1+ week, 15+ hour ago  (934+ words) The war in the Arabian Gulf has produced one of the most severe maritime crises in decades. With the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed, global energy markets are in convulsion, supply chains are fracturing, and thousands of seafarers remain stranded....

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (915+ words) Apple didn't suddenly decide to make repairable laptops. They were forced to. And in so doing, they proved something the entire tech industry denied for a decade: repairability was never a technical problem " it was a policy problem." For a…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (1526+ words) EU and the World The Russian head of world chess, Arkady Dvorkovich, has two faces " a politically-correct one that the Swiss-based International Chess Federation or World Chess Federation (FIDE) wants the EU to see, and a pro-war face that has…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (569+ words) The European Parliament voted by a large majority on Wednesday (21 January) in favour of upholding current air passenger rights in Europe " amid disagreement with the Council of the EU." The vote in the parliament saw 632 in favour, 15 against and nine…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (480+ words) If a European airline chooses to delay a flight due to extraordinary circumstances, causing later flights to be delayed, it must still compensate the subsequent passengers, according to a new European Court of Justice ruling published on Wednesday (4 March)." EU…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (792+ words) The European Union stands at a crossroads in its mobility ambitions. While having some of the world's most advanced transport networks, the bloc still grapples with fragmented cross-border connections, ageing infrastructure, a heavy reliance on road and air travel, as…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (317+ words) EUobserver, the independent online media covering European Union affairs, on Tuesday (16 February) announced that it is joining journalist-owned Slovak publishing house Denn'k N, in a bid to strengthen its long-term sustainability, resilience, and capacity for growth " while fully preserving its…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (426+ words) EU and the World The European Commission announced its new drone action plan to counter malicious unmanned aerial vehicles on Wednesday (11 February) " with new measures to detect them, protect critical infrastructure, and respond to threats." Drone attacks and interference against…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1023+ words) EU and the World The Russian head of world chess and Asian sanctions-busters feature in the draft new round of EU measures against Moscow for the Ukraine war " which also cover chemical weapons, killer drones, mercenaries in Belize, crypto, metals,…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (684+ words) After Elon Musk's X, could Europe finally build its own social media powerhouse? In this episode, L'a Marchal explores the "W" social media platform, Anna Zeiter's bold alternative " its ambitions, challenges, and whether Europe can truly rival US tech giants....