Category: 3. Europe

Encounters on the road were often intense, and uplifting. Riding past Mannheim towards Karlsruhe, a long-distance racer let me draft for two hours on his wheel, shouting wisecracks into his slipstream. On another occasion, I was welcomed into a…

Digitalization is transforming electoral processes across the European Union and its aspiring members. While it strengthens democratic participation, it also introduces risks, from opaque political financing and disinformation to foreign…

Winter is not yet here but Russia has already intensified missile and drone strikes on Ukraine’s civilian energy…

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney jumped in to thank Trump for accidentally calling him the president. “I’m glad you upgraded me,” Carney grinned. 

“Oh, did I?” Trump joked, eager to have the last laugh, before adding, “At least I didn’t say governor.” That quip was…

“We are quite apart from the Council, mainly because there is distrust between our two institutions,” Novakov said, noting that the Parliament had voted on its first position on the proposal way back in 2014.

“And after these 11 years, they choose a procedure that is limiting our…

Once viewed as a niche urban experiment, bike-sharing has evolved into one of Europe’s most impactful yet underrated innovations.

Far beyond its environmental benefits, it has become a key component of…

Germany’s economic outlook showed tentative signs of improvement in October, with the ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment rising modestly, although underlying risks —ranging from persistent inflation to…