Why connectivity matters to Europe’s tech sovereignty

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The European connectivity sector is at a turning point. The recently published State of Digital Communications 2025 report by Connect Europe highlights that the continent’s connectivity ecosystem — embracing network and service operators, hardware and software...

Merz won the German election. Here’s what it means for Europe.

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BRUSSELS ― Conservative leader Friedrich Merz won the German election Sunday and is on track to take the reins of the EU’s largest economy. It’s not yet clear exactly what the new German government will look like — or how far Merz will be able to reshape German...

The menace of deindustrialization in the EU — and what we can do about it

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Europe cannot lose the global competition or become a continent of naive people and ideas. If we go bankrupt, no one will care about the natural environment globally …  — Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s speech in the European Parliament  Look around while reading this,...