International

The E.U. Should Follow the U.K.’s Model on Due Diligence

Michiel Hoogeveen | November 10, 2022

The U.K.’s current political and economic turmoil offers a model that no one on the continent would wish to follow right now – but its Due Diligence system, introduced in 2021, should be studied very closely

Tackling Europe’s mental health crisis

Dimitrios Vartzopoulos | July 20, 2022

Mental health crisis is a complex problem, but there are simple things Europeans can do to cope

Spain’s Remembrance Backsliding

Jorge González-Gallarza | July 13, 2022

By directing the state’s remembrance policy towards score-settling, Spain’s left-wing government is dangerously reawakening a long-defunct conflict.

Eastern promise: visiting Azerbaijan

Christopher Silvester | May 23, 2022

Azerbaijan and its capital Baku have become must-visit tourist destinations

With or without EU

Jorge González-Gallarza | May 20, 2022

Did post-imperial syndrome cause Britain to join and then leave the EU?

Ukraine and Eurovision: an interwoven history

Isis Menteth Wheelwright | May 10, 2022

How Ukraine’s post-Soviet history has played out on the set of the Eurovision Song Contest

Reworking labour rights

Richard Milsom | March 4, 2022

The Malaysian palm oil industry is one of many making strides towards stamping out forced and trafficked labour

How to preserve European unity

Hilde Vautmans | February 23, 2022

There may be dissent within the EU – but key changes and a new mindset can yet win the day

Can Viktor Orbán be defeated? 

François Valentin and Jorge González-Gallarza | February 11, 2022

Hungary’s opposition seems united around little more than its dislike of the PM and his Fidesz party. Will that be enough to beat him in April’s elections? 

Due diligence rules show the path forward

Andrew Percy | February 11, 2022

The EU’s Due Diligence plans are significantly more restrictive, prescriptive and burdensome than the UK’s legality standard