European Union

The EU legislators have just reached an agreement on the revised Network and Information Security Directive (NIS2), flagship cybersecurity legislation. We caught up with the European Parliament’s rapporteur Bart Groothuis straight out of the trilogue to get all the details...

The war in Ukraine has prompted a historic shift in Finland's foreign policy: Prime Minister Sanaa Marin and President Sauli Niinistö said on Thursday that their country should join Nato 'without delay' on the grounds that membership would boost Finland's security. What does the move mean for the future of the European continent?

After more than six years of a zero-percent interest rate policy, ECB chief Christine Lagarde has now indicated that a hike in the base interest rate in the Eurozone could come as early as July. In its move away from an ultra-lax monetary policy, the ECB also plans to stop financing government debt. Commentators see hard times ahead.

The Swiss will go to the polls this weekend to vote in a referendum on the opt-out solution for organ donation. Until now, organs have only been available from deceased persons who explicitly gave their consent to donate during their lifetime. If the referendum passes, consent would be presumed unless the potential donor had stipulated otherwise. The nation's press voices ethical concerns.

Turkey's Court of Cassation has upheld a prison sentence of almost five years and a de facto ban on political activity for opposition politician Canan Kaftancıoğlu. The head of the Istanbul branch of the main opposition Republican People's party (CHP) was accused among other things of insulting the president in several tweets sent between 2012 and 2017. What is the strategy behind the sentence?