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Unity, Ukraine and the future of NATO at the DC Summit

This week all eyes are on the NATO summit taking place in Washington DC, marking the military alliance’s 75th anniversary with a collective message about unity. NATO leaders will discuss various topics, but the elephant…

A French ‘non’ to the far right

Defying expectations the French left-wing coalition, the New Popular Front, overtook Marine Le Pen’s National Rally, coming first during the second and final round of France’s snap elections on Sunday (7 July). The left-wing coalition,…

Will European Commission let AI providers write their own rules?

Despite the EU’s attempts to keep up with the breakneck speed of AI’s progress, NGOs fear the bloc is taking a step back in the demanding fight to regulate the technology. Reports suggest that the…

What do the UK elections mean for the EU?

UK citizens head to the polls today for a general election widely expected to end the 14 years of Conservative rule and return the Labour Party to power, prompting questions about what it will mean…

French far-fight defeats Macron’s centrists

The French headed to the polls on Sunday (30 June) to decide on their next government after President Emmanuel Macron announced a snap election in response to  strong performance for France’s far-right in the European…

Hungary’s plan to ‘make Europe great again’ begins

“Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer” is a saying that feels particularly relevant in Brussels as Hungary prepares to take over the presidency of the European Council—one of the EU’s most crucial brokering…

From political woes to economic ones: The first roaring week of France’s election campaign

France’s budget has breached EU fiscal rules, according to the European Commission’s latest report. In response, the Elysée has until September to present a plan to quell Brussels’s fears over its growing budget deficit and…

What leaders will discuss at European Council’s dinner

Today, the heads of state and government of the 27 European Union member states will meet at an informal European Council dinner, and one of the topics on the agenda will be who will take…

All that changed on election night

Who were the big winners according to the latest exit polls, who were the losers, what happens with the non-affiliated, and in which EU countries were these make-or-break elections? To talk about what happened during…