Category: Politico News

Officially, Coreper is not a decision-making body. But those who have been inside the room say the lines are increasingly blurred in recent years. “If we’re honest, it really is a place where decisions are made,” said a second diplomat, arguing that while national leaders have to regularly rubber-stamp its actions, the speed of geopolitics […]

For decades, it has been Europe’s strongest asset, the backbone of our prosperity, and increasingly the cornerstone of our sovereignty. And yet, in the areas that matter most, we still do not have one market. We have the sum of 27 national markets. This fragmentation is not a technical flaw. It is a political and […]

Orbán threw the EU’s entire support package for Ukraine into doubt last weekend when he said he would block a €90 billion loan crucial to Ukraine’s wartime survival — as well as the EU’s 20th package of sanctions against Ukraine — unless the pipeline was repaired and oil once again started flowing to Hungary and […]

Meanwhile, missile defense systems of the type being developed by Russia are becoming more capable. In 2024, Israel and the U.S. reportedly intercepted roughly 90 percent of two large Iranian missile barrages, each involving around 200 ballistic missiles.  The RUSI report found that if such a rate of interception could be replicated by a system […]

In advance of Merz’s trip, a growing number of German business leaders called on the chancellor to take a harder line on Chinese industrial policies that lead to price advantages for its companies — including subsidies, deliberate dumping and an undervalued currency. Merz seemed to respond to that pressure, calling on China to level the playing […]

Deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro can’t pay for his legal defense in the federal criminal case against him because the Trump administration won’t allow the Venezuelan government to sidestep sanctions and fund his representation, according to a court filing from Maduro’s lawyer. The lawyer, Barry Pollack, said he may ask the court to intervene, arguing that if […]

But the speech of France’s Permanent Representative Céline Jurgensen at a meeting of the UNHRC on Wednesday contained no such call for Albanese’s resignation. Jurgensen only referred to “repeated and extremely problematic statements by a United Nations Special Rapporteur,” and called on special rapporteurs to “exercise the restraint, moderation, and discretion required by their mandate.” […]

“2027 est très importante pour nous et, je l’espère, réaliste, afin que [le président russe Vladimir] Poutine ne puisse pas bloquer notre adhésion pendant des décennies”, a poursuivi Volodymyr Zelensky, précisant vouloir éviter le même sort que sa demande d’adhésion à l’Otan, qui n’est plus d’actualité en raison de l’opposition de Washington. Le raisonnement est […]

“We were really disturbed by the reports that there might have been an opportunity to escalate this to law enforcement further, and we want to make sure if any company has that opportunity, they would escalate,” he added. OpenAI’s head of policy, Chan Park, and six others from the company, met with members of Prime […]

Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos will attend meetings at the White House Thursday, underscoring the political dynamics involved in the company’s proposal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, according to two people familiar with the discussions, granted anonymity to speak candidly. Top of the agenda: Netflix’s bid for the media giant and President Donald Trump’s demand that […]