More formidable people than Giorgia Meloni have tried to change the EU from within. They all failed.

The SPD used to define itself in terms of the German-Russian relationship. Now what?

The German recession will end soon, but structurally weak growth will persist.

When countries are divided, talk about strategic ambiguity will be interpreted as a bluff.

Olaf Scholz is turning his reluctance on Ukraine into his main re-election campaign theme.

Ursula von der Leyen will have to bend over backwards to get sufficient support for a second term.

It is time for a strategic rethink on Ukraine. Total victory is no longer a realistic goal

With the return of austerity to Europe, financial aid for Ukraine is now competing with green investments

The German government is a crisis - the chancellor's leadership style is not helping, but it is not the cause.

Demonstrations against the far-right an an exercise in virtue signalling.

The EU should focus on its long-term interests, and not obsess about the US.

One of the many ailments of the west is a generalised attention-deficit hyper-activity disorder that has swept into politics.

There will be no Nexit under Wilders, but he will oppose the most important things the EU does.

We should start to prepare for disappointment - our geopolitical conflicts do not look like they will end in glorious victory.

A Spanish amnesty law for Catalan independence leaders is turning into a nightmare for the EU

Bidenomics is the antithesis to Clintonomics - on macroeconomic policy, on trade policy, and on regulation. Don't try it at home.

The west's assertive foreign policy agenda is reaching its limits.

The former co-leader of the Left Party offers an entirely new deal - a social policy of the left, with themes of the right.

The war in the Middle East has divided Europeans - but not for the obvious reason

Old German divisions resurface as the country shifts away from Russia and reliance on heavy industries.