It was nothing special, just a run-of-the mill encounter at a Brussels Bubble reception. As she introduced me to the EU representative of an international organisation, a friend mentioned that I was a European “expert” on EU stuff. There was a quick exchange of name cards. The woman looked at …

As soon as their lacking aircraft is lastly again on earth, passengers on Flight 828 within the cult US television show Manifest rapidly realise their lives are inextricably entangled. What ties them collectively shouldn’t be apparent at first. The extra astute might hyperlink the EU Parliament’s oddly laid-back angle in …

The European Union has spectacular digital ambitions and an equally-impressive array of initiatives, proposals, directives and laws, all designed to make the bloc ‘match for the digital age’. And there is a lot to suggest within the EU plans. Because the bloc underlines, the digital transition ought to actually work …