Politics

European Commission · July 3, 2026

Commission Unveils “Red Tape Reducer”: A 9,000-Page Form to Apply for Less Red Tape

The single consolidated form replaces 47 smaller forms and is projected by the Commission’s own impact assessment to save no time whatsoever.
Linguistics · July 2, 2026

Belgian Politician Demands Constitutional Amendment After Spell-Check Changes “Potato” to “Potatoe”

An MP has called the autocorrect incident “an attack on the Flemish soul” and tabled a motion to make the correct spelling of “potato” a federal matter.