The Latest Breaking News from the European Policy Centre

Opening the EU door for Canada is a harmless gesture. But it won’t fix Europe’s security crisis

Beyond the morale boost and Mark Carney’s stardust, ‘associate membership’ means little, says Paul Taylor of the European Policy Centre

The Guardian - UK · Sep 17

The people of France are in an extraordinary funk about their future – here’s why

The race to succeed Emmanuel Macron is looming, but rarely has the mood been so gloomy or the lure of extremist solutions so alarming, says Paul Taylor, of the European Policy Centre

The Guardian - UK · Sep 3

Ceuta showed just how easy it is to divide Europe

The migrant influx prompted recriminations and a tit-for-tat dispute between Italy and Spain. Putin, Erdoğan and others will have taken note, says the European Policy Centre’s Paul Taylor

The Guardian - UK · Aug 12

Can anyone stop Jordan Bardella in France? A crowded field could gift the election to the far right

A long list of contenders want to be president in 2027. But with anti-establishment sentiment dominating the national mood, outsiders have the advantage, says the European Policy Centre’s Paul Taylor

The Guardian - UK · Apr 16

I had a ringside seat for the Iranian revolution. Foreign meddling didn’t work then either

Even as the first western journalist to interview Ayatollah Khomeini, I had no inkling of what was to come. Perhaps we should have learned from history, says Paul Taylor of the European Policy Centre

The Guardian - UK · Mar 14

France may soon have a far-right president – and Europe is already scrambling to limit their power

With elections next year, Emmanuel Macron and other European leaders are trying to secure institutions against the National Rally threat, says Paul Taylor of the European Policy Centre

The Guardian - UK · Mar 6

Without US military support, we need a European defence union. Here’s what that looks like

The fledgling ‘coalition of the willing’ assembled for Ukraine could form the basis for an urgent European security response, says Paul Taylor of the European Policy Centre

The Guardian - UK · Feb 18

Europe must heed Mark Carney – and embrace a painful emancipation from the US

Trump’s tariff retreat should lull nobody into dropping their guard. The EU must join forces with Canada, Japan and other like-minded countries, says Paul Taylor of the European Policy Centre

The Guardian - UK · Jan 22

Trump’s tariff threat leaves Europe with a choice: fight back or cease to matter

Appeasing Trump has only emboldened him. But European leaders are not as helpless as the US president believes, says Georg Riekeles, the associate director of the European Policy Centre

The Guardian - UK · Jan 21

French farmers wrongly accuse Brussels of betrayal. Macron’s complicity could help the far right to victory

Marine Le Pen is milking rural fury over the Mercosur deal. France’s politicians are too cowardly to defend it, says the European Policy Centre’s Paul Taylor

The Guardian - UK · Jan 17