Dutch ‘preachers and salesmen’ lead EU frugality drive
The Netherlands will be at the centre of upcoming talks over European spending on the coronavirus crisis, driven by a mix of traditional Calvinist frugality and political reality, experts say
Will Italy’s coronavirus crisis fuel the far-right?
Italy is staring down the barrel of the worst recession since World War II, which could bolster the far-right and damage the country's love affair with the EU, analysts say
Eurosceptic and populist forces in the European Union
European voters go to the polls from May 23-26 to choose a new parliament with many fearing that eurosceptics and populist will deal a new blow to the EU.
Eurosceptics to oppose May’s Brexit deal, making defeat likely
A group of leading eurosceptic lawmakers in British Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservatives says it opposes her revised Brexit deal.