Rumen Radev is steering Bulgaria towards a more transactional foreign policy. The EU needs to engage with Sofia and push back ...

Industrial decarbonisation is not easy. While EU leadership in the field has brought some benefits—it was the first to offer innovative, low-carbon products to the global market, for example—there are ...

Whether you’re heading off on holiday or staying home this summer, ECFR’s entertainment recommendations—spanning books, ...

For the second July running, a controversial decision from President Volodymyr Zelensky has sparked protests across Ukraine. Last year it was his attempt to weaken two anti-corruption bodies. This ...

Roberto Vannacci’s far-right National Future is four months old and a force to be reckoned with. Italians and Europeans need ...

Some European leaders seem to think that abasing themselves for Donald Trump’s pleasure is necessary to save NATO and keep ...

France’s appeals court on July 7 th confirmed Le Pen’s conviction for embezzling European public funds. It reduced her “ineligibility” sentence, opening the possibility of her running as a candidate ...

Europe possesses the necessary political and economic tools to act against Israel’s settlement expansion. But it needs to deploy them fast, or risk the possibility of an independent and viable ...

In March 2026, Iranian drones struck major data centres in the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. Months earlier, the UN’s aviation body formally condemned Russia for jamming satellite navigation ...

Borders, airspace and the information sphere are not the only battlefields Europeans face. Those wanting to weaken Europe have another option: the public’s minds. Using a mix of propaganda, ...