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The European Drone Defence Initiative: building a 360° shield against hybrid threats

16 February 2026 Security 4 min

In October 2025, the European Commission and the High Representative proposed the “Preserving Peace – Defence Readiness Roadmap 2030” in Brussels. The aim is to ensure all EU Member States can deter aggression by the end of the decade. This strategic plan identifies drones as a critical capability gap that must be filled to protect every citizen and square centimeter of European territory. By setting clear milestones for 2030, the EU aims to respond to escalating threats with unity and determination.

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Between Washington and Moscow: EU’s marginalization in the Ukraine peace talks

11 February 2026 Russian Invasion of Ukraine Security 5 min

As the peace talks for Ukraine restart and seem to gain new momentum over the last months of 2025, the EU tries to assert its presence as a central and fundamental actor for the peace process. Brussels insists that its absence would hinder every possibility of a just and lasting peace, undermining not only Ukraine’s future, but also the EU’s security. The EU is willing to pass from a role of financial supporter (and possible post-conflict stabilizer) to an actual co-architect of peace. Nevertheless, the Union continues to be excluded from formal peace talks, while the US President Donald Trump continues to seek direct negotiations with Putin’s Russia, hardly considering Ukraine’s will.

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Digital Omnibus: Europe’s big regulatory clean-up, or a quiet rollback?

12 January 2026 Digitalization European Politics 6 min

In Brussels, on 19 November 2025, the European Commission unveiled the so-called “Digital Omnibus”, a package intended to simplify the EU’s digital regulatory framework, aimed at reducing compliance burdens, harmonising rules across Member States and strengthening Europe’s competitiveness in the digital economy; however, involving EU institutions, industry, and academia, the initiative has sparked significant controversy, as critics warn that regulatory streamlining may dilute data-protection safeguards and weaken oversight of artificial intelligence, potentially favouring large technology firms, with the ultimate impact depending on how the rules are negotiated and implemented.

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