Europe Archive

How the EU and U.K. overcome political paralysis to meet pressing challenges will be the dominant theme of European politics in 2025.

Protests in Georgia against the country’s democratic backsliding depend on the struggle to sustain hope for a better future.

Upcoming elections will determine if Germany’s economic model gets the comprehensive reboot it needs.

The Pelicot trial served to mobilize France’s resurgent #MeToo movement. It was in large part because of Gisele Pelicot.

Germany’s establishment parties are fighting over the past. That may only fuel more instability in the future.

The withdrawal of France’s military from Chad may be popular, but it comes at the risk of regime security for Deby.

The assassination of a top Russian military official in Moscow by Ukrainian operatives highlights how both sides are shifting tactics during the war.

The EU and Mercosur have agreed to the final text of a major trade deal. Ratification still faces a lot of obstacles in Europe.

French President Emmanuel Macron named Francois Bayrou as PM, his second attempt to address a political impasse in parliament.

The war in Ukraine is driving a newfound enthusiasm for EU enlargement in Brussels. But the process might be moving too fast.

As Syria enters the post-Assad era, EU policymakers need to learn from their failed approach to the country’s civil war.

The fall of the Assad regime in Syria has significant implications for the external powers in the country, most notably the U.S. and Russia.

The Constitutional Court cancelled Romania’s presidential election after reports alleged that a Russian influence campaign had promoted Calin Georgescu.

French PM Michel Barnier submitted his resignation after lawmakers passed a no-confidence measure, plunging the country back into uncharted territory.

Sinn Fein had grand hopes of forming Ireland’s first left-wing government. In recent elections, those hopes were dashed.