THE EUROPEAN CORRESPONDENT

MAY 29. 2026

Is your town doing enough to provide secure energy?

The ongoing energy crisis made one thing crystal clear: Europe needs more cheap, home-grown energy. Our wallets were hit hard because of Europe's depe

MAY 28. 2026

Dear Europe, don't let us down. Sincerely, Moldovans

“Our missed opportunity will also be the youth's missed opportunity, ” said Cristina Gherasimov, Moldova's chief negotiator with the EU, as she urged t

Having a uterus in Europe still sucks

When people talk about period poverty, they often focus on access to free or cheaper period products. But products are only half the story. A recent r

Putin's parade was a flop, now he's bombing Kyiv

On the night of 23 May, Kyiv experienced its largest bombardment since the start of the war. Every district of the city was impacted, with four deaths

MAY 27. 2026

Can't find love? AI startups hope so

While online dating is one of the most popular ways to find your other half, many describe the experience as endless swiping, repetitive conversations

How is the UK doing since quitting the EU?

Just 52% of the UK population voted to leave the EU in 2016. Nine years later, only 31% thought it was the right decision, according to a YouGov surve

MAY 26. 2026

Your phone knows where you are, thanks to Europe

“Europe cannot afford not to have an independent satellite navigation system, ” a senior official at the European Space Agency declared 26 years

New moms need more than tax breaks

“I was relatively young when I became a mother. No one around me understood what I was going through, ” Eszter Pollák recalls. She's still emotional wh

Türkiye's opposition now “lives on the streets”

What happened: Last Thursday, a Turkish court removed the leadership of the country's second-largest party, CHP, effectively disabling the most

MAY 25. 2026

In the “public interest”, but not in nature's

IROPI is an exemption from Europe's nature protection laws. It applies when a project's harm to nat

People with disabilities still face forced sterilisation

“They said I shouldn’t have children. I didn’t agree with that. ” Hannelore Trtil has a learning disability. She was sterilised without her consent, an

MAY 22. 2026

French cinema rails against growing far-right grip

Beyond the glamour, the Cannes Film Festival is also a political stage, and this year is no exception. On the eve of the festival's opening ceremony l

Fuel sold as “green” in Europe may be linked to Amazon deforestation

A US supplier of “green fuels” to the EU has imported animal fats from cattle raised on illegally deforested Amazonian land, our investigation in part

What the energy shock is doing to the EU economy

High energy prices caused by the US-Israel war on Iran will rein in EU economic growth this year and bring a slide in the jobless rate, the European C