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Between Ukraine, Gaza, BRICS and African instability, the Vatican chooses a balancing figure. With what global posture?The election of Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Prevost, is a thoughtful move in a world in turmoil.The Catholic Church has chosen a figure who does not polarise, who does not divide, but who promises listening, prudence and a […]

Historic success for Anthony Albanese: reconfirmed with a large majority. Conservatives at an all-time low. The geography of the progressive consensus changes, also internationally. The Australian Labor Party achieved a historic election result in the federal election on 3 May. With 85 seats won in the House of Representatives, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was reconfirmed […]

US, Russia and Europe compared There is nothing orderly about the new global order. Beneath the rhetorical surface of internationalinternational organisations and established alliances, there is a profound redefinition of priorities andof the strategic visions of the major powers. The United States, Russia and the European Union –nominally partners or rivals, depending on the coordinates […]

At a time when politics is dominated by extremism and shouting, the centre once again becomes a concrete option. Not as a weak compromise, but as an autonomous project. The experiences of Keir Starmer in the United Kingdom, Friedrich Merz in Germany and Mark Carney in Canada prove this: there is a growing demand for […]

With Europe under pressure on tariffs, Ukraine and defence, the European Commission relies on direct talks and active diplomacy to avoid new rifts with Washington. A few jokes, a fleeting handshake on the parvis of St Peter’s, and a door that seemed definitively closed suddenly ajar. Theinformal meeting between Donald Trump and Ursula von der […]

The death of Pope Francis is not just a religious event: it is a geopolitical shock that spreads
far beyond the Vatican walls. Francis embodied an unprecedented form of diplomacy: not made of
armies or treaties, but of symbols, empathy, dialogue. While Europe was losing centrality, the Pope was
imposed himself as a global moral voice. Now, with his disappearance, a void opens up that Brussels
seems unprepared to fill. The question is simple, but ruthless: is the European Union ready to
take on that role?

With the death of Pope Francis, a peculiar season in contemporary Catholicism comes to an end. The first Latin American pontiff in history, a Jesuit and an Argentinean, represented a clear break with his European predecessors, not so much because of his geographical origin… but because of the worldview he brought with him to Rome […]

Watching the images from the White House, with journalists in mystical ecstasy and pundits in a trance, all that was missing was the Rocky soundtrack and a tricolour waving behind the Lincoln Memorial. A scene worthy of an election commercial. Then I read the enthusiastic reports of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s trip to Washington, celebrated […]

On 13 April 2025, a Russian missile attack hit the centre of the Ukrainian city of Sumy, killing at least 34 people, including two children, and injuring over a hundred civilians. According to the Russian authorities, the target was a ‘gathering of Ukrainian army officers‘. According to the Ukrainian authorities and numerous independent sources, it […]

After seven years of experiments, illusions and regulatory rigidity, Brussels finally seems ready to recognise what many in the European technology sector have long argued: the GDPR, in its current form, has been a powerful brake on development and innovation. And perhaps, ‘killing it’ – or rather, radically reforming it – would not be such […]

In the silence of the Western chancelleries, Turkey is in turmoil, and the country’s democratic hold is hanging by a thread. The arrest of Ekrem Imamoglu and the Gen Z street protests For more than two weeks now, the squares of Turkey’s most populous cities have been animated by non-stop protests against the anti-democratic conduct […]

That the cheerful Trump-Vance-Musk triangle is doing everything in its power to honour the ‘glories’ of the totalitarianisms that bloodied and darkened Western Europe in the first half of the 20th century is now a fact. Just as the unconcealed admiration that the American president has for the figure of thelast exponent of what was […]

Georgia is experiencing a particularly critical period in its political history, marked by an increasing erosion of its democratic institutions under the rule of the Georgian Dream party. Since the inauguration of the government led by Irakli Kobakhidze after the controversial elections in October 2024, there has been a series of legislative measures and political […]

If someone had proposed this story for a Netflix series on geopolitics, it would probably have been rejected at the script stage: too absurd, too improbable, too far from any security protocol, common sense or institutional respect. Instead, it really happened. A group of senior US administration officials, including Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth and […]

When he speaks, Mario Draghi is never banal; many times he shows the way, others he is an unheard prophet, certainly never insignificant. That is why his speech today at the Budget, Productive Activities and EU Policies Committees of the House and Senate deserves to be disclosed and known in full, and we at L’Europeista […]

The decision of the Central Electoral Office on the exclusion of Călin Georgescu‘s Romanian presidential candidature, like the one – the latter presupposed – of the Constitutional Court of Bucharest on the annulment of the first round in December 2024, may arouse all kinds of doubts and perplexities, not least because it constitutes an unprecedented […]

