Greece is launching a digital property registry where ownership, rent, and tenancy agreements are visible and updated live. Tenants can see if the declared details match what they signed up for. Radical thinking. Come on Ireland — EU tech hub and all — catch up. greekreporter.com/2025/12/16/g...

“The true measure of our [European] union isn’t just written in treaties,” Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez writes in today’s op-ed. “It must be demonstrated by ensuring every person can live with dignity and have a place to call home.”

🇬🇧 UK & 🇦🇺 Australia have the worst anti-encryption laws. 🇨🇦 Canada risks joining with Bill C-2. 🇺🇸 US still relies on secret orders under FISA & CLOUD Act. 🇨🇭 Switzerland is no longer the privacy paradise it was claimed to be. Check the #encryption overview: tuta.com/blog/encrypt... #PrivacyMatters

Brussels is starting to treat housing as a democratic risk. EU-wide building standards could enable cross-border construction. Will Ireland lean in — or dig in? www.politico.eu/article/brus...

The EU found X (Twitter) in breach of its rules. Musk responded by cutting the EU’s ads account and refusing fines. He also called for the dissolution of the EU. Europe needs an open standard channel for official news — not platforms owned abroad or prone to tantrums. A governance risk.

My latest oddly-shaped thought: The Continuum. A working theory of circulation — how wealth, power, ideas, and neglect move through systems rather than vanish. If scarcity is redirected abundance, who does the economy really serve? Read more here: severalcatslater.com/the-continuu...

I like this idea. Treat social media for under-18s like old TV rules: no algorithms, no ads, nothing pushed for profit. They can follow people. They can read. But their attention isn’t a marketplace. Let “social” mean social. www.thejournal.ie/readme/opini... www.thejournal.ie/readme/opini...

The government has slid current and next generations into managed scarcity for life. High rents. Renting into old age. Multi-generational homes. Smaller footprints doing more work. They’re not idiots. They’re just solving the problem from the wrong side. www.thejournal.ie/renting-into...

Anyone interested in the rise of techno-authoritarianism/broligarchs and why they're targeting Europe, I've stumbled on this great resource. Use it. authoritarian-stack.info cc @francescabria.bsky.social

I have a feeling that Epstein has just told us how huuuuge he is. All 4.5 of him.

Putin sits in Moscow claiming that his armies have taken a town that the Ukrainian president is personally visiting. There are cowardly tyrants and there are courageous elected leaders and it is good to know the difference.

What a rabbit hole I’ve been down today. 24 EU official languages. Zero EU translation layer. We mandate multilingualism, enforce GDPR, fund digital projects — yet outsource translation of our own voices to US and Chinese platforms. That’s governance failure, not a technical one.

Thinking of buying Assassin’s Creed Shadows on The Nintendo Switch? Wait. Right now the Switch version is basically unplayable – crashes every 5–10 minutes and performance is rough. If you’ve already bought it for kids for Christmas, brace yourself. #AssassinsCreedShadows #NintendoSwitch

In two of the shows I’ve loved this year, Severance S2 and Pluribus, one thing stands out: slowed-down communication. Severance’s camcorder scene. Pluribus with the camcorder and the billboard. People taking time to communicate. And slowness has its own kind of emotional voltage.

We've launched a newsletter! - Big *and* underreported stories from Europe that didn't make it to this week's podcast; - Updates on stories we've covered recently; - Recommendations for the best new European music, films and TV. Subscribe here! europeanspodcast.substack.com

Who would have thought that when given the choice billionaires all want to be Dr Doom, not Iron Man or Batman.

To be fair, when someone says they will have the job done in 1 day and you are still waiting almost 11 months later…

as Phillips O'Brien also points out, this plan has been in negotiation for a long time, probably since Trump took office. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...

This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...

France has added Musk’s Grok to an ongoing cybercrime investigation after it produced French-language posts echoing Holocaust denial about Auschwitz.

Ireland’s remote-work rules are being reviewed. If we don’t speak up, someone else will decide how (and where) we work. Consultation link: enterprise.gov.ie/en/consultat...

