

🇩🇪 A German budgetary pirouette - and how it may harm democracy
In Germany, fiscal policy may contain elements of a dance figure called the pirouette: In the new federal budget, the promise given in...
4 hours ago3 min read


Censure, stalemate, instability: A déjà vu scenario for the 2026 budget?
/French version below/ Eighth attempt, eighth failure: yesterday, the Assemblée nationale (Lower House of Parliament) rejected yet...
7 days ago3 min read


An Eight Minute Exit: How PVV’s Geert Wilders Brought Down the Dutch Cabinet, and What It Means
On Tuesday 3 June, the Dutch government collapsed, triggering new elections and throwing the country into yet another phase of political...
Jun 64 min read


Bridging Innovation and Regulation: The EU Life Sciences Strategy Takes Centre Stage in Krakow
"#EULifeSciencesStrategy will be crucial for bridging innovation and regulation" said Irene Norstedt, Director of the People Directorate...
May 221 min read


Trump's return: An Unintended Catalyst for the European Union?
Trump’s return, initially perceived as a rupture, may prove, unexpectedly and ironically, to act as an accelerant. Less by choice than by...
May 92 min read