Poland has officially cemented its place among the world's 20 largest economies by nominal GDP, surpassing Switzerland. According to the latest data and publications from leading global agencies, Poland's economy is expected to surpass $1 trillion in 2025, placing the country 20th in the global ranking. According to International Monetary...
France has declared its readiness to return the UK to the EU market
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot stated that the European Union is open to the UK if London decides to return to the EU single market. Barrot emphasized the EU's openness to closer economic cooperation with the UK after Brexit. "If the UK wants to return to the single market, it...
The number of people seeking military service in Germany has increased significantly
The Bundeswehr is recording a record influx of people seeking to join the German armed forces. According to the German Ministry of Defense, the number of applications for military service increased sharply in the first months of 2026, continuing a positive trend that began in 2025. According to official data...
Ukraine and the United Kingdom signed a declaration establishing a joint defence-industrial alliance
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer signed a declaration in London on deepening cooperation in security and the defence industry. The document marked an important step in developing the two countries' strategic partnership and was signed following their first meeting in the strategic dialogue format. According...
A Russian gas carrier drifting in the Mediterranean Sea threatens environmental disaster
The damaged gas carrier Arctic Metagas, left without its crew after an attack, is drifting in the Mediterranean Sea and could pose a serious threat to the environment and shipping safety. In a letter to the European Commission, nine countries warned that the vessel's technical condition and the nature of...
In Poland, the Glovo platform was forced to pay millions for “digital espionage”
The President of the Polish Office for Personal Data Protection (UODO) imposed a fine of 5,898,064 zlotys on the company operating the Glovo platform in Poland for violating the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The fine relates to the illegal collection of scans of the app users' identity documents. According...
Deepfakes featuring EU politicians have attacked social media
The European Union is facing a wave of cyber fraud "unprecedented in scale." In recent weeks, Meta's platforms (Facebook and Instagram) have been inundated with high-tech deepfake videos, targeting the wallets of ordinary citizens and the reputations of Europe's top officials. The fraudulent scheme is astonishing in its audacity. Using...
A multi-million euro fraudulent car registration network has been uncovered in France
In March 2026, France faced its largest scandal in automobile regulation. The country's Court of Auditors published a report accusing the government of "losing control" over the vehicle registration system, opening the door to large-scale fraud. According to auditors, the transition to fully digital registration and the transfer of authority...
The trial of a former MI5 contractor for leaking state secrets has begun in the UK
Hearings have begun at the Central Criminal Court of England and Wales in the high-profile case against Juan Joseph, a former employee of a contractor that provided services to the British counterintelligence service MI5. Joseph is charged with serious breaches of the Official Secrets Act. The prosecution alleges that, while...
Almost half of young Muslims in Germany sympathize with Islamist views
According to a recent report from the monitoring platform Motra-Monitor, almost every second Muslim in Germany under the age of 40 expresses some degree of sympathy for Islamist ideas. The study shows that among Muslims under 40: 11.5% have manifest Islamist attitudes—that is, they are openly radicalized and reject the...