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EU fiddles on Middle East as Ukraine burns
BRUSSELS — Two conflicts will compete for the attention of EU leaders meeting for a summit this week. There is one — Ukraine — where they can make a difference, and another — Iran-Israel — where they...
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A new inconvenient truth: Europe’s global plans all require money no one has
BRUSSELS — EU leaders are on a grandiloquent streak, even by their standards. The EU can stay relevant in a world of resurgent big power politics. Europe won’t drown in the sea of public cash the U.S....
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Ukraine to EU: Don’t let US aid package make you complacent
LUXEMBOURG — Washington has agreed to send billions more in aid to Ukraine, but Kyiv’s message to Europe is clear: You guys are not off the hook. “We all welcome the decision of the U.S. House of...
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How a second Trump presidency could tear Europe apart
How a second Trump presidency could tear Europe apart The former president’s return would cement a shift in the U.S. as a fact that can no longer be ignored. By BARBARA MOENS, JACOPO BARIGAZZI, KARL...
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Who could take on von der Leyen for Commission president?
It’s going to be Ursula von der Leyen again, right? The European Commission president is indeed still the clear front-runner to get a second term atop the EU executive, but she is no longer a shoo-in...
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Dreaming of Pedro Sánchez, Brussels could be headed for a rude awakening
Could Pedro Sánchez, the Spanish prime minister nicknamed “Mr. Handsome,” be the next president of the European Council? That’s what European officials and diplomats have been asking since Sánchez’...
View ArticleCall me Ursula. Von der Leyen rebranded ahead of elections.
Think you know Ursula von der Leyen? Think again. With the EU election just over a month away, von der Leyen’s team wants to transform the image of the European Commission president from a tough...
View ArticleWill the EU get a war budget?
BRUSSELS — War is raging on its doorstep, the economy is in the doldrums, a European-wide election looks set to deliver a massive blow to its establishment — and now the EU is gearing up for what will...
View ArticleNew Dutch government drives wedge through EU liberals
BRUSSELS — The decision by outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s liberal party to enter government with Geert Wilders’ far-right Freedom Party provoked a sharp rebuke from French President...
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In Nicolas Schmit, does Ursula von der Leyen have a challenger or a running...
BRUSSELS — It’s not like Nicolas Schmit isn’t trying. Schmit, the lead candidate for the socialists in the EU election, is traveling all over Europe to get the center-left message across. At one...
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Ukraine and EU push to start membership talks in June
Brussels officials are pushing to begin formal negotiations over Ukraine joining the European Union as early as next month, according to people familiar with the matter. Behind the scenes, diplomats...
View ArticleEU, with eye on China, mulls tighter checks on critical tech
The European Commission is considering whether to further investigate risks that its four priority critical technologies could fall into the hands of unfriendly powers like China, according to an...
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A Meloni-Le Pen super group? Not so fast.
BRUSSELS — Sometimes, it’s the thrill of the chase. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, courted by senior political suitors from the European Commission president to Europe’s most prominent...
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NATO allies don’t want to be dragged into EU top jobs race
BRUSSELS — For most NATO countries, the time has come for Romanian President Klaus Iohannis to call it quits after two months of jockeying for the alliance’s top job. Behind the scenes, a number of EU...
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EU’s Charles Michel backs recognition of Palestinian statehood
While European governments remain split over when — or whether — to recognize Palestinian statehood, European Council President Charles Michel said he would support the move. “I am in favor of the...
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Who is brave enough to run Belgium?
BRUSSELS — Want to run a country with six parliaments, three official languages, and a national mascot of a boy pissing on your capital’s cobblestone streets? Really? Belgium is headed for a triple...
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Von der Leyen tried to make friends with Meloni. It backfired.
It was always going to be a risky relationship. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has spent a year courting right-wing Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni as a potential partner on...
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Top jobs timeline: What happens after the EU election
Let the games begin. On June 10, the day after the EU election, the real fight starts: doling out the four European top jobs and dozens of smaller prizes among the main political families. First and...
View ArticleBelgian EU presidency urges governments to move toward muzzling Hungary
Belgium, current holder of the rotating Council of the EU presidency, is taking the extraordinary step of urging EU governments to consider moving ahead with the procedure to deprive Hungary — which...
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Charles Michel plots revenge against Ursula von der Leyen
Brussels is abuzz with talk that European Council President Charles Michel is trying to take down his nemesis, Ursula von der Leyen, the powerful European Commission chief. Eight EU diplomats,...
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