Housing
EUROPE
Badalona Eviction Exposes Europe’s Housing Fault Lines
Police cleared an abandoned school in Badalona this week, removing hundreds of people. A local operation that says much more about Europe's housing model.
EUROPE
Wilders Out: The Rise of Practical Politics
D66 rises as Wilders loses support: Dutch voters favour practical policies on migration, housing, healthcare, and stable governance.
BUSINESS
Europe’s Real Problem is Housing, Not Airbnb
Barcelona plans to eliminate 10,000 tourist apartments by 2028. Rents continue to climb anyway. Who benefits: the landlord, tenant, or the Airbnb host?
EUROPE
East Germany: Cheap Rent to Live in a Ghost Town
Desperate towns now offer weeks of cheap housing rent to strangers. This isn't marketing; it's survival.
Popular
Sahel Grows Increasingly Hostile Towards Foreign Powers
Rebel fighters push deeper into northern Mali as Sahel rulers sever old alliances and gamble on defending their territory alone.
Europe vs. America: The World Cup’s Hidden Culture War
A racist jibe, a disputed red card and a peace prize have turned the 2026 World Cup into an unlikely stage for transatlantic tension.
Norway Pulls Children Back from AI
Norway's new classroom restrictions suggest that Europe's tech backlash is moving from anxiety to policy, and that early education is where governments now feel boldest about drawing limits.
Swiss Tracks Turn Sunlight Into Power
As punishing heatwaves push European power grids toward their limits, a small Swiss railway trial hints that ordinary tracks could double as solar farms.
Football Federations Might Be Reading Different Rulebooks
A Czech club loses its European place for rigging games, while an American striker keeps his after Donald Trump rings FIFA's president, days after Iran's complaints.
