What will we see the Trump 2.0 administration do on Europe's 'geographical indicator' foods, like Feta and Chablis? The sector is convenient for retaliatory trade measures given its high political visibility, the fact that GIs tend to be price-premium products and not needed commodities, and are not normally part of complex international supply chains.

Donald Trump's decision to impose a three-month freeze on all US foreign aid offers the EU an opportunity to strengthen its diplomatic influence.

France and Germany are among 12 member states pressuring EU to use its digital services act, as well as blacklists, to crack down on foreign meddling ahead of key elections.

Legal scholars have dubbed it a "sleeping beauty" — a potent yet practically unused EU Parliament instrument akin to the EU's own Article 7, designed to safeguard the rule of law and the integrity of its institutions.

Leaders should ask themselves - is X really what I want my brand to be associated with?

Allow us at EUobserver to blow our own trumpet as 2024 draws to a close, with a look back at the best of the journalistic path we follow — less frothy personality-driven politics, more policy, research and investigations.