Even at Macron’s International Space Summit, the talk is of sovereignty, and little of unity

The EU is now protesting against the “conspiracy trial” orchestrated by Saied, in which dozens of opposition figures have been jailed for sending text messages to foreign diplomats. Chats from those convicted: “I didn’t know that was a crime in this country.”

The Magyar government is restoring a sense of sovereignty to the country. This is not a diplomatic break but a clear break with the past.

It’s not just the Lega and Forza Italia: the electoral success of the German nationalist party is also dividing European conservatives. Orbán, Wilders and Zemmour are celebrating, whilst Le Pen, Bardella and Farage remain silent

Speaking to a group of media outlets by telephone, the Ukrainian president stated that he had had no recent contact with former Defence Minister Fedorov. And on the possibility of a trilateral meeting with Moscow: “The sooner, the better.”

A major investment round has been finalised: the company’s value has doubled in a year. But Zucman is confident that his wealth tax, which slows down innovation, will be adopted after the next presidential election in 2027. Aghion’s compromise proposal

From Merz to Burnham, from Macron to Meloni: European governments are being forced to revise their programmes under pressure from populist forces and demographic
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