Deterrance made in Europe? France, UK offer nuclear shield to Ukraine allies

Caught between the threat of Vladimir Putinโ€™s Russia and the wavering of Donald Trumpโ€™s United States, can Europe really rely on its only two nuclear powers to guarantee deterrence from atomic attacks? Weโ€™ll review the joint announcement by video link…

A new tech race is on. Can Europe learn from the ones it lost?

EU faces familiar problems to win out on quantum computing.

Q&A: Europeโ€™s chance to shape the future of global trade

The question isnโ€™t whether globalization will continue, but who will lead it and on whatโ€ฏterms, says BMWโ€™s Frank Niederlรคnder. With geopolitical tensions and uncertainty in the world market on the rise, the EU has an opportunity to shape the global trade agenda โ€”ย if it gets out of its own way. โ€œEurope had the ambition to [โ€ฆ]

Now is the time to rebuild the global economic systemย 

European political will is needed ahead of the UN Financing for Development Conference in Sevilla

Can Europeโ€™s Trump counterpunch work? Sanctions, tariffs and a MAGA twist.

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Can Europe make ecological farming competitive?

Last year farmers’ protested against red tape pinned to EU funding, and their demonstrations yielded results. The European Commission has been simplifying farmers’ environmental obligations, but how will it reform the Common Agricultural Policy in the …

Building tomorrowโ€™s workforce at the 2025 EU Social Forum

To build a competitive Europe and ensure no one is left behind, people must learn the right skills โ€” which, in turn, will drive greater social cohesion, well-being and prosperity for all.

Trump blinks on tariffs. Can Europe exhale?

A tariff storm was brewing โ€” and then, just like that, the forecast changed. Donald Trump shocked everyone by pausing his planned tariffs for 90 days (for all countries except China), throwing global markets a lifeline and leaving the EU wondering what game heโ€™s playing. In this episode of EU Confidential, host Sarah Wheaton unpacks [โ€ฆ]

After America: can Europe learn to go it alone without the US?

In Germany, tariff-hit car factories are being repurposed for defence. In Britain, American academics are queueing up for jobs. The west will be different as a result of Trump โ€“ but will it be worse?The German ยญelectronics firm Hensoldt has a backlog o…

Can Europe defend itself alone? โ€“ podcast

The EU has announced an unprecedented new defence drive โ€“ but will it be enough to deter Russia? Jon Henley reportsOn Thursday, after the US decided to halt military aid and intelligence sharing with Ukraine, European leaders in Brussels agreed to a ma…

Race to rearm: can Europe deter Russia on its own?

Ukraineโ€™s allies in actual fact have plenty of troops and hardware. But how battle ready? And is it enough to deter Putinโ€™s Russia? An emergency summit in Brussels inviting Volodymyr Zelenskiy in a show of solidarity in the face of a NATO leader thatโ€™…

Can Europe secure peace in Ukraine without the US?

With relations between Washington and Kyiv in tatters, we examine what can realistically be achieved for ZelenskyyRussia-Ukraine war โ€“ latest news updatesBritain and France are trying, with Ukraineโ€™s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, to develop a peace p…

UK defence summit: โ€˜Can Europe still count on the USโ€™?

As a key summit on the conflict in Ukraine, which is attended by more than a dozen European leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky began in London on Sunday, two big questions are being asked: Can the relationship between the US and Ukrain…

Europeโ€™s big guns sideline the EU to get real on Ukraine

Macronโ€™s mini-summit shunned Brussels’ normal obsession with consensus and revealed a new core with the regionโ€™s future in their hands.ย 

Europe’s future at stake as Munich Security Conference 2025 gathers

How can Europe navigate the perfect storm of crises threatening its security and values? Follow Euronews live here, as world leaders, executives, and top ministers converge in Munich, where Europe faces stark challenges โ€” not least securing European le…

โ€˜Time of reckoningโ€™ for AI dominance: Can Europe conjure its own Stargate?

CERN-for-AI plans could be a “big Camelot moment that the EU leaders have to be able to leverage,โ€ said CEPS research director
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Can Europe rise to the challenge? Trump takes on traditional allies

Do they stand firm or bow to the pressure? Europe is facing a clear message: Donald Trumpโ€™s administration isnโ€™t just pushing liquefied natural gas exports. The U.S. is demanding that the continent adjust to a new reality. From walking away from multi…

Patient-centered innovation: Can Europe lead the way?

We canโ€™t make true progress on unmet medical needs unless we understand what the patients themselves think they need or say is missing from their treatment options.

Can Europe switch to a โ€˜wartime mindsetโ€™? Take it from us in Ukraine: here is what that means | Oleksandr Mykhed

Natoโ€™s warning reached me as I braced for a missile attack in Kyiv โ€“ where weโ€™ve learned how to survive in the era of Russian hybrid warfareDay 1,024 of the invasion. Kyiv, 7am. Friday the 13th. In a former life, someone would have observed that this i…

Costaโ€™s honeymoon as European Council chief will be short-lived

The former Portuguese prime minister faces a difficult job in bridging EU disagreements while France and Germany remain distracted by domestic concerns.

The hybrid front: inside the 29 November Guardian Weekly

Can Europe withstand Putinโ€™s shadow war? Plus Life with an AI robot petโ€ข Black Friday: get 1/3 off a Guardian Weekly annual subscriptionLast weekโ€™s escalation of Nato ballistic missile activity, in which UK and US-made missiles were launched into Russi…

What lawmakers should ask the EUโ€™s new tech boss

Queries for Henna Virkkunen: What’s tech sovereignty? How can Europe win the AI race? And how will you enforce EU tech rules?

Chances are high that Trump will try to impose a settlement on Ukraine. What can Europe do? | Timothy Garton Ash

With Germanyโ€™s government collapsing and Europeans so divided in their response to Trump, unity is essential yet elusiveThe first victim of Donald Trumpโ€™s second term as US president is likely to be Ukraine. The only people who can avert that disaster …

Can Europe get fired up to compete globally on nuclear fusion? [Advocacy Lab Content]

Nuclear fusion research, which could be a game-changer in the fight against climate change, is heating up globally. Europe has an early lead, but there are concerns over future competitiveness.

The environmental cost of Europeโ€™s hunt for lithium

While lithium is a key component of the EU’s green transition, concerns are rising over the environmental impact of increased mining activities. Experts warn of water pollution, biodiversity loss, and heightened carbon emissions, raising questions abou…

Panic on the canals: How a battle over wages in Venice highlights the complex reality overlooked by policymakers

An escalating standoff between workers and employers in Venice over an expired contract has exposed the volatile reality behind the data that informs Europeโ€™s economic decision-making.

Mario Draghiโ€™s plan to fix a broken Europe already looks impossible

The Draghi report is full of good intentions to mend a continent losing its way. But while the vision is bold, the politics are practically impossible.

NGOs sue Commission over 2030 climate targets, โ€˜greenโ€™ shipping and aviation

A plethora of NGOs and NGO coalitions have announced they will each sue the European Commission over its environmental policies, alleging that the Commission lacks scientific evidence to support its decisions.