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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Energy prices & energy security
Life after Russian gas — and still paying more than the US.
In short
Europe cut most Russian gas after 2022 and plans to phase it out entirely through REPowerEU, but energy remains far more expensive than in the US or China. Grid bottlenecks, interconnectors and market design are central to prices and to industry.
Why it matters now
Energy prices drive both household anger and industrial decline; the 2025 Iberian blackout raised grid concerns.
The divide
Market and renewables camp
more grids and clean power
The debate
Nuclear camp (topic 26)
Sceptics
slow the transition and keep fossil options, some favour returning to Russian gas.