Boldly aiming for “strategic interdependence,” the EU should embrace interconnectedness where prudent while building autonomy where it can.

This, then, is the way to lift Von der Leyen’s curse. Allow coalitions of states to combine in respective self-interest and in strategic partnership with their industries, taking state aid to a co-ordinated multinational level.

BRUSSELS — Wojciech Wiewiórowski, the EU's privacy watchdog, has lost the support of lawmakers in the European Parliament's justice committee: conservatives see him as intransigent, while liberals and leftists were put off by mixed messaging.

Schengen is now a symbol of the migration crisis driving the backlash against globalization and the ascendance of illiberalism.

The EU General Court has ruled against the European Commission for failing to comply with its own GDPR data protection regulations.

BRUSSELS—President-elect Donald Trump’s tariff warnings are forcing Europe to confront an unwanted trade-off: Keep its own tariffs low and shoulder the economic costs, or throw up new barriers in a bid to protect vulnerable industries.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is trying to arrange a meeting with Donald Trump before his inauguration as US president. The meeting may take place in Florida, reports Bloomberg. According to sources from the Bloomberg,

The expanded probe by the European Commission, announced on Friday, requires X to hand over internal documents regarding its recommendation algorithm. The Commission also issued a “retention order” for all relevant documents relating to how the algorithm could be amended in future.

The push comes amid increasing militarization of European research, which began after Russia’s incursions into Ukraine in 2014 and ramped up following the full-scale invasion in 2022. Boosting dual-use research is part of the European Union’s response to a “more threatening geopolitical context”, commission president Ursula von der Leyen has said.

In 2025, Europe is expected to experience weak economic growth due to tighter fiscal policies and trade barriers. We expect significant political volatility in key economies like France and Germany, impacting economic reforms and infrastructure investments.

This year was always going to be important for the European Union, given the start of a new EU Commission mandate, a relatively new