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EU Rolls Out Age Verification App as Privacy Groups Warn of Risks

Christina Holmgren-Larson April 16, 2026

While the Commission touts privacy-by-design features, digital rights organizations have raised sharp concerns about the broader implications.

Newly installed non-Schengen automatic border control gates are pictured at the Henri Coandă International Airport in Otopeni, Romania, on March 28, 2024.

EU Launches Biometric Border Entry System for Non-EU Travellers

TEC News April 10, 2026

The new Entry/Exit System (EES) requires non-EU travellers to register fingerprints, a facial photograph and passport details when entering the Schengen Area.

Peace march in Budapest. Photo: Viktor Orbán’s Facebook page

First Mover, Last Forgiven: What the Cato Institute Gets Wrong on Hungary

Doug Stokes April 3, 2026

Budapest’s real offence was not what it did, but that it did it first and said so loudly.

Prepare for ‘Energy Lockdowns’… Just in Case

Javier Villamor April 2, 2026

Brussels avoids speaking about it openly but the ghost of the 2020 COVID-19 crisis is beginning to reappear in the corridors of the EU.

ECB Takes Condescending Approach to Greek Recovery

Sven R. Larson March 31, 2026

Like an abusive spouse, the central bank is rewarding compliance by the country that it beat into a depression 15 years ago.

Lng Dubhe, a LNG tanker sailing under the flag of Hong Kong, leaves the Port of Bilbao after her stopover at the Bizkaia Bay Gas (BBG) regasification plant in the Spanish Basque city of Zierbena on March 9, 2026.

EU Avoids Talk About Energy Emergency

Javier Villamor March 25, 2026

Brussels is opting for technical adjustments in response to the shock caused by the Iran crisis.

London Mayor Sadiq Khan (rear C) hugs Britain's main opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer as he congratulates him following his speech during the launching of the Labour Party’s election manifesto in Manchester, on June 13, 2024.

Labour London Mayor: A Vote for the Party Is a Vote To Rejoin the European Union

Michael Curzon March 19, 2026

The prime minister is also being urged to take Britain back into the EU single market and customs union.

Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer (L) walks with European Parliament President Roberta Metsola during his visit to the European Commission headquarters in Brussels on October 2, 2024.

Britain Is Already Bowing Down to the EU—But Brussels Wants More

Michael Curzon February 25, 2026

Officials want the UK back in the bloc but are happy to deepen ties in the meantime.

Berlin Court Orders X to Hand Over Hungarian Election Data to EU-Backed NGOs

TEC News February 18, 2026

Forcing X, formerly Twitter, to release data for elections enables the EU-backed civil society groups to scrutinize sensitive information—prompting national sovereignty concerns.

Newly-elected Prime Minister of Kosovo Albin Kurti addresses the parliament on February 11, 2026.

Kosovo Elects Prime Minister After 12-Month Political Deadlock

Eszter Balogi February 12, 2026

Albin Kurti promises to “pursue normalisation of relations” with Belgrade.

Tag: EU

EU Rolls Out Age Verification App as Privacy Groups Warn of Risks

EU Launches Biometric Border Entry System for Non-EU Travellers

First Mover, Last Forgiven: What the Cato Institute Gets Wrong on Hungary

Prepare for ‘Energy Lockdowns’… Just in Case

ECB Takes Condescending Approach to Greek Recovery

EU Avoids Talk About Energy Emergency

Labour London Mayor: A Vote for the Party Is a Vote To Rejoin the European Union

Britain Is Already Bowing Down to the EU—But Brussels Wants More

Kosovo Elects Prime Minister After 12-Month Political Deadlock

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