Security & Geopolitics#8
Internal security: organised crime, drugs & terrorism
Cocaine ports, gang violence and terror alerts move up the ballot.
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Europe's public debates
The Agenda
62 issues shaping Europe's politics.
From Ukraine to pensions — the debates every European government and party is answering.
62 topics9 themes27 countries
2 topics
Wider Europe & World#55
Drug policy
Legalise, tolerate or crack down?
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The automotive industry & the EV transition
Europe's flagship industry at a crossroads.
In short
Europe's car industry faces a costly electric transition, competition from Chinese EV makers, US tariffs and falling sales. The 2035 phase-out of new combustion-engine cars is under pressure, and battery supply chains depend on Asia.
Why it matters now
Plant closures and the future of the 2035 rule are flashpoints in Germany, Italy, Czechia and Slovakia.
The divide
Climate camp
keep 2035 and invest in EVs
Industry and centre-right
"technology neutrality," more flexibility, e-fuels and hybrids
Populists
scrap the ban.