The real question is not whether Europe has an anti-racism strategy, but whether it is willing to let the strategy shape its core political actions, narrative and leadership. We should not confuse adopting a strategy with mainstreaming anti-racism across the policies that most affect people's lives to tackle it at its roots.

EU countries are pursuing different approaches to respond to Trump’s tariff threats over the Greenland crisis, but there is no “golden formula,” and a full-blown trade war with Washington could further weaken already fragile US security guarantees with Nato and Ukraine.

The European Court of Auditors twice told rightwing and far-right MEPs that its report was not about NGO transparency, but about whether the European Commission ensures transparency in allocating EU funds to non-governmental organisations.

Across Europe, mayors and local councillors are facing a disturbing rise in harassment, threats, disinformation, and even physical violence. These aren’t isolated incidents — they are a growing pattern. And they’re not 'just politics'. They are deliberate attempts to silence, intimidate, and push people out of public life, warns the Council of European Municipalities and Regions.

A French banker inside Euroclear, who flew to Russia 155 times for "private" reasons, allegedly tried to connect the company's CEO, Valérie Urbain, with Russian spies and threatened her when she declined, according to an investigation by EUobserver, Humo, De Morgen, and Dossier Center.

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