Opinion Archives | Euractiv https://www.euractiv.com/content_providers/opinion/ News & EU policy from Europe, for Europe Wed, 12 Nov 2025 18:22:30 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.euractiv.com/content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/Amended-Avatar-Logo-_-RGB-black-and-white_small-1-150x150.png Opinion Archives | Euractiv https://www.euractiv.com/content_providers/opinion/ 32 32 Europe’s debt trap: Why the IMF’s warning cannot be ignored  https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/europes-debt-trap-why-the-imfs-warning-cannot-be-ignored/ Thu, 13 Nov 2025 05:00:33 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=opinion&p=2325141 The Brief – On Her Majesty’s Secret Service https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/the-brief-on-her-majestys-secret-service/ Wed, 12 Nov 2025 18:15:18 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=opinion&p=2325097 The hidden deforestation beneath the waves https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/the-hidden-deforestation-beneath-the-waves/ Wed, 12 Nov 2025 05:00:46 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=opinion&p=2322837 Trump’s Trojan Orbán https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/trumps-trojan-orban/ Wed, 12 Nov 2025 04:45:03 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=opinion&p=2324889 Putin’s nuclear blackmail betrays fear and insecurity https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/putins-nuclear-blackmail-betrays-fear-and-insecurity/ Mon, 10 Nov 2025 05:00:05 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=opinion&p=2323988 Europe’s small (electric) car industry needs to rediscover its va-va-voom https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/europes-small-electric-car-industry-needs-to-rediscover-its-va-va-voom/ Sun, 09 Nov 2025 05:00:19 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=opinion&p=2322725 The Brief – 7 November 2025: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/the-brief-7-november-2025-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/ Fri, 07 Nov 2025 16:38:46 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=opinion&p=2323779 Europe’s airspace chaos, the new commonplace https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/europes-airspace-chaos-the-new-commonplace/ Fri, 07 Nov 2025 05:00:05 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=opinion&p=2323446 The Brief – Aller simple, the way it should be https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/the-brief-aller-simple-the-way-it-should-be/ Thu, 06 Nov 2025 18:10:59 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=opinion&p=2323271 Russia’s hardliners are rewriting the meaning of victory https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/russias-hardliners-are-rewriting-the-meaning-of-victory/ Thu, 06 Nov 2025 05:00:42 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=opinion&p=2322659 The Brief – Shooting the messenger https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/the-brief-shooting-the-messenger/ Wed, 05 Nov 2025 17:08:07 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=opinion&p=2322577 The Brief – Next Generation EU should start in the civil service https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/the-brief-next-generation-eu-should-start-in-the-civil-service/ Tue, 04 Nov 2025 17:49:54 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=opinion&p=2322050 Without its own AI backbone, Europe will be a powerless rentier https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/without-its-own-ai-backbone-europe-will-be-a-powerless-rentier/ Tue, 04 Nov 2025 05:00:25 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=opinion&p=2317407 The Brief – Europe turns blind eye to Sudan’s slaughter https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/the-brief-europe-turns-blind-eye-to-sudans-slaughter/ Mon, 03 Nov 2025 17:29:34 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=opinion&p=2321548 After nineteen sanctions packages, enforcement is the real test https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/after-nineteen-sanctions-packages-enforcement-is-the-real-test/ Mon, 03 Nov 2025 05:00:53 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=opinion&p=2320611 Reporting the truth has become a deadly business – Europe must confront impunity https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/reporting-the-truth-has-become-a-deadly-business-europe-must-confront-impunity/ Sun, 02 Nov 2025 05:00:50 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=opinion&p=2320594 The Brief – 31 October 2025: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/the-brief-31-october-2025-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/ Fri, 31 Oct 2025 17:02:20 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=opinion&p=2320873 How Putin overplayed his hand, and sank Lukoil https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/how-putin-overplayed-his-hand-and-sank-lukoil/ Fri, 31 Oct 2025 05:00:06 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=opinion&p=2318463 The Brief – The slow death of champagne