The unwavering European: Spain and its place in Europe
ECFR’s Coalition Explorer shows Spain to be an outlier in Europe – as it places great weight on foreign policy. But could new political turbulence thwart its ambitions once more?
ECFR’s Coalition Explorer shows Spain to be an outlier in Europe – as it places great weight on foreign policy. But could new political turbulence thwart its ambitions once more?
Only by comprehensively democratising the European project can we meaningfully strengthen European cohesion
A Polish-Italian alliance may counteract the Franco-German driving force for European integration
EU member states’ high regard for Britain in security and defence may be on the wane. What can London do to stop the slide in the post-Brexit era?
Smaller EU member states are most committed and best place to push for alliances for a common energy policy and address climate change
The European Parliament election may reveal if Italians prefer the populist or far-right wing of the governing coalition
Although Austria has the potential to influence EU policymaking more, the country often stands in its own way
ECFR’s EU28 Survey reveals that Hungary manages to outpoll even the United Kingdom as the “most disappointing” EU member state. But May’s European Parliament poll is likely to see it dig in rather than change course.
Prague and Bratislava can jointly develop a more visible profile within the Visegrad 4 group and counter the overall dominance of Hungary and Poland
Economic freedom vs security cooperation- Malta's commitment to EU integrations remains fragmented by national interests.