Despite it being almost a whole year since that long-dreaded Brexit D-Day rolled around, New year’s eve 2020 marked even more than the end of a year we are all very happy to see the back of… It also marks the official end of freedom of movement between the UK and the EU. To mark […]
For years the European Central Bank has been promising Europe and the world that a digital Euro would eventually be introduced into circulation. So far it has been nothing but hot air, but that could soon change. The European Commission has officially put the Digital Euro on its action calendar and Central Banks, like the […]
Vladimir Putin’s political assault on Europe has been a meticulously worked plan which has been catalysed by Trump’s commandeering of the White House. Since assuming office in 1999, Putin has led the country with a clear vision of restoring Russia’s Soviet stature. If Russia’s recent actions are any indication of their progress than its safe […]
“White culture is boring.” You hear this a lot in the Anglo-American sphere of the world. But this viewpoint is entirely reserved for the Anglo-American sphere. The rest of us – in continental Europe, for example – feel quite alienated by it. Because we don’t think of ourselves as “White people”. It may make sense […]
As a way to help to connect as Europeans during this uncertain, confusing, and isolating time, we asked our diverse array of readers to share with us their experiences in their different locations. We now hope you will take some solace in this compilation of experiences that you are not alone – and people on […]
The aviation sector, represented in its best form by the massive market of air travel, is alive and well in Europe. But now that Europe is changing fast – from Brexit to the climate crisis – how will this affect the way that we travel? Today, air travel is cheaper and safer than ever before, and the aviation sector is one of the most important sectors in the world’s economic landscape. […]
When describing our diverse EU family, we love to gush about the likes of Paris, Budapest or Prague – but what about those further-afield places, whose name you may not know? Rural areas account for approximately 77% of all EU territory. Despite this, it’s the big cities that tend to receive the most attention in […]
Everywhere we look, we keep hearing that the wealthiest 1% keeps getting richer and the poor are getting poorer. While this is not exactly true and certainly not in Europe, as I demonstrated in my latest book, ‘Fear of the Future‘, it is certainly true that ‘the elite’ are a small minority. This is also […]
The visit of a Russian delegation triggered the recent demonstrations in the country – but there is more at stake. Georgia has been protesting for a while now – but the protests are directed against more than just the speech of a Russian politician in the Georgian parliament. The protests are more about the country’s […]
The financial technology sector has evolved enormously after the global financial crisis of 2008, and we seem to have entered a new phase in this exciting industry. To understand exactly what the impact of FinTech in the different spheres of this complex world has been, it can be helpful to visualise the data on investments in European countries from 2008 to today. Of the results that we can clearly identify from this map and the related chart, one of the most […]