More: European Union
Why the EU Refused to Trademark “OpenAI” and Why That’s Good for Innovation
Everyone knows OpenAI; the company behind ChatGPT has become one of the most recognisable names in the technology industry. Yet on 15 July 2026,...
EU Reviews Airline Ownership Rules, Putting easyJet Takeover Bids at Risk
The European Union is reviewing its airline ownership rules to prevent foreign investors from gaining significant control over airlines. This review aims to maintain...
Europe’s China Dilemma: The New Geopolitics of Free Trade
Over the past five years, the European Union has quietly built the largest network of modern free trade agreements in the world. New Zealand,...
Can Andy Burnham Deliver Growth Without Spooking Investors?
Andy Burnham has officially begun his tenure as Britain's prime minister with something few of his recent predecessors enjoyed: breathing room. After replacing Keir...
What Two Days in July Taught Europe About Its Own Defence
On 13 and 14 July, France put on a show of European strength. On the eve of the national holiday, in his last address...
Can European Markets Withstand Rising US-Iran Tensions?
European stocks traded cautiously on Monday as investors balanced escalating geopolitical risks in the Middle East against the start of another crucial corporate earnings...
Why Did the EU’s Latest Russia Sanctions Package Shrink?
On July 17, the Council of the European Union quietly froze the assets of one Russian executive and five companies belonging to a single...
Can the United States Go it Alone? The Real Cost of a Post-NATO Defense Strategy
As the NATO summit took place July 7th through 8th in Ankara, American pressure on European leaders to meet increased defense spending benchmarks took...
Europe Needs a College of Europe at the Black Sea – part 1
Constanța on a summer evening can feel like a scene from another era—the sound of an old French chanson drifting over the promenade, families...
Can the EU’s New Digital Rulebook Turn Transparency into Governance?
A regulatory package as a long-term political strategy
The European Union’s recent digital laws are often described as a regulatory package. The AI Act, the...