socialism https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/the-brief-the-slow-death-of-champagne-socialism/ Thu, 30 Oct 2025 18:59:43 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=opinion&p=2320427 How to keep Europe’s economy from getting pulverised https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/how-to-keep-europes-economy-from-getting-pulverised/ Thu, 30 Oct 2025 05:02:42 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=opinion&p=2319003 The Brief – Air Shield or hot air? https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/the-brief-air-shield-or-hot-air/ Wed, 29 Oct 2025 17:46:06 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=opinion&p=2319667 A Trump-Xi deal won’t save Europe from a superpower squeeze https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/a-trump-xi-deal-wont-save-europe-from-a-superpower-squeeze/ Wed, 29 Oct 2025 05:00:28 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=opinion&p=2319449 The Brief – Europe’s public health for sale https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/the-brief-europes-public-health-for-sale/ Tue, 28 Oct 2025 17:34:18 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=opinion&p=2319151 The Brief – Good cop, Belgian cop https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/the-brief-good-cop-belgian-cop/ Mon, 27 Oct 2025 18:01:37 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=opinion&p=2318572 What the history of tech bubbles can tell us about AI https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/what-the-history-of-tech-bubbles-can-tell-us-about-ai/ Mon, 27 Oct 2025 05:00:35 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=opinion&p=2316873 AI’s war on journalism will decide the fate of the free press https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/ais-war-on-journalism-will-decide-the-fate-of-the-free-press/ Sun, 26 Oct 2025 05:00:28 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=opinion&p=2315654 The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Europe’s Chinatown https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-europes-chinatown/ Fri, 24 Oct 2025 16:34:55 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=opinion&p=2318158 Europeans deserve better https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/europeans-deserve-better/ Fri, 24 Oct 2025 04:00:01 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=opinion&p=2317385 The Chattering Classes: Tinker, tailor, soldier, Politico? https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/the-chattering-classes-tinker-tailor-soldier-politico/ Thu, 23 Oct 2025 20:21:42 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=opinion&p=2317690 The Brief – Europe’s losing battle to keep Ukraine afloat https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/the-brief-europes-losing-battle-to-keep-ukraine-afloat/ Thu, 23 Oct 2025 15:47:44 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=opinion&p=2317326 When the AI bubble bursts, will Europe be ready? https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/when-the-ai-bubble-bursts-will-europe-be-ready/ Thu, 23 Oct 2025 04:00:58 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=opinion&p=2310917 The Brief – Bring back Martin Selmayr https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/the-brief-bring-back-martin-selmayr/ Wed, 22 Oct 2025 16:10:08 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=opinion&p=2316977 The world is a Wild West for multinationals, and Europe is doing nothing about it https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/the-world-is-a-wild-west-for-multinationals-and-europes-doing-nothing-about-it/ Wed, 22 Oct 2025 04:00:12 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=opinion&p=2316330 The Brief – Norway’s money problems (aren’t like anywhere else) https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/the-brief-norways-money-problems-arent-like-anywhere-else/ Tue, 21 Oct 2025 17:06:35 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=opinion&p=2316254 The Brief – ‘Daddy’ knows best https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/the-brief-daddy-knows-best/ Mon, 20 Oct 2025 16:10:23 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=opinion&p=2315540 There are no good arguments against the Ukraine reparations loan https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/there-are-no-good-arguments-against-the-ukraine-reparations-loan/ Mon, 20 Oct 2025 04:00:47 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=opinion&p=2309536 GDPR: Legislative necessity or a thorn in the side of economic growth? https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/gdpr-legislative-necessity-or-a-thorn-in-the-side-of-economic-growth/ Sun, 19 Oct 2025 07:00:50 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=opinion&p=2314440 The Brief – 17 October 2025: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/the-brief-17-october-2025-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/ Fri, 17 Oct 2025 15:55:57 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=opinion&p=2314679 The Brief – Show us the