The Brief – 1 August 2025: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
By Orlando Whitehead
EU Court deals blow to Meloni’s Albania migration deal
By Alessia Peretti
Agree first, negotiate later
By Eddy Wax
Irish pharma still risks wildcard Section 232 tariffs, despite Trump’s trade agreement
By Brian Maguire
Tainted oil from Azerbaijan reaches Czechia
By Aneta Zachová
Tusk unveils major cabinet reshuffle amid coalition crisis
By Aleksandra Krzysztoszek
France secures €1.6 bln cut in planned EU budget contribution
By Laurent Geslin
Moldova bars Czech MEP over planned speech at pro-Russia event
By Aneta Zachová
Meloni to reach 1,000 days in power as approval dips
By Alessia Peretti
Born in the USA: Italy’s curious bresaola pitch to dodge US tariffs
By Alessia Peretti
Macron and Starmer agree migrant returns deal
By Laurent Geslin
The EU’s Moldova dilemma
By Alexandra Brzozowski
Italy urges EU crackdown on opaque airline ticket pricing
By Alessia Peretti
Lithuanian PM faces protests amid scandals and far-right influence
By Charles Szumski
Spain’s right eyes no-confidence vote as Sánchez ally jailed
By Fernando Heller & Nicoletta Ionta
Czech president reveals NATO’s pitch to Trump
By Aneta Zachová
Poles divided over election fraud claims
By Aleksandra Krzysztoszek
Tensions rise in Italian government over citizenship reform
By Alessia Peretti
Gates and Trump come to Europe
By Eddy Wax & Nicoletta Ionta
Poland’s Nawrocki seen as setback to Ukraine ties
By Aleksandra Krzysztoszek
Norwegian king asserts Svalbard sovereignty
By Jacob Wold
Romanian Foreign Ministry reaffirms Israel’s right to self-defense
By Catalina Mihai