European Power

Democracy defeated the coup

A year on, it is clear that the Catalan parliamentary coup d’état of 2017 has strengthened the Spanish political nation

Investment screening: A victory for Europe

This week, the EU reached a political agreement on a framework for screening foreign direct investment at unprecedented speed, and took a step forward in building trust

Slovenia’s Greta Garbo syndrome

Findings from ECFR’s EU28 survey suggest that Slovenia has such a high expectation of potential partners that it risks to end up alone