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I’m a mum. Here’s why banning social media for under 16s won’t work.

I want kids to be safe online, but I don’t believe an Australia-style outright ban is the solution.

June 15, 2026 4:01 am CET
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Time for a different kind of NATO

To survive the onslaught of U.S. criticism, a new kind of alliance will need to emerge — and soon.

April 27, 2026 4:00 am CET
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Partying or fighting? The different approaches to being European Council president.

António Costa takes EU leaders to the beach, while Charles Michel returns and isn’t happy.

April 24, 2026 4:01 am CET

Media must stop normalizing the far right

Every uncritical mention of far-right rhetoric is an editorial decision with political consequences.

March 4, 2026 4:00 am CET

Why the center left is succeeding in Kosovo

Politics requires the courage to move beyond the center. It rewards those who stand for something — consistently and over time.

March 2, 2026 4:00 am CET

One Europe. One market. Time to complete the EU single market

Getting to one EU market is not about treaty change. The actions we need are already possible.

February 26, 2026 4:00 am CET

Why US-EU defense industrial cooperation matters more than ever

Limiting American defense industry participation in European procurement programs threatens that partnership and weakens our mutual security.

February 23, 2026 4:00 am CET

Putin should worry about the Trump-Xi relationship

For Russia, the implications of a U.S.-China rapprochement — even if based on convenience rather than conviction — are profound.

February 13, 2026 4:02 am CET

Personal data is the new battleground for democracy

As the world’s leaders gather in Munich, I call on them to help build a better foundation for AI that embeds Western values and protects future generations.

February 12, 2026 4:00 am CET

Europe is chasing the wrong fix for its growth crisis

The continent’s old growth model no longer works in today’s world. And EU leaders need a plan that matches the scale of this shift.

February 11, 2026 4:00 am CET

Starmer still needs to explain why he went ahead with Mandelson’s appointment

All that can save the prime minister now is fear of a leadership contest tearing Labour apart ahead of the May elections. Either way, his government is “in a heck of a lot of trouble.”

February 9, 2026 10:13 pm CET

Time for a Brexit reckoning

In order to finally move one, Britain must face the abysmal failure this project has been.

February 9, 2026 4:00 am CET

Rutte is wrong about European defense

The NATO chief needs to be promoting a more balanced alliance with a strong European pillar — not undermining it.

February 3, 2026 4:02 am CET
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Europe may want to cool its Carney fever

EU leaders would be mistaken to look for trade relief in China as Canada does, and bargain away the continent’s industrial capacity in the process.

February 2, 2026 4:01 am CET

Iranians are making history. Europe must act.

The people of Iran are paying with their lives, and the EU can no longer hide behind procedure.

January 28, 2026 4:00 am CET

Europe must scramble to recover from its Mercosur blunder

If Brussels allows this moment to pass without course correction, others won’t wait. The deal might be imperfect, but irrelevance is far worse a fate.

January 27, 2026 4:02 am CET

Miliband and Jørgensen: Clean energy is Europe’s only route to security and prosperity

Today’s summit will be fundamental in delivering the energy security and prosperity Europe desperately needs.

January 26, 2026 4:00 am CET

This is what the EU’s trade bazooka was meant for

Having for once been prescient in endowing itself with a policy instrument in line with the times, it would be irresponsible for the EU to give up just because the coercion at hand comes from the most powerful country in the world.

January 21, 2026 5:43 pm CET

Trump’s compromise peace in Ukraine is a strategic opportunity for Europe

In failing grasp what lies behind America’s push to reset relations with Russia, the EU risks its chance for global relevance.

January 19, 2026 4:00 am CET

With Trump, Iran may have to abandon its ‘delay, deflect, deny’ playbook

After decades of diplomatic niceties and concessions from the West, Tehran must accept the U.S. may be ready to finish the job of destroying its nuclear program.

January 16, 2026 4:00 am CET

The united West is dead

European leaders should heed their voters and ensure the bloc remains a pole within its own sphere of influence — not a bystander in someone else’s.

January 15, 2026 7:01 am CET

Borrell: Cutting back election observation would be a grave mistake

In a world of contested truths and ever greater power plays, democracy needs both witnesses and champions. The EU, I hope, will continue to be among them.

January 13, 2026 4:00 am CET

Whatever’s next for a post-Maduro Venezuela, it can’t be a repeat of previous failures

Unlike previous missions, the U.S. must approach Venezuela with a lighter hand, a shorter timeline, a healthy dose of humility and lower expectations.

January 7, 2026 4:01 am CET

How the Italian right is weaponizing food

While the country’s cuisine certainly merits recognition, it shouldn’t become an unwitting participant in an ideological agenda that runs counter to its spirit.

January 6, 2026 4:01 am CET

When the interpreter wept: What automation erases inside Europe’s institutions

We are building a world that treats translation as a problem to be solved. But translation was never just a technical challenge — it is an act of witnessing.

January 1, 2026 4:00 am CET
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