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Vance in Rome: God, tarrifs, and Ukraine

US Vice President JD Vance, a Catholic convert, spent Easter weekend in Rome, meeting with Giorgia Meloni and Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s second-highest official.

Soviet reactors for silicon dreams: Bulgaria snubs Ukraine in bid for AI future

"I want to speak with President Trump, Elon Musk, Microsoft, Bill Gates. If they’re interested and we can make this happen," Borissov said on Wednesday.

Search eats internet: Google’s AI overviews face EU scrutiny

AI Overviews shift the value exchange, letting Google take more content while sending less traffic back to publishers.

Restrictive rates, constrictive concepts

The European Central Bank’s refusal this week to describe its policy as “restrictive” contains some valuable economic – and philosophical – lessons.

The Brief – 17 April 2025: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Euractiv’s Friday review of the week in the news, where you decide which is which.

Europe’s Easter illusions on Ukraine

In today’s edition of *The Capitals*, read about Trump and Meloni saying they ‘fully expect’ an EU-US trade deal, Poland boosting its troop presence and eyeing defence ties with Latvia, and so much more.

Poland boosts troop presence, eyes defence ties with Latvia

Warsaw hopes increased cooperation will aid sectors beyond defence.

NATO’s war room in Wallonia to get €1 billion makeover

The building has made do with ageing infrastructure, as little has changed at the site since it first went up in 1967.

Italy moves to restore healthcare access for citizens abroad – but at a price 

Supporters argue the measure would encourage more Italians abroad to formally register with AIRE, putting an end to widespread avoidance.

Ukraine sees no chance of Easter truce as Trump’s deadline looms

A new US+E3 format has marked a shift in Washington’s approach.