Paula Soler

Decades of pronatalist policies have failed to reverse falling birth rates. Demographers say governments must remove the barriers to starting families — and prepare for a smaller, older Europe.

From migration and defense to competitiveness and geopolitical tensions, the EU faces a crowded and unsettled agenda. Can the Commission chief use her annual address to offer a coherent vision for what comes next?

From government networks to critical infrastructure, Europe's fragmented defenses are struggling to keep pace with a changing threat landscape.

With melting sea ice redrawing global trade, the resource-rich Arctic is becoming a new arena for power grabs. Does the EU risk being frozen out?

Ursula von der Leyen 2026 address in Strasbourg contained a major announcement on Canada, a social media ban for under-13s and calls for a new European Security Council.

From NATO to EU defense loans, Europe's right-wing parties are struggling to reconcile nationalist politics with an increasingly integrated security policy.

From airspace violations to sabotage and cyberattacks, Moscow is exploiting the gray zone between peace and war.

Good afternoon from the European Council in Brussels, where EU leaders are wrapping up one of the busiest summits since António Costa took the helm.

Brussels has a more geopolitical vision for the Arctic. Now comes the hard part: finding the money, balancing security with environmental commitments and turning promises into capabilities.

As Russia's war against Ukraine reshapes Europe's security landscape, the EU must rethink enlargement as a defense challenge as well as a political and economic project.