Gardaí were involved in an international operation targeting a money laundering network used to support Russian military efforts. The operation involved close collaboration between the UK, gardaí, US law enforcement, and partners across France, Finland, the Netherlands and Spain. jrnl.ie/6881653

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I've had a missile blow up next to my airplane, been shot at dozens of times by anti-aircraft fire, and launched into orbit — all for my country. I never thought I'd see a President call for my execution. Trump doesn’t understand the Constitution, and we're all less safe for it.

The President of the United States just called for my arrest and execution. In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:

‘DEATH PENALTY’ for enforcing the law. Epstein files resurfacing. And a politician openly signalling how he expects to hold power next year. The warning lights aren’t blinking; they’re burning. Brace yourselves for what's coming. www.rte.ie/news/2025/11...

As expected... www.politico.eu/article/holo...

What this really has me wondering, is how many times she has got with pulling stuff like this in the past to be so comfortable trying to get away with it now? I doubt this is 'out of character' behaviour for her.

Cloudflare has reported an ongoing incident that is impacting connectivity for many services, including Inoreader. Status: www.cloudflarestatus.com/incidents/8g... We’re keeping an eye on the situation and will share updates as they become available. Thanks for your understanding!

Hard to imagine any EU regulator reading this and not filing it under “racist or hate-inciting content.” This isn’t edgy. It’s illegal in half the Union. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

“From Socrates’ collapsing Greece & Caligula’s Rome through the dictatorships of the 20th century & today’s Russia & Hungary, history shows that democracies don’t survive when their leaders live above the law & beyond the reach of legitimate inquiry and a free press” www.alternet.org/alternet-exc...

“Housing shortage – Jews to blame," letter sticker, German Reich, 1938 zwangsraeume.berlin/en/context

Feels like the ground is being tested. When you start branding anti-fascist groups as terrorists, you edge into a strange legal loop: at what point does targeting those who oppose Nazis collide with Europe’s own Holocaust-denial and anti-extremism laws? www.euronews.com/2025/11/14/u...

The Greek government’s idea that 13-hour days and a 6-day work week will lift productivity is magical thinking in a suit. Productivity grows through investment, not exhaustion. Greece deserves better than the politics of longer hours. greekreporter.com/2025/11/13/g...

Power hates scrutiny more than abuse. The church buried its crimes. Tech fights moderation harder than harm. Epstein’s circle feared daylight more than depravity. This is why laws and real regulators matter. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...

It's like I am watching a reboot of season 1 of Homeland… but they would not write a plot this obvious.

This feels like an April 1st press release. But, it's real. $150 to $230 for a sock holster to carry your iPhone (or any phone, I guess). Interesting idea… but feels like someone lost a bet. www.apple.com/newsroom/202...

China’s turn at the global wheel seems almost unstoppable. unherd.com/2025/11/chin...

Never more connected in our increasingly unsocial lives. www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...

“Nuremberg”, a new film directed by James Vanderbilt, is a timely reminder of the stakes of holding villainy to account

Kier could NEVER. Nigel was pants on TV. THIS is how you do it.

Labour's Alan Kelly has hit out at the three largest political parties in the State, arguing that they have been "trying to ride both horses" in relation to immigration. He also called for a public awareness campaign about the benefits of immigration. jrnl.ie/6865679t

Just had a lovely woman in our shop in Donegal, searching for her lost twin sister. Appreciate it if my Irish followers would retweet this. Thank you.

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FINALLY, you can now toggle off “Swipe left on the Lock Screen to quickly access the Camera”. So many needless picture's end now. www.cnet.com/tech/service...

Former deputy head of Hungary’s foreign intelligence, Andras Telkes, shared that Orban government is now fully integrated with Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service

There’s much to unpack here. But until the government addresses the real roots of public frustration — housing, inequality, and rising costs — it risks letting anger be redirected by those who thrive on division. www.thejournal.ie/asylum-seeke...

Really looking forward to Assassin's Creed Shadows!

🧵 This is trending on Korean socials

If you want to get your eyes opened about the housing policy issues across Europe, then this, and part 2, are a must-listen. I learned some astonishing facts about housing policy, and It's that it is ultimately fixable. It is also an issue that driving massive resentment across Europe.