:root {
    --eu-blue: #003399;
    --eu-blue-deep: #002878;
    --eu-blue-bright: #2552d9;
    --eu-blue-soft: #eef2fb;
    --eu-blue-soft-2: #dde5f6;
    --eu-yellow: #ffcc00;

    --ink: #0f172a;
    --ink-2: #334155;
    --ink-3: #475569;
    --muted: #64748b;
    --muted-2: #94a3b8;
    --line: #e6eaf2;
    --line-2: #d6dce8;
    --line-3: #c2cad8;
    --bg: #ffffff;
    --bg-2: #fafbfc;
    --bg-3: #f4f6fa;

    --green: #16a34a;
    --green-soft: #dcfce7;
    --green-line: #bbf7d0;

    --shadow-sm: 0 1px 2px rgba(15,23,42,.04);
    --shadow-md: 0 4px 14px rgba(15,23,42,.06);
    --shadow-blue: 0 6px 20px rgba(0,51,153,.15);

    --radius: 10px;
    --radius-sm: 6px;
    --max: 1180px;

    --sans: "Inter", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
    --mono: "JetBrains Mono", ui-monospace, "SF Mono", Menlo, Consolas, monospace;
  }
  * { box-sizing: border-box; }
  html, body { margin: 0; padding: 0; }
  body {
    font-family: var(--sans);
    color: var(--ink);
    background: var(--bg);
    font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6;
    -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  }
  ::selection { background: var(--eu-blue); color: #fff; }
  a { color: var(--eu-blue); text-decoration: none; }
  a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
  .wrap { max-width: var(--max); margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 24px; }
  .narrow { max-width: 760px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 24px; }

  .mono { font-family: var(--mono); font-feature-settings: "ss01", "cv11"; }
  .small-caps {
    font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 0.74rem; letter-spacing: 0.05em;
    color: var(--muted); text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 600;
  }

  /* ─── Top stripe ─────────────────────────────────────── */
  .stripe {
    height: 3px;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--eu-blue) 0 80%, var(--eu-yellow) 80% 100%);
  }

  /* ─── Header ───────────────────────────────────────────── */
  header.site {
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
    background: rgba(255,255,255,.92);
    backdrop-filter: saturate(180%) blur(8px);
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: saturate(180%) blur(8px);
    position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 30;
  }
  .nav {
    display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;
    height: 64px; gap: 24px;
  }
  .nav .left { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 28px; }
  .brand {
    display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px;
    font-weight: 700; font-size: 1.05rem; color: var(--ink); letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  }
  .brand:hover { text-decoration: none; }
  .brand .mark {
    display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
    width: 28px; height: 28px; border-radius: 7px;
    background: var(--eu-blue); color: #fff; font-weight: 800; font-size: 0.78rem;
  }
  .brand .tld { color: var(--muted); font-weight: 500; }

  nav.primary { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 24px; }
  nav.primary a { color: var(--ink-2); font-weight: 500; font-size: 0.92rem; }
  nav.primary a.active { color: var(--eu-blue); }
  nav.primary a:hover { color: var(--eu-blue); text-decoration: none; }

  .nav .right { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px; }
  .status-pill {
    display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;
    height: 28px; padding: 0 12px;
    border: 1px solid var(--line-2); border-radius: 999px;
    background: var(--bg);
    font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 0.74rem; color: var(--ink-2);
  }
  .status-pill .dot {
    width: 7px; height: 7px; border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--green);
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 rgba(22,163,74,.5);
    animation: pulse-green 2s infinite;
  }
  @keyframes pulse-green {
    0% { box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 rgba(22,163,74,.5); }
    70% { box-shadow: 0 0 0 8px rgba(22,163,74,0); }
    100% { box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 rgba(22,163,74,0); }
  }

  .btn {
    display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;
    padding: 8px 16px; border-radius: 8px;
    font-weight: 600; font-size: 0.92rem;
    cursor: pointer; border: 1px solid transparent;
    transition: background .15s, border-color .15s, color .15s, transform .06s, box-shadow .15s;
    font-family: inherit; white-space: nowrap;
    box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm);
  }
  .btn:active { transform: translateY(1px); }
  .btn-primary { background: var(--eu-blue); color: #fff; box-shadow: var(--shadow-blue); }
  .btn-primary:hover { background: var(--eu-blue-deep); text-decoration: none; }
  .btn-ghost { background: var(--bg); color: var(--ink); border-color: var(--line-2); }
  .btn-ghost:hover { background: var(--bg-3); border-color: var(--line-3); text-decoration: none; }
  .btn .arrow { font-family: var(--mono); }

