[Verse 1] NATO's secretary general calls the ministers in Defence across the continent, the briefing will begin Building something sturdier, a fortress and a frame A stronger bloc inside an alliance, not the same old game The architecture's shifting, every brick re-laid Europe holding its own weight, no longer just displayed [Chorus] Europe on the wire, Europe in the room Passenger rights upgraded, films in afternoon bloom Mexico sees doorways, Canada gets the deal Sustainability on paper, making corporations feel June eighteenth, twenty-twenty-six, read the bulletin Europe's never static, always something happening [Verse 2] The UK's at the window, nose pressed to the glass Wanting back inside the club but Council says "not fast" You've got to understand the architecture first Know the rules before you knock, or quench a deeper thirst Foreign Relations scholars say the homework isn't done Rejoining isn't just a wish, it's calculus not sun [Chorus] Europe on the wire, Europe in the room Passenger rights upgraded, films in afternoon bloom Mexico sees doorways, Canada gets the deal Sustainability on paper, making corporations feel June eighteenth, twenty-twenty-six, read the bulletin Europe's never static, always something happening [Bridge] Forbes reports the EU drafts sustainability rules American companies, sharpen up your tools Brussels writing standards that cross the Atlantic shore Belgian security briefings flag the China score Twenty-one films screening at the festival this week See Beyond and Feel Beyond, it's culture that they seek [Verse 3] COPARMEX announces opportunities for Mexico EU trade expanding southward, watch the channels flow First Canadian firm awarded rearmament cash Defence procurement spreading with a transatlantic splash Passenger protections getting sharper, getting wide Every seat a contract now, no traveller pushed aside [Verse 4] The data centres humming as the digital laws land Sovereignty over servers, Brussels takes a stand Artificial intelligence gets its rulebook too Every algorithm now must answer what it'll do Climate disclosures written into every corporate file The green transition measured now in more than miles [Chorus] Europe on the wire, Europe in the room Passenger rights upgraded, films in afternoon bloom Mexico sees doorways, Canada gets the deal Sustainability on paper, making corporations feel June eighteenth, twenty-twenty-six, read the bulletin Europe's never static, always something happening [Outro] June eighteenth, twenty-twenty-six Europe writes its ledger in the news and in the mix From defence floors to film screens, sustainability ink The continent keeps moving faster than you'd ever think
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