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Brussels pushes for stronger cybersecurity oversight of high-risk technology suppliers

January 20, 2026January 20, 2026admin

Published on 01/20/2026 – 16:56 GMT+1 The European Commission on Tuesday presented a revision of the Cybersecurity Act aimed at reducing risks linked to so-called “high-risk” suppliers in the EU’s information and communication technology supply chains. The scope is broad, covering companies providing equipment and services for telecom networks, data centers, cloud services, connected devices […]

UK approves massive Chinese embassy in central London despite security concerns

January 20, 2026admin

ByEuronews Published on 20/01/2026 – 13:02 GMT+1 The UK approved plans for China to build a massive new embassy in central London on Tuesday, seeking to boost relations with Beijing despite widespread opposition from lawmakers over potential security risks. Critics have long warned that the proposed embassy — which is set to be China’s largest […]

Live – Trump doubles down on Greenland annexation as Europe struggles to coordinate a response

January 20, 2026admin

10:07 GMT+1 European Commission to hold Security College on Thursday European Commissioners will convene on Thursday for a Security College, an official confirmed to Euronews. This will be the second time this format will be held after being created in March last year by Ursula von der Leyen in March in order for Commissioners to […]

Newsletter: NATO sources ‘optimistic’ Trump will climb down on tariff threats

January 20, 2026admin

Good morning from Brussels. A common strategy is emerging among EU governments as the reality of the economic and geopolitical risks of US President Donald Trump’s tariff threats sink in: prioritize dialogue and diplomacy, while preparing for the worst. EU leaders are now geared up for intense shuttle diplomacy between Brussels and the Swiss village […]

Europe’s impossible puzzle: defend Ukraine from Putin and Greenland from Trump

January 20, 2026admin

For the past four years, European leaders have been working overtime to defend Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity against Russia’s war of aggression, often putting together strongly worded statements of condemnation, holding phone calls at late hours and getting together for hastily convened crisis meetings. But this past weekend, the script flipped in dramatic fashion. […]

Europe’s pro-Trump leaders tread carefully as Greenland crisis grows

January 19, 2026admin

As pressure mounts to calibrate a joint European Union response to the United States’s threats over Greenland, EU leaders with ties to US President Donald Trump have yet to push back hard against his latest statements. Trump threatened on Saturday to impose a 10% extra tariff on goods from European countries that oppose the sale […]

EU seeks to de-escalate Greenland crisis while preparing retaliation on Trump tariffs

January 19, 2026admin

European Union leaders are gearing up for a crunch week as they seek to defuse an escalating tariff conflict with the United States over Greenland, while also preparing a response should US President Donald Trump impose additional tariffs on six member states on February 1. In a meeting in Brussels on Sunday, EU ambassadors called […]

German vice-chancellor weighs deploying EU anti-coercion measures against Trump

January 19, 2026admin

German Vice-Chancellor and Economy Minister Lars Klingbeil told journalists on Monday that the European Union must be prepared to use its full arsenal of retaliatory measures to push back against threats from United States President Donald Trump. “Europeans must make clear the limit has been reached,” the German minister said. “There is a legally established […]

Live – Greenland spat: EU mulls next steps as Trump targets Denmark

January 19, 2026admin

9:14 GMT+1 Rutte to meet with Danish, Greenland ministers this afternoon Here’s an important meeting to monitor today: NATO chief Mark Rutte will receive Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen and the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Research of Greenland, Vivian Motzfeldt. The meeting, which was announced on Friday before Trump revealed his plan to […]

Newsletter: EU mulls retaliation but prioritizes diplomacy with US over Greenland

January 19, 2026admin

Good morning from Brussels. Officials and diplomats in this city are still reeling this morning after US President Donald Trump threatened to slap an extra 10% tariff on eight European countries — including Denmark, Germany and France — next month, rising to 25% in June, unless Greenland’s sale to the US is agreed. Financial markets […]