can Macron convince the rest of the EU to impose stronger 'made in Europe' rules?
“We need to protect our industry. The Chinese are doing it, the Americans too.”This is what Emmanuel Macron, the French president, has been advocating for a while now: more European protectionism.Is h...
11 Helmi 5min
Giorgia Meloni handles protests at the Winter Olympic Games using Trump-style
Giorgia Meloni has called protesters at the Winter Olympic Games "the enemies of Italy" — a kind of shortcut we often see in Donald Trump’s interventions.Is the Italian prime minister, replicating Tru...
10 Helmi 4min
can a European social platform compete with X?
After X by Elon Musk, here comes “W”, or “We”, by privacy and technology expert Anna Zeiter. The “We” project was unveiled in Davos at the end of January. Its goal is to create a European alternative ...
9 Helmi 5min
Is the EU well prepared for a threat from Russia?
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated on Wednesday that “he had the feeling that Europeans were not able to understand that an attack could happen to their country too.” Are Europeans really ...
6 Helmi 4min
How did radical far right parties become central to Europe’s political scene?
A few days ago, a former general and member of the far-right party Lega in Italy announced his ambition to launch a new movement, even further to the right: Il Futuro Nazionale. The initiator, Roberto...
5 Helmi 5min
What can the EU do about Israel’s violation of the peace plan in Gaza?
While the EU is celebrating the reopening of the Rafah crossing point between Gaza and Egypt, Israeli authorities are preventing many NGOs from providing humanitarian aid in Gaza — a move which violat...
4 Helmi 5min
Will the EU compromise on green policies to mine critical raw materials?
Across the Atlantic, American President Donald Trump has just ordered that deep-sea mining be sped up, which is believed to be highly damaging for the ocean.Meanwhile, every raw material extraction pr...
3 Helmi 5min
Can the EU ensure safe abortion for women everywhere in the EU?
In Poland in 2024, 99% of abortions took place outside hospitals, outside the legal framework. Polish women find alternatives to the near-total ban on abortion, but sometimes in ways that are either d...
2 Helmi 5min
