Spain’s 54-day sprint to the polls: can Sánchez’s housing gamble stop the far-right from entering into government?
Elena Sánchez NicolásSpain’s Pedro Sánchez has called snap elections for 29 November, , a hot-button political issue for his election platform. But polls favour the opposition centre-right People’s Party, which may need the far-right Vox to govern. And the loss of Sánchez would be a big blow for the centre-left in Brussels.
Why ‘Made in Europe’ could push Burnham’s UK back into the EU’s arms
, the growing risk of UK industry becoming collateral damage in an EU-China trade war is turning abstract talk of “better cooperation” into a stark choice between limited market fixes or a full-scale return to the EU table.
Women MEPs targeted by AI ‘nudifier’ apps push EU leaders to enforce December ban
Gaia NeimanIf a woman enters politics, she may have to confront the fact that she may be one in 14 being digitally stripped by ‘nudifying’ technology. Such is what an EU ban is trying to stop: but whether it will be implemented in time, according to the Parliament’s greens party, is far from certain.
Putin and Vučić dominate Bosnia elections, as EU fades out of view
and Russia’s influence is more broadly spread than the EU’s.
‘They want to shut me up’: Norwegian activist fights 20‑year Greek prison threat over asylum aid
Nikolaj NielsenNorwegian activist Tommy Olsen says he is facing enormous personal and a criminal organisation, in a trial that starts on Tuesday in Rhodes.
Russia’s army making no progress on the ground, but Kyiv’s old bridges are vulnerable to drone strikes (Ukraine Battlefield update, day 1,684)
, and emergency services for hundreds of thousands of people ahead of winter.
Trump cheers Bolsonaro Jr’s advance on Lula in Brazil, but EU fears for Mercosur alliance
the favourite to defeat president Lula in the second round of Brazil’s presidential elections, which could mean disaster for EU-Latin America relations.
Listen: Will Germany come back to nuclear energy?
the pro-atom far-right Alternative for Germany gains broader support, the country might change course.
Russia is losing its grip on Kaliningrad, despite using the exclave for anti-Nato scare stories
the fragility of Russia’s grip on its trophy territory.
THIS WEEK: EU trade chief heads to China as Brussels unveils long-delayed pre-enlargement reforms
and Elena Sánchez NicolásThe European Commission is expected to present its long-delayed pre-enlargement policy reviews to prepare for the integration of Montenegro, Albania, Ukraine and Moldova.
Latvian PM holds onto power as Russia-Ukraine war shapes election
, Russia’s war still shaped Latvia’s election in a new normal for Europe that most of us had hardly imagined just five years ago.
[Explainer] Gas glut or supply crunch? And what it means for EU methane rules
EU wants to delay its methane rules over worries they might disrupt gas imports in an already stressed market. Some analysts say even small changes would add to current price pressures, but a giant gas glut is coming and might arrive sooner rather than later.
[Interview] ‘Putin understands only strength’: EU envoy in Kyiv urges stronger air defences and hybrid-war response
, the EU’s ambassador to Ukraine, says Putin is boiling Kyiv ‘like a frog’, but she is determined to stay. She sees parallels between Hitler’s Mein Kampf and Putin’s essay which stated that Ukraine has no right to national existence, sovereignty or identity.
Brazil’s cliff‑hanger election could rob EU of key ally in Latin America
the world’s largest democracies heads to the polls on Sunday (4 September), with climate resilience and the Trump administration’s influence in the Americas at stake.
[Interview] AI threatens to deepen gender gaps — unless women seize the tools, says computer expert
, the tools early and push for fairer, more accountable systems.
Orbánism without Orbán? Why Magyar picked a fight with Kyiv over the ‘Carpathian Eight’
and a change in Hungary’s pro-Russian foreign policy after Viktor Orbán’s fall. But they failed to take into account the domestic political pressures on Hungary’s PM .
G7 releases diesel stocks after Trump pressure, EU denies caving
Wester van GaalG7 leaders agreed on Friday to release 100 million barrels of emergency oil and fuel stocks after weeks in which Washington pressed European capitals to open their diesel reserves. Brussels said US threats played no part.
The war changes yet again: Ukrainians use domestic missile for first time as Russians launch assault on bridges (Ukraine Battlefield update, Day 1,681)
Russia is mass-producing “thousands” of new drones “far more dangerous and faster” than jet-powered Shaheds which Ukraine cannot yet stop.
Brunner takes victory lap on irregular arrivals as Syrian asylum claims collapse for reasons beyond EU policy
, The country was the largest source of irregular arrivals in 2023. Today, the EU disingenuously attributes its migration policies for the drop of arrivals.
French far-right leader Bardella denies writing antisemitic messages
, a leader of the French far-right National Rally, has denied writing antisemitic messages in 2013.
