The idea that everyone must ‘invent’ their own identity creates too much social stress, too much discomfort. Perhaps we were freer and more comfortable when certain identity traits were already taken care of beforehand.

Reports suggest Rishi Sunak’s “worst fears” were realised as poll results came in.

“I didn’t even look in the mirror to say goodbye to myself. I didn’t care. I wanted to be blind.”

“We believe that this is the best way to reflect and celebrate Ukraine’s Eurovision song contest win and show we are united by music during these hard times,” the EBU concluded.

Erdoğan’s election defeat would likely be celebrated in Europe, even if it means the end of the EU-Turkey refugee deal, after which new ways will have to be found to keep migration in check.

European taxpayers have been financing the Muslim Brotherhood’s activities for years. Now, with the Parliament and Council on the same page, the Commission will not be able to ignore the calls to end this for too long.

The EU’s AI Act will face its final parliamentary hurdle at a plenary session in Brussels next month, with MEPs keen to prevent the use of AI technology for discriminatory purposes.

Instead of changing the text, the Socialist Party majority went straight to a second vote and garnered the needed supermajority to override the veto.

Ukraine’s struggle against Russian aggression serves an illusion for a certain kind of American and pro-Atlanticist conservative in Europe: that Ukraine’s patriots can fill the West’s spiritual and cultural void.