What Europe’s AI Strategy Should Look Like

CAMBRIDGE – The global “AI race” now seems to have been reduced to a head-on clash between China and the United States. But even if well-known structural deficiencies are preventing Europe from developing its own AI giants and pioneering seminal …

ACER: Have Your Say On Europe’s Electricity Capacity Calculation Regions

On 2 July 2025, electricity transmission system operators (TSOs) submitted to ACER their proposal to amend how capacity calculation regions (CCRs) are defined across Europe. ACER is now gathering stakeholder views to inform its assessment. What are …

Trade deal hopes lift Europe ahead of ECB meeting

LONDON - Trade deal optimism lifted world stocks to fresh record highs on Thursday, ahead a raft of global economic data, the European Central Bank’s pre-summer break interest rate meeting and an unexpected trip to the Fed by U.S. President Donald Trump. …

These are Europe’s cheapest places for family holidays this summer – package breaks in stunning locations from £282

NEED a holiday this summer but outrageous prices putting you off? We've crunched the numbers to find the cheapest locations for family holidays across Europe. All-inclusive family package holidays from the UK have jumped in price for some of the most …

Mysterious ancient pyramids known as 'Giant’s Graves' have been discovered in Europe

We're all familiar with the famous Pyramids of Giza in Egypt, but you perhaps didn't know that mysterious ancient pyramids have also been discovered in Poland. Located in the northwest of the country, these pyramids are known as Giant’s Graves or …

“Europe is in decline unless we recover common sense”—ECR MEP

The European Union is experiencing a crisis of identity and effectiveness. Migratory tensions, the loss of industrial competitiveness, energy dependency, and regulatory hypertrophy threaten its position on the international stage. Faced with rising powers— …

Prisons turned into 'human warehouses' by chronic overcrowding — Council of Europe inspectors

Chronic overcrowding is “plaguing the entire prison estate”, with up to four inmates, including people with mental illnesses, crammed into single cells, an international body has said. The overcrowding crisis has worsened significantly since their …

The largest investment in InsurTech in Central Europe

Europe's central bank to hold off on another rate cut until it knows how bad the tariff...

With the bench mark rate now at 2%, down from a record high of 4%, analyst think there could be one more rate cut coming, but only in September. The reason, say analysts: The ECB's policymakers simply don't know the outcome of talks between the EU…

Sánchez stands alone as Europe toughens its migration discourse

MADRID – With anti-immigration protests erupting across Spain and public sentiment tilting rightward, Pedro Sánchez's government finds itself under domestic pressure to act tougher on migration, yet increasingly isolated at the European level for …