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Viktor Orban solidifies his credentials as the EU’s pantomime villain

Europeans, with their art-house sensibilities, can rarely match the dramatic heights coming out of Hollywood. At last the action blockbuster genre has crossed the...

Europe faces a new age of shrunken French influence

In 1965 an imperious president of France all but derailed the European project by means of an “empty chair”, vetoing any schemes cooked up...

Can António Costa make a success of the world’s hardest political gig?

What is the world’s hardest political assignment? Being president of France these days is not much fun. Heading up the North Korean opposition is...

Europe today is a case of lots of presidents yet nobody leading

For several years in the early 1990s Deng Xiaoping ran China despite having no formal title other than Most Honorary President of the Chinese...

No wonder Macron’s gambling: Europe is home to the high-roller

Fancy a flutter? Placing €10 on Germany to win the European football championships it is hosting from June 14th could net you a handsome...

Peak Europe turns 25: why June 1999 marked the continent’s zenith

A nagging feeling is haunting Europe: that it is a continent in decline. Its population will soon be shrinking, if it is not already—for...

How not to botch the upcoming EU leadership reshuffle

Editor’s note (February 19th): On February 19th Ursula von der Leyen announced that she would seek a second term as president of the European...

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