International

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

Interview: European and African trade

Themistoklis Asthenidis | February 10, 2022

György Hölvényi MEP reveals his expectations for a new partnership deal between the European Union and the African Union

The Helm Review: Flop26

Dieter Helm | February 7, 2022

Mace hears from economist and climate expert Professor Dieter Helm on his assessment of Cop26