Yesterday leaders caved to Trump’s demand that they release Europe’s oil reserves ahead of a risky winter, to lower US energy prices before the midterm election.

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David Keating: Nawet najbystrzejsi liderzy opinii w USA, erudyci, kosmopolici, obywatele świata, ludzie w rodzaju nowojorskich eseistów mają bardzo ograniczoną wiedzę o Europie. A wy, Europejczycy, wc...

The EU Journalism Initiative will host a conversation with veteran journalist Dave Keating about his book The Owned Continent and how a robust pan-European journalism space can be created.

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I’ve just returned from Canada, where there was much anticipation for Mark Carney’s speech to the EU Parliament this week. But we need to get real about what is possible.

“Do not retaliate and you will be rewarded,” the White House told Europe in April 2025. Our leaders believed the lie. But Mark Carney has understood that appeasement only invites more attacks.

My response to Daniel Hannan telling Icelanders that being a non-voting part of the EU is better than being a member state.

The Italian PM has pressured the EU into participating in Trump's "Board of Peace" as an observer. Amid a leadership vacuum at the top, Meloni is dictating Europe's Atlanticist right-wing direction.

The Commission has for years been letting national capitals play political games with Schengen "temporary" exemptions. Now Sanchez says: 'You want to play games? Let's play games.'

The government believes Italy's checks on travellers from Spain breach the spirit of Schengen and has given Rome until Sunday to lift them before taking "proportionate measures." #EuropeNews

Despite evidence pointing toward Moroccan instigation, EU home affairs ministers would not even discuss the idea yesterday - reportedly at Spanish insistence.

An EU member state was attacked, with migrants used as weapons in a seemingly orchestrated manoeuvre. Giorgia Meloni and other leaders across Europe chose to blame the country being attacked.

Sylvain Kahn's book "Europe: A State Unaware of Itself" describes all the ways European leaders have used confusing language to hide the fact that the EU is a federal state.

Today President von der Leyen proposed to massively water down EU emissions trading, the bedrock of Europe's climate policy that was originally meant to partner with a US system.