At a meeting in Brussels last week, several dozens of CEOs of Fortune 500 Europe companies met with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and four of her deputies. They held an open-ended discussion that touched on simplifying and delaying ESG rules, recasting clean energy as a matter of European independence, crafting an industrial AI strategy to compete with the US, and creating a single regime for companies to operate all over Europe.
The UK has been revealed as the worst country in Europe for commuters, in joint worst place with Greece, showing high commuting costs and long times.
Israel's airstrikes on Iranian nuclear sites have escalated tensions, prompting Iran's retaliatory missile strikes on major cities like Tel Aviv and Haifa. This cycle of aggression raises fears of a full-blown war.
After a long day of exploring, I boarded the OBB Nightjet from Berlin to Vienna, seeking a weary respite but found myself faced with utter discomfort.