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People continue to face criminal charges for helping migrants, in what activists say is an increasingly common trend through most of the EU.

The EU has so far failed to stand up as it should to Donald Trump in all aspects and to its own internal violators such as Hungary, said Amnesty International.

ECB’s de Guindos warns Europe must act fast to boost the euro’s global role, as Trump’s trade policies threaten the stability of the dollar system.

Democracies should take some inspiration from pope Francis' legacy. The solution to highly polarised issues is not to use narrow majorities to overpower dissent with laws and policy, but to broaden support in society for a given position, writes Michael Meyer-Resende.

Donald Tusk’s new government, despite promises of change, has been unable to deliver on abortion reform. With the presidential election approaching, the stakes are high — and the outcome could mark a critical turning point for Poland.

A Trump-Zelenskyy tête-à-tête, a von der Leyen brush-by, and a Trump faux pas marked Pope Francis' funeral in Rome on Saturday.

As the EU adapts to Trump's new trade agenda — with five million jobs at stake — it must protect its social model through investment, fair trade deals, and full union involvement in shaping the bloc’s strategy.

Turkey declared 2025 the “Year of Family” — despite the country's rising femicide rate. Rights groups say government policies prioritise family unity over women’s safety, while systemic failures and the withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention fuel a deadly pattern of violence.

With each geopolitical shift, financing has also shifted. And it is the world’s most vulnerable who are left to pay the price. A transformative 'Grand Bargain' is needed to address the dual crises of trust and financing in the multilateral system, say members of the Africa-Europe Foundation Women Leaders Network.

Incoming chancellor Friedrich Merz vows big investment will revive Germany’s economy, but Bruegel warns EU fiscal rules leave little room to spend, and calls for reform. Again.