For example, Audi is now building a factory in the US because the economic environment there is so much more favorable. This will probably also mean shifting some production capacity away from European plants.

https://www.autonews.com/volkswagen/audi/an-audi-us-plant-1024/

The engineering job market is particularly bad in entire Europe Things are still better in Germany, but even there, the market is a shadow of its former self. Wage freezes are becoming increasingly common there as well.

In my opinion, much of this comes down to the EU's misguided energy and industrial policies.

After all, apart from avoiding tariffs, why on earth would a company spend billions building a factory in the US, where wages aren't any lower than in Germany?

Because of better energy and industrial policies and a more favorable economic environment. Businesses go where they can thrive, and Europe increasingly doesn't seem to be that place anymore.

The problem is that EU leaders still don't seem to recognize just how damaging their policies have become.

If Israel gets a new government, should Europe expect its West Bank policies to change? 🇪🇺

Hey everyone! We're EUobserver, an independent European newsroom.

With Israel heading into an election on Tuesday, we've published an opinion piece by Shaqued Morag, a former director of Peace Now and former Knesset adviser.

She makes an important distinction between changing a government and changing the policies that government leaves behind.

Her argument is that settlement expansion and the administrative structures enabling greater Israeli control over the West Bank could continue even under a coalition that presents itself as more moderate.

She also examines Europe's role, arguing that European governments shouldn't assume a change of leadership will automatically mean a change in policy.

How should the EU assess its relationship with a new Israeli government — through its political commitments, or through concrete changes on the ground?

Europe could spend billions on AI independence—and still rent its future.

Jensen Huang told Germany: “There’s nothing to regulate if the industry doesn’t thrive.”

Fair point. But the company urging Europe to build also sells the infrastructure it could become dependent on.

A European flag on a data center tells you where the servers are.

It tells you much less about who controls the technology, sets the prices, or holds the keys.

Nvidia can help Europe become more capable—and harder to untangle from Nvidia.

Before celebrating “AI sovereignty,” Europe should ask one uncomfortable question:

Can we change suppliers without breaking the businesses we just modernized?