Future of EU

After 16 years at Germany’s helm, Angela Merkel will be a tough act to follow. What we can expect from the next German government?

The EU has made progress in promoting gender equality in its external action, but there is more to do to deliver structural change.

The European Parliament bears the responsibility for nurturing the development of a truly trans-European citizenry.

Shahin Vallée and Franziska Brantner debate European democracy, transnational politics, and the meaning of sovereignty.

Short-term fixes in times of crisis are no longer enough if the Eurozone is the key to an ever closer union.

The Conference on the Future of Europe can kickstart the constitutional development of the EU if citizens are heard.

While it has been framed as a success, the EU budget deal represents an alarming blow to the European Commission’s power to uphold the rule of law.

We spoke to Petra De Sutter, Belgian deputy prime minister and minister for the civil service and public enterprises, about the future of health systems and European cooperation.

Contrary to decades of received wisdom, reversing privatisation can result in more accessible, accountable and cost-effective public services.

Germany has shifted its position to unlock the route to an EU recovery fund. But Europe still needs a political alternative to inter-governmental deadlock.