Dear Democratic Party, what does it mean to be ‘in favour of common defence and against national rearmament’? Does a common defence mechanism exist today that can be immediately funded and made operational? No, there is not. It is a bit like being in favour of recovery from an illness but against the treatment at […]

The political crisis in Romania has raised crucial questions about the defence of democracy in the face of internal and external threats. The case of Călin Georgescu, an ultranationalist and pro-Russian candidate, is an emblematic example of how democratic institutions can react to such challenges. In the presidential elections on 24 November 2024, Georgescu won […]

Today’s decision by the Central Electoral Bureau (BEC) to exclude Călin Georgescu from the presidential competition on 4 May 2025 is an act of responsibility and a strong signal to protect the legitimacy of the electoral process. This is not a political manoeuvre to obstruct a popular candidate, but a necessary measure to ensure respect […]

French President Emmanuel Macron’s speech marks a key step in the continent’s security policy. In an increasingly unstable international landscape, Macron delivered a peremptory message: Europe can no longer afford to depend solely on the United States for its defence. The Old Continent must develop autonomous strategic and military capabilities, on pain of geopolitical irrelevance. […]

International politics is the litmus test of political leadership. And it is precisely on international politics that PD secretary Elly Schlein is demonstrating her total inadequacy, which in our opinion makes both her and her PD unserviceable as a government option for Italy. Her latest sortie – a hard ‘no‘ to the European defence plan […]

The facts of the last week are known to almost everyone. During a meeting at the White House, Donald Trump and his deputy JD Vance quarrelled with Ukrainian President Zelensky live on air. The pretext was a blunt response from Zelensky who, faced with the boast that Trump’s ‘diplomacy’ would be more effective than Biden’s […]

A Donald Trump worthy of the Capone played by Robert De Niro who, backed by his deputy, a friend of German neo-Nazis, shouts at Zelensky ‘you’re all talk and badges’. This is what we saw live from the Oval Office of the White House. The US has now gone from being champions of the free […]

In an interview with Repubblica today, Gianfranco Fini takes up a theme that often emerges in the Italian and European public debate in heated tones: the identity of the right and its relationship with the European Union. The words of the founder of Alleanza Nazionale and former Foreign Minister put the idea of a united […]

What lessons can we learn from the German elections, beyond the feeling of ‘danger averted’? A first fundamental lesson, in our opinion, was provided by the turnout, an extraordinary 84 per cent, a turnout comparable only to that of 1990, the year of unification. The German public has fully grasped the delicacy of the historical […]

Those who are older yesterday were reminded of Rockefeller by the President of the United States. Not the founder of the US industrial dynasty, but the animated puppet – an anthropomorphic raven in tails – voiced by ventriloquist José Luis Moreno and which had some success on Italian TV in the 1980s. The Kremlin ventriloquist […]

‘Ukraine must hold new elections. It‘s not coming from Russia, it’s coming from me‘. With this statement, the President of the United States brings the Ukrainian issue back into the spotlight, backed, moreover, by Elon Musk, his main backer, who on X reiterates: ‘If we are defending democracy, then there must be democracy‘. A statement […]

From trade tariffs to the race for artificial intelligence, from the cost of energy to common defence: Mario Draghi’s speech at the European Parliament Week 2025 in Brussels left no room for interpretation. If the Union wants to preserve its competitiveness, it must act as one. Not a wish, but a strategic necessity. “To meet […]

It is now a fact that the new Trump is more and more similar to the very old Trump, the unscrupulous real estate developer who, with an aggressive and engulfing attitude, acquired New York neighbourhoods yesterday, increasing his fortune. A very different Trump from the one in his first term, strengthened by a re-election after […]

In recent months, the European Union has returned to the centre of the global economic debate, but not for the reasons it would like. On the one hand, domestic over-regulation is eroding the competitiveness of companies against American and Asian competitors; on the other, trade tensions with the United States, fuelled by the Trump administration’s […]

9 May, you know, is Europe Day. But, as of yesterday, the date 9 February rivals the anniversary of the Schuman Declaration in historical importance: the Baltic Republics – Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania – have officially disconnected from the Russian electricity grid, completing the long-awaited transition from Moscow’s energy sphere of influence to the European […]

Donald Trump ‘s release on the ‘transfer/relocation‘ of Palestinians from Gaza brings to mind some not too distant episodes that took place between January and August 2020. These facts, little considered at the time, acquire new meanings today, especially if reread in the light of the normalisation dynamics between Israel and certain Arab countries, and […]

