Category: EU Reporter

Tiny Kox, the Dutch head of a venerable watchdog on European democracy, has denied being a Kremlin fixer after one Russian spy described him as a top contact in leaked files.

Russian president Vladimir Putin thanked Chinese president Xi Jinping for his “balanced position” on the Ukraine “crisis” in Uzbekistan Thursday in what was their first meeting since the war. Putin also backed China’s claim to Taiwan and condemned US “provocations” in support of its independence. The meeting is being closely watched by Western diplomats after […]

Ursula von der Leyen barely noticed that European democracy is under attack not only from external threats, but from within. Two of the world’s leading autocratic countries are EU member states.

Polish government authorities snubbed a European Parliament probe into spyware Pegasus by refusing to show up to an inquiry on Thursday.

Sweden’s prime minister Magdalena Andersson resigned on Thursday, paving the way for a change of government. The speaker of the parliament is now expected to give the head of Sweden’s Moderate Party, Ulf Kristersson, a mandate to form a new government, following Sunday’s general election. His right-wing group includes the far-right Sweden Democrats. The result […]

The European Commission announced on Thursday it will restrict access to 87 vulnerable marine ecosystems in the north-east Atlantic coasts of France, Ireland, Portugal and Spain for deep-sea bottom fisheries. “The total closure area corresponds to 16,419 km2 reserved for the protection of vulnerable marine ecosystems below 400 meters,” said environment commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius. Fishing below a depth of 800 […]

With evermore connected devices on the market, new EU rules aim to minimise cybersecurity risks from innocuous household appliances and industrial operating systems — amid concern over the increasing number of cyberattacks and their cost for companies.

Thousands of firefighters in the forested area near Bordeaux, France, are battling a wildfire, which has already forced 10.000 to flee.

The EU needs to be clear eyed about China’s new diplomatic charm offensive, as it’s more likely driven by short-term necessity than any fundamental policy re-assessment.

The Swedish government has agreed to extradite a Turkish citizen with Kurdish roots wanted for credit card fraud to Turkey, amid the backdrop of Turkey’s Nato threat.