Europe Correspondent, NRC
Caroline de Gruyter is a journalist and lecturer based in Brussels. She is a European Affairs correspondent and columnist for the leading Dutch newspaper NRC Handelsblad and a regular contributor to Foreign Policy, EUobserver and De Standaard. She spent more than twenty years covering Europe, from different corners of the continent.
What are the expectations of the coalition´s foreign and security policies? Will Germany’s ambitious climate policy spark mirroring across the bloc?
The ‘frugal four’ are showing an admirable commitment to defending the rule of law. But they bear some responsibility in Hungary and Poland
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte is stuck between European partners urging him to engage in Europe at this critical moment and a growing chorus at home threatening to punish him if he does so
The state surfs a wave of fear of the consequences and side-effects of public deficiencies and scarcity that it has created.
Having defeated both UKIP and Labour, the Conservatives can afford to be a little more moderate on Brexit
Brexit is putting parliamentary democracy in question
Member states are seizing power back from Brussels – but instead they should be engaging ever more deeply
The EU27 are holding together throughout the twists and turns of Brexit. This is simply because it is in their interest to do so
Transfer of power to Brussels may weaken member states, but it empowers citizens – it is a pity EU citizens do not know their own power
ECFR Council Member Caroline de Gruyter sounds off on the state of debate in Europe and the importance of nuanced arguments
The ‘frugal four’ are showing an admirable commitment to defending the rule of law. But they bear some responsibility in Hungary and Poland
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte is stuck between European partners urging him to engage in Europe at this critical moment and a growing chorus at home threatening to punish him if he does so
The state surfs a wave of fear of the consequences and side-effects of public deficiencies and scarcity that it has created.
Having defeated both UKIP and Labour, the Conservatives can afford to be a little more moderate on Brexit
Brexit is putting parliamentary democracy in question
Member states are seizing power back from Brussels – but instead they should be engaging ever more deeply
The EU27 are holding together throughout the twists and turns of Brexit. This is simply because it is in their interest to do so
Transfer of power to Brussels may weaken member states, but it empowers citizens – it is a pity EU citizens do not know their own power
ECFR Council Member Caroline de Gruyter sounds off on the state of debate in Europe and the importance of nuanced arguments
Last week, European heads of state and government moved to protect European companies that do business with Iran from US sanctions. In this, they have…
What are the expectations of the coalition´s foreign and security policies? Will Germany’s ambitious climate policy spark mirroring across the bloc?
The more that collective pressure piles up on Orban, the more the Hungarian self-image seems to confirm that they are on their own
Caroline de Gruyter compares Hungarian behaviour in the Habsburg Empire with Orban’s tactics today
A poll by ECFR showed that in Europe, the war is increasingly seen not as an attack on a neighboring country but as an assault on an entire continent
Caroline de Gruyter refers to ECFR’s Unlock poll in her article “Ukraine’s War Has Finally Made Europe a Home”
Brexit will keep officials in Brussels and other EU capitals on their toes for years to come. The EU’s mission to uphold the rules-based world and keep chaos out is getting harder by the day
ECFR Council member Caroline de Gruyter comments on the “sausage war” between the EU and the UK, a confrontation over whether international politics is a matter of law or chaos.
The Nordic countries mainly look to the US and UK for protection. For European initiatives such as European Defense Fund and Pesco, Denmark and Sweden are less enthusiastic than Finland and Norway
ECFR Council member Caroline de Gruyter on Scandinavian countries looking for military cooperation vis-à-vis an increasingly assertive Russia.