The Observer view: Europe must now come of age as a global player

Britain and Europe are together facing a watershed moment, a turning point, a second Zeitenwende, a paradigm shift, a new world order. Regardless of which of these overused phrases best describes the dramatic shifts unfolding since Donald Trump began his …

Chris Riddell on Europe gasping at its €800bn rearmament bill as it accepts that Trump can’t be trusted

What US, Russia and Europe are thinking ahead of fresh Ukraine talks

ShareSave It's been another turbulent week in global politics. The world digested the extraordinary exchange between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky. The Ukrainian leader visited European allies, who have sprung into action to beef up their …

Opinion – How Trump Undermines Europe’s Climate Ambitions

Ever since his electoral victory last year, Donald Trump’s second presidency has already managed to stir an unprecedented uproar, both domestically and internationally.  Domestically, Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has had a field day …

Europe Revolted Against the USA

Macomb, Detroit-During his visit to the White House, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky faced a stark contrast in treatment compared to the dignified receptions given to French President Emmanuel Macron and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer. While …

Europe’s most wanted drug lord seen in video partying with Sierra Leone officials

Jos Leijdekkers as captured in a screen grab of a video taken in a church in Sierra Leone on New Year’s Eve. Dutch fugitive and Europe’s most wanted drug baron, Jos Leijdekkers also known as ‘Bolle Jos’ has been seen in a new video that has surfaced …

Fight, boycott, strike: March 8 in Europe

On March 8, women across Europe took to the streets, resisting the forces that are attacking their rights, dismantling public services, and pushing workers into deeper insecurity. Over the past year, women have borne the brunt of these policies, forced …

Hungarian politician: Europe’s future can’t be decided without Europeans

Europe’s future cannot be decided over the heads of Europeans by making globalist decisions along a liberal ideology, Balázs Orbán, the prime minister’s political director, told a conference in Bratislava on Friday. Speaking at the Istropolis Summit …

US to stop participating in future military exercises in Europe, Swedish media reports

As Trump courts Russia, Europe moves to unlock billions in defense spending In a city usually synonymous with bloated bureaucracy, not all official gatherings are worth the fuss. The emergency EU summit on March 6, however, was one to remember. EU member …

A Europe in emotional shock grapples with a new era

“The United States was the pillar around which peace was managed, but it has changed alliance,” said Valérie Hayer, president of the centrist Renew Europe group in the European Parliament. “Trump mouths the propaganda of Putin. We have entered a new epoch …