Raise your hand if you have not come across, at least once, the cliché that the 20th century mass media (radio, cinema and television) created national identities. In school books, it is presented more as a fact than a hypothesis.Now, in light of this precedent, with which we are all very familiar, why is no […]

The issue of Greenland, and President Trump’s threat to seize it, risks becoming an interesting exercise in observing EU history. We certainly live in complicated times, and these are highlighting the inadequacy of a European ruling class of dwarfs, the prevalence of nationalism (which is not of today), the unscrupulousness of a European bureaucracy that […]

While the US unleashes a senseless trade war with Mexico and Canada – with 25% tariffs imposed by the Trump administration and inevitable retaliation from neighbouring countries – in Europe such a scenario is unthinkable. We will never see Germany raise customs barriers against Italy, nor France impose duties on Spanish manufacturing. The reason? The […]

The election of Donald Trump as president of the United States in 2016 had profound repercussions in the political and social fabric of the United States. Among the most striking reactions to the new administration’s policies is the ambitious initiative of a political movement proposing an independent California. This project, called ‘Calexit‘, draws inspiration from […]

The great paradox of our times lies in relying on those who propose ever simpler solutions, ever more ascribable to the black or white dimension, in a world that is increasingly made up of complex phenomena that are difficult to interpret clearly and unambiguously. On this dualism has been composed practically the entire political life […]

European politics is again the scene of high diplomatic tensions, with Viktor Orbán, Prime Minister of Hungary, at the centre of controversy. Donald Tusk, former Polish prime minister and current president of the European Union, launched a harsh attack against Orbán, accusing him of siding with Vladimir Putin at a crucial time for Europe’s security […]

The European Union is shooting itself in the foot. With the AI Act, we risk turning into a stagnant market, where innovation and productivity are stifled by regulations designed to protect, but which end up penalising. And while we impose paralysing constraints on ourselves, under the illusion that we are regulating AI to give it […]

The European Parliament adopted a resolution entitled “New allegations of Russian interference in the European Parliament and the upcoming European elections and the impact on the Union”, strongly condemning Russia’s systematic use of disinformation to justify the war of aggression in Ukraine. With 480 votes in favour, 58 against and 48 abstentions, MEPs rejected Russian […]

That these are times in which brute force has returned to regulate relations between states, and in which international law is no longer respected even in words, is there for all to see. Perhaps the most eloquent symptom of this was the double whammy inflicted on the International Criminal Court in the space of a […]

Donald Tusk in Strasbourg, the Polish Prime Minister presents the programme of the EU Presidency and raises the issue of defence, identity and the global role of the Union. Poland today has the strength, authority and credibility to lead Europe. The Polish rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union opened on 1 January […]

With the start of the new presidential term, there are exactly 1461 days until the end of Donald Trump’s presidency. Three years ago 365 days and a leap year of 366. Let’s look at it this way: at the very moment it begins, the second Trump era will also begin its parabola into the sunset. […]

Warsaw’s new course away from Moscow and close to Brussels Poland is not just a state; it is a bridge between East and West bathed by the Baltic Sea, a strategic borderland that has been battered and plundered over the centuries, but never folded. Adam Mickiewicz called it the‘Christ of nations‘, and in recent years […]

Dear Elon, Your comment touches on a real challenge, but the response given by your so-called friends in Europe—sovereigntists and nationalists—is to abandon the idea of a united Europe in favor of the rhetoric of small homelands, “masters” of their own destiny. It would be akin to the fate of the Greek city-states, swept away […]

“Negotiations on Ukraine must be held between Russia and the United States without the participation of any other Western country. We have nothing to talk about with London or Brussels (…). The leadership of the EU does not have the right to speak for many of its member countries, such as Hungary, Slovakia, Romania and […]

It could be said that Minister Carlo Nordio yesterday simply finalised the prisoner exchange agreed between the Italian and Iranian governments following the release of Cecilia Sala. But those who would say that would be very wrong. The gift of political absolution Nordio has done something much more and worse, reciprocating the ‘gift’ of Cecilia […]

On 18 November 2024, the Council of the European Union approved a declaration that marks a fundamental step towards a common understanding of the application of international law to cyberspace. This document emphasises that international law remains valid and effective even in an ever-evolving digital domain, reaffirming that states must abide by clear rules and […]

With Donald Trump‘s inauguration just days away, the US Democratic Party finds itself in deep crisis, seen as detached from reality and far from the demands and sentiment of the country. It will be important for them to be able to find the right balance from a communicative and political point of view in order […]

