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May 18, 2026

Poland Will Service Europe's Abrams Tanks. The Rest of NATO Will Send Theirs to Dęblin.

A 300 million zloty deal between WZL-1 and Honeywell creates Europe's only Abrams tank engine service centre — making Poland an indispensable node in NATO's defence logistics at a complicated moment for transatlantic relations.

News & Analysis

May 18, 2026

Europe Is Spending Billions on Rearmament. Bruegel Says It's Spending Them Wrong.

A new Bruegel policy brief finds that Europe's fragmented defence procurement is inflating costs and creating strategic gaps. Its proposed fix — a European Defence Mechanism modelled on the ESM — would centralise joint buying and cut unit costs by up to half.

Society & Culture

May 18, 2026

EU's Immigrant Population Hit Record 64.2 Million as Brussels Launches Talent Pool and Tightens Borders

The EU now hosts 64.2 million immigrants — up from 40 million in 2010. A new Martens Centre report maps the numbers and the policy moves reshaping legal migration, biometric border controls, and regularisation across the bloc.

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.

News & Analysis

May 18, 2026

An Israeli Firm, French Votes, and Questions Europe Can't Ignore

French intelligence is investigating BlackCore, an Israeli influence firm, for running coordinated disinformation against left-wing candidates in March's municipal elections. The firm can't be found in corporate records. Someone hired them.

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Poland Will Service Europe's Abrams Tanks. The Rest of NATO Will Send Theirs to Dęblin.

Europe Is Spending Billions on Rearmament. Bruegel Says It's Spending Them Wrong.

EU's Immigrant Population Hit Record 64.2 Million as Brussels Launches Talent Pool and Tightens Borders

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

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

An Israeli Firm, French Votes, and Questions Europe Can't Ignore