The EU has put in place a system to address the diversion of drug precursors – substances that have legitimate commercial or industrial applications but are also used to produce illicit drugs. The two ...

The EU's proposed '28th regime' is emerging as a central pillar of its competitiveness agenda, aimed at making it easier for innovative companies to scale up across the single market. As both the ...

As femicide numbers in EU states show no sign of decreasing, a number of states have enacted laws to specifically address the murder of women. The European Parliament is urging for a recognition of ...

The use of AI companions has risen sharply in recent years, particularly among young users. Children, who are still developing cognitively and emotionally, are especially vulnerable. In some instances ...

In response to United States (US) tariffs, and citing national security interests as a reason, China introduced two waves of export controls for rare-earth elements (REEs) in April and October 2025 ...

Enforcement of the Digital Services Act at national level is still very limited owing to delayed implementation. The European Commission has therefore begun infringement procedures against several ...

Russia’s escalating hybrid attacks, including drone incursions, have prompted NATO’s Operation Eastern Sentry and the European Union’s (EU) plans for a European Drone Wall and Eastern Flank Watch. The ...

Russia’s war on Ukraine has been a wake-up call for many EU Member States in terms of defence budgets. Rising from €218 billion in 2021 to an expected €381 billion in 2025, there are significant ...

The internet has received much negative news coverage in recent years. Articles focus on major privacy scandals and security breaches, the proliferation of fake news, rampant harmful behaviours like ...

Between 2021 and 2023, at least 51 433 unaccompanied minors were reported as missing across Europe, averaging nearly 47 children a day. Written by Maria Margarita Mentzelopoulou. Between 2021 and 2023 ...

Income inequality however remains very high, compared both with the Soviet era (see Figure 4) and with other countries (see Figure 5). In 2020, the richest 1 % of the Russian population received more ...