There is a particular kind of political death reserved for people who agree on almost everything: they kill each other slowly, over process, while the people who disagree with them on everything
Google’s massive data centre project in a small Austrian community is becoming a test of how far Europe is willing to stretch its energy and environmental systems in pursuit of the artificial
Saudi Arabia’s proposed €6 billion entertainment complex near Paris is significant not because France needs another roller coaster, but because it reveals how the country intends to compete for capital, tourism and
In an era of unraveling global order, the European Union’s free-trade agreements with far-flung partners—India’s “Mother of All Deals,” Mercosur’s long-stalled pact, Australia’s minerals lifeline—are no longer mere economic afterthoughts. They are
With all the attention on the escalating war in Iran, Ukraine has almost faded from the headlines. Still, there are signs that Vladimir Putin has taken advantage of this moment as the
When the French government announced it would spend €70 million in April to subsidize fuel costs for farmers, truck drivers, and fishermen, it was not merely addressing an economic issue — it
In the marble halls of Brussels, where European leaders once negotiated in presumed solidarity, a chilling new reality has emerged: one member state may have turned the tables into an open line
The Swiss government has dropped a quiet bombshell: no new licenses for weapons exports to the United States. The reason was as blunt as it was consistent with Bern’s centuries-old playbook. “The
In recent days, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has forcefully condemned what he describes as outright blackmail from parts of Europe over the fate of the Druzhba oil pipeline. This Soviet-era infrastructure, whose
Britain’s Palace of Westminster, the iconic seat of democracy, is literally falling apart. With crumbling masonry, rampant asbestos, frequent fires, and sewage leaks, the 19th-century Gothic Revival building risks catastrophe unless MPs
Europe is trying to cordon itself off from a widening Middle East war, relying on humanitarian cheques, naval patrols and diplomatic silence, but the geography of energy, trade and migration means this
The Turnberry Agreement, named after the Scottish golf resort where it was finalized in July 2025 between U.S. President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, represents a stark
The Munich Security Conference (MSC) 2026 has once again proven its role as the premier venue for confronting the world’s gravest security challenges. This year, amid the ongoing Russian aggression in Ukraine,