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Energy

Europe’s Energy Shock Reopens Nuclear Debate

Europe spent Tuesday confronting a familiar strategic weakness in real time: its exposure to imported energy. As ministers weighed emergency options and EU leaders focused again on competitiveness, the latest...

10 March 2026 · 5 min read

Health

Vienna hosts global drug policy debate at UN CND69

Vienna has once again become a diplomatic crossroads as the 69th session of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs opens at UNODC headquarters, bringing together governments, researchers and civil-society...

9 March 2026 · 6 min read

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Hungary’s data watchdog faces a credibility crisis

Hungary’s data protection authority is meant to protect citizens from abuse. But when secrecy, surveillance and political power collide, European courts and institutions have repeatedly raised the same troubling question:...

9 March 2026 · 7 min read

Europe

Best Budget Airlines for Travel Within Europe

Which low-cost airline is best for Europe in 2026? There is no single winner for every traveler. Ryanair still dominates on sheer reach and headline fares, easyJet offers one of...

8 March 2026 · 8 min read

News

Women’s Day 2026: Europe’s Past and Power

On 8 March 2026, International Women’s Day in Europe is not only a commemoration of past struggles. It is also a snapshot of present power. The day was born in...

8 March 2026 · 7 min read

Europe

Costa calls for a more sovereign Europe in Hamburg

At the historic Matthiae Mahl in Hamburg, European Council President António Costa set out a vision of a stronger European Union that can defend itself, compete economically and act independently...

7 March 2026 · 6 min read