Cohesion & Governance

Visegrad dreams for Warsaw, nightmares for Berlin

A Visegrad alliance remains distant for now, but EU must address rising resentment about economic liberalisation in central and eastern Europe

Too soon for champagne toasts to GroKo

The grand coalition treaty is strongly pro-European in tone, but the devil is in the details – and it could yet be rejected by SPD members

Europe’s defining choice on Poland

Europe’s decision on whether or not to declare Poland in breach with European rule of law standards comes down to a choice between principles and pragmatism

Berlin’s European agenda

The next German government must lead the way in forging European consensus on migration, foreign policy, and a common system of values. This means it will have to think bigger than ever before