Declassified

As the world continues down the path of chaotic politics, we can always count on Ireland to cheer us up and restore our faith in humanity.

If 2024 went out with a bang, it seems that 2025 has started playing the same tune.

After the two decades that seem to have passed since the beginning of January, 2024 is finally coming to an end.

All cultures have their quirky Christmas traditions, but no one builds Yule goats to celebrate the holidays like the Swedish.

If you don’t have a clue how to get there, Declassified is here to help.

It might not be the sequel that Brussels deserves, but it is the sequel it needs.

British pedants have left Brussels to its own devices — with profound consequences.

Sucking up is an important skill in politics.

There’s panic in Washington that Americans will be glued to the Parliament website instead of voting.

When all decisions are cooked up in advance, it’s hard to find a public meeting that counts.

Wait, I thought. Am I back at school?

If Tay Tay comes calling, you listen.

You can buy a Donald Trump watch. You cannot buy an Ursula von der Leyen watch. Why not?

Keir Starmer’s sausages/hostages mix-up was a gaffe for the ages.

A new Commission minus Thierry Breton is a much less fun Commission.

A discarded napkin found outside EXKi reveals Ursula von der Leyen’s real thinking.

Honoring 5 years of name-calling and abuse.

Why oh why can’t you buy a piece of one of Ursula von der Leyen’s suits?

The Catalan separatist leader went from yesterday’s man to action hero.

The Seine is too dirty to swim in, so we need alternatives and fast!

If you work for the EU, you are now almost certainly on the beach (applying accurately labeled suntan lotion).

Trump is back and already making excellent decisions, including about his pick for Veep.