The new EU mandate needs ambitious trade deals to fuel fair transition and respond to the populist surge.

Belgrade looks to reap the economic benefits of a closer alignment with Beijing, but the diplomatic dynamic may not be ‘win-win’ so far as Serbia’s future EU ascension is concerned.

Close leader-to-leader relations, increasing defense relations, and growing cooperation in energy and environmental issues suggest we are witnessing the beginning stages of a special relationship between Moldova and France.

Examining the geopolitical interests and political hurdles underpinning Bosnia & Herzegovina’s EU ascension process.

Persistent inflationary pressure on wages and food prices was enough to delay the ECB’s pivot toward monetary easing, despite a euro zone economy that continues to languish.

Burgeoning German-Qatari defense cooperation is being derailed by domestic politics in Germany, posing no small number of uncertainties moving forward.

The EU managed to forge consensus in the face of centrifugal forces over the Ukraine war; however, such clashes remain a feature rather than a bug in the European project.

The Danish government is being forced to choose between keeping its squeak-clean reputation and acquiring the world’s best killing machines.

Another Vučić mandate will only exacerbate longstanding geopolitical contradictions in the Western Balkans.

Dramatic shifts in policy or personnel remain unlikely in the aftermath of European elections in 2024, though certain coalition compositions could still shake things up.