Business & Economy

May 18, 2026

Poland's Onshore Wind Sector Sees a €50 Billion Prize by 2040

Poland could become a European manufacturing hub for onshore wind, with the sector worth PLN 214 billion by 2040 — but only if Warsaw maintains a stable pipeline of new capacity and fixes the turbine technology gap.

Business & Economy

May 18, 2026

Europe Goes to Paris to Beg for Better Terms at a G7 It's Losing

G7 Finance Ministers are in Paris as bond markets flash warnings over the Iran war. Eurogroup President Pierrakakis is pushing for Hormuz clarity and capital markets progress — but Europe enters this room structurally outgunned.

Business & Economy

May 18, 2026

Poland's First Offshore Wind Farm Is About to Switch On. The Sequel Is Already in the Water.

Baltic Power — Poland's first offshore wind farm, 1.2 GW, 76 turbines — is weeks from going live. The sequel is already under construction. Poland's offshore energy ambition is no longer hypothetical.

Business & Economy

May 18, 2026

Europe's Summer Flights Are at Risk. June Is the Tipping Point.

Europe's jet fuel supplies are heading for a critical IEA threshold in June — below which shortages start to bite. Airlines have cut tens of thousands of flights, and with peak summer demand weeks away, the region's aviation network faces its biggest stress test since Covid.

Business & Economy

May 18, 2026

Europe Has 65,000 Investment Funds. The US Has 7,500. Brussels Wants to Fix That.

The EU's Market Integration and Supervision Package would give ESMA direct supervisory power over cross-border trading for the first time — targeting the fragmented fund structure that leaves European savers paying more for smaller returns.

Business & Economy

May 18, 2026

Brussels Goes ‘Made in Europe’ — and China Is Already Threatening Retaliation

The EU's Industrial Accelerator Act is the bloc's most ambitious industrial policy in a generation: local content rules, foreign investment screening, and a systematic effort to reduce Chinese dominance of clean tech supply chains. Beijing is not pleased.