The EU has unveiled its first-ever housing strategy, but is it enough to see off the far right and rescue a generation shut out of affordable living? Don’t get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up here Donald Trump may rage about Europe being a multicultural hell facing “civilisational” collapse. As a proud … Read more
The White House has formalised its contempt for ‘decaying’ Europe with an ominous plan to undermine the EU and boost the far right Don’t get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up here Almost half of EU citizens regard Donald Trump as an enemy of Europe, a new survey across nine countries revealed … Read more
Meeting with pontiff follows UK visit on Monday and comes ahead of talks with Meloni Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy has met with Pope Leo this morning, with the pair discussing the war in Ukraine, according to the Vatican readout. Pope Leo “reiterated the need for the continuation of dialogue and expressed his urgent desire that the … Read more
As Russia intensifies its military pressure and diplomatic manoeuvring, European leaders find themselves increasingly at odds with Washington over how to pursue peace Don’t get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up here For days, officials across Europe scrambled to hastily planned meetings, hashing out details on frantic calls and hours-long negotiations. But … Read more
Seizing Moscow’s money to bail out Kyiv may be all that stands between a fair outcome and a ‘deal’ that brings war in the rest of Europe a step closer • Don’t get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up here With Ukraine’s future back on the geopolitical carving block, Europe is facing … Read more
Zelenskyy wants admission before 2030, but with a growing far-right, anti-enlargement contingent and budgetary fears mounting, some countries are hiding behind a Hungarian veto • Don’t get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up here Volodymyr Zelenskyy may be a wartime leader, but he is fighting to deliver peacetime ambitions, too: he wants … Read more
Drone sightings reported near Brussels and Liège airports just hours after national security council meeting on the emerging threats Andrew Roth in Washington and Flora Garamvolgyi in Budapest In other news, Viktor Orbán will visit the White House on Friday as Hungary’s far-right prime minister tries to broker another summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir … Read more
Security services believe state actor, ‘probably Russia’, to be behind drone flights at military bases and airports Meanwhile, France has urged the EU to take action over Chinese online retailer Shein after it was found to be selling childlike sex dolls and banned weapons on its market place. It comes after the French prime minister … Read more
Mazón faced daily calls for his resignation after flooding in October 2024 killed 229 people Resigning his post, Mazón said “I can’t go on anymore” as he lamented “brutal” criticism he faced, while “acknowledging” mistakes made in an “unprecedented” situation. He also repeatedly attacked the central government for not offering enough support to the flood-hit … Read more
In this bonus episode, the Guardian journalist Chris Osuh explores whether we are living through a Pan-African moment 80 years on from Manchester’s groundbreaking 1945 Pan-African Congress ‘A sense of freedom’: 80 years on from the Pan-African Congress in Manchester In this bonus episode, the Guardian journalist Chris Osuh looks at the idea of Pan-Africanism … Read more