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The world's narrowest street is only 31 centimeters wide at its tightest point
In Reutlingen, a small city in southern Germany tucked not far from Stuttgart, one of Europe's most improbable urban curiosities is hiding
The Académie Française Takes a Century to Publish Its Dictionary
Founded in 1635 by Cardinal Richelieu, the Académie française remains today one of the most iconic cultural institutions in France, tasked notably
DID YOU KNOW the Black Death Made European Survivors Richer
Between 1347 and 1351, the Black Death swept across Europe with unprecedented violence, killing, according to historians' estimates, nearly a third of
The great current that warms Europe shows signs of slowing down
Few people realize that the relatively mild climate of Western Europe, compared with other regions at the same latitude, owes an enormous
Eels cross the entire Atlantic for a mysterious rendezvous
Every year, millions of European eels leave the rivers, lakes, and estuaries of the continent to begin one of the most extraordinary
Brussels launches five joint defense projects ahead of NATO summit
On Friday, July 3, 2026, the European Commission proposed five major cross-border defense projects, opening the door to dedicated European funding, according
NATO and the EU urgently demand a stronger defense industry
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte co-signed, on July 6, 2026, a joint op-ed in
A billion dollars for a hundred Patriots, the price of European hesitation
Ukraine's Ministry of Defense confirmed on July 2, 2026 that it had taken a first step toward purchasing around one hundred Patriot
The PURL program, the trick that gets Europe to pay for Ukraine
Since July 2025, a quiet but powerful mechanism has been reshaping the military financing of Ukrainian resistance: the Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List,