The Parliament Magazine

1 week 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 week 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.

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

Canada’s new Liberal leader is good news for EU trade and diplomacy in the Trump era. However, a united front between the two will face plenty of challenges. Old boss, same as the new boss: Mark Carney celebrates his Liberal Party's hold on power after recent elections, setting him up to become prime minister. (Associated Press/Alamy Stock Photo)Mark Carney, a Europhile liberal, won Canada's federal elections — and has US President Donald Trump largely to thank for it.

2 weeks 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.

2 weeks ago | theparliamentmagazine.eu | Matt Lynes |Roberts Zile

As the bloc pushes to cut its reliance on fossil fuels and eventually bolster its clean energy networks, a decade-old idea is coming back to the fore. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, and the subsequent EU sanctions against the country, shed a merciless light on Europe’s reliance on foreign powers for energy. Three years later, as policymakers still grapple with how to cut the cord, the idea of an energy union is having a moment in the sun.