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A €5.85 billion signal: Brussels keeps the recovery machine running
The European Commission has continued to push recovery funding into the real economy, with Germany and Slovakia receiving fresh disbursements under the Recovery and Resilience Facility. The money is a
Europe’s new industrial doctrine: resilience becomes the EU’s default setting
Brussels is no longer treating industrial policy as a technical add-on to the single market. It is becoming the core language of European survival in a world shaped by protectionism, supply-chain shoc
The Machine That Watches You Back
AI is often sold as a productivity revolution, but its deeper significance may be political rather than economic: a system that turns human behavior into a raw material for prediction, management, and
The Next Frontier Is Already on the Launchpad
Space exploration is entering a phase defined less by spectacle than by systems: reusable rockets, robotic precursors, and a growing industrial base that is making deep-space ambition routine. At the
Europe’s Next Crisis May Be Social, Not Financial
Across the continent, the strain on households is increasingly visible in housing, public services and the politics of trust. What begins as an affordability problem quickly becomes a test of whether
Europe’s Security Debate Is Shifting East — and So Is the Political Center
The war on Europe’s eastern flank is still shaping the bloc’s strategic thinking, even as attention elsewhere competes for headlines. Across capitals, the question is no longer whether Europe must do
Europe’s Economy Is Hitting the Same Wall from Different Directions
The continent is confronting a familiar mix of sluggish growth, weak investment and uneven competitiveness, but the pressure is now sharper because external shocks are arriving at the same time as int
Brussels Wants More AI Power. Europe’s Grid Is Not So Sure.
The European Commission is pushing to expand the bloc’s computing power fast, arguing that Europe cannot fall behind the United States and China. But the race to build data centers is colliding with a
Europe’s Economy Is Becoming a Security Issue
The EU now treats competitiveness, industrial policy and resilience as strategic imperatives rather than classic economic management. That is a sign of realism, but it also means Europe’s economic mod
A Continent Under Strain: Europe’s Democratic Mood Turns Defensive
Brussels is increasingly framing democracy, rule of law and civic resilience as strategic assets, not abstract values. That shift reflects a continent that sees internal cohesion as part of its extern
Europe’s Power Problem: Big Ambitions, Thin Tools
The European Union keeps talking like a geopolitical actor, but it still struggles to match its words with hard power. Its own priorities now openly frame security, enlargement and economic statecraft
Brussels Wants a Bigger Union. Europe Wants Proof It Can Work
Enlargement is back at the center of EU strategy, framed not as idealism but as a way to increase influence on the global stage. Yet the bloc is asking itself to widen before it has fully solved the q
