Politics and democracy
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Ipsos’s analysis, based on data from the Spring 2026 Eurobarometer survey, paints a picture of a Europe which, faced with persistent shocks – the pandemic, the war in Ukraine, instability in the Middle East and rising prices – is once again turning to the EU for stability. Average confidence in the European Union is on the rise and support for the euro remains at its highest level in recent years. But the picture is not cut and dried: there is both a growing demand for Eur...Lire la suite

Nando Pagnoncelli

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2026-06-23

Economic integration
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The European Commission’s EU Inc. proposal will give entrepreneurs a single company that works across the Union. Estonia has run most of the programme since 2014. The fastest way to prove that the new regime works is to pilot it in Estonia, where the digital systems already work, then take the results to Brussels as evidence.

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Liina Vahtras

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2026-06-16

Europe and societies
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   In 2026, Europe is set to become an even stronger bastion for women's rights. A pioneer on the world stage, the European Union is translating its values into a set of guarantees to ensure the best possible situation for women. Behind certain regulations lies a political project with a new ambition: to transform the ethical values that form the very foundations of the European project into a tangible reality. In this area, European standards, which are always the result of discuss...Lire la suite

Helen Levy - Juliette Bachschmidt

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2026-03-03

Enlargement and neighbourhood
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The question of what the Western Balkans want from the European Union is currently addressed in two different ways[1]. The Western Balkans comprise Serbia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Montenegro[2], Kosovo, Northern Macedonia and Albania, six states that have made European integration a major national objective and are therefore at ...Lire la suite

Besnik Mustafaj

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2026-05-12

The european Union in the world
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Europe has realised that if it does not want to fade into history, it must once again become a power, including in military terms. The question is no longer whether to rearm, but how to finance this historic effort.

At the 2025 NATO Summit, allies committed to raising their defence spending to 5% of GDP by 2035, with 3.5% dedicated to military expenditure. Yet European countries currently spend barely more than 2% of their GDP on defence (approximately €450 billion per year). Rea...Lire la suite

Jean-Marc Vigilant

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2026-06-30