EU politics
Macron is quick to take on nationalism. What about Islamism?
On Sunday, I reached the summit of the col de Riou in the Pyrénées to find a shepherd tending his…
Tory apologists for Viktor Orbán should be ashamed of themselves
To think they said Brexit would cost us friends. The UK Government has found itself a new chum in Viktor…
Tory MEPs were right not to denounce Viktor Orban
You would never know it from the shrill media coverage, but Tory MEPs’ refusal to back the EU’s censure of…
The Swedish Prime Minister has gambled with his country’s future
The Swedes are going to the polls in one of the most significant bellwether-elections in Europe this year. The international…
Poland is trying a new approach with capitalism. Will it work?
After communism collapsed in 1989, Poland wiped its hands of socialism. Capitalism swept in, bringing fast-food chains and shopping malls.…
How the EU is fighting back against populism
There aren’t many EU politicians with a high profile, but Federica Mogherini, the former Italian foreign minister and, since 2014, the…
Emmanuel Macron holds Britain’s Brexit fate in his hands
C.S. Forester, creator of Hornblower, a great student of Anglo-French relations, wrote a now often overlooked exhortative novel titled Death…
Italy’s anti-immigration rhetoric is paying off for the populists
It wasn’t long ago when Italy used to be referred to colloquially as “the sick man of Europe,” a country…
How Macron is reviving Marine Le Pen’s fortunes
It says much about Europe’s political establishment that Marine Le Pen has been charged over photographs she tweeted in 2015…
Greece’s economic misery is far from over
A couple of years ago, I was driving from Athens airport to the Peloponnese along the sparkling new highway that…
Sweden must copy France’s approach to Islamic intolerance
There are 960 miles as the crow flies between Paris and Stockholm, but when it comes to dealing with Islam…
Forced marriage is the MeToo generation’s ‘no go’ subject
By now you’ve probably heard of Marie Laguerre. The 22-year-old student was punched in the face last week by a…
Elin Ersson’s ‘citizen-activism’ comes at a heavy price
Last week, a 22-year old Swede called Elin Ersson made headlines around the world for her ‘citizen-activism’. Learning that a…
Has Donald Trump finally met a European leader he can work with?
Donald Trump has finally met a European leader he can stand for more than a moment: Italy’s bookish new premier,…
Michel Barnier is wasting Theresa May’s time
How utterly predictable. As I wrote here on 5 July, Michel Barnier’s ‘considered’ judgement has been to pour a very large…
What the Benalla scandal reveals about Macron’s failing presidency
The feel-good factor Emmanuel Macron hoped would surge through France following their World Cup win has failed to materialise. The…
The EU’s migration solution? Throw cash at the problem
When European leaders met earlier this month to thrash out an agreement on migration, they succeeded in rescuing German Chancellor Angela…
How a Swedish student’s protest against forced deportation could backfire
If the Sweden Democrats, an anti-immigration party, triumphs in the country’s general election on 9 September it won’t be thanks…
Can France’s World Cup success help in the fight against Islamists?
It’s not surprising that so many Frenchmen and women partied in Paris last Sunday to celebrate their country’s World Cup…
How May, Macron and Merkel failed to tame Trump
To conclude that relations between the United States and the Europeans are in quite a chaotic and unpredictable state is…
Why Spain could be the populists’ next battleground
When Italy’s interior minister, Matteo Salvini, refused to let the rescue ship Aquarius – which was carrying 629 men, women,…
Why Sebastian Kurz is Europe’s most important politician
Austria assumes the Presidency of the Council of the European Union this Sunday, and normally the response among rightminded Britons…
How Spain’s socialist leader is winning over reluctant voters
Spaniards didn’t ask for their new prime minister, but it seems that they’re starting to like him. The most recent…
Is there life after Merkel for German conservatives?
German conservatives are in disarray. Caught between the migrant crisis and Merkel’s looming departure, they are fighting over their own…
Matteo Salvini’s tough immigration stance is paying off
Well, stone me. A new “populist” government in Italy actually does something to stop the NGO taxi service which ferries migrants…
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