  /* ─── Page hero ───────────────────────────────────────── */
  .page-hero {
    padding: 56px 0 32px;
    background:
      radial-gradient(900px 280px at 30% -50px, rgba(0,51,153,.08), transparent 70%),
      var(--bg);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  }
  .breadcrumb {
    display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;
    margin-bottom: 18px;
    font-size: 0.84rem; color: var(--muted); font-family: var(--mono);
    flex-wrap: wrap;
  }
  .breadcrumb a { color: var(--muted); }
  .breadcrumb a:hover { color: var(--eu-blue); text-decoration: none; }
  .breadcrumb .sep { color: var(--line-3); }
  .breadcrumb .current { color: var(--ink-2); }

  .ph-eyebrow {
    display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;
    font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 0.82rem;
    color: var(--eu-blue); margin-bottom: 14px;
    text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.06em; font-weight: 600;
  }
  .ph-eyebrow::before { content: "★"; color: var(--eu-yellow); font-size: 0.96rem; }
  .ph h1 {
    margin: 0;
    font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 5vw, 3.6rem);
    letter-spacing: -0.03em; line-height: 1.05; font-weight: 700;
    color: var(--ink); max-width: 820px;
  }
  .ph h1 .accent { color: var(--eu-blue); }
  .ph .lede {
    margin: 22px 0 0; max-width: 720px;
    font-size: 1.18rem; color: var(--ink-2); line-height: 1.6;
  }

  /* ─── Mission pull-quote ─────────────────────────────── */
  .mission {
    padding: 64px 0;
    background: var(--bg-2);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  }
  .mission-quote {
    max-width: 860px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 24px;
    text-align: center;
    position: relative;
  }
  .mission-quote::before {
    content: "\201C";
    position: absolute; top: -32px; left: 50%; transform: translateX(-50%);
    font-size: 7rem; color: var(--eu-blue);
    line-height: 1; font-family: Georgia, serif;
    opacity: .25;
  }
  .mission-quote blockquote {
    margin: 0; padding: 0;
    font-size: clamp(1.3rem, 2.4vw, 1.85rem);
    line-height: 1.4; letter-spacing: -0.015em;
    color: var(--ink); font-weight: 500;
  }
  .mission-quote blockquote em {
    font-style: normal; color: var(--eu-blue);
    background: rgba(0,51,153,.06);
    padding: 0 6px; border-radius: 4px;
  }
  .mission-quote .attribution {
    margin-top: 24px;
    font: 0.86rem var(--mono); color: var(--muted);
    text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  }

  /* ─── Section scaffold ──────────────────────────────── */
  section.block { padding: 64px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
  section.block.alt { background: var(--bg-2); }

  .sec-eyebrow {
    font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 0.78rem;
    text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.06em;
    color: var(--muted); font-weight: 600;
    margin-bottom: 8px;
  }
  .sec-eyebrow .num {
    color: var(--eu-blue);
    margin-right: 6px;
  }

  h2.sec-h {
    margin: 0 0 20px;
    font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 2.8vw, 2.2rem);
    letter-spacing: -0.025em; line-height: 1.1; font-weight: 700;
    color: var(--ink);
  }
  h2.sec-h .accent { color: var(--eu-blue); }

  .editorial-body {
    font-size: 1.05rem; line-height: 1.75;
    color: var(--ink-2);
  }
  .editorial-body p { margin: 0 0 18px; }
  .editorial-body p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
  .editorial-body strong { color: var(--ink); font-weight: 600; }
  .editorial-body em { color: var(--ink); font-style: normal; background: rgba(0,51,153,.06); padding: 0 4px; border-radius: 3px; }
  .editorial-body a { color: var(--eu-blue); font-weight: 500; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0,51,153,.25); }
  .editorial-body a:hover { background: var(--eu-blue-soft); border-color: var(--eu-blue); text-decoration: none; }

