Towards Simplification: Evaluating the EU’s Efforts to Streamline Tech Regulation
The EU is trying to simplify tech laws to support innovation—but risks weakening key protections.
Why Geoeconomics Matters Again in Global Politics
As global order frays, Europe grapples with the return of power politics—rearming itself with the language and leverage of geoeconomics
The Power of Absence: Wilders, Withdrawal, and the EU’s Fraying Center
In June 2025, Geert Wilders shocked the Dutch political landscape once again, this time by stepping down from the coalition government he had helped form just months earlier.
The Crime Serbia’s System Won’t Name: FEMICIDE
An article created as part of the Journalist Academy program organized by the Belgrade Open School and sponsored by Sweden.
Debunking the Myth of Net Contributors and Net Beneficiaries in the EU
Why merely looking at direct financial transactions creates a misleading picture of how EU funds are distributed across Member States
High Stakes and Higher Tariffs: How U.S. Measures Target China and Shake the EU
Despite sudden rapprochement by Washington, the US’ reignited global tariff war has seen eye-popping levies, with China bearing the brunt—and with the EU caught in the crossfire.
The Alawites of Syria: A Sectarian Minority at the Crossroads of Regional Power Struggles
The fall of Assad has left Syria’s Alawite minority—long the regime’s backbone—facing an uncertain future, with EU engagement now crucial to shaping post-Assad stability and regional dynamics.
France Under Pressure: Analyzing the Economic Impact of US Tariffs
The recent application of broad US tariffs aimed at European goods runs the danger of upsetting strategic French sectors and changing transatlantic trade dynamics. While business leaders caution of possible recession hazards, France’s government has demanded a forceful reaction.
The EU AI Act’s Copyright Loophole: A Threat to Creative Rights?
As generative AI reshapes creative industries, the EU’s AI Act is facing criticism for leaving copyright protection behind. Can Europe safeguard its cultural heritage without hurting innovation?
Tariff Wars: A Strategic Opportunity Brewing?
With the start of a second Trump presidency, a previously thought-to-be-buried trade strategy has reemerged: a tariff-first approach back on the table of EU-US Trade relations.
Non-Contractual Liability: WS and Others as a Blockade to Keeping Frontex Accountable
Non-contractual liability could have been a legal tool effective in ensuring the CJEU finally answers the question of Frontex’s legal responsibility under joint operations with Member States. WS and Others was the first case that tested this premise.
Post-COP29: The EU’s Pursuit of a Unified Digital Climate Strategy
As the climate crisis grows, digital technology drives change. After COP29, can the EU unify its digital and climate goals?
