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Ukraine should prompt wider EU rethink of enlargement

Balkan countries have demonstrated the shallowness of the EU's vision of enlargement (Photo: Biblioteca Nacional de Espana) Ukraine’s dogged fight to defend its democracy against a brutal, unprovoked Russian attack deserves the West’s full support: Ukraine’s struggle for survival is…

Ukraine: An ‘arsenal of democracy’ in Europe

Ukraine’s membership in the EU would reinvigorate Europe's tired institutions (Photo: European Parliament) The second item on the European Council’s agenda for its June 23-24 summit in Brussels is listed simply as “Ukraine.” The Council will discuss granting Ukraine European…

EU gas lobby in celebration mode

Eurogas, the gas lobby, has been pushing a narrative to promote fossil gas and greenwash its image to decision makers (Photo: jiva) The European gas lobby annual conference, taking place this Tuesday (14 June) in Brussels, is set to be…

EU must integrate ‘right to abortion’ into treaties

Pro-choice rally in Poland. ‘Women’s rights are human rights and these are always non-negotiable. It is time for our European treaties to reflect this' (Photo: Eric Maurice) After decades of hard global work to ensure the fundamental sexual and reproductive…

The Treaty of Amsterdam — 25 years on

The then heads of state and government of the EU member states, with — in the centre — the late Jacques Chirac of France and the late Helmut Kohl of Germany, at the signing of the 1997 Treaty of Amsterdam…