News & Analysis

Jun 1, 2026

EU Court Finds Hungary Broke the Founding Treaty in Landmark LGBTQ+ Case

The CJEU has ruled for the first time that Hungary violated Article 2 of the EU Treaty — the founding values clause — through its anti-LGBTQ+ legislation. The verdict is a landmark in EU constitutional law with far-reaching implications.

News & Analysis

Jun 1, 2026

Russian Drone Debris Confirmed on NATO Soil in Romania for Third Time This Year

Romanian authorities confirmed Geran-2 drone wreckage near Galați for the third time in 2026, raising fresh pressure on NATO to develop a formal response doctrine for drone incursions on alliance territory.

News & Analysis

May 30, 2026

Sabotage, Jamming, and Influence Operations: PISM Documents Russia’s Hybrid Assault on the Baltic Region

A new white paper from the Polish Institute of International Affairs maps Russia’s interconnected toolkit of sabotage, GPS jamming, cyberattacks, and influence operations — and finds it is escalating across all six Baltic Sea NATO members.

News & Analysis

May 29, 2026

Hungary Signs Deal to Unlock €17 Billion in EU Funds After Rule-of-Law Reset

Prime Minister Péter Magyar met Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels on 28 May and secured a political accord that could restore Hungary's access to frozen EU money — if Budapest delivers by August.

News & Analysis

May 29, 2026

Poland Becomes First Country to Sign EU’s SAFE Defence Loans, Securing €44 Billion

Warsaw has locked in the first SAFE instrument agreement in the EU, with 40 arms procurement contracts set to be signed by end of May — and 89% of the money flowing to Polish industry.

News & Analysis

May 29, 2026

Pope Leo XIV's AI Encyclical Warns Against Concentration of Tech Power

In his first major papal document, Leo XIV draws a direct line from the Industrial Revolution to the AI era — and calls for technology to be wrested from the grip of a powerful few.