THE EUROPEAN CORRESPONDENT

JULY 15. 2026

In Czech classrooms, abuse hides in plain sight

“Our teacher slept with a student in her third year of high school. He even brought her underwear to class. A classmate caught him in the teachers' lo

Russia's short on fuel, and we'll all be paying for it

We’ve barely had time to recover from the spring fuel price spike caused by the US-Israel war on Iran, which saw diesel prices climb up to €2.43 per l

The European Parliament discovers rage bait

If you caught far-right members of the European Parliament chanting “send them back! ” after a 17 June vote on EU rules to expel migrants from E

JULY 14. 2026

Who cares about the rule of law when you have drones?

In October 2019, EU foreign ministers agreed unanimously to suspend arms exports to Türkiye over its military operation in northern Syria. Now, Turkis

Europeans are looking at a blurry future

Europe is facing an eyepedemic. According to three recent studies, almost one in four Europeans now has myopia, better known as shortsightedness. Amon

Can we refreeze the Arctic?

It's not news that we're losing Arctic ice fast: since the 1970s, Arctic summer sea ice volume has shrunk by at least 75%. What you may not know is ho

JULY 13. 2026

Spite your landlord and make your own energy in 1 easy step

A tenant in Berlin can walk into a hardware store and buy a two-panel solar kit for about €300. Hang it on the balcony railing, plug it into the wall

Everything, everywhere, is ocean data

Think about your last vacation: the hike you planned two weeks in advance, the fish you ate at that nice local restaurant, and the dinner outfit you o

Love has a degree requirement

You may think that when choosing a partner, you're exercising free will. In fact, there are multiple outside factors influencing your decision, includ

JULY 10. 2026

Chat, are we cooked?

Around a third of EU citizens used generative AI tools like Claude and ChatGPT in 2025. Even if you aren’t one of them, GenAI is increasingly

What happened to Spain's national anthem lyrics?

Spain faces Belgium in the World Cup quarter-final tonight. If you've been watching Spain's previous games, you may have noticed that the Spanish play

JULY 8. 2026

Fight fire with vineyards

This weekend, Southern Europe entered the wildfire season head-on, as tens of thousands of hectares are on fire in Spain, Portugal, Greece, and France

Europeans are discovering a culture of welcome in the USA

“Hercules, ” chants a Waffle House server to a Swedish tourist in the United States as he takes on 15 waffles. Soon, the whole diner is chanting along

In the end, Kushner might bring Albanians closer to the EU

The largest anti-establishment movement in Albania’s post-Communist history has swept through the country, just as the Council of the EU praised the A