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A white-and-blue AVE train beneath overhead wires, with a castle on a hill in the background.

Europe · Oct 31, 2026High-speed rail in Spain: what the record number of lines doesn’t tell usThe EU’s largest dedicated network, increased competition and cheaper tickets: Spain’s results are real. The disruption in 2026 also shows its limits.

Modern building with glass and white façades beside a street in Kirchberg, Luxembourg.

Europe · Oct 29, 202646% of GDP: what the ranking of the 27 EU member states says — and does not say — about FranceThe European figure is 2.4 percentage points higher than the Insee figure. The gap is due to differences in statistical scope, notably imputed contributions: an accounting convention, not an additional bill sent to households.

The façade of the Conseil d’État at the Palais-Royal in Paris, beneath a blue sky

France · Oct 29, 2026France: four tests before restricting a demonstrationAfter the violence in October, security and freedoms are not simply at odds. In France, the law requires a specific risk, a necessary and proportionate measure, and the possibility of judicial review.

Europol headquarters in The Hague, the Netherlands

Europe · Oct 29, 2026Far-right terrorism in the EU: five attacks in 2025, a more diffuse threatEuropol recorded five attacks classified as far-right in the European Union in 2025, four of them foiled. Behind this low figure, transnational networks and online radicalisation make the threat harder to measure.

Three black-and-white portraits of Charles de Gaulle speaking in May 1958

France · Oct 28, 20261958: what the ‘de Gaulle method’ owes to Parliament, the referendum and the Pinay-Rueff planCharles de Gaulle’s return in 1958 is often summed up as the authority of one man. The chronology, however, shows a more collective method: a parliamentary mandate, popular approval and economic expertise.

Entrance to Sainte-Anne Hospital in Paris, archive photograph from December 2012.

Health · Oct 28, 2026Treatment-resistant depression: where do esketamine and psilocybin stand?A medicine already authorised in Europe, and research protocols still to be assessed: these two avenues do not offer the same points of reference. Benefits, risks and care framework must be considered together.

Close-up of a technician holding an opened phone and a battery in his workshop in Ghana in 2024, a photograph illustrating the repair of devices.

Lifestyle · Oct 28, 2026European durability label: what an appliance is really guaranteed to doSince September 2026, a European label has highlighted certain commercial guarantees of more than two years. How does it differ from the legal guarantee and France’s durability index?

Apple blossom in the orchards of Wincheap, Canterbury, Kent, on 21 April 2025.

Environment · Oct 27, 2026Pesticides: what 120-day derogations allow in FranceEmergency derogations are not general authorisations. A current example sheds light on their conditions, limits and duration.

Overhead cockpit panel of an Airbus A320, illustrative photograph from 2013.

Jobs · Oct 27, 2026Pilot fatigue: what the 2026 European survey revealsAmong respondents, 24.2% say they usually fly without reporting that they are unfit to do so because of fatigue. The survey focuses in particular on whether they can report this state without fear.

Two people take notes beside laptops at a work table. Illustrative photograph, unrelated to the young Italians mentioned.

Politics · Oct 27, 2026In Italy, young people face a paradox: fewer in number, yet still disadvantagedRecord-low births, insecure jobs and graduate departures: Istat and OECD figures for 2026 explain why young people’s future is a national issue.

A boxer trains with a skipping rope in front of a mirror at a gym in Baltimore, in 2014. Archive photograph illustrating physical activity, unrelated to studies on creatine.

Health · Oct 27, 2026Creatine: what science confirms for muscles, and what remains uncertain for the brainStrength, intense exercise, memory: not all the effects attributed to creatine are supported by the same level of evidence. A look at the views of the NIH and EFSA, and European rules.

Electricity pylons and power lines in a field in Sainghin-en-Mélantois, France, illustrative photograph from 2023.

Environment · Oct 26, 2026France exports electricity: is it really independent?With net exports of 92.3 TWh in 2025, France has set an electricity record. But its reliance on oil, gas and uranium tells a different story about dependence.