Elena Marku

Five days with the team that decides what a recommendation system is allowed to optimise for, and the editors who audit it afterwards.

Delegates arrived to argue about totals and left arguing about disbursement rules, which is usually the sign that a fund is about to become real.

Publishing the draft text mid-negotiation was meant to build confidence. It also changed which concessions were possible.

Officials are turning energy security promises into spreadsheets, deadlines, and the uncomfortable politics of who pays first.

Reservoir routes, hillside catchments, and shared storage are changing how the city talks about resilience.