National Politics

Is winter coming to the EU?

Many observers expect a grand showdown between the forces of “open” and “closed” societies in next month’s European Parliament elections, with the very future of the European Union at stake. They are right to be worried, but wrong about the reason

Estonia’s cold conservative spring

As the political climate in Estonia grows increasingly polarised, the radical right-wing EKRE party may enter a governing coalition for the first time. 

Austria’s toughest EU presidency

Although Austria has the potential to influence EU policymaking more, the country often stands in its own way