
War has returned to Europe's borders, tensions are mounting, hybrid threats are on the rise, and nuclear deterrence is once again taking centre stage in the strategic balance of power. In this episode, Admiral Bernard Rogel analyses the major challenges facing Europe: the future of French deterrence, maritime security, European strategic autonomy, and the crises in the Middle East and Ukraine.
Fondation Robert Schuman
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2026-07-07

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.Start where it is already workingLire la suite
Liina Vahtras
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2026-06-16

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...
Helen Levy - Juliette Bachschmidt
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2026-03-03

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 ...
Besnik Mustafaj
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2026-05-12

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...
Jean-Marc Vigilant
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2026-06-30




















