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ECAs could be a driving force in the move towards decarbonisation. RaffMaster / Shutterstock

The hidden role of export credit in the energy transition

Amid the ongoing energy crisis, climate economics experts assess how much export credit agencies are actually driving the shift to lower-carbon as they focus financing on green energy.
A new study across 18 European countries indicates more pro-Kremlin sentiment toward the Russia-Ukraine war is not rare. People gather (pictured) at a protest march in support of Russia in Larnaca (Cyprus) in 2022. kirill_makarov / Shutterstock

What is driving Europe’s pro‑Russian supporters and their stance on the Russo‑Ukrainian conflict?

Research carried out across 18 European countries takes a closer look at pro-Russian support on the continent.
How can we assess issues such as media transparency, journalists’ safety and the impact of digital platforms across Europe’s information ecosystem? The Media Pluralism Monitor explores four major areas at national level: fundamental protection, market plurality, political independence and social inclusiveness. Alexandros Michailidis/Shutterstock

The EU measures media freedom country by country, but cross‑border risks remain overlooked

The EU’s Media Pluralism Monitor research project assesses the health of national media ecosystems but what about the bigger picture beyond compliance and the risks to Europe’s information space as a whole?
The Schuman Plan in 1950 marked the beginning of European cooperation, laying the foundations for the EU as we know it today. Europe’s many milestones, such as the establishment of the European Economic Community, its expansion, and the adoption of the euro are the focus of the Historical Archives of the European Union which bears witness to Europe’s integration and construction and the institutions and pioneers behind them. George Khelashvili/Shutterstock

From Schuman's post‑war declaration to the EU today, the Historical Archives unpack how Europe came together

The construction of Europe after WWII sought to promote political and economic cooperation among European nations. The Historical Archives of the European Union in Florence are a testimony to this.
Gender bias in AI-driven systems is depriving women of the same economic rights as men, particularly concerning access to financial services. Andrey_Popov/Shutterstock

Overcoming the algorithmic gender bias in AI‑driven personal finance

An economist explores the gender data bias behind credit scoring and borrowing money from the bank that excludes women worldwide, denying them the same economic rights as men.
Ecological soil functioning is a dynamic process and molecular screening approaches alone provide limited scope – as they fail to gauge the intensity of the activity within ecosystems. William Edge/Shutterstock

Soil monitoring: what the new EU‑wide ‘ground rules’ have in store for Europe

New EU legislation supporting healthier soils was adopted in December 2025 incorporating environmental DNA analysis which is proving useful but not totally efficient.
100% European computing firm Scaleway has been selected as one of four cloud providers under the European Commission’s Cloud III Dynamic Purchasing System, a €180 million procurement programme enabling EU institutions, bodies and agencies to access sovereign cloud services over a period of up to six years. Scaleway is fully immune from any non-EU interference, while also guaranteeing that data localisation is all based within Europe. Pingingz/Shutterstock

Cloud tech outages: how the EU plans to bolster its digital infrastructure

Global digital infrastructure behind literally every modern service requiring data backup or authentification for example, is far more fragile than you’d think…

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