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Reuters

Interviews

'The Left Party has led the wolves to the sheep'

Philipp Fink on Sweden's Prime Minister's lost vote of confidence - and why the former communists united with a neo-Nazi party

Reuters

European integration

Europe's South on the path to recovery?

Italy, Spain and Greece were hit hard by Covid-19. The EU recovery funds, which will soon be released, is a chance to transform their economies

By Michael Braun, Bettina Luise Rürup, Arne Schildberg

Reuters

Democracy and society

Dethroning the BBC

25 years after the Princess Diana interview aired, a series of grave malpractices by the BBC were revealed. The broadcaster needs urgent reform

By Des Freedman

Reuters

Democracy and society

Sebastian Kurz's fall from grace

Recent corruption scandals have not only ruined the Austrian leader's clean-cut image. His entire political project has been exposed as pure marketing

By Barbara Tóth

Pexels

European integration

Reinvent the macroeconomic rulebook for the euro zone

The pandemic-induced economic shock has shown how the EU's fiscal and monetary rules are outdated and ineffective. It is time to rethink them

By Peter Bofinger

Pexels

Democracy and society

Housing should not be a luxury

The Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated the already rampant housing inequality across Europe. But it could also be a catalyst for change

By Katharina De Moura Hofmann

Reuters

Foreign and security policy

The calm before the storm

The bitter defeat over Nagorno-Karabakh has thrown Armenia into a downward spiral. The upcoming election won’t solve the country’s political crisis

By Gor Petrosyan

Reuters

European integration

What's next for European integration?

Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the EU has made a clear break with its flawed economic governance. But more reforms are needed

By Vivien Schmidt

European integration

Europe's debt hawks are flapping their wings

The question of public debt hangs over Europe’s future — and debt hawks already push for post-pandemic fiscal consolidation. That would be a mistake

By Adam Tooze

Reuters

European integration

The international power of Europarties

For political parties in Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine, building an alliance with a Europarty offers political advantages at home and abroad

By Bohdan Ferens