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Europe’s digital infrastructure: Regulatory headwinds stall ambitions

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January 22, 2026
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Europe’s digital infrastructure ambitions face regulatory headwinds as industry groups warn proposals may widen the global investment gap. For business leaders assessing their long-term European operations, the current regulatory direction suggests pot…

TEN-T core network completion by 2030 is now ‘entirely out of reach’

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January 20, 2026
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The EU and its Member States have been working to implement the so-called TEN-T network. It seeks to create coherent and multimodal infrastructure across the…

Data of the week: How far along are EU candidates in terms of rail integration?

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December 10, 2025
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Europe is uniting. At least, that is the idea. A requirement to be part of the European unification project is the transposition of the EU…

Russia is stalking satellites used by NATO members

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September 26, 2025
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Germany’s Defence Minister, Boris Pistorius, has warned that Russia’s spy satellites are stalking commercial satellites used by the militaries of NATO members. The warning raises the spectre of a new conflict frontier in space. The provocative ma…

21 parties join forces in DAC test in Germany

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September 9, 2025
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A Digital Automating Coupling (DAC) test is currently ongoing at a test facility in Germany. The “FP5-DACtiVate” project has sought to enable the pre-commissioning of…

Combined Transport association presents policy requests to improve military mobility

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September 3, 2025
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The Combined Transport (CT) association UIRR has outlined policy proposals to boost the sector’s capacity for military transports. Boosting the EU capacity for military mobility,…

Europe must adapt to Russia’s hybrid cyber war

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August 6, 2025
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Ukraine’s vast experience fighting a major cyber war against Russia would be invaluable to an alliance with the UK and EU to defend Europe. A paper by Dr Nataliya Tkachuk for the NATO CCDCOE calls for the creation of a ‘Cyber Alliance’ between Ukraine,…

Outlook for Combined Transport neutral, persistent challenges for EU rail remain

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July 31, 2025
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The international Combined Transport (CT) association UIRR has left its CT Sentiment Index at “neutral” for the coming year. CT performance is likely to flatten…

How The EU Banning Hand Luggage Fees Might Affect Low-Cost Carriers

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June 26, 2025
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Advocacy groups have criticized the proposed removal of consumer choice.

EU-UK deal can reset trade deficit says Logistics UK

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June 20, 2025
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The UK’s trading relationships have suffered more than the EU’s following its exit from the trade bloc, according to business group Logistics UK. It says the country’s exports are down 23% from 2017 to 2024, while imports fell only by 5%.