The EU has won, Russia has lost
If Russia’s aim was to keep Ukraine within its sphere of influence, it has clearly failed
José Ignacio Torreblanca
Who rules in Europe?
The European Union is facing a crisis of democracy. Will we choose the future or the past?
Explaining the EP election results: Spain
Spain’s two-party system gets a warning and populists join the fray
What to watch for on election night: A 3-point guide
ECFR's explainer on the European Parliament elections
Who will run Europe after the European Parliament elections?
In this year's European elections the main parties are presenting candidates to head the EU Commission, but coalition mechanisms will probably lead to “politics as usual”
Does more Merkel mean less Europe?
If Angela Merkel’s astounding electoral success is owed to her synchrony with the average German, then there is every reason to suspect that the new government will not deviate much from the preferences of the median German voter
The remarkable rise of continental Euroscepticism
A new ECFR analysis shows that trust in the EU has plummeted across the continent. Both southern debtors and northern creditors feel like they are victims.
Europe’s misgovernment
The Cypriot crisis has made it brutally clear just how bad misgovernment with the EU – and the eurozone – really is. The only way to fix this is for genuine banking, fiscal, and economic union within the eurozone, backed by legitimate political instruments.
Europe has lost its citizens
The latest Eurobarometer figures are showing clearly what the election results have been hinting at: hit by the crisis, Europeans have lost their confidence in the EU. After having saved the euro, we must rescue the legitimacy of the EU.
Vanished frontiers earn EU its Nobel Prize
Awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to the EU has left many perplexed. However, the long “European civil war” that began in the 19th century should be enough to justify it.