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Can European Christian Democracy avoid collapse?

EU Jan-Werner Mueller - October 16, 2026.

Recent state elections in Germany have been portrayed as momentous, since the far right finished first in two and may well come to power in...

Who gets to be European? A test for the new right and European democracy

EU Siba Madwar - October 14, 2026.

The argument over migration and asylum in Europe is no longer confined to familiar disputes over borders, numbers, and conditions of residence. The debate is shifting...

Who stands to benefit from Jordan Bardella's antisemitism scandal?

EU Zaki Laïdi - October 13, 2026.

Jordan Bardella is little known outside of France. But if Marine Le Pen, the leader of the far-right National Rally (RN), wins next spring’s presidential...

The ‘Melonization’ of Marine Le Pen

EU Laurent Warlouzet - October 10, 2026.

Marine Le Pen, the leader of the far-right National Rally (RN) in France, has unveiled an economic program centered on rapid fiscal consolidation—more commonly known...

Italy changed the electoral system

EU TA | AP Insight - October 8, 2026.

Italy’s parliament gave final approval Thursday to a sweeping overhaul of the country’s electoral system, handing Premier Giorgia Meloni a key political victory while setting...

Latvia at five per cent: how much Kulbergs’ victory costs

EU TA Analysis - October 4, 2026.

Andris Kulbergs’ landslide victory in the parliamentary elections on 3 October gives the Latvian prime minister the strongest mandate any party has won since independence...

Poland brings civilians back into European war plans

EU The Editorial Board - October 3, 2026.

In Lublin, in eastern Poland, an anti-aircraft shelter from the mid-1980s, built beneath the premises of the city’s bus company, is back in operation. After renovation,...

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