European Union

This year, European farmers have faced the emergence of previously unknown animal diseases and the return of others once eradicated

As the year 2025 draws to an end, commentators in Europe's press take stock and conclude that just twelve months into his second presidency Donald Trump has not only upended the situation in the US, but in international politics, too. However, some take hope from the fact that he is not as firmly in the saddle as he pretends to be.

For Europe, the threat from the East has grown and support from the West has become more fragile in 2025. Commentators discuss how the continent should position itself to face the future.

In its war against Ukraine, Russia gained control of further territories in 2025 but failed to make significant advances on the front line. Ukraine is increasingly countering Moscow's massive air strikes with its own long-range missiles and the negotiations initiated by the US have intensified as the year 2025 draws to an end. What prospects are emerging after almost four years of war?

AI is penetrating more and more areas of our lives and the economy – along with robot and drone technologies that were just science fiction until recently. The media takes a look at what is being created and what is being destroyed.