CConflicts Read More THIS WEEK: Syria and Iran, plus national strikes in Belgium and Hungary’s new PM – EUobserver2026-05-11 While the EU celebrated the roots of its inception some 76 years ago over the weekend, tricky questions…
UUnited States Read More The unthinkable is becoming reality. The United States and Israel are heading for divorce – EUobserver2026-05-09 First published in Deník N. The United States and Israel are bound by history, security interests and billions…
MMarkets Read More EU ministers split over crisis spending as Iran shock hits energy markets – EUobserver2026-05-05 Divisions are emerging among EU member states over how to respond to the latest energy shock triggered by…
CContinent Read More Europe’s brutal awakening – the costs of its inaction in the Middle East – EUobserver2026-05-04 Europeans find themselves paying the price for a catastrophic failure of statesmanship. The violent reverberations of the unlawful…
NNuclear Read More ‘Hormuz crisis shows need for new nuclear power’. Does it really, though? – EUobserver2026-04-24 For a couple of years, I’ve been trying (and failing) to get an opinion piece from a nuclear…
EEconomy Read More THIS WEEK: EU summit in Cyprus, shaky Middle East ceasefires and Bulgaria post-election fallout – EUobserver2026-04-20 THIS WEEK offers a weekly snapshot of the key developments in Brussels and across Europe over the next…
CContinent Read More energy crisis ‘will not be short-lived’ despite Iran-US ceasefire – EUobserver2026-04-08 The fragile overnight ceasefire between the United States and Iran has opened a window for global fuel supplies…
HHungary Read More Hungarians go to the polls, while Middle East keeps Nato on the brink – EUobserver2026-04-06 THIS WEEK offers a weekly snapshot of the key developments in Brussels and across Europe over the next…
SSlovenia Read More EU summit on Iran war and support for Kyiv, plus Slovenia election and ‘EU Inc’ top agenda – EUobserver2026-03-17 THIS WEEK offers a weekly snapshot of the key developments in Brussels and across Europe over the next…
CContinent Read More EU governments face ‘no immediate concerns’ on oil supply amid record emergency release – EUobserver2026-03-12 EU governments do not face ‘immediate concerns’ about their supplies of oil and gas, officials said Thursday amid…
EEconomy Read More the EU response to Iran war – EUobserver2026-03-09 Europe’s response to the American and Israeli strikes on Iran has been shameful: stunned, sidelined, and disunited. From…
CContinent Read More EU and Gulf states urge Iran to halt attacks amid escalation risks – EUobserver2026-03-05 EU and Gulf ministers have urged Iran to stop firing at them, as Europe struggles to stay out…