September 23, 2026 presents an extraordinary split-screen image: Andorran Prime Minister Xavier Espot is in New York alongside Volodymyr Zelensky, reaffirming Andorra’s support for Ukraine, while 6,000 kilometres away firefighters are extinguishing the remains of La Querola, Ordino’s €130 million ultra-luxury residential project.
September 23, 2026 presents an extraordinary split-screen image: Andorran Prime Minister Xavier Espot is in New York alongside Volodymyr Zelensky, reaffirming Andorra’s support for Ukraine, while 6,000 kilometres away firefighters are extinguishing the remains of La Querola, Ordino’s €130 million ultra-luxury residential project.
La Querola d’Ordino was conceived as one of Andorra’s most ambitious luxury developments: almost twenty years of planning, around fourteen years of construction, seven buildings, roughly 34,000 square metres and 51 luxury homes.
In 2025, the artificial intelligence race looked deceptively simple: OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, Meta and xAI were fighting to build the smartest model on Earth. By 2026, that race had fractured into something far bigger. The real battle is no longer only about code.
This investigation examines whether Andorra’s justice system has the structural safeguards required to guarantee genuine judicial independence in one of Europe’s smallest and most interconnected states.
Ireland should not support the final ratification or provisional application of the EU–Andorra Association Agreement before the Andorran people have voted. Democratic consent, judicial independence and transparency must come first.
Andorra is moving toward an Association Agreement with the European Union before its citizens have voted. This investigative podcast examines the transfer of regulatory sovereignty, the delayed referendum, the opposition’s warnings, and whether Andorra is importing Europe’s market rules without embracing stronger judicial…