While Europe faces the most dangerous security situation in decades, the European Union institutions remain mired in their own rules, procedures, and member state hesitations. Grand speeches about solidarity and deterrence ring hollow when heavy military convoys can take weeks to cross borders within the supposedly border-free Schengen zone. A…

The Austrian company operating the Lyconet network and the Cashback World program has left thousands of investors worldwide reeling. In Slovenia, where over 10,000 individuals reportedly invested in Lyconet – labeled a Ponzi scheme in several European countries, many fear losing substantial sums, with some having invested over €100,000 or…

Ukraine’s European allies explore reparation loans from frozen Russian assets, avoiding confiscation.To address its budget and military needs in 2026 and 2027, Ukraine requires approximately €133 billion to prevent a “collapse” in its war efforts against Russia, an EU official told EUalive’s partner European Pravda on condition of anonymity. The…

The uneven geographical distribution of risks highlights the need for measures tailored to national contexts. In the second quarter of 2025, email was the only growing source of threats in Eastern Europe, with 4.10% of ICS computers attacked via this vector which is 1.3 times higher than the global average…

Should Prague join the “sceptic camp” led by Budapest and Bratislava, it could tilt the balance against enlargement momentum. Traditionally, Czechia has been among the bloc’s most active champions of bringing in new members from both the Western Balkans and the Eastern Neighbourhood, often pushing above its weight in EU…