  /* ─── How we curate (with side-by-side) ────────────── */
  .curate-grid {
    display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.1fr 1fr; gap: 48px;
    align-items: start;
  }
  .curate-tiles {
    display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 12px;
  }
  .curate-tile {
    padding: 18px;
    background: #fff;
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-radius: var(--radius);
    box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm);
  }
  .curate-tile .ico {
    width: 32px; height: 32px; border-radius: 8px;
    background: var(--eu-blue-soft); color: var(--eu-blue);
    display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
    margin-bottom: 12px; border: 1px solid var(--eu-blue-soft-2);
  }
  .curate-tile .ico svg { width: 16px; height: 16px; }
  .curate-tile h3 {
    margin: 0 0 6px; font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  }
  .curate-tile p {
    margin: 0; font-size: 0.88rem; line-height: 1.5; color: var(--ink-2);
  }

  /* ─── Stats band ──────────────────────────────────────── */
  .stats-band {
    background:
      radial-gradient(800px 260px at 80% 50%, rgba(0,51,153,.08), transparent 70%),
      var(--ink);
    color: #cbd5e1;
    padding: 64px 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  }
  .stats-band .sec-eyebrow { color: rgba(255,255,255,.5); }
  .stats-band .sec-eyebrow .num { color: var(--eu-yellow); }
  .stats-band h2 {
    color: #fff; margin: 0 0 36px;
    font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 2.8vw, 2.2rem); letter-spacing: -0.025em; line-height: 1.1; font-weight: 700;
  }
  .stats-band h2 .accent { color: var(--eu-yellow); }
  .stat-grid {
    display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); gap: 18px;
  }
  .stat-card {
    padding: 20px;
    background: rgba(255,255,255,.04);
    border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.08);
    border-radius: var(--radius);
  }
  .stat-card .num {
    font-size: 2.6rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: -0.04em; line-height: 1;
    color: #fff;
    font-family: var(--sans);
  }
  .stat-card .lbl {
    margin-top: 10px;
    font: 600 0.78rem var(--mono);
    text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.06em;
    color: rgba(255,255,255,.7);
  }
  .stat-card .sub {
    margin-top: 4px;
    font-size: 0.84rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,.55);
  }
  .stat-card.accent .num { color: var(--eu-yellow); }

  /* ─── Team section ────────────────────────────────────── */
  .team-grid {
    display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); gap: 18px;
    margin-top: 24px;
  }
  .team-card {
    padding: 22px;
    background: #fff;
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-radius: var(--radius);
    box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm);
    transition: border-color .15s, box-shadow .15s;
  }
  .team-card:hover { border-color: var(--line-3); box-shadow: var(--shadow-md); }
  .team-avatar {
    width: 56px; height: 56px; border-radius: 14px;
    display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
    color: #fff; font-weight: 700; font-size: 1.4rem; letter-spacing: -0.03em;
    margin-bottom: 14px;
    box-shadow: 0 4px 14px rgba(0,51,153,.15);
  }
  .team-avatar.a1 { background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--eu-blue), #2552d9); }
  .team-avatar.a2 { background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2552d9, #6b88ff); }
  .team-avatar.a3 { background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6b88ff, #2552d9); }
  .team-avatar.a4 { background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--eu-blue-deep), var(--eu-blue)); }
  .team-card h3 {
    margin: 0 0 4px; font-size: 1.04rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  }
  .team-card .role {
    font: 600 0.74rem var(--mono); color: var(--eu-blue);
    text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.06em;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
  }
  .team-card .city {
    display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 6px;
    font: 0.78rem var(--mono); color: var(--muted); margin-bottom: 12px;
  }
  .team-card .city .swatch {
    width: 14px; height: 10px; border-radius: 1px;
    border: 1px solid rgba(15,23,42,.08);
    background-size: cover; flex: none;
  }
  .team-card p {
    margin: 0; font-size: 0.88rem; color: var(--ink-2); line-height: 1.55;
  }

