The EU economy defies gloom, but hardly inspires euphoria. For an economy that spent much of the past three years staggering from one crisis to another, Europe’s performance in 2025 has been surprisingly robust. The European Commission’s...
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Central Asia’s pivot to Israel signals a broader realignment in Eurasia. Kazakhstan’s recent decision to join the Abraham Accords may represent the start...
Brussels hopes a new fund will stop promising tech firms from fleeing to America. Europe has long been plagued by a peculiar malady: it excels at birthing innovative...
Association to Horizon Europe grants access to the EU’s 93.5 billion euros science programme. Egypt this week became the second African nation to join Horizon...
Bulgaria’s journey to the eurozone faces political hurdles, but economic gains beckon. Bulgaria’s currency, the lev, has been pegged to the euro since 1997...
An ageing continent must find new financing models in era of digital and climate transformation. Europe’s welfare states, long the envy of the world, now face an...
In 1989, Romanians paid with their lives to escape dictatorship. Now they risk sleepwalking into isolation. For six months, Romania has lived in a state of suspended...
In view of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and the 75th anniversary of the Schuman Declaration, Europe must seize this momentous occasion to pave the way...
If policymakers are serious about reducing smoking and improving public health, they need to recognise a basic truth: raising taxes without enforcing the law is a losing...
As Croatia’s beach resorts prepare for another bumper summer, businesses behind the scenes are scrambling—not for tourists, but for workers. The country’s demographic...
If the EU fails to sanction those responsible for dismantling democracy in Tbilisi, Brussels risks sending a dangerous message to its candidate countries: that...
Stronger regional cooperation could help weaker educational systems leapfrog developmental stages. Czechia’s best practices, Estonia’s technological innovations, and...
Poland has spent decades championing coal despite Europe’s increasingly urgent battle against climate change. Now, in a twist of atomic ambition, Warsaw wants to power...
