Romano Prodi is worried about the future of Italy and the EU after the election victory of post-fascist Giorgia Meloni. In an interview, he warns of a Rome-Budapest axis and explains how best to deal with the right wing.

For years, the LGBTQI community has been gaining in visibility in Serbia, despite hostilities from the Orthodox community and nationalists. Now, the government is questioning the country's liberalization – out of political calculation.

Right-wing radical politician Giorgia Meloni appears poised to govern Italy with an absolute majority after Sunday's election. But the amount of leeway she has will depend on two partners who are unlikely to be easy to deal with: Matteo Salvini and S...

The EU prides itself on having welcomed Ukrainians displaced by the Russian invasion. But DER SPIEGEL reporting shows that ruthless businessman are seizing the opportunity to exploit the refugees. Some cases seem close to human trafficking.

Robert Ménard was once a leftist who helped found Reporters Without Borders. Now, his politics have slid far to the right – and he has become immensely popular far outside of the city where he is mayor. What does his success say about the rest of ...

The war in Ukraine threatens to upset the delicate peace in the Balkans. In a conversation with DER SPIEGEL, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama warns that Vladimir Putin is deliberately seeking to destabilize the region.

Ukraine is still in need of weapons and other equipment in its battle against Russia. But President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has launched an offensive in the southern part of the country, and thus far, it seems to be having an impact.

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis poses as a reformer. But his leadership methods are more reminiscent of an autocracy. It is time for the EU to do something about it.

Ukrainian photographer Julia Kochetova documents the suffering in her country for DER SPIEGEL. She long believed that her parents were safe, but then Russian missiles began striking her hometown.

The Russian war is still raging in their country, and yet a number of Ukrainian refugee women are leaving Germany to return home to husbands and family.

The EU’s anti-fraud office has found that the European border agency covered up and helped to finance illegal pushbacks of asylum-seekers in Greece. The report, which DER SPIEGEL has obtained, puts pressure on the EU Commission – and could also s...

With the threat of recession and further inflation, Vladimir Putin could deal a devastating blow to the European Union if he cuts gas supplies this winter. Should that happen, it would be a major test of solidarity for the block.

Rzeszów in eastern Poland has become an outpost of the West, receiving refugees from Ukraine and operating as a hub for weapons transports from the EU and U.S. The city's mayor has his hands full.

An international team of law enforcement officials has broken up a vast ring of migrant smugglers operating across Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and France. Still, the strike isn't likely to end illegal migration across the English Channel into B...

The Brits have been the source of chaos in the European Union in recent years, but they are also indispensable in crises like that currently unfolding in Ukraine. Whoever succeeds Boris Johnson now that he is stepping down will need to seek closer ti...

The European Union spent months preparing comprehensive sanctions against Russia in the event of an invasion of Ukraine. The measures are deeper than anything ever passed before in Brussels, but are they working?

The European Commission plans to issue a clarification that will allow Russia to resume sending supplies to the exclave of Kaliningrad via Lithuania. Berlin supports the idea, but some in Vilnius are not pleased.

New reporting exposes how Greek police are exploiting refugees to engage in illegal pushbacks of other would-be asylum-seekers at the EU’s external border. Witness testimony, satellite images and other documents provide evidence of how officials ar...

Should Ukraine be granted candidate status for the European Union? Latvian Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš says that Putin's war means there is no longer a middle path for Eastern Europe. Either countries join the EU or they become part of the Ru...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wants his country to become an EU member as rapidly as possible. But no all countries in the bloc are supportive of the idea. And potential members in the Balkans that have been waiting for years for the privil...