Category: 3. Europe

A wave of discontent over rising supermarket prices has spread through the Balkans and beyond in the past weeks, intensifying pressure on governments to defend consumers.

At the latest meeting of EU agriculture ministers in Brussels on 27…

European defence ministers left their meeting in Brussels on February 12 in shock after the new US secretary of defence, Pete Hegseth, told them they could no longer rely on the US to guarantee their security.

Hegseth said he was there…

Summary

• ECFR polling reveals the gloom that has fallen over European perceptions of the transatlantic relationship since early November.
• Respondents are more likely to call the US merely a…

Donald Trump’s proposal to “take over” Gaza and displace 1.8 million Palestinians to turn the devastated enclave into the “Riviera of the Middle East” has been met with strong criticism and scepticism from European countries, which…

Amid all the anxiety in Europe over Donald Trump’s return as U.S. president, essential differences have emerged between various countries’ approaches to managing what promises to be a tumultuous relationship. These cleavages will make…

When it comes to moving overseas, the ability to acquire long-term residency is one of the first considerations you need to make. To retire in…

During an American election, a rich man can hand out $1 million checks to prospective voters. Companies and people can use secretly funded “dark money” nonprofits to donate unlimited money, anonymously, to super PACs, which can then spend it…

Venezuela on Tuesday announced restrictions on French, Italian and Dutch diplomats on its soil, citing their governments’ “hostile” response to Nicolás Maduro’s presidential inauguration, widely rejected as a power grab.

In a move branded an…

Travelers from around the world hold a special place in their hearts for Europe – a destination that is characterised by its culture, nature and diversity. Every year, millions of travelers fly to Europe from different countries and…

BRUSSELS – Forget Europe. Were Henry Kissinger still alive, he’d be asking who to call to reach Germany, Belgium or even Bulgaria.

Around half a dozen countries in the European Union presently lack functioning governments. And with Ursula…