This is about the air liberalisation of the 1980s and 1990s. Slashing air fares and offering more flights was/is hugely meaningful to travel and working across Europe. It's been less great on the climate emissions front.
Link to the article in the comments.

I'm less keen on stressing about the 20kg bag limit and the queuing up like cattle for non-priority boarding.

Thanks, Brussels, for that €9 flight Forty years ago, Ryanair’s first flight was a 15-seater aircraft that ferried businessmen from a small Irish city to London. Last year, the airline sa

Thanks, Ryanair, your jam-packed cheap flights from ”Brussels South” – really 70km south of Brussels – to go home to Dublin were a godsend when I first came to Belgium.
Latest in the "What has the EU ever done for us" series for @eurcorrespond.bsky.social
europeancorrespondent.com/en/r/thanks-...

What Have The Romans... - Monty Python's Life of Brian YouTube video by Monty Python

Btw we're open to hearing other examples to write about for this series "What has the EU ever done for us?"
We'll get to the aqueduct eventually, apologies to Monty Python. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qc7H...

My Erasmus year wasn't like that, swapping one rainy seaside city (Dublin) for another (Hamburg). But it definitely shook me out of my little world and got me talking to people from very different walks of life.

At least if the European Commission statistics to be believed on a million babies as a result of how many people meet their partner during the student exchange (and I'd use a very large pinch of salt).

One million Erasmus babies and counting I did it. At least 14 others from The European Correspondent team did it too. Around 1.4 million people did it in 2024. And the European Commission es

Erasmus+ was fun to write about, the second part of a @eurcorrespond.bsky.social series we're doing on "What has the EU ever done for us?" I know for many students it's a wonderful year of sunshine, partying and even love...
europeancorrespondent.com/en/r/one-mil...

The start of @eurcorrespond.bsky.social series on the EU single market.
Denis Steckelmacher’s dream was to create a car that could pack up tight like a Poké Ball once he reached his destination. He created the next best thing: electric skates.
Read more:
europeancorrespondent.com/en/r/why-you...

Breaking up with US tech Quitting US tech is “really not that difficult,” said Alex Karim Howard, a Lisbon-based entrepreneur. Shifting from Google’s Gmail service to Swiss-ba

Ditching US tech might be talked about but it's rarely done. I spoke to one person who's tried to purge his tech life: europeancorrespondent.com/en/r/breakin...

Hungary rebuked by EU court over trans refugee’s gender status Iranian transgender man had been seeking to correct Hungary’s asylum register which listed him as a woman.

Hungary rebuked by EU court over trans refugee’s gender status, via @sgclark92.bsky.social
www.politico.eu/article/hung...

EU justice chief goes to Washington as trade tensions heat up Tech regulation could be the next point of contention between the new U.S. administration and the EU.

The EU's Irishman goes to Washington as trade tensions heat up, via @pieterhaeck.bsky.social www.politico.eu/article/eu-j...

Trump aid freeze decimates UN food agency: ‘It’s catastrophic.’ Rome-based Food and Agriculture Organization suspends projects after U.S. stops $300M a year in funding.

Trump aid freeze decimates UN food agency: ‘It’s catastrophic,’ via @thisisbartosz.bsky.social and Hannah Roberts www.politico.eu/article/un-f...

Italy, Spain back France’s plan to rescue EU chemicals industry A ‘critical chemicals act’ would keep production of key molecules on EU soil, countries argue.

Europe's chemicals industry wants to join steel, cars and pharma in getting an EU lifeboat, via Leonie Cater.
www.politico.eu/article/ital...

EU lays out state aid push to stoke green investments State aid rules underpinning the Clean Industrial Deal aim to boost renewable power, decarbonization and clean tech.

EU lays out state aid push to stoke green investments, via @framiche.bsky.social and @audevdh.bsky.social www.politico.eu/article/eu-l...

European rival to Musk satellites tests stomach for cross-border champions Italian PM Giorgia Meloni’s possible deal with Starlink could pit national interests against European ones.

European rival to Musk satellites tests stomach for cross-border champions, via @framiche.bsky.social www.politico.eu/article/euro...

EU social media law isn’t censorship, tech chief tells US critic Henna Virkkunen tells U.S. member of Congress that the EU is ‘deeply committed’ to protecting free speech.

EU social media law isn’t censorship, tech chief @hennavirkkunen.bsky.social US critic Jim Jordan via @pieterhaeck.bsky.social www.politico.eu/article/soci...

