Why the October Summit Must Make Enlargement More Credible and Economically Meaningful

This article is co-authored with Frauke Seebass, Member, Balkans in Europe Policy Advisory Group (BiEPAG). The EU has a strategic opportunity to bring the Western Balkans closer to the Single Market. But it risks...

Game over for consumer ownership expectations? Consumer rights in the digital age

Angélica Lomba (master's student in European Union Law at the School of Law of University of Minho and Legal Intern specialising in Digital Law, with a particular focus on the GDPR and the AI...

European Peace Facility (EPF) – The Next Stage of Europe’s Security Adaptation

The September 2026 update of the European Peace Facility (EPF), which supports defence and security in the EU and partner countries, reflects a broader transformation of Europe’s approach to security. The Facility is becoming...

UK Rejoin Requires a Bigger European Story

Rejoining the EU is formally back on the UK political map if not yet a government commitment. Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s speech offering the possibility responded to pressure within his party, but was partly...

The Injunction Divide: America Reconsiders, Europe Stays Undecided

Twenty years after the US Supreme Court’s decision in eBay v. MercExchange, L.L.C. reshaped the law of patent injunctions, Washington is beginning to reconsider the balance it struck. Congress has proposed restoring a rebuttable...

New study reveals hidden economic and environmental costs of soil compaction in Europe

A new open-access study co-authored by FARMWISE researcher Landon J. S. Halloran has used a continent-scale modelling framework to investigate how soil compaction could affect European agriculture and the wider environment under future climate...