Analysis

February 28, 2025

'Make Europe Great Again!' Splinter groups push to reverse EU rules and unleash homegrown AI

European leaders are scrambling to match Trump's pro-tech agenda


The MEGA hat is a niche cultural artefact. Credit: Andrej Babiš

A spectre is haunting Europe — the spectre of European Accelerationism (otherwise known as “eu/acc”).

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Éanna Kelly

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