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John Springford
We can all agree Brexit hurt the economy – it’s the cost of rejoining the EU we disagree on
Sat 27 Jun 2026
Rachel Sylvester
Burnham has been sphinxlike on foreign policy. That is about to change
Thu 25 Jun 2026
Enrico Letta
When Britain left Europe, the dream of a world-leading single market went with it
Mon 22 Jun 2026
Sadiq Khan
‘Brexit has cost Britain billions. It’s imperative we rejoin the EU’
Sun 21 Jun 2026
William Keegan
Makerfield has dealt a welcome blow to arch-Brexiteer Nigel Farage’s dangerous ambitions
Sun 21 Jun 2026
The Observer view
Brexit was a bad idea
Sun 21 Jun 2026
Isabel Coles
Majority of British voters open to closer EU integration, new poll shows
Sun 21 Jun 2026
Adam Weymouth
A load of old pony? Von der Leyen’s wolf kill story cast into doubt ahead of cull
Sun 14 Jun 2026
Steve Bloomfield
The world’s become a darker place in the last six months, but there’s still reasons to be cheerful
Sun 14 Jun 2026
Barbara Ellen
BBC’s flippant Brexit documentary isn’t the full story
Fri 12 Jun 2026
Will Hutton
The ghosts of our failed industries stalk the ports of Europe in the form of empty container ships
Sun 7 Jun 2026
Anthony Seldon
Ten years ago, Brexit sent me into a pit of rage. I now know we can never return to the EU
Sun 31 May 2026
Will the UK rejoin the EU?
9 mins • S1, E1367
Rachel Sylvester
Keir Starmer embraces radicalism as he accepts his time in Downing Street is ending
Sun 24 May 2026
Giles Whittell
Burnham’s ‘rut’: he would prefer not to talk about Brexit right now
Tue 19 May 2026
Hannah Schuller
Labour’s membership has changed since Corbyn
Sun 17 May 2026
Steve Bloomfield
Saying we will rejoin the EU is easy but there is no ‘back to 2016’ button
Sun 17 May 2026
Praful Nargund
Brexit has been a disaster – but there is a path to a new deal with Europe
Mon 11 May 2026
Sir Richard Lambert
Building a consensus around rejoining the EU is the government’s first task
Mon 11 May 2026
Rachel Sylvester
Keir Starmer: I want a decade in Downing Street to renew Britain
Sat 9 May 2026
Tom Baldwin
Starmer must be bold on rejoining the EU
Sun 3 May 2026
Letters to the editor
Lords were doing their job of scrutiny on assisted dying
Sun 3 May 2026
Neil Kinnock
The British people know Brexit has failed them. They also know how to fix it
Sun 26 Apr 2026
Neil Kinnock
The British people know Brexit has failed them. They also know how to fix it
Sun 26 Apr 2026
William Keegan
We must stop tiptoeing around the EU, we have to jump back in
Sun 26 Apr 2026
Ben Zaranko
Rejoin EU to boost economy and revive premiership, Starmer urged
Sun 26 Apr 2026
Andrew Rawnsley
Thanks to Trump, the UK has edged closer to Europe, but the entente isn’t always cordiale
Sun 12 Apr 2026
Gary Cansell
Raise a toast! British marmalade survives a storm in a jam jar
Sun 5 Apr 2026
The Observer view
The Observer view: £4.3bn a week
Sun 22 Mar 2026
Rachel Sylvester
Closer ties with EU become the ‘biggest prize’ for chancellor
Sun 15 Mar 2026
James Harding
A passport, a history, and the country that took us in
Fri 6 Mar 2026
Olivia Acland
At the burial ground for the migrants who never made it to the Canaries
Fri 6 Mar 2026
Kim Willsher
Viktor Orbán has pinned his re-election hopes on maligning Ukraine
Wed 4 Mar 2026
Isabel Coles
Our destinies are entwined, Rubio tells Europe after a year of turmoil
Sun 15 Feb 2026
Rachel Sylvester
Starmer hoping to get closer to the EU on defence
Sun 1 Feb 2026
Rachel Sylvester
Prime minister urged to forge new links with EU
Sun 25 Jan 2026
Barney Macintyre
As Davos braces for Hurricane Donald, European leaders mull how to strike back
Tue 20 Jan 2026
Steve Bloomfield
Europe finally understands the US is no longer its ally
Sun 18 Jan 2026
Giles Whittell
Starmer and Europe need each other more than ever
Mon 12 Jan 2026
John Kampfner
Time for Europe to find the courage to face new realities
Sun 11 Jan 2026
Isabel Coles
Greenland’s worries over US ‘fantasies’ harden into alarm
Mon 5 Jan 2026
Kim Willsher
Everyone stands to gain from an entente cordiale with Brussels
Sun 4 Jan 2026
Catherine Neilan
Ten years after Brexit, we’re talking about getting closer to Europe again
Sun 4 Jan 2026
Rachel Sylvester
Rejoin customs union to help fix ‘botched’ Brexit, says TUC boss
Sun 28 Dec 2025
Helena Smith
Albania can help the EU survive, says prime minister Edi Rama
Thu 18 Dec 2025
Andrew Rawnsley
Time to sound the alarm: the United States no longer behaves like a friend
Sun 14 Dec 2025
Kim Darroch
Trump thinks Europe doesn’t cut it. We will have to look after ourselves
Sun 14 Dec 2025
Putin is laughing at Europe
Sun 7 Dec 2025
Tom Baldwin
Starmer needs to stop sweating the small stuff and be bold on Europe
Sun 7 Dec 2025
Kim Willsher
France falls in line to ask its young to face Russian threat
Sun 30 Nov 2025
Matthew Bishop
Brussels relaxes AI rules as Trump plays up to tech titans
Sun 23 Nov 2025
Catherine Neilan
‘Jail is inevitable’ for politician awaiting bribery sentence
Thu 23 Oct 2025
Europe vs. Russian drones
8 mins • S1, E1204
Julia Webster Ayuso
Row over Catalan stokes tensions in Barcelona
Wed 24 Sept 2025
Jon Ungoed-Thomas
The scandal of fake foreign honey
Tue 26 Aug 2025
William Keegan
Why Reeves would do best to bank on Bailey
Sat 2 Aug 2025
William Keegan
Reeves’s taxing problems can be fixed by a customs union
Sun 20 Jul 2025
Andrew Rawnsley
Starmer’s diplomacy earns global respect, but not at home
Sun 20 Jul 2025
Barney Macintyre
Greece is on the path to fiscal order, but graft accusations dim its future
Sun 6 Jul 2025
Phoebe Davis
After thousands flout his Pride ban, Orbán faces threats to his leadership from all sides
Wed 2 Jul 2025
Alan Johnson
Alan Johnson: ‘Let’s forget the culture war over Europe’
Wed 4 Jun 2025
Will Hutton
Will Hutton: America is dragging us down, let’s grab the EU lifeline
Sun 25 May 2025
Tamzin Booth
UK defence industry setting its sights on EU cash
Mon 19 May 2025
William Keegan
Opinion: All roads from Brexit stagnation lead to Europe
Wed 30 Apr 2025
Giles Whittell
Britain’s way back to Europe
Fri 25 Apr 2025
