What can we expect from Ursula von der Leyen on climate?
After a summer marked by heatwaves, wildfires and droughts, climate is back on the European agenda. But is it really? What can we realistically expect from Ursula von der Leyen's State of the Union ...
16 Sep 4min
'Made in Europe', a new trade battle with the US?
The US is unhappy with the direction European industrial policy is taking. Washington has made its concerns very clear to the EU.So, what exactly is the problem, and how could the EU solve it? Hosted ...
15 Sep 3min
How the far right threatens women’s rights
For a long time, far-right parties were associated with an openly conservative discourse on women, the family and gender roles. But in recent years, some of these parties across Europe have softened t...
14 Sep 5min
Sweden - is the far right heading for government?
Sweden is holding general elections this Sunday. The far right is already supporting the current government. Could it soon become part of it?And what could the result mean for Sweden’s political direc...
11 Sep 4min
Education - why are European students falling behind?
The 2025 PISA results were published a few days ago. And they’re quite a bad surprise for most European countries. Educational performance is declining almost everywhere on the continent.What can we l...
10 Sep 4min
Can the EU really make housing more affordable?
In the first quarter of 2026 alone, rents increased by 3% compared with the same period last year across the European Union. The EU is publishing its affordable housing act today. But will it really h...
9 Sep 5min
Can Spain convince the EU to fund climate adaptation by taxing oil and gas profits?
Spain wants the EU to create a European climate adaptation fund. And to finance it, the Spanish government is suggesting taxing oil and gas companies — in other words, applying the “polluter pays” pri...
8 Sep 4min
Migration - when and where will Europe’s ‘return hubs’ be set up?
New return hubs could soon be established outside the European Union. At least, that is the ambition of several European countries, which want to speed up the return of migrants who have been denied t...
7 Sep 4min