Donald Trump, with his demand that NATO countries spend at least 5% of their GDP on defence, has launched a provocation that should not be ignored. Beyond the exact figure, and the buffoonish and blustering attitude of the US president-elect, not to recognise this urgency is not to be good Europeans. Europe must get out […]

The lost utopia of political philanthropy In the collective imagination of past progressive movements, figures like George Soros represented a beacon of political philanthropy, a modern patron who spurred societies towards democratic enlightenment. But, where the utopia of perfect democracy has proven to be just that, an utopia, roles have reversed within a few years, […]

The war between Russia and Ukraine has generated a series of geopolitical consequences that go far beyond regional borders, involving international actors with diverging interests. Among the various issues under discussion, one of the most controversial aspects concerns the role of the United States and its alleged goal of permanently disrupting energy relations between Russia […]

“Europe, are you ready to get back on the road of greatness and strength? Poland is ready!” With this sharp and direct message, Donald Tusk, Prime Minister of Poland, chose to shake consciences about X, raising the challenge for a continent that needs to rediscover ambition and courage. This is not just rhetoric: it is […]

29 December 2024 was a day of deep political tensions and heated protests in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi, coinciding with the inauguration of former footballer Mikheil Kavelashvili as the new president. The ceremony, organised by the ruling Georgian Dream party, took place inside parliament and was attended by the oligarch Bidzina Ivanishvili, founder of the party […]

Cecilia Sala, an Italian journalist, was arrested in Iran for allegedly violating Islamic laws. The Iranian authorities confirm consular access and ongoing investigations. The case raises international concerns.

A crucial junction for Europe Germany’s crisisOn 27 December, German President Steinmeier officially dissolved the Bundestag and called new elections for 23 February 2025, following the lack of confidence in Olaf Scholz ‘s government on 16 December.The Federal Republic of Germany, which until a few years ago was referred to as the ‘Locomotive of Europe’, […]

The plane crash near Aktau, Kazakhstan, would never have come to light in its shocking truth without the courage and promptness of Azamat Sarsenbayev. A blogger and bricklayer, Azamat certainly doesn’t make a living from his videos: in Aktau, a city of 180,000 inhabitants on the Caspian Sea, documenting flocks of birds or construction sites […]

On 26 and 27 December 2024, the pro-Russian hacker collective NoName057(16) conducted a series of targeted cyber attacks against Italian institutional sites, motivating them as a response to alleged Russophobia. The attacks on the first day hit the sites of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, the Ministry of Economic Development, the Guardia di Finanza, […]

On Monday 23 December, a much-discussed document was published in the United States: the report of the Ethics Committee of the US Congress on Matt Gaetz, Trump’s first choice to become Attorney General (Attorney General) in his new administration, before officially withdrawing from the candidacy precisely because of the incumbency of this report, which is […]

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni delivered a strong message during her visit to the Šiauliai air base in Lithuania, where she met the Italian military contingent engaged in the NATO Baltic Air Policing mission. The Prime Minister emphasised that Europe’s security, both physical and digital, is under threat and stated that the European Union will […]

At nineteen minutes and four minutes on 20 December 2024, Taleb Abdulmohsen, a 50-year-old Saudi psychiatrist, drove a dark BMW into the last corner before the Magdeburg market square and ploughed full speed into the crowd, turning the Christmas market into a scene of terror. Having arrived in Germany in 2006, Abdulmohsen was known for […]

Shooting in Abkhazia’s parliament: murder and political tensions In the capital Sokhumi, the separatist region of Abkhazia – occupied by Russia and recognised as part of Georgia by the majority of the world’s states – was the scene of a serious episode of political violence. Vakhtang Golandzia, an Abkhaz MP, was shot dead in the […]

Volodymyr Zelensky ‘s interview with Le Parisien was manipulated by some Italian newspapers, such as Il Fatto Quotidiano, which shamefully spoke of a declared ‘surrender’ by the president of Ukraine. This narrative is totally false and betrays both the reality of the Ukrainian head of state’s statements and his duty of honesty towards his readers. […]

There is something ironic, almost theatrical, in seeing Giorgia Meloni, once queen of the squares against Brussels and champion of the anti-euro crusades, suddenly discover that ‘united we go further’. It seems that Europe, as hated as it is evoked, has become the compass of those who until yesterday denounced every yielding as a betrayal […]

“Defence spending must be excluded from the Stability Pact“. With these words, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani brought a crucial question to the centre of the European debate: how to finance the European Union’s growing security needs without penalising national budgets? Tajani’s proposal captures an essential priority: to guarantee member states the possibility of strengthening […]

The ranking of the 28 most influential personalities for the future and destinies of Europe for 2025 reveals new leaders and new geopolitical balances.

