Future of EU

Germany has shifted its position to unlock the route to an EU recovery fund. But Europe still needs a political alternative to inter-governmental deadlock.

Faced with the systemic shock of the coronavirus crisis, the guiding principle for recovery should be resilience.

What if the Green Wave of 2019 kept on going? What if the Greens become a major player in political majorities?

Writing from Malta, Michele Kipiel argues that a democratic debate over what 5G technology is for and who controls it is both vital and urgent.

Bruno Latour emphasises the need for a politics of the living, that moves from this European-invented space to the tangible space that he calls “dwelling place”.

An analysis of how and why the EU accession process for the Western Balkans seems to be going nowhere, and what this might mean for the region.

Against a backdrop of increasing instability, the EU must define a common security and defence doctrine which confronts the question of nuclear deterrence to ensure its strategic autonomy.

Under the incoming von der Leyen Commission, political will shall determine whether the core EU value of rule of law is protected.

Prospects of EU reform are slim and austerity and Fortress Europe are set to continue. What does this mean for progressive strategies around Europe?

Political scientist Cristina Monge argues that the public needs a real stake in shaping its politics if the European project is going to succeed.