European Power

Power words: Europe’s stake in the Macedonian name dispute

By actively supporting Macedonia and Greece to settle their name conflict, the EU could energise other countries of the Western Balkans to engage in democratic reforms, while also strengthening their economic outlook – and counter an assertive Russia

Italy plays in the Penta League

Can the unlikely bedfellows of the Five Star Movement and the League really make government work?

Merkel and Macron: edging towards change?

Angela Merkel finally responds to Emmanuel Macron’s Europe reform plans – but through the pages of a newspaper, and in only the most guarded of terms