Commentary / World Jul 28, 2021
by Mark Leonard
As German public sentiment in the EU collapses, its leaders could come under public pressure to go it alone on policies ranging from vaccine procurement, migration, trade and energy.
World Jul 26, 2021
How LGBTQ rights forced Hungary into a moment of reckoning
by Veronika Gulyas, Flavia Krause-Jackson and Zoltan Simon
Hungary’s weaponization of gay rights has led to a showdown rarely seen between the EU and a member state.
Commentary / World Jul 25, 2021
The problem with Europe’s green unilateralism
by Hans-werner Sinn
Rarely, except in wartime, have market economies been subjected to the sort of rigid central planning that the European Commission now proposes in order to curb carbon dioxide emissions.
Business Jul 22, 2021
Brexit Britain trailing EU and China on battery supply chain key for EV sector
by Nick Carey and Barbara Lewis
To keep selling into the EU without tariffs, the U.K.'s car industry will need to meet stringent rules of origin — with up to 70% of components by value coming from the U.K. or EU.
Business Jul 22, 2021
EU refusal to reopen Brexit deal spells fresh U.K. collision
by Joe Mayes and Tim Ross
Boris Johnson’s government has warned that it will suspend parts of the agreement if the EU doesn’t budge.
World | FOCUS Jul 17, 2021
Europe gets tough on vaccinations as threats replace incentives
As governments across Europe push to get everyday life back to normal, the carrot-and-stick approach to inoculations is shifting more to the latter.
World | FOCUS Jul 17, 2021
As floods hit Western Europe, scientists say climate change hikes heavy rain
In general the rising average global temperature — now about 1.2 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial average — makes heavy rainfall more likely, according to scientists.
World Jul 16, 2021
U.K.’s divided city seeks to escape a past inflamed by Brexit
by Morwenna Coniam
Britain’s departure from the European Union has exposed fault lines across the U.K., and no more so than in Northern Ireland.
World | ANALYSIS Jul 16, 2021
EU challenges partners to keep up with new ambitious climate measures
by Philip Blenkinsop and Mark John
The question now is whether the EU gambit becomes an established benchmark upon which investors and sectors set transition strategies, and how big emitters respond.
World Jul 15, 2021
The plan unveiled by the European Commission is intended to transform the bloc's economy from fossil fuel dependency to a world of net-zero emissions.
Asia Pacific / Politics Jul 5, 2021
Leading European diplomats in Beijing have stressed their commitment to human rights and appealed to China for mutual respect and understanding following a defiant speech from Foreign Minister Wang Yi. References to human rights are "foundational matters” and not a geopolitical game, Caroline Wilson, the ...
Commentary / World Jun 30, 2021
How the Irish question affects us all
by David Howell
Partition of Ireland was the solution in the last century, but now it persists as the impossible problem in this one.