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From wildfires to droughts, the summer of 2026 showed us the devastating impact climate change is having on our homes, communities, and nature. It also showed us why Europe must move beyond reacting to disasters, to get ahead of the climate impacts and avoid damages. The new EU framework for climate resilience will do just…

Representative image The US military relies heavily on working dogs for missions ranging from explosives detection to security operations, but according to a new Fortune report, America is facing a growing shortage of suitable military canines. Now, a new defence technology startup backed by prominent Silicon Valley investors believes it has a solution: genetically engineered,…

Europe’s debate on bank competitiveness is often framed in terms of high capital requirements. But a more fundamental challenge is the persistent fragmentation of the European banking market. Even as Europe has made progress in building resilience, Europeanising supervision and developing a common rulebook, key constraints remain national, limiting the ability to deploy capital and…

Developers, from the most experienced researchers to AI curious newcomers, gathered at the Norrsken Foundation, a non-profit hub for entrepreneurs and startups focused on building businesses that can solve the world’s biggest problems. The crowd from the Nordics and beyond came to build, to create specialized AI agents, no coding required. It was NVIDIA’s last…

The story so far: In late August, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned allies of a roughly €27-billion hole in his country’s defence budget for the year. On October 1, after weeks of technical talks with Kyiv, the European Commission declared that Ukraine’s financial and military needs for 2026 were now “fully covered.” Yet the manner…

From a war-crimes court to rogue tankers to Himalayan floods, the international order is fraying. The European Union is mostly reduced to watching from the sidelines.