Why the EU has out-Trumped Trump
Europe has proved far more adept at building walls than the former US president was.
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Find here the New Statesman’s collection of articles offering deep insights into the European Union, including its policies, institutions, member states, and critical issues shaping the future of this influential supranational organization.
Why the EU cannot admit Ukraine as a member
Until the European Union undergoes deep structural change, the door will remain shut.
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Britain is the last liberal nation in Europe
Europe is being swallowed up by the right. Only Brexit Britain stands alone against the tide.
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Austerity is about to return to Europe
The political fallout from the reimposition of the EU’s fiscal rules will be toxic.
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Old Europe is dead
The war in Ukraine has broken the Franco-German axis that once defined Europe as the UK and Poland take charge.
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Labour’s Remainers are getting organised
The party’s pro-Europeans have been given assurances its Brexit position will soften.
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The delusion of a new European empire
Old forms of thinking about world order are mutating in new conditions.
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Is Emmanuel Macron scared of Europe?
The French president is increasingly adrift in a changing continent.
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Brexit has an upside: Britain could dominate in high-tech goods and services
The EU has slept through the digital revolution. The UK can capitalise on this, if it prioritises data over diplomacy.
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“Are you happy outside the tennis club?” Sadiq Khan on rejoining the EU
The Mayor of London still dreams of Brussels.
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We should applaud Kemi Badenoch for taking on the Brexiteers
The Business Secretary is prepared to point out the delusions of Leavers even if it does her political harm.
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Britain is not the sick man of Europe – that accolade goes to Germany
To survive in a modern, digital world, the German economy requires not a green transition but a full-scale revolution.
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Ambassador Fu Cong: “Europe will not become a vassal to China”
China’s top diplomat to the EU on sanctions, preventing a trade war and why Beijing won’t condemn Russia’s invasion.
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Britain’s Brexit divisions are re-emerging
This time, inflation is the battleground.
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Ukraine might win its war – but it won’t help the West’s wider struggle against autocracy
Led by hawks in the Biden administration, liberal democracies are stumbling into a commercial cold war with Beijing.
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Europe’s centrist parties let industry rot and society fragment. Now they’re being punished for it
In Italy, France, Germany and Britain, the flight of voters to the political extremes can be mapped on to neglected…
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The EU cannot afford to take sides in the contest between the US and China
Europe’s economy, dependent on global supply chains, is not built for Cold War-style relations.
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Brexit is to blame for Dover delays
Why won’t the Tories and Labour admit that it has become harder to travel to Europe?
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Germany has taken over Britain’s role as leader of the EU’s awkward squad
Olaf Scholz’s insistence on reopening the debate on fuel-driven cars was Cameron-esque in its pettiness and its short-sightedness.
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“It’s not only bees that will suffer”: why lifting the neonicotinoid ban is bad for business
Anabel Kindersley, owner of Neal’s Yard Remedies, warns the authorisation of a banned pesticide will damage Britain’s reputation.
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