The French National Assembly passes controversial law allowing “assisted dying”
The French National Assembly has adopted a controversial law permitting “assistance in dying.” President Emmanuel Macron called the decision a “significant step in the country’s history.”
Infograph: the villages with no votes from young people
Nearly half of Romania’s 18‑ to 24‑year‑olds cast ballots in the May 2025 presidential election nationwide. But the average hides stark local contrasts: in some villages- and even a few areas of small towns - not a single young person showed up to vote.
Off to GEN-E 2025: Europe’s Future Begins in Athens
From July 1st to 4th, thousands of young entrepreneurs, aged 15 and up, will gather to showcase their cutting-edge business ideas, developed over the course of the 2024–25 school year with the support of Junior Achievement (JA) Europe. At the heart of it all: innovation, courage, and the belief that entrepreneurship is one of the strongest tools we have to shape a better future.
Editorial Article #2 – New formats, new voices, and a new phase of engagement
With Europe navigating complex geopolitical challenges, PulseZ is evolving, offering multilingual content, on-the-ground events, and dynamic new formats to reflect the continent’s diverse voices and experiences.
Germany: Radical magazine allowed again. Media freedom cited as argument
A German administrative court in Leipzig has temporarily lifted the ban on publishing the magazine Compact, reasoning that although there is evidence the publication violated human dignity, the principle of press freedom takes precedence.
Green light for moth larvae “flour” from the EU: the insect coming to our plates
On Monday, January 20, 2025, the European Commission authorized the sale of flour moth larvae powder in EU countries. The product will soon be available in supermarkets. Why the novel food was approved and what are its nutritional properties.
Seneca at the gym: stoicism and toxic masculinity
Today’s Stoicism isn’t in the Agora, it’s at the gym. Repackaged through TikTok reels and “alpha” podcasts, the ancient philosophy has been stripped of ethics and turned into a lifestyle brand of emotional repression and individual supremacy. Discipline replaces compassion, silence replaces civic duty. This isn’t about inner virtue, it’s about selling strength. But Seneca wasn’t training for dominance. He was training for justice.
Gamifying nationalism: the AfD and the politics of emotional belonging
Welcome to TikTok Nationalism: a flawless face, a beat drop, and the caption “Germany for the Germans.” Alice Weidel’s speech remixed with synthwave, AI avatars, and shadowy migrant clips. Politics has left parliament for the infinite scroll, where propaganda wears lip gloss and vibes. The AfD doesn’t campaign—it performs. Ultrantionalism becomes aesthetic, identity over ideology. As Marcus Bösch calls it: slopaganda—low-res, emotional, made to go viral. In this gamified nationalism, belief is optional. Just hit share.
