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Ukraine: a bitter armistice or war until victory?

After two years of war, victory eludes Ukraine yet must be denied Russia—a frozen conflict is the least bad scenario.

It must double down on aid to Kyiv, accept a compromise deal or face humiliation by Russia.

Belgian civil-society organisations issue a call to the presidency of the Council of the EU.

Europe must invest heavily in its decarbonisation. Yet the expenditures are manageable, the alternatives unconscionable.

The fragility of our food system and lack of social acceptance of EU policies must be addressed in the next mandate.

Funding for the UN Relief and Works Agency in Gaza has fallen victim to other than humanitarian considerations.

The European Health Data Space under negotiations will turn citizens’ medical data into profits for US technology corporations.

As the European Parliament elections loom, with the populists rising, progressives need a liberal-left narrative.

Three years on, the lesson of the EU’s post-pandemic recovery fund is that building economic resilience is a long-term endeavour.

Power imbalances in international sport, Ankita Anand writes, reflect the global north-south disparity.

The EU must stop giving ground on its climate vows—unless it wants to help the far right ride to victory.

The latest proposals from the European Commission could put European Works Councils on a firmer footing.

Kyiv needs a fundamental rethink of its strategy, not just a reshuffle of the military leadership.

Support is mobilised behind the demand by MEPs that Amazon’s lobbyists be barred from the European Parliament.

A wave of strikes has followed moves by the government in Helsinki to interfere with workers’ rights.