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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?
BUSINESS
Beyond the Green High Ground: The EU’s New Realism
When green ideals meet raw reality, something has to give. Europe’s Indonesia deal shows us what that is.
EUROPE
MAGA Civil War: Can Musk Make Peace With Europe?
Elon Musk and Trump's split opens Europe’s door: EU courts Tesla, SpaceX, X with incentives as Brussels eyes a Silicon Valley rival.
WORLD
Expect the Unexpected: Key Takeaways from Trump’s Inauguration
Trump's inauguration speech continued to shock political commentators as we expect the unexpected. Only time will tell if Trump fosters unity back at home or deepens divisions in America, Europe, and the Middle East.
Popular
French Antifa and the Federal Drift of European Politics
A street brawl in Lyon has sparked a bitter public row between Paris and Rome and it unmasks how lines of sovereign authority are starting to vanish.
Drill Rap on Trial: UK Courts Treat Lyrics as Evidence
More than 240 people jailed based partly on rap lyrics. Sixty senior legal figures now demand reform.
Europe’s Arms Pipeline Quietly Unplugs from Washington
As Switzerland walks away from an American missile contract and the Netherlands floats hacking fighter jets, Europe's defence reboot is now an operational certainty.
British Council Squeezed: Crumbling Bridge of Soft Power
As rivals invest in their global reach Britain is letting its primary cultural bridge crumble under a mountain of debt that the government refuses to forgive.
