digital nomad visas and the politics of housing in southern Europe
Schemes designed to attract remote workers now sit at the centre of local anger over rents.
EuropeExplainer
How EU accession works, step by step
From candidate status to the final ratification vote: the stages, the vetoes and why it takes so long.
EuropeNews
Moldova sets out its next round of judicial reforms
The government wants vetting of senior judges finished before the next progress report.
EuropeAnalysis
Ukraine’s accession talks: the negotiating chapters that matter most
Agriculture, state aid and the rule of law will decide the pace, not summit declarations.