Federica Di Sario

1 week ago | theparliamentmagazine.eu | Federica Di Sario |Arno van Rensbergen

As the the European Union contends with Donald Trump's tariffs, it's turning inwards to deepen its own economic integration. Hapag-Lloyd containers at the container terminal in the German port of Duisburg on the Rhine in April. (Agencja Fotograficzna Caro / Alamy Stock Photo)As the EU plots how to respond to Donald Trump’s escalating trade threats, the bloc is wasting no time insulating its economy from future shocks.

1 month ago | theparliamentmagazine.eu | Fabian Zuleeg |Federica Di Sario

Europeans have come to terms with a generational crisis, but not with how much worse it could get. More radical political change is necessary. Cassandra, in ancient Greek mythology, was fated to utter true prophecies but never be believed. She foresaw the fall of Troy and a way to avoid it, but her warnings fell on deaf ears. Many modern-day Europeans have felt a lot like Cassandra must have, as an escalating permacrisis over the past two decades was met with a collective shrug.

1 month ago | theparliamentmagazine.eu | Federica Di Sario |Arno van Rensbergen

The European Commission unveiled plans this week to cut off all imports of Russian natural gas by 2027, despite ongoing resistance from some member states. Employees walk along the freight train with the last pipes for connecting the Brunsbüttel LNG terminal to the German gas network after arriving at the Elbe port, Feb. 2023.

1 month ago | theparliamentmagazine.eu | Federica Di Sario

Brussels is pushing to diversify critical raw material supplies beyond China, but a fragmented EU approach could stall progress. A machine selects raw materials with high content of rare earths at a mine in Bayan Obo, north China s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. (Imago/Alamy Stock Photo)Europe’s lack of a secure supply of critical raw materials is back on the agenda, with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen highlighting the vulnerability in April. “We need critical raw materials.

1 month ago | theparliamentmagazine.eu | Federica Di Sario

As Giorgia Meloni prepares to travel to Washington, she’s betting that her ideological rapport with Donald Trump can help convince the US president of the value of the transatlantic alliance — even as his administration has made clear, through policy and rhetoric, its disdain for the European Union.