The Parliament Magazine
Strengthening Europe’s response to drug marketrelated violence
Drug market-related violence is on the rise, spreading into cities and towns previously untouched. Behind these trends lie high drug availability, large-volume trafficking along maritime routes and competition between criminal networks. Recognising the...
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Cross fire
Once again, Europe nds itself paying the price for a con ontation it didn’t choose. Beijing’s decision earlier this year to weaponise rare earths in its trade stando with Washington was a stark reminder that the continent’s prosperity still depends, to...
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Christopher Alessi is Editor-in-chief of The Parliament
Moldova, a slight, former Soviet state nestled between Romania and Ukraine, became the stage for one of Europe’s most consequential political tests this autumn. In late September, Moldovan voters dealt Moscow a forceful rebuke by handing President Maia...
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Christopher Alessi is Editor-in-chief of The Parliament
On the Normandy coast this spring, rescuers found an abandoned boat dashed against the rocks near Omonville-la-rogue. Days later, authorities arrested two men accused of trying to smuggle a dozen migrants across the Channel aboard the same vessel –...
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Hopes and prayers
Estonia’s drive to split its Orthodox Mnosdcow Church from is a risky move
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Fueling Europe’s Nutrition and Health Journey One Bowl at a Time
Non-communicable diseases (NCDS), including diabetes and cardiovascular diseases, remain one of the greatest public health challenges in Europe, with complex and multiple risk factors. They cause 80% of deaths in the EU and account for up to 10% of...
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EDITOR’S LETTER
For decades, the European Union and the United States have maintained a robust economic partnership, with trade in goods and services reaching €1.6tn in 2023. Together, they make up the world’s largest bilateral trade and investment relationship. US...
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Christopher Alessi is Editor-in-chief of The Parliament
At the vertiginous pace the news is moving, this column may well be out of date by the time we go to press. The past week in global trade has felt like a high-stakes poker game. On 2 April – Donald Trump’s self-proclaimed ‘Liberation Day’ – the US...
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X marks the threat
Elon Musk’s battle with the Digital Services Act raises concerns for Europe’s digital rights
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Rare diseases must remain a political priority in the EU and beyond
Rare diseases present unique challenges that demand our immediate attention and action — not only because of the nancial and emotional burden they impose on families1 but also because of the intrinsic inequities faced in access to treatment and...
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EDITOR’S LETTER
Will Donald Trump invade Greenland? Will Elon Musk boost the far right in Germany? And what of poor Panama? Those are just a few of the questions dominating headlines in the rst week of 2025. But beyond the bluster and bravado, the coming of the...
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Christopher Alessi is Editor-in-chief of The Parliament
It’s been a year of significant upheaval globally and within the EU – as well as at The Parliament. I moved to Brussels in January with the daunting task of helping to rebuild a print magazine in transition, and one that had scant digital...
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Climate and Health: A patient-centric Green Deal for sustainable prosperity and competitiveness
As we prepared to go to print on this edition of The Parliament, which focuses on the EU’S green transition, Americans decisively elected a president who maintains climate change is a “hoax.” The potential for a second Trump administration to reshape...
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William Noah Glucroft is Deputy Editor of The Parliament
It seems tting that the rst print issue of The Parliament I’m fully involved in focuses on the EU’S AI and digital policy. You don’t need to have lived in Germany or covered it for 15 years, as I have, to know that the bloc’s largest member isn’t...
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Autumn art
Seven must-see exhibitions in Brussels this season – from contemporary African art to a celestial Brazilian collaboration
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