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Europe stands at a crucial moment. While global competitors move faster and innovate freely, European businesses , especially SMEs, find themselves tangled in growing layers of rules and procedures. The newly released 4liberty.eu Manifesto, Deregulation, not Simplification – Europe’s Way Out of Bureaucracy, sets out a clear and actionable alternative: less red tape, more room to grow, and a stronger Europe in the global economy.

The modern world is not only a home for modern people, but also a source of suffering. It is increasingly difficult to find anything permanent or stable in it. Security, in all its dimensions, has become a hope and expectation rather than an everyday reality. In a world of uncertainty, humans feel more lost than ever.

Competitiveness is a strange beast—always measured against outsiders, yet forged internally. In her annual address, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen reminded us of a hard truth, one that “after Draghi and Trump” can no longer be ignored: competitiveness is not a game; it is a matter of survival.

How to deal with the weaponization of information? What is the future (if any) of independent journalism? What does public interest information mean and why should it be protected? Have we lost the shared understanding of the world? And, if that is the case, how can we restore it? Leszek Jazdzewski talks with Patrice Schneider, Chief Strategy Officer at the Media Development Investment Fund.

When the United States struggled with a recession in the early 1990s, James Carville, who was an adviser to Bill Clinton during the presidential campaign, coined a slogan that for decades became a hallmark of neoliberal thinking (or even a neoliberal worldview). The economy, stupid! was quoted in virtually every language, tailored to the circumstances of a given country, company, or even private matters.