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What Megxit can teach us about Brexit

Britain has formally left the EU — and nobody knows what will come next. But perhaps Megxit can give us an idea

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The EU's toothless trade policy

The EU Commission fails to enforce trade agreements' social and environmental norms. Just look at the case of South Korea

By Miriam-Lena Horn

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Voter suppression comes to Europe

Populist and illiberal governments are increasingly exploiting expats' lower turnout for their own benefit

By Federico Fubini

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Leaving Europe

With his EU citizenship ending, it’s not the passport Paul Mason worries about. It’s the values it was supposed to represent

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Reigning in the EU’s financiers of austerity

A democratic assembly should replace the powerful brokers of the Eurogroup, Thomas Piketty and other thinkers argue

By Paul Hockenos

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An empty promise of a fresh start

EU policies don’t tackle root causes of migration – they risk aggravating them. And von der Leyen doesn't offer a 'fresh start'

By Lasse Juhl Morthorst

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'Von der Leyen cannot rely on a stable balance of power'

Ursula von der Leyen's new Commission has ambitious goals, but will face an uphill battle, Renate Tenbusch argues

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'The Balkan states belong among us'

With accession talks delayed and elections looming, Knut Fleckenstein considers the next steps for EU integration

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Don't save it for later

Nordic-style budget discipline won't solve the next crisis. Finland's Social Democrats want coordinated European fiscal policy

By Tytti Tuppurainen

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The German impasse

When it comes to reforming the eurozone, Germany's defensive rhetoric of resentment and betrayal doesn't help