Securing AI Chips in the Global Race to Build AI Hubs
Last year, the European Commission presented its plan to catch up in the global race to build artificial intelligence (AI) hubs. Therefore, through leveraging...
How the Mafia Is Infiltrating Italy’s Use of EU Covid Funds
By Prof. Vincenzo Musacchio, an expert in criminal law, organised crime and corruption at the Council of Europe
Italy's National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR)...
Hungary: Orbánism without Orbán?
By Hannes Hólmsteinn Gissurarson, Professor Emeritus of Politics at the University of Iceland
When the results of the Hungarian parliamentary elections on 12 April 2026 were announced,...
NGOs on the defence?
Political campaigning seems to be increasingly conducted through the court room. Last week, Greenpeace and the American company Energy Transfer faced off in an...
The “Energy Transition” as a Solution to Energy Scarcity Is Unrealistic...
By former Dutch diplomat Johannes Vervloed
The war in Iran has brought home the harsh reality to policymakers in Brussels and in the capitals of...
EU Steel Protectionism Comes at the Expense of Competitiveness
By international affairs specialist Glen Hodgson of Swedish think tank Free Trade Europa
In the Taoist text The Liezi, attributed to Lie Yukou, it is said...
Europe’s Iran Strategy Needs Clarity, Not Illusion
By Martin Patzelt, a former member of the German Bundestag. He was part of the German Parliament’s Human Rights Committee for two terms, where...
The effect of mass migration on European foreign policy
By former Dutch MP and MEP Derk Jan Eppink
In December 2010, former VVD leader and ex-European Commissioner Frits Bolkestein (picture) spoke his mind. In...
The EU Budget Debate Heats Up
The Council of European Heads of State or Government wishes to reach an agreement on the long-term European budget by the end of this...
Greenpeace’s courtroom strategy raises eyebrows on both sides of the Atlantic
Greenpeace, one of the most well-known NGOs in the world, may be on the verge of bankruptcy, following a loss in a US Court...
