The move effectively puts the ball in Brussels’ court as it mulls a response to the brewing crisis. Late on Monday, Slovakia halted its emergency electricity supplies to Ukraine, whose own energy sector is in crisis after years of Russian bombardment. The pushback against the pipeline outage didn’t stop there: Hungary has also blocked a […]
Continue ReadingThe Spanish government has defended the contract it struck for storing wiretaps. Spain’s Interior Ministry said in a statement that the government had awarded a contract to “European companies,” which then bought storage products. “There is no risk to security, technological and legal sovereignty, nor is there any foreign interference or threat to the custody […]
Continue ReadingNetflix chief Ted Sarandos on Monday dismissed President Donald Trump’s demand that the streaming giant fire former national security adviser Susan Rice from its board, or “pay the consequences,” as the company is embroiled in a high-profile merger fight that will decide the fate of Warner Bros. Discovery. Trump decried Rice as a “political hack” in a Saturday […]
Continue ReadingMentzen had appealed the November court ruling, but rather than wait for the process to play out, his allies registered The Empire Strikes Back in January as a Plan B. At a closed-door congress on Saturday, delegates voted to merge the two entities, transferring New Hope’s structures and assets to the new party. Confederation officials […]
Continue ReadingThe ministerial code imposes a duty on ministers to comply with a set of ethical standards including upholding principles around openness and honesty. The crux of Magnus’ investigation into Simons — and particularly any decision about whether he has broken the ministerial code — is likely to focus on Simons’ behavior while he has been […]
Continue ReadingHungary must lift its blockade on a €90 billion loan to Ukraine and abide by the commitments it made to other EU leaders in December, European Council President António Costa warned in a letter to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. The letter, which was sent to Orbán’s office on Monday afternoon and seen by POLITICO, comes […]
Continue Reading“This follows search warrants at two addresses in the Wiltshire and Camden areas.” The force is probing claims that the senior British politician leaked internal government discussions to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in the wake of the 2008 financial crash. Emails released as part of the Epstein files in the United States appeared to […]
Continue ReadingOn migration, for example, the coalition is likely to look for, and find, support on the far-right flank. On the other hand, it is likely to turn to the GL-PvDA for support on climate and measures to cut back nitrogen emissions from farms. There’s also widespread support for its plans to boost defense spending to […]
Continue ReadingThe Commission in November presented its “digital omnibus” plan as part of a bigger overhaul of data and AI laws that seeks to boost AI technology in Europe. It is one of (so far) 10 so-called omnibuses that aim to slash red tape and boost European competitiveness proposed by Ursula von der Leyen’s Commission. The […]
Continue Reading“The environment ministry has, in recent times, been marked by a number of emotions, as if all the issues this ministry should be dealing with had been reduced to some kind of fight against green ideologies. I am convinced that we should do everything possible to return to the essence of what this ministry is […]
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