Natia Mezvrishvili is a Georgian lawyer and politician, currently Vice-President of the opposition party ‘For Georgia’, founded by former Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia. With a long career that includes prominent roles as Deputy Interior Minister and Head of Government Administration, she has distinguished herself for her commitment to promoting democratic reforms and theEuropean integration of […]

The facts On 24 November, Romanians voted in the first round of the presidential elections.Alongside the candidates of the establishment (social democrats and national liberals), accused not without all the wrongs of keeping a corrupt system alive, ran George Simion, leader of a Eurosceptic right-wing party, and two populists of the opposite sign: Elena Lasconi […]

“The US could leave NATO if we are not treated fairly.”– Donald Trump, 8 December 2024. US President elect Donald Trump has once again caused a stir by declaring the possibility of a US withdrawal from NATO. This statement, although controversial, is nothing new in the political rhetoric of Trump, who had already raised doubts […]

Romania is at the centre of an unprecedented democratic crisis. On 6 December 2024, the Constitutional Court annulled the results of the first round of the presidential elections, citing serious irregularities and suspicions of external interference. This decision came a few days after the results were announced, raising profound questions about the vulnerability of the […]

On 5 December 2024, the European Commission ordered TikTok to freeze and store all data related to the Romanian elections. This action, made possible by the Digital Services Act (DSA), shows how the EU is using innovative legislative tools to protect democracy from the risks of the digital world.The decision follows the discovery of a […]

Ireland reappointed the outgoing coalition, proving that governing and winning elections without populism and anti-Europeanism is still possible. Unlike many other countries, voters chose not to punish incumbent rulers during the era of COVID-19 and high inflation. The election campaign was dominated by the question of how to reconcile sound public finances with voters’ concerns […]

It is very recent news, announced by the Wall Street Journal, that Pete Hegseth, selected by Donald Trump as a possible Secretary of Defence, will probably not be confirmed by the US Senate, which for the second time in a few days would be able to block a Trumpian nomination (the first had been Matt […]

On 3 December 2024, the European Union reached an agreement on the EU Deforestation Regulation, marking the end of a negotiation path characterised by high political tensions. The goal of the regulation is to eliminate deforestation from the supply chains of products such as beef, soy, timber, cocoa, palm oil, coffee and rubber within the […]

France is going through one of the most serious political crises in its recent history. The government led by Michel Barnier, already in a precarious position, is threatened by a no-confidence motion that unites in an unprecedented way two opposing political forces: the Rassemblement National (RN) of Marine Le Pen and La France Insoumise of […]

Having overcome the difficulties of the complex European negotiations, the Von Der Leyen II Commission is finally set in motion, with Raffaele Fitto in the role of executive vice-president, flanked by Teresa Ribera. His nomination eventually won the favourable vote of the European Socialists, albeit with some distinguation, the Liberals of Renew Europe, the Populars […]

Donald Trump has been making this clear for a year. Either Europe increases military spending or America disengages from NATO policy. If not understood, the American diktat could be an existential turning point for the European Union. The American warning is not only a request for defensive support, but has above all a market logic. […]

Defence spending in Italy is today the focus of political and media debate, also in light of the commitments made with NATO to allocate 2% of GDP to the sector by 2028. This goal, although ambitious, still seems far off, despite the increases provided for in the 2025 Budget Law. Italy, with current spending of […]

On 28 November 2024, the European Parliament, by a narrow majority, approved the composition of the new Von der Leyen-led Commission. An outcome that was not a foregone conclusion, given the premises, which makes it worthwhile to make a few considerations regarding the democratic scope of what has happened in recent months in the old […]

Last year, according to an analysis by research site Carbon Brief, China surpassed the European Union in historical cumulative carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions, becoming the second largest global contributor, preceded only by the United States. Western ‘guilt’ no longer holds water The overtaking, both symbolic and strategic, highlights a profound shift in global power relations […]

How long can a democracy last without participation? This is no longer a rhetorical question. The answer, unfortunately, is clear: it cannot last. The recent regional elections in Emilia-Romagna and Umbria, with turnouts of 46.42% and 52.13% respectively, mark a further step towards the decline of democratic participation. In the last European elections in June, […]

The affair of migrants ferried back and forth in the Adriatic between Italy and Albania is taking on contours that go far beyond a clumsy and costly attempt by the Meloni government to respond to the pressures of migration flows. 11 November marked a new chapter in the affair: the Court of Rome suspended the […]