When Lenka Šmerdová was a young soldier, she returned early from her first outing with female colleagues after passers-by shouted insults at them.

 

“At home, we often swim in the same waters without even realising why we see certain things the way we do,” says Michaela Pobudová of Mareena.

 

 

In our weekly roundup, we look at European carmakers moving into defence production and the challenges surrounding the repayment of the EU’s COVID recovery loan.

 

In our weekly roundup, we look at Donald Trump’s threats to raise tariffs on European cars and US efforts to dominate the gas market in our region.