Several key elections are set to take place amid rising anti-establishment and Eurosceptic sentiment within EU states. Votes in the Netherlands, France, Germany, and possibly Italy, will challenge well-established centrist parties. These results could precipitate the unravelling of the EU, leaving its project of an “ever greater union” in a more precarious…
France faces internal and external dynamics that make the country particularly vulnerable to Islamist terrorism compared to other Western states, writes Lara Sierra-Rubia.
The results of the UK referendum mark a watershed for the European project and have released significant political and economic uncertainty, not only for the UK, but the future of the EU, writes Lara Sierra-Rubia.
The Brussels attacks confirm that the Islamic State has been working with European networks of operatives, and the continent remains vulnerable, writes Lara Sierra-Rubia.
The migrant crisis in Europe has prompted several EU states to raise controls at their internal borders, undermining a borderless Europe promised by the Schengen Agreement. Amid increasing pressure on Europe's boundaries, Lara Sierra-Rubia assesses the potential costs associated with suspending the agreement.
The Cologne assaults on New Year's Eve have sparked debate over Germany's policy towards refugees. Lara Sierra-Rubia explores how the assaults are likely to cause the German government to implement more stringent immigration policies.
The series of attacks in France in early January underscores the complex threat of terrorism in Europe, with overseas Islamist extremist groups' calls for further attacks likely to be taken up by a ‘leaderless resistance', writes Lara Sierra-Rubia.
While the European Union agreed to a new refugee quota system in September 2015, the agreement is unlikely to resolve the ongoing crisis as resistance from several member states still presents barriers to coordinated and decisive action, writes Lara Sierra-Rubia.
The Syriza-led government's recent agreement to negotiate another debt bailout will entail further austerity measures and reforms that will result in internal party divisions and weakened public support for the government, writes Lara Sierra-Rubia.