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Europe’s national veto protects sovereignty and ensures that sensitive decisions receive broad support. Yet it can also delay collective action and turn consent into bargaining power. This Perspective examines how the EU can protect national interests while keeping shared commitments deliverable.
As Europe prepares for enlargement, the debate over national vetoes raises deeper questions about power, sovereignty and democratic consent. A four-part series exploring how a larger Union can act effectively while retaining the trust of its members and citizens.
The Dutch budget is moving, but every concession raises a new question about funding. With social security savings deferred and the box 3 proposal under revision, can separate parliamentary bargains become one durable financial settlement?
The Dutch budget talks are moving, but an agreement requires more than exchanged concessions. This Signal asks whether coalition and opposition can protect their mandates, share responsibility for the whole budget and make choices that endure beyond the next vote.
The Netherlands’ 2027 budget has become more than a fiscal plan. Governing Without a Majority follows how a minority government seeks parliamentary support through negotiation, concession and institutional compromise — and asks whether enough separate agreements can still produce a coherent national budget.
Under Ursula von der Leyen, the European Commission has moved beyond regulation towards crisis management, industrial strategy and geopolitical coordination. Her vision is of a Europe capable of acting—but its growing executive ambition raises questions about power and accountability.
Belgium occupies a unique position within Europe. Combining industry, logistics, scientific research and European governance, the country functions as a crossroads where economies, institutions and cultures converge. Its experience offers a glimpse into how complexity can become a source of resilience in an increasingly uncertain world.
Cities in Europe are evolving from passive infrastructure into strategic interfaces. This first Perspective explores how design, data and governance converge under the New European Bauhaus to reshape how space creates value, influences behaviour and distributes power.
Cloud computing was once presented as borderless and abstract. In the age of AI, that illusion is fading. Energy grids, legal jurisdiction and physical compute infrastructure are reshaping how Europe thinks about cloud, sovereignty and the future architecture of digital power.
As financial markets evolve into geopolitical infrastructures, Europe may lack scale but retains rule-making power. This analysis explores how governance, standards and market access can become strategic instruments — transforming regulation from defensive compliance into a foundation for long-term economic sovereignty.
