The upcoming committee week in Brussels will be dominated by budget politics, AI regulation, and a dense round of ministerial and diplomatic activity across the institutions. As the European Parliament returns to Brussels for committee week, the institutions are gearing up for a dense stretch of legislative work and political signalling. With the Strasbourg plenary…
© Photo by Planet Volumes on Unsplash The crisis in the Strait of Hormuz has entered a far more dangerous and economically disruptive phase than when tensions first flared, leaving Europe exposed to a shock that is now reshaping global energy markets. The near‑closure of the strait following U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, and…
© Photo by Anastasiia Krutota on Unsplash Russia’s war against Ukraine has entered a phase defined by battlefield exhaustion and political acceleration in Europe, as Kyiv’s survival increasingly depends on decisions taken in Brussels. The military situation remains largely static: Russia continues to push along parts of the eastern front, relying on manpower advantages and…
© Photo by Isra Nilgün Özkan on Pexels The war in Palestine has become a defining test of Europe’s credibility on human rights, as reports of large‑scale civilian suffering collide with an EU response widely criticised as slow, cautious and internally divided. The conflict in Gaza has produced some of the most severe human rights…
The upcoming plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, taking place from 27 to 30 April 2026, arrives at a pivotal moment for the Union’s political direction. The agenda published for the sitting outlines a week dominated by debates on the EU’s longterm budget, fundamental rights, trade policy and animal welfare, each carrying implications…
Photo by Randy Fath on Unsplash Since the conflict in Sudan erupted on 15 April 2023, more than 150,000 people have died and 12 million have fled their homes in what the United Nations has called the world’s largest humanitarian crisis. International peace efforts have failed to truly launch, due to the Sudanese Armed Forces…
Photo by Zbynek Burival on Unsplash When US President Donald Trump announced on 31 October that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had personally asked him for an exemption or transition period from new US sanctions on Russian oil, few in Brussels were surprised. Trump’s refusal, followed by Orbán’s promise to keep trying to convince Washington,…
Photo credit: Octavian Carare A senior Taiwan government minister has become the first to give a speech in a foreign parliament. Speaking on Friday (7 November) Taiwan’s Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim gave what has been hailed as an unprecedented address at the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China’s Annual Summit in the European Parliament in Brussels. She…
Photo by Kai Pilger on Unsplash Centre right EU political leaders have had a formal audience with the Pope in Rome. EPP leaders from the European Parliament met His Holiness Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican. During growing global instability, the EPP Group Presidency said “Europe must draw strength from Christian values.” It added, “These…
Photo by Yuriy Vinnicov on Unsplash MEPs have greeted the outcome of elections in Moldova which saw the pro-European party of Moldovan President Maia Sandu claim victory and a new majority in parliament. She had warned of massive Russian interference after voting, saying the future of Moldova, flanked by Ukraine and Romania, was on the line.Igor…
