The Remarkable Thing About Europe Is Not That It Has Problems
It’s that it has been able to muddle through in spite of them.
Europe
Torra Gives Spain Ultimatum. His Position Is Weak
The Catalan leader doesn’t have the unequivocal support of his base.
Don’t Panic About Macron’s Falling Popularity
The president is changing France, and fast. No wonder he is making enemies.
Rome on Collision Course with European Allies, Financial Markets
The government’s spending plan would see Italy’s debt and deficit rise rather than fall.
Christian Democratic Lawmakers Rebel Against Merkel
Parliamentarians oust the chancellor’s ally as their group leader.
EU Doesn’t Budge on Brexit
The EU still refuses to separate its “four freedoms” and makes clear that Britain cannot go over Michel Barnier’s head.
Don’t Bet Against Pedro Sánchez Yet
The Spanish prime minister has a knack for defying the odds.
How to Interpret the Collapse of Bavaria’s Christian Democrats?
If they were wrong to mimic the far right, what does that mean for conservatives elsewhere?
Catalans Demonstrate for Independence on National Holiday
The day has become an occasion for mass demonstrations for Catalan self-determination.
Spain’s Socialists, Podemos Eye Deal
With the support of the far left, Pedro Sánchez could potentially stay in power until 2020.
Merkel Breaks with German Tradition in Seeking EU’s Top Job
No German has ever held the presidency of the European Commission. For a reason.
Italy’s Populists Come to Terms with Reality
The Five Star Movement and League shelve proposals for a universal basic income and flat tax.
Blunt Talk for Brexiteers
The EU is not going to compromise.
Sánchez Has the Right Idea: A Referendum on Catalan Home Rule
The prime minister argues for renegotiating Catalonia’s autonomy before calling a referendum.
The Pettiness of Catalonia’s Unionists
Let the separatists display their ribbons.