The EU’s new political term has officially kicked into gear. 2025 is set to be a particularly tumultuous year, yet one where Europe has a unique opportunity to rise to multiple challenges. Not least among them will be demonstrating that an accelerated clean transition is a viable pathway towards lasting stability, security and cohesion. This orientation briefing “Four Tests Driving EU Politics In 2025 And What They Mean For Climate Action” by E3G sets the scene for what tests are likely to drive EU politics in 2025 and thus have the greatest impact for climate action. It also analyses how national, EU-level and international politics will shape this landscape.
The EU has turned the political and institutional page. Following a year of elections, high-level agenda setting, and the final instalment of contentious Commissioner hearings, the EU’s executive has rolled up its sleeves and is set to begin issuing plans and actions over its “first 100 days”. Despite the adversarial political landscape in which this change of cycle has taken place, all parties concerned might be able to agree on one thing: in 2025 Europe faces a series of tests that will determine its pathway and place in the world for years to come.
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