The EU’s Military AI Gap: Why AGILE Will Not Be Enough
With just a 90-minute notice, the US cut off its allies from the use of its most powerful AI system. Will this be a wake up call for Brussels?
Has Christmas Arrived Early? The Commission’s Busy To-Do List
This Wednesday, the President of the European Commission took the stage to launch a new and considerably ambitious path forward for the EU.
Ireland’s Balancing Act on Russia, Big Tech, and the Limits of EU Neutrality
The rotating presidency of the Council of the EU is designed to serve the collective interest of the Union. Ireland’s six months in the chair may prove the design leaves room to defect.
Europe’s Search for Strategic Autonomy in Space
Waves of new-generation satellites and launchers continue to be built by Europe, but institutional fragmentation still stands between it and genuine strategic autonomy.
Inside the EU’s New Border System That Answers to No One
Airport queues of up to two hours are not a rollout glitch. The EU’s new border system issues have no clear culprit.
Will Trust in the EU’s Digital Identity Wallet Deepen European Integration?
Europe’s new digital identity wallet could let EU citizens carry their licence, health card, and credentials all on a single app, if they trust it enough to actually use it.
Gotta Digitalize’em All: The EU’s League of E-Government
Brussels has built the rulebook for digital government, but not every member state is playing by the same rules.
Is There Really a Need for an EU Directive on Global Minimum Corporate Tax?
While many believe that implementing the OECD’s Global Minimum Tax through an EU Directive is a good way to combat tax avoidance, evidence suggests it unduly strips EU Member States of their own tax sovereignty.
EU Chat Control Could Spell an End to Private Messaging
The EU has long seen itself as the world’s gold standard for digital privacy. Chat Control is a reckoning for that claim.
Heat Is Quietly Redrawing Europe’s Housing Map
Two record-breaking heatwaves this summer have exposed a housing market that has been quietly pricing in heat risk for years. The EU policy meant to track that shift still works from a map drawn years ago.
Is the Commission Finally Tightening the Leash on Schengen Border Controls?
The Commission’s new opinions acknowledge breaches across nine member states but stop short of declaring their border controls disproportionate or unlawful, leaving Schengen’s core promise unresolved.
Is HYDEF, the EU’s Hypersonic Interception Programme, Still Making Progress?
Russia perpetrated yet another heavy attack targeting Kyiv on May 24th, firing some 600 drones and 90 missiles including hypersonic Kinzhal and Zircon missiles. As EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has said, “Russia hit a dead end on the battlefield, so it terrorizes Ukraine with deliberate strikes on city centres.” A tactic made easier by Ukraine’s lack of air defence systems that can reliably intercept hypersonic missiles – Europe has the same problem. Could the EU’s Hypersonic Defence Interceptor Programme (HYDEF) help to solve this challenge?
