Posted inPolitics
Wikipedia, AI Start‑ups and the Quest for Truth
Wikipedia’s battle against bias is now being fought with the same legal artillery Europe is using to rein in AI start‑ups. Within weeks the EU’s AI Act will force high‑risk…
Posted inAnalysis
EU‑Mercosur Deal: Who Wins and Who Loses?
The EU‑Mercosur free‑trade deal, finally ratified this year, will reshape European agriculture faster than most politicians admit. By scrapping roughly 90 % of tariffs on farm goods, the pact hands a…
Posted inPolitics
Billion‑Euro Bust: France Seizes Russian Oligarch Assets
French magistrates have frozen almost a billion euros of Russian‑linked wealth in just four years – a figure that now reads €973 million, with more than half immobilised beyond French borders. The…
Posted inPolitics
Europe Says ‘No More Party Rentals’: New EU Rules Cap Short‑Term Lets
The EU has finally put a lid on the short‑term‑rental boom, capping the number of nights a property can be let and forcing hosts onto a new EU‑wide register. From…
Posted inBusiness
French Companies Lag on AI: Why Adoption Is Slower Than Expected
French firms are dragging their feet on artificial intelligence, with only three in ten established companies reporting any AI use in 2024 – a stark contrast to the 68 % uptake…
Posted inPolitics
France’s ‘Strategic Asset’ Sale Debate: Are Strategic Companies Up for Auction?
The French Treasury’s plan to cash‑in on a swathe of its strategic holdings has ignited a firestorm in Brussels and Paris alike. With debt soaring above 110 % of GDP and…
Posted inBusiness
EU‑Mercosur Deal Decoded: What the New Trade Pact Means for Your Wallet
The EU‑Mercosur free‑trade pact, signed in principle on 6 December 2024, is set to wipe tariffs from the vast majority of goods flowing between Europe and South America – but it is…
Posted inPolitics
Gaza’s New War: Escalation Sparks International Reactions
Fresh hostilities erupted in Gaza on the night of 20 December 2025, with Israeli forces launching a new offensive that was met almost immediately by Hamas‑fired rockets into Israeli territory. The clash,…
Posted inPolitics
US‑Made Gaza Plan: Who Will Pay for the Rebuild?
The United States has just turned a war‑torn enclave into a headline‑making promise, unveiling Project Sunrise as a ten‑year, £79 billion ($112 billion) reconstruction engine for Gaza. The plan, billed as a humanitarian…
Posted inBusiness
Japan’s Rate Hike: What It Means for European Investors
The Bank of Japan has finally torn up three decades of ultra‑easy policy, nudging its short‑term rate into positive territory and sending the yen rocketing higher. The move has jolted…