Sovereignism: Europe’s Most Dangerous Political Plague

What is the nastiest bug destroying Europe at present—populism, nativism, or sovereignism? Most point the finger at populism and nativism, but I believe sovereignism is even worse. Sovereignism prevents Europe from coping effectively with the...

Spain’s Poverty Problem

Spain’s Socialist-led government claims to have reduced socioeconomic inequality to “historic lows.” In some respects, this seems to be true. Spain currently scores 31.2 on the Gini income inequality index, down from 31.5 in 2023 and 33 in 2021....

ESPI AC25 – George Freeman on Europe’s Space Power Potential and UK Cooperation

In this interview, Torsten Kriening, Publisher of SpaceWatch.Global, speaks with George Freeman, MP, former UK Minister for Science, Research and Innovation, about Europe’s space ambitions, the UK’s position, and the importance of collaboration in...

Playing dirty used to be the west’s preserve. Now we’re letting Moscow beat us at our own game

We in the west used to play dirty – and during the cold war, we were good at it. Nowadays, we leave grey-zone tactics and hybrid warfare to Russia, which is winning the disinformation war. Europe’s pride in playing by the rules might just be...

Remembrance Day Event – Bruce County Museum highlights 85th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain with Historian Ted Barris

In honour of Remembrance Day, the Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre will welcome acclaimed historian and author Ted Barris on Saturday, November 8, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. His special presentation explores the significant contributions of...

Zadie Smith’s new book shows authors shouldn’t publish every thought

A third book of essays from the literary powerhouse is patchy and strangely bloodless If you’re reading this on a screen then I hope you’ve been awake for more than an hour. Or at least Zadie Smith does. More than once in the essays collected in...

15 easy tips from Scandinavians on how to have a cosy winter

From barbecuing sausages on walks to candle-lit evenings, Scandinavians know how to make the season more enjoyable. Locals tell Joanna Whitehead their favourite little comforts Welfare, equality, happiness, work-life balance – the Scandinavian...

Europe’s regulatory framework for hydrogen: What lies ahead for the industry?

The 2024 Gas and Hydrogen Package constitutes the largest legislative development in the European gas market in over a decade. Member States now have until mid-2026 to translate the provisions of the Hydrogen Package and its Directive into...

Exiled Russian founders build new startups across Europe

Bogdan Leonov, a Russian national, is building a chain of power-bank rental stations in Cyprus and Greece, and setting up a franchise in Portugal. His WE53 startup, launched in 2023, has already seen annual revenues rise to about €600,000...

Spain’s Emeritus King, Juan Carlos, says he gave the ‘people democracy, it is my legacy’

EXILED Emeritus King, Juan Carlos, has said that democracy is the ‘legacy he left to Spain’ in his memoir to be published in France next week. The book’s appearance will coincide with next month’s 50th anniversary of the death of dictator General...

Spain travel reminder: Month of big travel changes for Britons heading for Mallorca and Menorca

November could prove a challenging month for Britons travelling to Spain, especially Mallorca and Ibiza. To begin with Ryanair, Europe's No. 1 airline, has confirmed that it will begin using 100% digital boarding passes from Wednesday, 12...

Short dramas: The RMB 100B content format marketers cannot ignore

What started as bite-sized entertainment for mobile-native audiences in China could now rewire the global content economy and marketers are quickly waking up to its commercial power. China's short-drama industry, once dismissed as lowbrow or...

The Magic of Egypt in Interwar Britain

It was Rasputin, one of the greatest sorcerers in history, who really caused World War I — at least according to the plot of a hugely successful novel of 1935, “The Devil Rides Out.” Its author, Dennis Wheatley, was one of the most popular British...

‘You don’t have to hurtle down slopes or dance like crazy at après parties’: readers’ favourite winter mountain holidays in Europe

Why Innsbruck makes the perfect winter base Innsbruck offers lots of options for a winter holiday. I found it’s a place where you don’t have to hurtle down ski slopes or dance like crazy at après-ski parties. In fact I was amazed when I took the...

Understanding Ekwensu beyond European Satan (2)

PROF NATHAN UZOMAH In Igbo cosmology, Ekwensu is considered a powerful and important figure, but he is not the supreme deity. That distinction belongs to Chukwu, the all-powerful and all-knowing creator of the universe. Chukwu is believed to be...

Has life today been enshittified? Cory Doctorow's new book explores

Does your phone seem less functional than it once was? It may be due to enshittification HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP via Getty Images Enshittification Cory Doctorow (MCD Books) “Enshittification” is one of those rare new words that so perfectly sums up a...

Waymo robotaxis are heading to these three cities

Just a few weeks after Waymo announced it was taking its robotaxi service to London in its first European expansion, the Alphabet-owned company has just revealed that it’s heading to three new cities in the U.S., too. In a post on X on Monday,...

2026 Anambra governorship election: Women candidates facing online abuse, safety threat, discrimination – EU-SDGN II 

Ahead of the 2025 Anambra state off-cycle governorship election, EU-SDGN II partners have raised the alarm that women candidates were facing online abuse, discriminatory party structures and safety threat. The Executive Director of International...

European football round-up: Barcelona move clear as Juventus lose unbeaten record

SPAIN Lionel Messi could not produce a goal to mark the birth of his first son but Barcelona still took the points with a straightforward 3-1 Primera Liga win over Celta Vigo. Three goals in the space of five minutes sparked the match into life...

Max Hastings on how Britain didn’t win the war

For those of us who are ardent Churchillians, it is embarrassing to be reminded by the author of this weighty but never dull tome that the greatest Englishman appeased Stalin at least as extravagantly as Chamberlain appeased Hitler and Trump...