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Rocinha, Rio de Janeiro Project. Photo source: Wilfredor / Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain.

Cooling Poverty is Making Extreme Heat More Dangerous for Millions

António Costa, Volodymyr Zelensky, Ursula von der Leyen at a Special meeting of the European Council, 2025. Photo source: Dati Bendo / © European Union, 2026 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0

EU Enlargement is Often Deeply Political – as Ukraine and Montenegro Show

Flags of the European Union in front of the EU-commission building "Berlaymont" in Brussels, Belgium

The EU Must Address Democratic Backsliding – Or Face Another Orban Soon

Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Spain meets Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin, 2023. Photo source: Lauri Heikkinen, valtioneuvoston kanslia / FinnishGovernment / Flickr, CC BY 2.0

A Divided NATO: Spain’s Defiance Deepens Transatlantic Rift

EP Plenary session - Council and Commission statements - Presentation of the programme of activities of the Hungarian Presidency Photo: European Union 2024 - Alain Rolland

Getting the Check After the Party: Peter Magyar and Hungary’s EU Funds

Cargo Ship in Harbor in Hamburg in Germany. Photo source: Wolfgang Weiser / Pexels, Public Domain.

Why Europe’s ‘Open’ Economy of Innovation is Exposed to Global Trade Shifts