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The Tolerant is built on a network of independent journalists, policy analysts, and researchers spread across Europe — from Paris and Brussels to Stockholm and Madrid. Our contributors work as freelancers and collaborators, bringing first-hand knowledge of their national contexts to our pan-European coverage. This diversity of voices and perspectives is not incidental to our mission — it is the mission. Every byline represents a different vantage point on the European project.

Carlos Mendoza

Carlos Mendoza

Brussels-based correspondent with a focus on EU legislative affairs, Southern European politics, and the rule of law. Carlos has covered the European Parliament since 2019 and specialises in the intersection of national politics and EU policymaking.

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Emma Bergström

Emma Bergström

Stockholm-based policy analyst covering Nordic and Baltic affairs, energy transition, and EU climate legislation. Emma brings a Northern European lens to the publication, tracking how EU directives land differently across member states with very different energy profiles.

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Sophie Laurent

Sophie Laurent

Paris-based journalist covering EU competition policy, platform regulation, and digital markets. Contributor to The Tolerant since its founding, Sophie brings a Franco-European perspective to debates that too often default to Brussels-only framing.

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