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Smart Glasses Are Changing When Consent Is Supposed to Happen

Australia is weighing a ban on smart glasses inside government offices, labs and service centres, citing privacy and security risks. The policy targets a...

Europe Is Spending More on Restaurants and Recreation

European households are still dealing with high essential costs. But new Eurostat data show that a larger share of household consumption is flowing toward...

Europe’s Independence Moment Arrives—But Can the Union Deliver?

Von der Leyen's State of the Union address on 16 September will test whether the EU can translate ambition into action amid defence pressures...

Europe Wants AI Sovereignty. It Cannot Build the Compute

The European Union has built something remarkable over the past eighteen months: a coalition. The AI Continent Action Plan, launched in April 2025, marshalled...

What Is Europe For? The EU’s Search for Meaning in 2026

The European Union was built to make war between European states unthinkable. In 2026, it is increasingly being asked to make Europe strong enough...

Europe Was Built for Winter. Now It Has to Survive Summer.

Records fell across the continent this week. Germany hit 41.5°C. Denmark reached 37°C. Switzerland registered 38.8°C. Britain broke its June record again. Yet the...

Ten Years On, Nobody Is Celebrating

On the morning of 23 June 2016, Nigel Farage stood before cameras and declared independence day. A decade on, he is still in British...

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