Milano-Cortina 2026

The Olympic flame is like democracy: if you let it go, it dies out

by Damiano Michieletto

creative director of the Opening Ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games

From Lappeenranta, Finland

Let’s strengthen the EU’s eastern border, the frontline of Russia’s war against us

by Raffaele Fitto

Executive Vice-President of the European Commission

Investing at home

To truly innovate, Europe must move from defeatist fatalism to courage

by Vittorio Colao

vice Chairman of EMEA at General Atlantic, former Minister for Technological Innovation and Digital Transition

From Reykjavik

Defense is a serious matter in Iceland, especially against fierce hostility

by Bjarni Már Magnússon

New addictions

The invasion of nicotine pouches, a dangerous frontier of coolness

by Richard Assheton

A portrait of Armenia

Nikol Pashinyan turned defeat into a vision for the future

by Nona Mikhelidze

Economists take the floor

The single market is a huge protection for the Europeans – it must not remain uncompleted

by Giulio Silvano

Police and thieves

The Louvre heist and the failed darknet negotiation to recover the jewels

by Mauro Zanon

EuPorn

What would Europe do without Norway

by Paola Peduzzi and Micol Flammini

Brussels Agenda

In this busy month, competitiveness, Ukraine’s defense and “buy European”

by David Carretta

United in culture

Music, theatre, art, cartoons: how to survive a freezing February

by Livia Chiriatti