Madeleine Jones

Europe Wants to Buy European. But How European Is European Enough?

The European Union is moving toward a new approach to public procurement that would give European companies a stronger position in major public contracts....

The Architecture of Capitulation: How Europe Forced Apple to Dismantle Its App Store Gatekeeping

The first true victory of the Digital Markets Act reveals a fundamental shift in how Europe constrains technology monopolies On August 18th, Apple announced a...

UK Jobs Market Stalls: Payroll Employment Falls as Vacancies Hit Decade Low

August 2026 Labour Market Data Signals Genuine Softening Beyond Headline Figures The August 18 release of UK labour market statistics marks a subtle but significant...

Europe’s Rhine Problem Is Becoming an Industrial Problem

The Rhine is not just running low. It is becoming harder to use as one of Europe’s most important freight routes. Water levels on the...

The Packaging Regulation Enters Force Today—and Most of European Industry Isn’t Ready

Today marks a fundamental shift in how the European Union regulates packaging. The Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), Regulation (EU) 2025/40, becomes binding...

Europe’s Orbit: Why Space Infrastructure is the Next Frontier of Strategic Autonomy

The EU's expansion of IRIS² signals a shift in how Europe understands and operationalises sovereignty—one that moves decisively from terrestrial networks to orbital infrastructure. On...

Europe’s Heat Paradox: When Climate Becomes an Economic Emergency

Europe's summer of extreme heat is forcing a change in the way the continent thinks about climate risk. For years, the economic consequences of...

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