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Henna Virkkunen, European Commission Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy in the European Parliament.

EU News Revenue Collapse from US Platforms and AI Search

by Oliver Money-KyrleFebruary 9, 2026February 10, 2026

By Oliver Money-Kyrle. Europe’s news media is nearing a financial cliff as AI-driven platforms and zero-click search drain publisher revenue, prompting warnings in Brussels of mass journalist layoffs and growing news deserts.

UK Brussels-based journalist David Heilbron Price, editor of EurDemocracy and Schuman.info, stands in front of the European Commission building.

Press freedom

Belgian Police Return UK Journalist David Price’s Laptops

by Dafydd ab IagoFebruary 6, 2026February 6, 2026

Brussels, Belgium — Belgian federal judicial police have now returned the laptop, research files, and manuscripts of UK journalist David Price after more than seven months in police custody, renewing concerns over press freedom in Brussels and across the European Union.

Dave Keating, long-time Brussels correspondent for France 24 and veteran EU reporter. ©Bravenews.eu

Media

Why Europe Yielded to Trump — Dave Keating on The Owned Continent

by Dafydd ab IagoFebruary 5, 2026February 28, 2026

In The Owned Continent, Brussels-based journalist Dave Keating delivers a bleak verdict on Europe after two decades covering the EU from the inside. Europe’s humiliating capitulation to Donald Trump in 2025, he argues, was not merely a failure of leadership.