Corentin Pennarguear

On 17 June, Europe saw a return to trench warfare. It was not Verdun, of course, nor even the Somme, but the European Parliament had rarely witnessed such a brutal confrontation since its creation in 1958. Around 1 pm, a shiver ran through the Strasbourg chamber: in a matter of seconds, 418 MEPs approved the "return regulation", a measure allowing member states to open "return centres" outside our continent to send migrants eligible for expulsion from their territory.

Evian, at the heart of the world. On 15th and 16th June, Haute-Savoie played host to the leading lights of global politics for the G7, featuring figures from Donald Trump to Volodymyr Zelensky, as well as the Emir of Qatar and the giants of artificial intelligence. For the duration of the summit, a semblance of dialogue was restored between Americans and Europeans.

This 23 June 2026 marks the tenth anniversary of the Brexit referendum. At the time, Sir David Lidington was breaking all records for longevity in London: he had been Minister for Europe for six years, whereas his predecessors had generally lasted only a few months. The Conservative MP remained in post throughout the Cameron government, from 2010 to 2016, before becoming Leader of the House of Commons and then joining Theresa May’s cabinet as Secretary of State for Justice (2017-2018).