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.