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Geert Wilders, EU migration policy, and what’s next for the Netherlands

4 days ago | theparliamentmagazine.eu | Arno van Rensbergen |Federica Di Sario

After just 11 months in office, the Netherlands’ four-party coalition led by technocrat Dick Schoof has fallen apart. Leiden University’s Tom Louwerse explains why far-right leader Geert Wilders pulled the plug. The Netherlands’ government collapsed Tuesday after Geert Wilders pulled his far-right Freedom Party (PVV) out of a fragile four-party coalition, citing a breakdown in talks over migration policy.
Stéphane Séjourné leads EU's drive for enhanced competitiveness

5 days ago | theparliamentmagazine.eu | Matt Lynes

As the EU seeks to boost its competitiveness amid mounting economic headwinds, the European Commission's Stéphane Séjourné calls for deepening the single market and a 'Buy European' approach. Since being elected to the European Parliament in 2019 at the age of 34, Stephane Séjourné has risen rapidly through the ranks of EU institutions.
Poland’s presidential election could decide the country’s democratic and European future

1 week ago | theparliamentmagazine.eu | Arno van Rensbergen |Matt Lynes

Rafal Trzaskowski and Karol Nawrocki are neck-and-neck going into Sunday's vote — a contest that could shape Poland’s European future. Election posters of Rafal Trzaskowski (KO) and Karol Nawrocki (PiS), the two main contenders in the 2025 Polish presidential election campaign. (Wojciech Balsewicz / Alamy Stock Photo)WARSAW—In the Polish capital’s bustling city centre, glass-and-steel office towers reflect a country transformed.
How Science, Collaboration, and Pragmatism Can Unlock Europe’s Smoke-Free Future

1 week ago | theparliamentmagazine.eu | Federica Di Sario

Can Europe get back on track to achieving a smoke-free future? We sat down with Kingsley Wheaton, Chief Corporate Officer at global tobacco and nicotine business BAT, to explore how science-backed dialogue and collaboration is the only viable route if Europe is to meet its smoke-free goal. We are a leading consumer goods business, thanks to our global portfolio of brands, a successful strategy and talented people. Our purpose is to create A Better Tomorrow™ by Building a Smokeless World.
Why member states are the biggest obstacle to the EU's plan to finish the single market

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.
Serbia’s Vučić faces growing protests as he courts the EU, Russia and China

1 week ago | theparliamentmagazine.eu | Eloise Hardy |Arno van Rensbergen

BELGRADE, Serbia—Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić is riding the multipolar wave, stringing along EU accession talks while also forging closer ties with the US, Russia and China. Serbia is among ten countries negotiating EU membership, a process it began in 2014. For Vučić, membership promises funding, market access and legitimacy — but also demands reforms and a resolution of the Kosovo question. Publicly, Vučić has maintained a pro-European stance, framing EU accession as a national goal.
German rearmament tests time, money and resolve

2 weeks ago | theparliamentmagazine.eu | Arno van Rensbergen |Eloise Hardy

As Germany prepares to spend 5% of GDP on defence, Chancellor Friedrich Merz must overcome scepticism both within his governing coalition and in the country at large. German soldiers march during the inauguration of the German Brigade ceremony in Vilnius, Lithuania, in April. (SOPA Images Limited / Alamy Stock Photo)Friedrich Merz’s ambition for Germany to build the strongest conventional army in Europe marks a historic break after decades of post-war restraint.
‘The West created Vučić’: Serbian journalists say repression is tightening

2 weeks ago | theparliamentmagazine.eu | Eloise Hardy |Federico Baccini

As Serbia cracks down on dissent, investigative reporter Saša Dragojlo talks about state violence, media suppression, and why he thinks the EU bears part of the blame. BELGRADE, Serbia—When Serbian investigative journalist Saša Dragojlo stepped outside his home to document a nearby protest on 23 March, he didn’t expect the attention to turn on him. As tensions flared between citizens and supporters of the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), Dragojlo began filming.
How public-private partnerships can kickstart a healthy food revolution

2 weeks ago | theparliamentmagazine.eu | Eloise Hardy

With many Europeans facing a cost-of-living crisis, access to healthy food options is dwindling.
Portugal heads to the polls again as voters grow weary of instability

3 weeks ago | theparliamentmagazine.eu | Eloise Hardy

Portugal is set to hold its third election in as many years on Sunday amid mounting voter fatigue. Incumbent Prime Minister and leader of the center-right Social Democratic Party Luis Montenegro in Lisbon on Friday.