Good morning from Brussels. Howdy?? C’est quoi, ça? Bonjour, dzien dobry, Guten Morgen and welcome to both a New Year and chapter for Euractiv. I’m Matt Karnitschnig, the new editor here. In the coming months, you will find many changes not just in the look and feel of our newsletters and homepage, but in our approach to the news. Our goal is a simple one: To become the premier source of quality information and analysis on EU affairs for professionals across an array of sectors, as well as a forum for debate on the burning political questions of our day. In short, we will offer you an independent European perspective. That point of view is more urgent than ever. We live in unstable times. A war continues to rage on EU’s eastern frontier; a convicted felon with a penchant for baiting Europe is about to move back into the White House; populism, both on the far-right and left, is resurgent across the Continent; the region’s economy, the wellspring of its prosperity, is going from bad to worse. The list goes on. To navigate these shoals, you need sound, reliable information and sober analysis. Our intention is to provide you with both. Mediahuis, Euractiv’s new parent company and publisher of many of Europe’s finest dailies from NRC in the Netherlands to Belgium’s De Standaard and the Irish Independent, strives to ensure its titles remain beacons of quality journalism in a sea of disinformation. For us at Euractiv that means focusing not just on covering politics and policy in the EU and member states, but on holding those in power to account, whoever they may be and wherever the story leads. As journalists, we rely on those in and near the centres of power to provide us with information. Often, our best sources are you, the readers, which is why we would welcome both your input on coverage and critical feedback on how we are doing. I look forward to hearing from you and wish you all the best for what is already shaping up to be a tumultuous 2025. Sincerely yours, Matt Karnitschnig Editor-in-Chief | 