The EU’s bold anti-poverty strategy: real change or just an ambition?
Can poverty in Europe be reduced by 15 million people by 2030?
Opportunity or necessity? Rethinking mobility in the face of EU labour shortages
24 European countries have too many workers in certain sectors, while 29 face serious shortages.
Europe steps up in global fight against human trafficking
Human trafficking—one of the gravest human rights violations—remains a serious challenge for the European Union. According to the latest study from the European Migration Network (EMN), EU member states and observers are increasingly focusing on its international dimension.
Europe, science, & AI: building a future that’s smart and ethical
Seville becomes a turning point in shaping the EU's vision for how artificial intelligence should transform science — without losing sight of values, people, and trust.
The asylum amendment and institutional regression in Greece
The Greek asylum amendment of July 2025 suspends protection rights for arrivals from Libya, igniting strong institutional and legal backlash.
The stories we carry: how Hassan Blasim rewrites identity beyond nationalism
What if home isn't a place, but the people we carry in our hearts? In an era of hardening borders and nationalist rhetoric, Iraqi writer Hassan Blasim’s stories reveal identity as neither fixed nor singular - but as a living negotiation between trauma and survival.
The rationality of far-right irrationalism: how the AfD is reinventing the far-right
Germany’s far-right AfD is undergoing a strategic makeover — not by renouncing its ideology, but by repackaging it in parliamentary politeness. Inspired by Trump-style polarization, it reframes the battle as one between “common sense” conservatism and a radical left elite. Behind the façade lies a deeper threat: the erosion of postwar democratic consensus.
Words that hurt: the hidden bias in machine translation
In an age where AI chooses the gender of your doctor or erases a person’s identity, we have to ask: Can language ever be neutral in the world of algorithms?