  .f-de { background: linear-gradient(180deg,#000 33%,#dd0000 33% 66%,#ffce00 66%); }
  .f-fr { background: linear-gradient(90deg,#0055a4 33%,#fff 33% 66%,#ef4135 66%); }
  .f-ee { background: linear-gradient(180deg,#0072ce 33%,#000 33% 66%,#fff 66%); }
  .f-pl { background: linear-gradient(180deg,#fff 50%,#dc143c 50%); }

  /* ─── Manifesto / What we don't do ────────────────────── */
  .manifesto {
    display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 14px;
  }
  .manifesto-item {
    display: flex; gap: 14px; align-items: start;
    padding: 18px;
    background: #fff;
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-radius: var(--radius);
    box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm);
  }
  .manifesto-item .x {
    width: 28px; height: 28px; flex: none;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: #fee2e2; color: #b91c1c;
    border: 1px solid #fecaca;
    display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
    font-family: var(--mono); font-weight: 700; font-size: 0.95rem;
  }
  .manifesto-item .check {
    width: 28px; height: 28px; flex: none;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--green-soft); color: #15803d;
    border: 1px solid var(--green-line);
    display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  }
  .manifesto-item .check svg { width: 14px; height: 14px; }
  .manifesto-item h4 { margin: 0 0 4px; font-size: 0.98rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.2; }
  .manifesto-item p { margin: 0; font-size: 0.88rem; color: var(--ink-2); line-height: 1.5; }

  /* ─── Contact CTA ─────────────────────────────────────── */
  .contact-cta {
    padding: 80px 0;
    background: var(--bg);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
    text-align: center;
  }
  .contact-cta h2 {
    margin: 0 0 14px;
    font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 3vw, 2.4rem);
    font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: -0.025em; color: var(--ink);
  }
  .contact-cta h2 .accent { color: var(--eu-blue); }
  .contact-cta p {
    margin: 0 auto 28px; max-width: 580px;
    color: var(--ink-2); font-size: 1.05rem; line-height: 1.55;
  }
  .contact-cta .channels {
    display: inline-flex; gap: 10px; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: center;
  }
  .contact-cta .ch {
    display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;
    padding: 10px 18px;
    background: var(--bg);
    border: 1px solid var(--line-2);
    border-radius: 999px;
    color: var(--ink); font-weight: 500;
    font-size: 0.94rem;
    transition: background .12s, border-color .12s, color .12s;
  }
  .contact-cta .ch:hover { background: var(--bg-3); border-color: var(--line-3); color: var(--eu-blue); text-decoration: none; }
  .contact-cta .ch .ico { width: 16px; height: 16px; color: var(--eu-blue); }

  /* ─── Footer ────────────────────────────────────────────── */
  footer.site {
    background: #0b1226; color: #cbd5e1;
    padding: 56px 0 32px;
  }
  footer.site a { color: #cbd5e1; }
  footer.site a:hover { color: #fff; text-decoration: none; }
  .foot-grid {
    display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.4fr 1fr 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 32px; margin-bottom: 32px;
  }
  .foot-brand .brand { color: #fff; }
  .foot-brand .brand .tld { color: #94a3b8; }
  .foot-brand p {
    color: #94a3b8; font-size: 0.88rem; max-width: 320px; margin: 14px 0 0; line-height: 1.6;
  }
  .foot-col h4 {
    font: 600 0.74rem var(--mono); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.06em;
    color: #94a3b8; margin: 0 0 14px;
  }
  .foot-col ul { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; }
  .foot-col li { margin-bottom: 9px; }
  .foot-col a { font-size: 0.92rem; }
  .foot-bar {
    border-top: 1px solid #1e293b; padding-top: 22px;
    display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; gap: 20px; flex-wrap: wrap;
    font-size: 0.84rem; color: #94a3b8; font-family: var(--mono);
  }

  /* ─── Responsive ────────────────────────────────────────── */
  @media (max-width: 1000px) {
    nav.primary { display: none; }
    .status-pill { display: none; }
    .curate-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 28px; }
    .stat-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
    .team-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
    .manifesto { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .foot-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  }
  @media (max-width: 600px) {
    .nav .right .btn-ghost { display: none; }
    .stat-grid, .team-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .curate-tiles { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .foot-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 24px; }
    section.block { padding: 48px 0; }
  }