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A voter steps out of a booth draped in Romania’s red, yellow, and blue during the first round of the 2025 presidential election, with a ballot box marked 'Alegerea Președintelui României 2025' in view. Romania

Democracy and citizenship

Analysis

Fault lines in the East: Romania’s political transformation and Europe’s future

By Antonia Colibășanu // Posted on 08 May 2025

European Union flags at the Berlaymont building in Brussels.

Future of Europe

Experts Comment

The EU in a new geopolitical world order

By Kathleen R. McNamara // Posted on 28 Apr 2025

Aerial view of an industrial seaport in Naples, with several cargo cranes lined up and multicoloured shipping containers organised on the quay and aboard a docked cargo ship. Global

Technology and economics

Event

Policy Dialogue ‘Trade, geopolitics and the EU’s global role in an era of uncertainty’

// Posted on 24 Apr 2025

A Belgian F-16 pilot, wearing a flight helmet, oxygen mask, and full flight suit, sits inside the bubble canopy of a grey F-16 Fighting Falcon. The cockpit features visible instrument panels and side-stick controls, with warning labels on the fuselage just below the cockpit. The aircraft is parked on the tarmac at Florennes Air Base under a bright, partly cloudy sky during a NATO Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) exercise. Defence

International Security

Analysis

Europe’s best bet is to increasingly rely on itself for its own security and defence

By Emiliano Alessandri, Domenec Ruiz-Devesa // Posted on 24 Mar 2025

Sparkling river lined with pines and trees under a cloudy sky in the village of Gäddede, Sweden

Climate and energy

Experts Comment

European water resilience in changing times

By Elena López Gunn, Sofía Tirado Sarti, Andrea Briones // Posted on 24 Mar 2025

Europe’s restrictive migration policy trend did not originate in the US, but its policies have influenced the rhetoric and frameworks through which immigration issues are framed and addressed. Europe

Future of Europe

Analysis

The trail of Trump’s (anti-)immigration policies in Europe

By Rut Bermejo Casado // Posted on 13 Mar 2025

Official farewell ceremony for the T.10 military transport aircraft at Zaragoza Air Base. In the background, prominently displayed, is the grey fuselage of the aircraft, with some yellow details. It has high wings and two large visible propellers, one on each side. At the front, the slanted cockpit windows and the number 07 stand out. In the foreground of the image, blurred, several members of the Air Force are in formation. Most are wearing dark blue uniforms with matching caps. A person in the centre stands out, dressed in a green military uniform. Defence

International Security

Analysis

All in? The revival of the Spanish and European defence industry

By Félix Arteaga, Daniel Fiott, Luis Simón // Posted on 25 Feb 2025

Daytime aerial view of the Strait of Gibraltar, separating Spain (north) and Morocco (south). Visible features include the Sierra Nevada in Spain, the mountainous coastline of Morocco, the River Guadalquivir, and the cities of Gibraltar and Ceuta under clear skies. Ceuta and Melilla

Influence and image of Spain

Analysis

New narratives for the Spanish cities of Ceuta and Melilla

By Alejandro del Valle Gálvez // Posted on 19 Feb 2025

A hand holding a mobile phone showing a live broadcast on the Facebook page of the European Parliament (EP) of Roberta Metsola, EP President, sitting in a studio, wearing a cream-coloured suit, speaking into a microphone. The blurred background reveals the shadow of a person in the same studio, illuminated by blue lights

Technology and economics

Working Paper

Priorities for the international agenda of EU’s digital policy in the 2024-2029 mandate

By Raquel Jorge Ricart // Posted on 30 Jan 2025

German flag (with horizontal stripes in black, red, and yellow), waving in front of the Reichstag building in Berlin during a sunset, with the sky painted in warm tones and clouds. Germany

Future of Europe

Event

Roundtable ‘Elections in Germany: What is at stake?’

// Posted on 28 Jan 2025

View of Plaza Mayor in Madrid (Spain) on a cloudy day. At the centre, the equestrian statue of King Philip III stands out, surrounded by red-facade buildings, grey slate roofs, and aligned balconies. The arcades on the ground floor host cafés and shops, with several people visible walking around. In the foreground, an ornate black lamppost is prominent. Madrid

Influence and image of Spain

Analysis

What passes through foreigners’ minds when they think about Madrid

By José Pablo Martínez // Posted on 28 Jan 2025

Press conference following the meeting of the Conference of Presidents of the European Parliament (EP) with the upcoming Polish Presidency of the Council of the EU. In the foreground, blurred, are television cameras and a journalist. Seated behind wooden tables (with a projection on a screen displaying the EU and Polish flags) are Roberta Metsola, President of the EP (on the left), and Donald Tusk, Prime Minister of Poland (on the right), along with members of the Polish government. EU Council

Future of Europe

Experts Comment

What to expect from Poland’s EU Council presidency in 2025

By Piotr Maciej Kaczyński // Posted on 27 Jan 2025