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ANALYSIS: KNDS's IPO — Europe sells its industrial sovereignty on the stock market
On June 24, 2026, KNDS — the Franco-German maker of Leopard 2 and Leclerc tanks, Caesar howitzers, and armored vehicles — officially announced its…
EDITORIAL: UK, France, Germany "concerned" about China near Taiwan — and that's it
On June 24, 2026, the British, French, and German representations in Taipei published a rare joint statement expressing their "concern" over China's recent activities…
ANALYSIS: The EU Asylum Pact — fortress Europe or a finally manageable system?
On June 12, 2026, the European Union's Asylum and Migration Pact — adopted in May 2024 after years of acrimonious negotiations — entered into…
EDITORIAL: European digital sovereignty — the Franco-German paper arrives late, but it matters
On June 17, 2026, France and Germany co-signed a joint document titled the Franco-German Joint Paper on Digital Sovereignty — a policy text intended…
FACT-CHECK: The EU-USA Trade Deal, Torpedoed in 48 Hours by Trump?
On Thursday June 25, 2026, the member states of the European Union gave their final green light to the trade agreement concluded with Washington.…
ANALYSIS: Trump and the 100% Digital Tariff — Sabotaging a Deal in 24 Hours
On June 25, 2026, the member states of the European Union gave their final approval to the EU-United States trade agreement negotiated a year…
NARRATIVE: Brussels, June 18-19, 2026 — Two Days to Decide the Europe That Is Coming
There are summits where leaders arrive to confirm what has already been decided. And there are summits where they arrive because the world outside…
ESSAY: 1,569 Days — What the Length of Ukraine's War Tells Us About European Civilization
On June 11, 2026, journalist Constant Méheut of the New York Times wrote it plainly: the war in Ukraine has officially lasted longer than…
ANALYSIS: Italy and Spain, two European democracies testing their own limits
While Europe watches with justified vigilance the threats from abroad — Putin's Russia, Xi's China, the instability on its southern flank — two of…