The European Parliament has approved new rules designating seven countries as safe, enabling accelerated asylum procedures and reshaping the EU’s migration management framework.

The European Commission has launched a sweeping public consultation to expand Europol’s mandate, potentially blurring the line between criminal investigation and state-sponsored defense.

Donald Trump's return to the White House has triggered a trade clash with the US and raised the spectre of NATO troop withdrawals, while a new coalition led by China threatens the multilateral system

A credible black swan for 2026 is the emergence of a disciplined alliance of illiberal governments inside the EU working to weaken authority from within, using a European veto to stall defence program

As EU budgets tighten in a stagnating economy, the urgent demands for defence, industrial policy, and climate spending threaten to lock governments into permanent crisis mode.

The EU's Pact on Migration and Asylum has entered application, triggering toxic solidarity mechanisms that risk becoming a political trap for member states.

The European Parliament has adopted a resolution designating Sudan's Rapid Support Forces as a terrorist organization, marking a major escalation in international responses to the El Fasher siege.

Donald Trump's return to the White House has triggered a brutal trade clash and renewed pressure on NATO, forcing Brussels to redefine economic sovereignty as economics and geopolitics merge into a si

Russia's war in Ukraine has forced a military posture overhaul, but Trump's return and NATO uncertainty have accelerated Europe's push for autonomous defense capabilities and a new Commissioner for De

The EMU Lab's Florence Report proposes a renewed European Social Contract as the core agenda for tackling stagnation, competitiveness gaps, and the low-growth environment crippling EU economies.

Six weeks after the Pact on Migration and Asylum became binding, EU leaders face a political trap that could trigger a fresh wave of vetoes from an emerging coalition of illiberal governments.

In a fragmented world, the EU is pivoting to a coalition of the willing led by China, Brazil, and Mexico to defend a rules-based trade system amid rising US protectionism.