Meet the desk
across Europe.

22 October 2026

18:30 – 21:00 CEST

Reader evening

MEGA EU Newsroom Evening

An open evening with the editorial desk on how we source, label and fact-check European political coverage, followed by questions from readers.

• How a MEGA EU analysis is sourced and labelled
• Reading the autumn European Council agenda
• Open floor: reader questions and corrections

12 November 2026

18:00 – 20:00 CET

Briefing

Sweden After the Election: Reader Briefing

A working session on Swedish parliamentary arithmetic, the shifting right and what it means for Sweden's position in Council negotiations.

• Mandate maths and coalition options
• Sweden in the Council: where votes are won
• Panel discussion with the political desk

3 December 2026

19:00 – 21:30 CET

Panel

The Right in Germany: Evidence and Argument

A moderated panel on how Germany's conservative and nationalist right is reported, with counterarguments presented on stage rather than in footnotes.

• What the polling does and does not show
• Contested labels and why we attribute them
• Counterargument session with invited critics

28 January 2027

17:30 – 20:30 CET

Forum

Sovereignty and the Single Market Forum

Where does national competence end and EU competence begin? A forum on subsidiarity, industrial policy and energy costs with readers and researchers.

• Who decides what: a plain reading of competences
• Energy prices and industrial competitiveness
• Reader workshop on questions for our next series

18 April 2027

19:00 – 23:30 CEST

Watch party

French Election Night Watch

Live first-round results with running commentary from the political desk, constituency maps and a written wrap sent to attendees the next morning.

• Results as they land, read against 2022 baselines
• What a runoff means for European files
• Morning wrap sent to every attendee