Elections, governments, institutions and political movements across Europe.
Ursula von der Leyen's call to open the door to Canadian associate membership points to a Europe trying to build political capacity beyond its own borders.
Brussels says its goods deficit with China has reached a tipping point. The harder question is which tools Europe is prepared to use.
With Marine Le Pen and Jean-Luc Mélenchon leading many 2027 scenarios, France is approaching an election in which the old centre may no longer define the terms of debate.
Irish unity is a lawful democratic possibility under the Good Friday framework. That is why outside leaders should treat it with more care, not less.
Refusing to govern with the AfD may still be morally and strategically justified. But the firewall cannot substitute for an answer to the voters driving the party toward 44% in Saxony-Anhalt.
The Commons rejected assisted dying despite polling that suggests broad public support. The gap reflects fear about safeguards, social care and irreversible mistakes.
The Burnham government has moved from criticism of West Bank settlements to a concrete trade restriction. Its effect may be limited, but it changes the cost of ignoring British objections.
The far right's gains are colliding with Friedrich Merz's reform agenda, turning weak growth and welfare reform into questions about democratic stability.
Europe now has common screening, faster procedures and a burden-sharing mechanism. The political question is whether member states actually share pressure when arrivals rise.
Tighter rules may lower specific routes, but Britain continues to want high-skill labour, university income, care workers and visible border control at the same time.
Cutting electricity VAT and restoring the £2 bus cap buys breathing room. It does not answer the larger question of whether Labour can make daily life feel materially easier.
Bigger defence budgets matter, but Europe's security problem is also about decision-making, industrial capacity and dependence on US political cycles.