Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) showed a stark split in support for Ursula von der Leyen, with 103 MEPs from the region backing her in a no-confidence vote, while 61 voted for her removal and many remained undecided, exemplifying a deep political divide within the EU also in the region.

As Hungary gears up for the 2026 elections, Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party is doubling down on anti-Ukraine rhetoric, painting Kyiv as a threat to national sovereignty and economic stability. By demonising Ukraine and linking rival Péter Magyar to foreign plots, Orbán’s propaganda machine serves Moscow’s interests while deepening Hungary’s isolation...

Last week’s Copenhagen EU summit exposed deep rifts over the Drone Wall initiative. Backed by frontline states, the €1 billion anti-drone technology plan to counter Russian air attacks highlighted a stark East-West divide among EU leaders.

As Czech voters head to the polls this weekend, the stakes for regional security couldn’t be higher.

František Matějka might be Andrej Babiš’s kingmaker in the upcoming parliamentary election in the Czech Republic. He is the leader of the Motorists for Themselves (AUTO), a Eurosceptic, right-wing, libertarian party which continues to hover just above the 5% threshold to enter power in current opinion polls.

In the shadow of Russian drone incursions and a fracturing global trade order, the Europe Future Forum 2025 kicked off in Warsaw last week, blending high-stakes foresight with a clarion call for EU enlargement as the ultimate bulwark against economic insecurity.

From Ukraine to the Nordics, the Kremlin’s hybrid tactics are no longer isolated operations – they form a coordinated campaign aimed at exhausting Europe’s defences and sowing instability across the continent.

With Russia testing NATO, the US reshaping its global role through economic pressure, and traditional leaders like Germany facing economic headwinds, Europe is entering a moment of profound uncertainty. How should it respond? What role will Germany play, and how will Warsaw and Berlin navigate their fraught ties?

Russian attacks on Estonia and Poland have made urgent the need to bolster NATO’s eastern airspace. Cue Commissioner Kubilius’s idea to build a ‘drone wall’ – with plans to convene talks between defence ministers from around the region.

As Donald Trump began his second term in office, European officials hoped that the need to act against China would bridge transatlantic relations. Instead, Europe would go on to experience economic coercion like never before, caught between US trade threats and China’s rare earth controls. So, what strategy should Europe...