money, Manfred! https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/the-brief-show-us-the-money-manfred/ Thu, 16 Oct 2025 16:23:06 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=opinion&p=2314168 Europe’s strategic autonomy starts at its borders: Montenegro’s SEPA leap https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/europes-strategic-autonomy-starts-at-its-borders-montenegros-sepa-leap/ Thu, 16 Oct 2025 04:00:42 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=opinion&p=2312863 The Brief – Brussels, Europe’s broken heart https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/the-brief-brussels-europes-broken-heart/ Wed, 15 Oct 2025 16:08:45 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=opinion&p=2313681 Europe’s rude awakening on rare earths https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/europes-rude-awakening-on-rare-earths/ Wed, 15 Oct 2025 04:00:28 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=opinion&p=2313059 The Brief – Brussels, the sorrow of Belgium https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/the-brief-brussels-the-sorrow-of-belgium/ Tue, 14 Oct 2025 17:01:39 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=opinion&p=2312947 The Brief – The EU’s ‘me too’ moment in the Middle East https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/the-brief-the-eus-me-too-moment-in-the-middle-east/ Mon, 13 Oct 2025 16:59:39 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=opinion&p=2312408 From chessboard to grey zone: Europe’s deterrence challenge https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/from-chessboard-to-grey-zone-europes-deterrence-challenge/ Mon, 13 Oct 2025 04:00:42 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=opinion&p=2310956 The next financial crisis is unavoidable, and American https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/the-next-financial-crisis-is-unavoidable-and-american/ Sun, 12 Oct 2025 04:00:56 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=opinion&p=2311085 Europe’s holiday from reality https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/europes-holiday-from-reality/ Fri, 10 Oct 2025 04:00:26 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=opinion&p=2311237 The Brief – What Macron needs most is a one-state solution https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/the-brief-what-macron-needs-most-is-a-one-state-solution/ Thu, 09 Oct 2025 16:03:15 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=opinion&p=2311118 A dinner with Merkel where Russia was on the menu https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/a-dinner-with-merkel-where-russia-was-on-the-menu/ Thu, 09 Oct 2025 04:00:25 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=opinion&p=2310472 The Brief – Germany’s Merz reckons with the death of Das Auto https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/the-brief-germanys-merz-reckons-with-the-death-of-das-auto/ Wed, 08 Oct 2025 15:29:33 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=opinion&p=2310304 Are we ready for a protectionist EU? https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/are-we-ready-for-a-protectionist-eu/ Wed, 08 Oct 2025 09:05:29 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=opinion&p=2310121 The Brief – EDIP is a huge win for Europe, if MEPs would only let it through https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/the-brief-edip-is-a-huge-win-for-europe-if-meps-would-only-let-it-through/ Tue, 07 Oct 2025 17:18:01 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=opinion&p=2309579 The Brief – French MEPs push to topple ‘Ursula von der Macron’ https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/the-brief-french-meps-push-to-topple-ursula-von-der-macron/ Mon, 06 Oct 2025 14:42:26 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=opinion&p=2309030 Beyond participation trophies: The EU’s credibility crisis in the Western Balkans https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/beyond-participation-trophies-the-eus-credibility-crisis-in-the-western-balkans/ Mon, 06 Oct 2025 04:00:30 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=opinion&p=2304716 Kill the incitement, before the incitement kills https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/kill-the-incitement-before-the-incitement-kills/ Sat, 04 Oct 2025 05:00:10 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=opinion&p=2308382 The Brief – Dare we touch Russia’s golden goose? https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/the-brief-dare-we-touch-russias-golden-goose/ Thu, 02 Oct 2025 17:11:42 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=opinion&p=2307835 Where is Europe’s economic drone wall? https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/where-is-europes-economic-drone-wall/ Thu, 02 Oct 2025 04:00:48 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=opinion&p=2307419 The Brief – The lessons of Kosovo: Why Gaza needs more than a protectorate https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/the-brief-the-lessons-of-kosovo-why-gaza-needs-more-than-a-protectorate/ Wed, 01 Oct 2025 16:41:26 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=opinion&p=2307204 