Mediterranean Election Dynamics: Spain’s Conservatives Lose Majority while Cyprus Faces Uncertainty
Last week’s regional election in Andalusia saw the doubling of votes for the Spanish far-left and at the expense of the Socialists and the incumbent Partido Popular. This shift could reflect a broader trend in Southern European politics, which will be tested on 24 May when Cypriot voters are headed to the polls to elect their new parliament. The final results of the Andalusian regional election held on 17 May have delivered a change of course in […]
Fast-Moving Consumer Goods
The European FMCG and grocery retail sector enters 2026 confronted with one of the most consequential regulatory realignments of the past decade. Legislative initiatives advancing simultaneously across packaging, sustainability, food safety, health policy and controlled categories are no longer incremental adjustments; they amount to a fundamental transformation of how products are designed, sourced, marketed and […]
The 28th Regime and the Rise of EU Inc
If there was a successful founder in Berlin who has built a breakthrough AI diagnostic tool and now wants to expand to neighbouring countries such as France or Austria, it would be rather difficult to do so. In other major economies, such as the United States or China, this would involve a few clicks and […]
Audiovisual Industry and Intellectual Property
The definition of ownership is shifting from physical to algorithmic in the modern age, both in Europe and globally. The legal focus is slowly shifting from simply protecting an idea to demonstrating how that idea was developed. The industry is navigating a landmark collision between traditional copyright and generative AI, alongside a broader redefinition of […]
Biotech and Pharma: Building the European Health Union
The European pharmaceutical and biotechnology field this year is undergoing one of the most significant transformations in several decades. For years, the EU has been encountered with an innovation-access paradox. In other words, the Old Continent was home to first class research, but it was falling behind in market speed and equal patient access. As […]
Energy and Critical Raw Materials
For decades, Europe’s energy policy was a green energy-oriented mission focused on carbon reduction. Right now, that mission has evolved into a model of industrial realism for the purposes of European survival. The biggest strategic change is the shift from being clean to prioritising autonomy and independence from foreign actors. Brussels has stopped treating energy […]
Defence Industry Landscape: A New Beginning
Until 2025, the European defence sector operated as a collection of 27 separate national boutiques that produced high-end equipment in small batches for domestic use. The production has been highly specialised, relatively costly, and smaller in quantity. That era ended with “Europe’s independence moment”, as presented in the Commission’s 2026 Work Programme. Today, the European […]
The Digital and AI Omnibus: Updates to the Cyber Regulation
In late 2025 and in the first quarter of 2026, the European Commission introduced a dual-track legislative package known as the Digital Omnibus. This package consists of the Digital Omnibus Act and the AI Omnibus, and it is not simply a set of new regulations, but rather an instrument that is designed to remove internal […]
The Telecom & Digital Infrastructure Landscape: From Utility to Sovereignty
For several decades now, the European Union’s approach to telecommunications has been defined by a single word: competition. The EU’s priorities were breaking up national monopolies, lowering prices for the consumers, and ensuring that everyone can get an affordable DSL connection. One could argue that such a strategy worked. European consumers enjoy some of the […]
Latvian Government Collapses Amid the Drone Incidents
The resignation of Latvian Prime Minister Evika Siliņa on 14 May represents a collapse of the ruling coalition which was caused by a national security error and loss of internal political trust. The crisis arose from the incident that occurred on 7 May, when multiple unmanned aerial vehicles entered Latvian airspace from Russia. One drone […]