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Brexit pushes Gibraltar into EU customs union and Schengen area

Brexit pushes Gibraltar into EU customs union and Schengen area

The Rock’s government has sought such a deal for years — complaining that border crossings have become more onerous since the U.K. left the EU.

June 11, 2025 6:07 pm CET
Bulgaria prepares to join the euro — but Poland couldn’t be less interested
How to watch the Polish presidential election like a pro
Starmer bets ‘sell-out’ on fish won’t spook Brits weary of Brexit
Everything you need to know about the UK-EU Brexit reset summit
Nigel Farage will haunt Keir Starmer’s big Brexit summit
Romanian wild card George Simion sets Brussels’ nerves on edge
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It’s crunch time for the Brexit reset

British negotiators are sitting down for a week of intensive talks with their EU counterparts ahead of a looming summit.

May 5, 2025 4:22 am CET
From the archive

Nicușor Dan: The Romanian mathematician trying to stop Putin and Trump wrecking the West

Elon Musk and JD Vance don’t know enough to judge the country’s election crisis, and Trump should be tougher on Putin, says Bucharest Mayor and presidential candidate Nicușor Dan.

March 28, 2025 4:00 am CET

Brussels lowers its expectations for Keir Starmer’s Brexit reset

With Keir Starmer in town, EU officials and diplomats say their expectations were too high when the British PM took office last year.

February 3, 2025 4:37 am CET

Keep calm, Austria’s acting leader tells EU as far right looms

Alexander Schallenberg reassures officials that pro-Russian chancellor would be restrained.

January 13, 2025 8:41 pm CET

Elon Musk’s man in the European Parliament

Independent MEP Fidias Panayiotou met the billionaire in 2023 and has taken his line on some big political issues, from Ukraine to digital rules.

January 10, 2025 4:20 am CET

Former Vote Leave chief will help pick Britain’s new Brexit negotiator

Gisela Stuart’s role in recruiting the new negotiator has some British pro-Europeans spooked.

January 9, 2025 4:22 am CET

Britain wants to reset its Brexit reset

To get talks back on track in the coming year, Keir Starmer and his team are filling their diary with trips to Brussels.

December 31, 2024 1:40 pm CET

Croatia’s firebrand president dominates election, poised for second term

Often compared to Donald Trump, Zoran Milanović secured a substantial victory in the first round of the country’s presidential election. That should worry the EU.

December 30, 2024 6:44 pm CET
Symposium

Europe’s emerging centers of power

Four thinkers present their predictions for the next new world order.

December 30, 2024 4:00 am CET

Nigel Farage overshadows Britain’s big Brexit reset

The specter of Farage’s Reform party looms large as Britain seeks a revamp of its relations with the EU.

December 20, 2024 4:23 am CET

Verdict in trial that could destroy Marine Le Pen’s career to come on Mar. 31

The accusations against Le Pen have forced her to revert to anti-establishment rhetoric she had looked to put behind her.

November 27, 2024 4:01 am CET

Resist Brussels like we resisted the Soviets in 1956, Orbán tells Hungarians

PM Viktor Orbán rails against the EU on the anniversary of the Hungarian uprising.

October 23, 2024 5:57 pm CET
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Orbán’s nemesis does not fully trust the EU, either

“I don’t think I have any friends in the European Parliament,” Péter Magyar said.

October 22, 2024 4:00 am CET
From Across the Pond

What a Trump victory would really mean for Europe

A win for the former president would surely further galvanize the bloc’s populist parties and encourage their normalization — much as it did in the US.

September 30, 2024 4:00 am CET
Germany Interpreted

Radical left and radical right have become indistinguishable

For as long as the center fails to make its case in a way that galvanizes, there will be many more like Sahra Wagenknecht.

September 10, 2024 4:00 am CET

Meloni will continue to play to the center — for now

The Italian leader isn’t too eager to hang her hat with the Euroskeptic far right — at least not just yet.

September 2, 2024 4:00 am CET

Brexit Britain creeps back into Brussels’ orbit under Labour

A bill which paves the way for closer regulatory alignment with the European Union almost slipped under the radar.

August 12, 2024 4:15 am CET

Meet the man who could help Meloni build bridges with Europe

He’s the favorite to be Italy’s next EU commissioner. If he gets the job, it suggests Rome wants a new type of relationship with Brussels.

August 7, 2024 4:54 pm CET

Orbán isn’t as isolated as you think

The Hungarian leader has been able to build a coalition of like-minded allies who share his strategic goal — creating “a Europe of nation states.”

August 6, 2024 4:00 am CET

Meloni was on her best behavior — now her mask is starting to slip

The Italian prime minister and her fellow euroskeptics now want to “change” EU from within, extracting benefits while hollowing out its real spirit of unification.

July 22, 2024 4:00 am CET

As it happened: Ursula von der Leyen’s secret ballot triumph

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July 19, 2024 4:00 am CET

Will Meloni’s rage torpedo von der Leyen’s 2nd term?

It won’t be easy for Italy’s PM to back von der Leyen to remain European Commission president in Thursday’s crucial vote.

July 17, 2024 4:01 am CET

Nigel Farage storms the UK parliament. Cue the Jaws music.

Donald Trump’s top right-wing British ally warned he wants to “challenge the general election properly in 2029” after being elected for the first time.

July 5, 2024 6:49 am CET

The UK’s Brexit dream is dead

Sorry Boris, your Euroskeptic vision has failed in so many ways.

July 4, 2024 6:23 am CET
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