The Brief – The döner dilemma https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/the-brief-the-doner-dilemma/ Tue, 30 Sep 2025 17:23:32 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=opinion&p=2306404 The far right is acting as one party. When will we? https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/the-far-right-is-acting-as-one-party-when-will-we/ Mon, 29 Sep 2025 04:00:17 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=opinion&p=2303392 Fragmentation is holding back Europe’s defence drive https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/fragmentation-is-holding-back-europes-defence-drive/ Sun, 28 Sep 2025 04:00:54 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=opinion&p=2303516 The Brief – 26 September 2025: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/the-brief-26-september-2025-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/ Fri, 26 Sep 2025 15:09:11 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=opinion&p=2305242 The UNGA tour de farce  https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/the-unga-tour-de-farce/ Fri, 26 Sep 2025 04:00:45 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=opinion&p=2304958 The Brief – China’s empty promises on the road to Belém https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/the-brief-chinas-empty-promises-on-the-road-to-belem/ Thu, 25 Sep 2025 15:16:06 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=opinion&p=2304697 Shoot ’em down! https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/escalation-is-the-only-de-escalation-that-putin-understands/ Thu, 25 Sep 2025 04:00:17 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=opinion&p=2303871 Europe’s Gaza paralysis: Time for Berlin, Rome and Brussels to stand up to Trump https://www.euractiv.com/news/europes-gaza-paralysis-time-for-berlin-rome-and-brussels-to-stand-up-to-trump/ Wed, 24 Sep 2025 04:00:46 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2303247 The EU says it wants young farmers. Now is the time to prove it  https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/the-eu-says-it-wants-young-farmers-now-is-the-time-to-prove-it/ Sat, 20 Sep 2025 06:00:26 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=opinion&p=2302171 The Brief – 19 September 2025: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/the-brief-19-september-2025-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/ Fri, 19 Sep 2025 16:21:46 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=opinion&p=2302178 Ukraine built a digital state under fire – what’s the EU waiting for? https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/ukraine-built-a-digital-state-under-fire-whats-the-eu-waiting-for/ Fri, 19 Sep 2025 03:20:20 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=opinion&p=2300624 The reparation loan is a test of European resolve https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/europes-moment-at-last-delivering-ukraines-reparation-loan/ Thu, 18 Sep 2025 04:00:44 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=opinion&p=2301206 Ending wasteful farming practices is essential for Europe’s food future https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/ending-wasteful-farming-practices-is-essential-for-europes-food-future/ Wed, 17 Sep 2025 04:00:03 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=opinion&p=2299970 Europe’s independence moment or the long road to agony? https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/europes-independence-moment-or-the-long-road-to-agony/ Tue, 16 Sep 2025 04:20:19 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=opinion&p=2299912 The WTO exists for times like these; why not use it? https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/the-wto-exists-for-times-like-these-why-not-use-it/ Mon, 15 Sep 2025 04:00:39 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=opinion&p=2299389 The future of European defence in a data-driven battle zone https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/the-future-of-european-defence-in-a-data-driven-battle-zone/ Sun, 14 Sep 2025 04:00:40 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=opinion&p=2299372 Would Leonardo da Vinci survive in Brussels? https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/would-leonardo-da-vinci-survive-in-brussels/ Fri, 12 Sep 2025 04:00:42 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=opinion&p=2298979 The original four-letter word https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/the-original-four-letter-word/ Thu, 11 Sep 2025 04:00:40 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2297972 Draghi saw the meteor coming. One year on, Europe still won’t look up https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/draghi-saw-the-meteor-coming-one-year-on-europe-still-wont-look-up/ Tue, 09 Sep 2025 03:58:39 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2296726 Europe’s missing moment and the back-to-school blues https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/europes-lost-moment-and-the-back-to-school-blues/ Wed, 03 Sep 2025 03:32:17 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2294599