US official slams EU’s social media ‘censorship’ Federal Communications Commission chair warns that the EU’s Digital Services Act threatens censorship that is “incompatible” with U.S. free speech.

US official slams EU’s social media ‘censorship,’ via @mathieupollet.bsky.social www.politico.eu/article/us-o...

Starlink looks pale in comparison with what Europeans can get A daily download of the topics driving the tech policy agenda, from Brussels to London to Silicon Valley. By PIETER HAECK with MATHIEU POLLET and ELIZA GKRITSI View in your browser or listen to aud…

Politico's tech newsletter freebies continue today!
EU: www.politico.eu/article/star...
U.K.: www.politico.eu/article/reyn...
France: www.politico.eu/article/inte...

Ex-footballer Glenn Micallef is the @ec.europa.eu's youngest commissioner at 35 and will shortly lay out an EU strategy for "intergenerational fairness," via @pieterhaeck.bsky.social and @eddywax.bsky.social
www.politico.eu/article/fund...
www.politico.eu/newsletter/b...

The European Commission's red tape-cutting effort is scrapping proposals that aren't moving, including AI liability, e-privacy and, in a real surprise, standard essential patent rules:
pro.politico.eu/news/193856

We're running our tech newsletters free again today.
Morning Tech (EU): www.politico.eu/article/the-...
Morning Technology UK: www.politico.eu/article/uk-d...
Tech Matin: www.politico.eu/article/et-v...

How the world stopped worrying and learned to love AI Politicians have shifted from AI regulation to innovation — and the industry loves it.

How the world stopped worrying and learned to love AI, via @pieterhaeck.bsky.social @heroceane.bsky.social and Tom Bristow.
www.politico.eu/article/ai-a...

The European Union made its biggest response yet to a massive U.S. financing plan for AI with a €20B fund that it says could leverage €200B investment, via @pieterhaeck.bsky.social
www.politico.eu/article/eu-m...

JD Vance warns Europe to go easy on tech regulation in major AI speech U.S. vice president pushes for “international regulatory regimes that foster creation” ahead of the artificial intelligence “revolution.”

JD Vance warns Europe to go easy on tech regulation in major AI speech, via @cleacaulcutt.bsky.social
www.politico.eu/article/vp-j...

Virkkunen stands firm on American pushback against EU tech laws A daily download of the topics driving the tech policy agenda, from Brussels to London to Silicon Valley. By PIETER HAECK with MATHIEU POLLET and ELIZA GKRITSI View in your browser or listen to aud…

Politico's tech newsletters for the EU, France and the U.K. are free to read again today! Here's our coverage of the AI Action summit in Paris.
EU: www.politico.eu/article/virk...
France: www.politico.eu/article/flop...
U.K.: www.politico.eu/article/time...

The 15 days that upended Macron’s vision for European AI The French tech world is reeling from Donald Trump’s Stargate announcement and DeepSeek’s recent breakthrough.

The AI rollercoaster of recent weeks – the U.S. $500B announcement, DeepSeek proving AI can be done without huge outlays – has been a wake-up call for France and the EU's tech ambitions, via @cleacaulcutt.bsky.social
www.politico.eu/article/the-...

Sommet sur l’IA : Mistral gagnant Ne suivez pas l’info sur les politiques numériques. Devancez-la. Par ÉMILE MARZOLF Avec OCÉANE HERRERO et KLARA DURAND View in your browser or listen to audio AU MENU — Au Sommet sur l’IA, le champ…

Politico's three tech newsletters covering the EU, the U.K. and France are out free to read today as our reporters hit the AI Action Summit in Paris:
www.politico.eu/article/ai-s...
www.politico.eu/article/brit...
www.politico.eu/article/somm...

How did this porn app get on my iPhone? The EU’s digital competition law means users can now download a pornography video app in Europe.

How did this porn app get on my iPhone? via @egreechee.bsky.social
www.politico.eu/article/ipho...

Baltics brace for cyberattacks as they depart Russian electricity grid A long-planned exit from the BRELL power grid has the Baltic countries preparing for Russian retaliation.

Baltics brace for cyberattacks as they depart Russian electricity grid, via @sgclark92.bsky.social and @victorjack.bsky.social www.politico.eu/article/balt...

China’s online shopping boom faces EU crackdown The European Commission plans more customs checks and fees to stem flood of low-value parcels from China.

China’s online shopping boom faces EU crackdown, via @mathieupollet.bsky.social www.politico.eu/article/chin...