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  European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, speaking at the EU-Canada summit in Montreal in the presence of Prime Minister Mark Carney, proposed that Canada become an associate member of the European Union. Enlargement has always been central to European integration. Its greatest success was admitting the Central European countries after they threw off […]

Over the past two decades, the European Union has become the world’s leading regulator of the digital economy, setting many of the rules governing how technology companies operate worldwide. Yet while Brussels has shaped global standards through the GDPR, the Digital Markets Act, the Digital Services Act, and the AI Act, Europe has failed to […]

  Hungary’s April 12 election, which delivered a landslide victory for the opposition Tisza party, reflects deep economic dissatisfaction. Tisza’s leader, Peter Magyar, proved an effective campaigner. Yet ideologically, the divide is less stark than often portrayed – both major camps are rooted in Christian-conservative traditions. The transition going smoothly: Prime Minister Viktor Orban congratulated his successor. The […]

  As the story goes, there are no free rides. The costs of each journey must necessarily be borne by someone. They can be broken down into three categories: the monetary costs related to the construction, maintenance and management of infrastructures; the monetary costs related to the purchase and use of vehicles; the costs that […]

  In late 2025, the European Union agreed to accelerate the removal of the customs-duty exemption for imported parcels valued under 150 euros, a technical change that will take effect from mid-2026. Under the new regime, low-value parcels entering the EU from third countries will be subject to a fixed customs duty, ending a long-standing […]