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By Piotr Arak
It remains to be seen how much power the new commissioner will have to boost the bloc’s defense capabilities.
By Atlantic Council experts
The German states of Thuringia and Saxony are holding elections on September 1, and polls show that the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) could finish first.
By Joely Virzi
Macron is basking in the success of a spectacular Olympics, but that success is unlikely to translate into political gains for the president or lead to compromises in the French Parliament.
By Moritz Ludwig and Joely Virzi
Germany’s initial steps at participatory democracy deserve a close look as one way to address rising populism that could threaten liberal democracies in the West.
Without revisions, the bloc’s fiscal rules risk preventing member states from making necessary increases in defense spending.
By James Batchik
The European Parliament has given European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen a second term, but it will be different from her first in several important ways.
The left-wing alliance New Popular Front and centrist parties aligned with President Emmanuel Macron emerged ahead of the far-right National Front on Sunday.
Our experts outlined incoming Prime Minister Keir Starmer's priorities and the party's vision for the UK's role in the world.
By Jörn Fleck
Results from the first round of the French snap parliamentary elections show that the president's previously successful strategy of scaring voters about the potential of the right and left is falling flat.
Eye on Europe's elections
By Nicole Lawler, Livia Godaert
As the United Kingdom heads to the polls on July 4, our experts break down the key issues and dynamics at play.
