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REPORT: EU Locks in Its Timeline to Break Free From Russian Gas
On July 2, 2026, the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) published a report confirming that the European Union's REPower Gas regulation…
OPEN LETTER: To Budapest, Which Has Finally Stopped Shielding a Fugitive
Dear Hungarian leaders, I write to you the day after an announcement that deserves to be praised without hesitation. On July 2, 2026, Poland…
FACT-CHECK: Can Marine Le Pen really run in 2027 despite her conviction
On July 7, 2026, the Paris Court of Appeal handed down its ruling in the case of the National Rally's European parliamentary assistants.
FACT-CHECK: Does the Merz plan really require a doctor's note from day one
Among the 34 measures in the reform package presented by Chancellor Friedrich Merz's coalition on July 2, 2026, one provision drew particular attention: the…
EDITORIAL: The Merz gamble — 34 measures to save a breathless Germany
On July 1, 2026, after nearly seven hours of tense negotiations, the coalition led by Chancellor Friedrich Merz finally agreed on a sweeping "growth…
ESSAY: Andy Burnham, the man Downing Street never saw coming twice
On June 22, 2026, Keir Starmer announced his resignation as leader of the Labour Party and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
REPORT: Japan, UK and Italy Lock In £4.6 Billion for the GCAP Fighter Jet
On July 3, 2026, Japan, the United Kingdom, and Italy officially signed a development contract worth £4.6 billion sterling, or roughly $6.1 billion, to…
OPEN LETTER: What Germany's Nord Stream Charges Owe Us
On July 2, 2026, German prosecutors formally charged a Ukrainian national with taking part in the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipeline in 2022,…
COMMENTARY: The GCAP Stealth Fighter, a Shared Bet by Tokyo, London and Rome
On July 3, 2026, Japan, the United Kingdom, and Italy announced the extension of their joint contract for the development of the Global Combat…