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The new government will steer a more EU-friendly course, which is likely to be received well in the capital – Budapest and its surroundings are the only regions in the EU where residents feel a stronger attachment to the continent than to their home region or country.

Hungary's recent election heralded the end for Europe’s swamp king and EU antagonist, Viktor Orbán.

Ah sh*t, here we go again Yesterday, Bulgaria held its eighth parliamentary elections in five years. The last government collapsed in December, after youth-led protests against

But Radev’s anti-Ukraine stance and calls to normalise relations with Russia now raise fresh questions over the country’s foreign policy direction as it tries to form a new government.



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Ah sh*t, here we go again Yesterday, Bulgaria held its eighth parliamentary elections in five years. The last government collapsed in December, after youth-led protests against

Progressive Bulgaria, led by two-time president Rumen Radev, emerged with 38% on promises to dismantle the country’s oligarchic system, restore judicial credibility and curb entrenched corruption.

Bulgaria has gone to the polls for the eighth time in five years, underscoring a deep political crisis and mounting public anger over corruption. The latest vote follows the December collapse of the government after mass youth-led protests toppled the long-dominant conservative GERB party.

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Europe's quiet corner of the final frontier In the last two weeks, we watched four astronauts do what no human being ever has: travel 406,771 km from Earth, around the Moon, and back. On reentry

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Europe's quiet corner of the final frontier In the last two weeks, we watched four astronauts do what no human being ever has: travel 406,771 km from Earth, around the Moon, and back. On reentry

As China accelerates its lunar ambitions and the US shifts priorities, Europe’s next challenge is deciding whether its future in space will remain cooperative and civilian-led, or become more strategic and competitive.

Built by more than 100 suppliers across 13 countries, the module highlights what Europe can achieve in space when it acts together.

Europe played a mission-critical role in Artemis II through ESA’s European Service Module, which kept Orion’s crew alive and on course during humanity’s latest journey around the Moon.

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Since April 2025, the cost of collecting has got pricier. A new 10% US tariff on EU antiques, where there was none before, adds roughly €9.7 million a year to the cost of transatlantic trade.



A data story by Aliaksandra Shymanskaya.

In 2024, around €223 million worth of antiques, dating between 100 and 250 years, left European borders, with nearly half heading to the US.

A Singer sewing machine from 1904, a Flemish candlestick, or a piece of Delft porcelain: objects made in Europe, now crossing the Atlantic to American collectors.

At the same time, ownership of global bandwidth is shifting rapidly toward US Big Tech, raising new questions about control and dependence

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99% of the internet travels through submarine cables on the ocean floor, not through the air. After a series of disruptions, the EU pledged €347 million to strengthen this hidden backbone of the digital economy and make its network more resilient.

Travel Europe for free for a month The European Commission is giving away 40,000 rail passes to any 18-year-old from the EU and countries involved in the Erasmus+ education programme, s

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Free train travel across Europe? That is exactly what 40,000 young people could get through the EU’s DiscoverEU scheme. The programme targets 18-year-olds from the EU and Erasmus+ countries, and is designed to make travel possible for young people on tighter budgets. Applications close on 22 April.

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Historic scenes in Budapest: after the TISZA party’s election victory, thousands celebrated in the Hungarian capital with flags, chants, and hopes for political change. The result ended Viktor Orbán’s 16 years in power.

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Oh, you want a future? We'll fax it to you 15.00 in a German government office. An employee stands at a printer that's been running for six hours, waiting for the next stack of paper to carry t

The same pattern runs through public administration, from weak rural internet coverage to slow permit systems that hold back infrastructure and energy projects.


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Germany’s digitalisation gap remains one of the clearest signs of its wider economic malaise. Although student aid applications have been submitted online since 2021, much of the process still relies on paper, adding delays instead of reducing them.

Stocking up on food is back in fashion Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 exposed how tightly food security is tied to geopolitics. War and sanctions disrupted fertiliser expor

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Food security is back at the heart of geopolitics. After years of treating shortages as unlikely, Europe is once again thinking about stockpiles, resilience, and how to prepare for disruption. Finland never stopped and now its model is drawing attention across the continent.

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It can strengthen decision-making, improve company performance, and support healthier economies.

According to ETUI, countries where workers have a stronger voice also tend to be more productive. And yet, worker participation remains largely absent from the competitiveness debate.

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Europe talks a lot about productivity. About competitiveness, about innovation, about investment. But one factor rarely enters the conversation: workers’ voices.
Worker participation isn’t just about labour rights.

Four scenarios for Hungary's election <b>1. The expected unexpected: Magyar wins big.</b> Despite leading most independent polls for months, Péter Magyar winning after 16 years of Fidesz r

And even if Orbán loses, any new government would face the enormous task of reversing years of democratic backsliding, easing the cost-of-living crisis and uniting a deeply divided country.



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Four scenarios for Hungary's election <b>1. The expected unexpected: Magyar wins big.</b> Despite leading most independent polls for months, Péter Magyar winning after 16 years of Fidesz r

Another Orbán victory would deepen his illiberal project; a Magyar win could trigger anything from institutional paralysis to a fierce struggle over the transfer of power.