Wider Europe

View from London: Leading on foreign responses

London has steered clear of internal EU divisions over burden sharing, but is willing to engage externally on refugee crisis

View from Paris: No shortcuts for Turkey

Summit viewed as a win for Europe, but concerns linger over Turkish accession in hostile France

View from Berlin: The limits of outsourcing

Germany pushed for Turkey summit, but important questions remain over internal burden sharing

Turkey: EU partner or buffer state?

After EU-Turkey summit, Turkey finds itself closer to Europe – though not necessarily as a potential EU member

Dispatch from Ukraine: New politics vs Old Guard

A new generation of politicians is challenging the old order in Ukraine – their success is vital for the country’s democratic future