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Far-right election fears stalk EU budget framework talks

EU Ferry Biedermann - September 24, 2026.

Ambitions for a more impactful European budget are on a fast track to nowhere amid supercharged fears of anti-EU populist right-wing parties snapping at the...

Is Europe sliding into Trump-style hysteria ahead of critical 2027 elections?

EU Zaki Laïdi - September 23, 2026.

Coming just a couple weeks after the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) won the largest share of the vote in Saxony-Anhalt’s state election, the electoral...

Is the firewall against the far right still beneficial for Germany?

EU Jan-Werner Mueller - September 22, 2026.

Germany’s far right has won again, capturing the largest share of the vote in the northeastern state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, as it did in Saxony-Anhalt earlier...

Renewing the European project needs political courage

EU Janis A. Emmanouilidis - September 21, 2026.

In her latest State of the Union address, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen reached back almost 80 years for inspiration, invoking the 1948...

France’s debt is becoming a problem for European defence

EU TA Analysis - September 20, 2026.

On 19 September, the French Ministry of Finance published new public finance estimates for 2026 and 2027. Public debt is expected to reach 119.3 per cent...

Denmark cautiously optimistic about Greenland deal with Trump

EU TA | AP Insight - September 19, 2026.

Denmark's government was cautiously optimistic on Saturday following Donald Trump's announcement of a deal on Greenland to bolster U.S. military presence there but keep the...

China’s economic expansion is reshaping Germany’s political landscape

EU Dalia Marin - September 19, 2026.

September 6, 2026, could mark a turning point in Germany’s postwar political history. In the Saxony-Anhalt state election, the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) came within...

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