A Mediterranean on fire, a politics of silence
The Mediterranean is burning—again. From Greece to Turkey and Syria, wildfires now reshape landscapes and lives. As climate extremes intensify, political systems remain reactive, fragmented, and dangerously unprepared.
Romania could have a “digital maturity” law
The head of the Senate Committee for Defense, Public Order, and National Security, PNL member Nicoleta Pauliuc, says she will submit to Parliament the "Online Adulthood Law" – a legislative initiative that sets the age of digital maturity at 16.
Overtourism as a phenomenon or what it means to live in a glass case
As mass tourism reshapes the Mediterranean, locals push back against rising rents, erasure of community, and cities turned into theme parks. This piece explores overtourism’s impact and calls for a new balance between visiting and belonging.
France: A Reorganization of the Political Scene? The Former Duopoly May Return
Two years ahead of the presidential election in France, the first potential candidates are being considered to take over power after Emmanuel Macron. Meanwhile, the press is predicting a possible reorganization of the country's political landscape.
The true cost of Paris 2024: billions over budget
The cost of organizing the Games in Paris has exceeded the original estimates by billions of euros. The French Court of Auditors reveals who spent public money and what it was spent on.
Europe’s gates close: Greece as a testing ground for a new migration policy
A decade after the refugee crisis of 2015, Greece has become Europe’s laboratory for a new migration model—one marked by detention, criminalisation, and exclusion. From the barbed-wire camps of Lesbos to the courtrooms of Crete, the human cost of Fortress Europe is no longer an exception, but the rule.
Can We Finally Save The Oceans
In the second week of June, Nice managed to gather all the global interest on ocean protection into one place. President Macron said about the conference, that “never in the history of humanity have we brought together so many people for the oceans.” Is this effort efficient enough to meet the targets that are approaching?
The motion of no confidence against Ursula von der Leyen was rejected: how Italian MEPs voted.
The motion of no confidence in Ursula von der Leyen, who remains at the helm of the European Commission, over the Pfizergate scandal was defeated. A total of 360 MEPs voted against, 175 in favor, and 18 abstained.
