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Aug 12, 2026

Spain and Italy Trade Border Checks, and Schengen Pays the Price

After the Ceuta migrant rush, Italy reimposed checks on travellers from Spain. Madrid hit back with its own. Two founding EU members are now policing each other's citizens — and the Commission is watching from the sidelines.

Business & Economy

Aug 11, 2026

The EU-US Trade Truce Is Fraying at the Edges

A year after Brussels and Washington capped tariffs at 15%, the deal's unfinished business — digital taxes, Big Tech fines, and now a currency intervention run through Europe's own reserves — is pulling the truce apart.

The Europe Debate

Aug 11, 2026

Europe Never Measured What Completing Its Single Market Would Be Worth

The EU knows its single market delivers €427 billion a year, and that scrapping it would cut GDP by up to 9%. What no one has ever calculated is the prize for finishing it. A new EPIC report says that missing number is the problem.