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The briefing from each edition, written by a policy expert: one decision, why it matters, and what happens next.

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Two Years After Draghi, Europe’s Real Test Begins Now

15 July 2026 · François Chimits, Jeanne Lebaudy, Enora Morin & Eve TalkowskiRead →

2026

  1. Europe’s Fighter Jet That Never FlewJuraj Majcin6 July 2026
  2. Can the EU Agree on a Budget Before Election Crunch?Matthieu Benoist29 June 2026
  3. ‘Gradual Integration’ in the EU: New Idea or Same Old Promise?Lukáš Macek22 June 2026
  4. Economic Security: Europe Between Openness and ProtectionNathan Munch15 June 2026
  5. How to Break the EU's Foreign Policy DeadlockGuillaume Duval8 June 2026
  6. How the EU’s Court of Justice Struck Down Hungary’s Anti-LGBTI LawMarie-Hélène Ludwig1 June 2026
  7. ­Iran Crisis Exposes EU Foreign Policy WoesBenoît Cormier26 May 2026
  8. Trump’s July 4 Ultimatum to EuropeCarlo Giannone18 May 2026
  9. Merger Control: Evolution or RevolutionThomas Harbor11 May 2026
  10. The European Pharmaceutical Sector in the Trump EraLudovic Lacaine5 May 2026
  11. Openness and Fragmentation in EU Defence ProcurementOscar Guinea27 April 2026
  12. Will Péter Magyar bring Hungary “back to Europe”?Juraj Majcin20 April 2026
  13. What the EU Pact on Asylum & Migration Is AboutMonique Pariat13 April 2026
  14. What’s at Stake with the EU-India Trade DealPierre Leturcq7 April 2026
  15. Is Carbon Pricing Really Driving Up Europe’s Energy Bills?Anna Crawford30 March 2026
  16. A 28th Regime to Replace the 27?Thomas Harbor25 March 2026
  17. Why the EU's Space Act MattersArthur de Liedekerke & Lise Erard16 March 2026
  18. What Should We Make of the Industrial Accelerator Act?Tristan Beucler10 March 2026
  19. Europe’s Folly: Is Joint EU Debt a Good Idea?Romain Wacziarg & Hanno Lustig2 March 2026
  20. Uncertainty Is Worse Than TariffsThomas Harbor24 February 2026
  21. European Champions: Why the Revolution Won’t HappenBruno Alomar16 February 2026
  22. ‘Buy European’ for Defence, Too Soon or Too Late?Benoît Cormier10 February 2026
  23. A Fast-Track Membership for Ukraine?Lukáš Macek3 February 2026
  24. Time is Money: The Cost of Delaying the Ratification of the EU-Mercosur Trade AgreementOscar Guinea26 January 2026
  25. Is Greenland the Final Breaking Point of Transatlantic Relations?Juraj Majcin19 January 2026
  26. Economic Security: Yet Another Paper?François Chimits12 January 2026
  27. A Landmark Ruling on Cross-Border Recognition of Same-Sex MarriagesMarie-Hélène Ludwig5 January 2026

2025

  1. The Reparations Loan To Ukraine Is Dividing EuropeansPaul Dermine15 December 2025
  2. The EU’s Carbon Border Tax After COP30Pierre Leturcq8 December 2025
  3. Taking Stock of the EU Sanctions on RussiaJan Dunin-Wąsowicz1 December 2025
  4. Digital Omnibus: Bonfire Or Spring Cleaning?Lorenzo Ancona24 November 2025
  5. Omnibus Hits the Brakes on SustainabilityAnna Crawford17 November 2025
  6. Taking Stock of the EU’s Enlargement to the EastRomain Le Quiniou9 November 2025
  7. SEPs: Chronicle of a Death ForetoldOscar Guinea3 November 2025
  8. The Battle For The Next EU Budget Is About To BeginBenoît Cormier27 October 2025
  9. Deforestation Regulation: You Can’t See the Wood for the TreesPierre Leturcq21 October 2025
  10. Steel: Tariffs Are No PanaceaAnna Crawford13 October 2025
  11. Europe’s Not-Quite-Single MarketThomas Harbor6 October 2025
  12. EU-Inc: Creating a Single Market for Entrepreneurs with a 28th RegimeKay Jebelli29 September 2025
  13. Europe’s AI Problem Isn’t Inventing It, It’s Using ItOscar Guinea22 September 2025
  14. EU–Mercosur Trade Deal Closer Than Ever To RatificationMathieu Solal17 September 2025
  15. With SAFE Fully Subscribed, Where does EU Defence Go Now?Juraj Majcin8 September 2025
  16. The EU-US Joint Statement on Trade: The End of the BeginningNathan Munch3 September 2025