National Politics

Austria’s toughest EU presidency

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

How Europe’s populists can win by losing

The European Parliament elections this May have been described as a make-or-break moment for the future of the European project – and for good reason. With plans to form a populist united front, Eurosceptic parties need only capture one-third of parliamentary seats to bring EU governance to a crawl