Defence, Energy and Copyright: In the Spotlight of This Week’s Plenary Session

The MEPs will have a rather packed schedule this week, tackling topics such as energy, defence, technology, copyright, and geopolitical uncertainties. Defence, Energy and Copyright: In the Spotlight of This Week’s Plenary Session This week, the European Parliament gathers in Strasbourg from Monday to Thursday for a plenary session that will touch upon a myriad […]

The Munich Stress-Test: The New World Is Emerging

Yet another Munich Security Conference is behind us, and these were the key events that took place over the course of last weekend. The Munich Stress-Test: The New World Is Emerging The halls of the Hotel Bayerischer Hof are usually filled with the polite hum of strategic patience. This year, at the 2026 Munich Security […]

Berlin and Rome Rewire Europe’s Security Architecture

Executive Summary The signing of the “Agreement on Enhanced Co-operation on Security, Defence, and Resilience” in Rome on 23 January 2026, represents a fundamental shift in European power dynamics. Beyond a standard defence treaty, this document formalises a partnership focused on three high-stakes geopolitical arenas: the African continent, orbital strategic autonomy, and transnational cyber resilience. […]

Can European digital and tech regulatory environment sustain competitiveness and security?

Following the latest EU Commission fines on Apple and Meta, the question rises — in its effort to boost European competitiveness and security, is European Commission unintentionally pushing out American companies for Chinese counterparts? On Wednesday, 23 April, two US tech giants received the first fines from the European Commission under the Digital Market Act: […]