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JULY 8. 2026

The Netherlands apologises to the Moluccans

In June, Dutch prime minister Rob Jetten apologised for the Netherlands' treatment of the Moluccan community – a reckoning with one of the first migra

Women are getting board seats, but not the corner office

Company board members are influential: they set business strategy, oversee how a firm is managed, and appoint or replace the chief executive and other

This criminal could soon lead France

What happened: Marine Le Pen, leader of the French far-right National Rally party, announced she's running for office after all. Yesterday, an

JULY 7. 2026

Our air is better, but still deadly

Europe's air quality is slowly improving, according to the latest report by the EU’s Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service . Since 2015, the

A guide to your final carbon decision

It may still be far in the future, but one day, someone will have to decide what happens to your body when you leave this earth – ideally you. For a l

Let there be travel refunds!

Your bus is off the road. Your ferry is still at sea. Your train has gone off track. Your plane is grounded. What do you do when your trip gets trippe

JULY 6. 2026

Europe isn't getting its money's worth on defence

European defence spending is currently at an all-time high. European NATO members spent around €520 billion on defence in 2025. Germany's defence budg

How to live with the beaver

By the age of 12, I had dismantled more beaver dams than most of you ever will. Growing up a forester's daughter, that's just what you did. If you wan

Poland and Ukraine's friendship is on a slow fade

When Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine in February 2022, Poland did something that will go down in European history. It opened its doors to Ukrainian

JULY 3. 2026

Why European cities keep failing to fight overtourism

Every year before summer, I hear the same stories. Residents in Amsterdam, Barcelona, Venice, and a dozen other postcard cities complain about nuisanc

JULY 2. 2026

Where do rigs go when they die?

Europe has 313 offshore oil and gas installations: gigantic platforms in the open sea that host the equipment to drill, extract, and process oil and n

Here's how Europeans feel about the EU

While many Europeans are pessimistic about the state of the world and worried about the higher cost of living, around three quarters see the EU as a b

The far right wants your uterus for the nation

Lukreta's social media profile looks peaceful at first glance: saturated photos of women in green forests or by Berlin's Brandenburg Gate, with soft l

JULY 1. 2026

What would you sacrifice for cheaper prices?

Shipping corridors do not usually make it to the headlines, but ever since the US-Israel war on Iran shut down the Strait of Hormuz, all eyes are on t