Healthcare Privatisation Leaves a Bitter Aftertaste
Tamara Popic and Alexandru D. Moise
Hungarian voters scrapped doctor fees by referendum, and data from 30 countries show why charges sour opinion.
Europe Cannot Defend Its Social Model While Abandoning Farmworkers
Thirty farm owners convicted or investigated for labour abuse still drew at least €14 million in EU subsidies.
Trump’s War on Iran Makes Europe Pay for Its Fossil Fuel Habit
Europe paid €62 billion extra for fossil fuels in five months, and each new crisis repeats the bill.
Europe Needs Pharmaceutical Innovation, Not Higher Prices Without Conditions
A decade of Beneluxa yielded 15 assessments and three reimbursement deals, but no proof of added value.
EU Inc. Opens the Door to a European Delaware
The Commission’s own impact assessment values EU Inc. at €40 million a year, against risks it ignores.
AI Lets Novices Catch Up While the Biggest Gains Flow to Capital
Customer-support agents with two months’ experience matched six-month veterans once AI arrived, yet capital stands to gain most.
Poland’s Constitutional Civil War
Nawrocki uses a ceremonial oath to obstruct judges elected by parliament.
Seventy Years on: The Fateful Legacy of Suez
Britain still mistakes nostalgia for strategy, France built a counterweight, and America keeps overestimating its military power.
After the Midterms, America’s Pessimists Hold the Key to 2028
Hannah Tyler and Marlies Murray
Politicians score minus 55 with blue-collar voters, a new survey finds. Distrust, alienation, and pessimism will shape the coming elections.
Europe’s Defence Surge Will Squeeze Social Spending Once the Escape Clause Expires
Eighteen states have activated the escape clause; the growth payoff of additional defence spending is small and the bill lands in 2029.
Europe’s Made in Europe Label Shuts Out Morocco and Turkey
Since 1995 the EU has promised the Mediterranean shared prosperity; the Industrial Accelerator Act forgets that pledge.
Beyond 1.5°C: Putting people at the heart of policy
Even with every national plan delivered, global temperatures are set to exceed the 1.5°C threshold within the next few years. Policy speed now decides the damage.
Europe’s Teenagers Want Care Careers, Just Not the Ones Europe Needs Most
Joanna Sikora and Jerry A. Jacobs
PISA data on a million 15-year-olds show that, in many countries, over 90 per cent of care-minded teenagers expect professional jobs.
Unpaid Work in the AI Age
Americans spend six working days annually navigating government bureaucracy, a burden that AI could help ease.
Parliament Has Spoken: The Commission Must Now Regulate Psychosocial Risks
After a 413-to-210 vote for binding EU rules on psychosocial risks, stress and mental health at work, the Commission has three months to respond.
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