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2 weeks ago | theparliamentmagazine.eu | Eloise Hardy |Federica Di Sario

Wanted: US professors for European academia. Some in Trump's America may want to flee, but threats to academic freedom are growing in the EU, too. Students at the University of Amsterdam protest in support of Palestine in 2024. (Pmvfoto/Alamy Stock Photo)European universities are hoping to benefit from academics looking to escape funding cuts and political pressure in the United States.

2 weeks ago | theparliamentmagazine.eu | Varg Lukas Folkman |Federica Di Sario

As the EU considers retaliating against steep US tariffs, the bloc will need a calibrated — and unified — response. President Trump shows off a chart of what he calls 'reciprocal' tariffs, though that's a gross simplification of how trade works. (Sipa US/Alamy Stock Photo)On so-called Liberation Day, President Donald Trump delivered on his campaign promise of imposing universal tariffs on US trading partners.

2 weeks ago | theparliamentmagazine.eu | Federica Di Sario

Donald Trump’s decision to hit the EU with a 20% tariff has Brussels calibrating how to strike back without damaging its own industries. President Donald Trump holds a report on foreign trade barriers as he delivers remarks on new tariffs during a "Make America Wealthy Again" event in the Rose Garden at the White House earlier this week.

2 weeks ago | theparliamentmagazine.eu | Eloise Hardy |Federica Di Sario

Across Europe, right-wing politicians are clashing with courts over allegations of political bias. That bodes poorly for the rule of law. Marine Le Pen’s indictment on Monday for embezzling EU funds, and the furious reactions it has provoked, reflect a growing narrative among right-wing politicians that the establishment is conspiring against them – with troubling implications for the future of judicial independence.

2 weeks ago | theparliamentmagazine.eu | Federica Di Sario |Eloise Hardy

A conservative campaign against public funding for NGOs has piled on the pressure to an already beleaguered sector. In more than 15 years in the nonprofit world, Faustine Bas-Defossez has never seen anything like this. Sure, lawmakers have occasionally submitted written questions demanding NGOs disclose their sources of funding, and there has been isolated criticism. But those past incidents seem like minor skirmishes compared to the threat the sector is facing today.