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Democracy and society

Romania’s election saga — continued

After the chaos of the 2024 presidential elections, can Romania get it right this time?

By Cristinel Buzatu

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European integration

Close enough to dream of Europe

No decisive break, but a decisive message. Yerevan dares a careful distance from Moscow

By Arshaluis Mghdesyan

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Democracy and society

Nationalism is Europe’s poison

… and Giorgia Meloni and her friends are demonstrating it to the entire world

By Giovanni Scherpiani

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Foreign and security policy

Time to match words with deeds

As global conflicts rise, UN peace missions struggle. Germany must step up its role in international security

By Patrick Rosenow, Kirsten Hartmann

picture alliance / REUTERS | Gleb Garanich

Foreign and security policy

No peace (just yet)

Trump’s mediation attempt has failed, and the war continues. Will the West abandon Ukraine?

By Nickolay Kapitonenko

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Work and digitalisation

American brain drain?

The crazier the US seems, the more attractively sane Europe looks to much of the world — including foreign students and academics

By Polly Toynbee

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Democracy and society

Walls, warnings and worn-out promises

Despite heated debates, Poland’s presidential candidates agree on one thing: migration

By Olena Babakova

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Work and digitalisation

Orbán’s digital playbook

Behind Hungary’s ballots lies a powerful machine of digital disinformation designed to keep the prime minister and his government in power

By Gülşen Doğan

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Democracy and society

On migrant smuggling, Europe must make a U-turn

Cracking down on smugglers doesn’t make migration safer, it makes it deadlier — and a new EU directive could make things even worse

By Michele LeVoy

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Democracy and society

March against the machine

Can Serbia still find a political solution, or is the country left with the choice between increased autocracy and direct democracy?

By Kirsten Schönefeld