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Belgium’s federal government on Thursday approved a ban on flavored vapes, with only tobacco-flavored and unflavored e-cigarettes allowed on the market from September 2028. Health Minister Frank … Apr 30 2 mins read

Séjourné has long championed a “European Preference” as part of his flagship Industrial Accelerator Act (which aims to make Europe more competitive by favoring local manufacturers of green technologies) and for projects funded by the EU’s long-term budget. However, some EU countries — led by Germany — oppose what they say are too rigid criteria […]

Prime Minister Keir Starmer is braced for a tough weekend as results from Britain’s biggest set of elections since 2024 pour in. Voters have picked more than 5,000 English councilors in 136 councils, including all 32 London boroughs; six mayors in England; all 129 members of the Scottish Parliament; plus all 96 members of an […]

In dieser Folge spricht Rixa Fürsen mit Rasmus Buchsteiner über den Streit um die Diätenerhöhung im Bundestag. Ab 1. Juli stehen knapp 500 Euro mehr im Monat für jedes Mitglied des Bundestags an. Jetzt ringen Union und SPD darum, ob sie das stoppen und wenn ja, wie und bis wann. Außerdem: Bundesfinanzminister Lars Klingbeil ist […]

Then there’s U.S. President Donald Trump (who wouldn’t be cool even if he were cryogenically frozen), who shared this week that his dancing to The Village People’s “Y.M.C.A.” embarrasses even his wife. You’d think Melania would be beyond humiliation at this point but clearly not. “She hates when I dance to what is sometimes referred to as […]

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Similarly, one would be forgiven for asking to see any evidence of a well-functioning policy process that would provide the president with different options, detail their costs and benefits, and provide coherent strategies for implementation — all of which are normally the responsibility of the national security adviser, the other hat Rubio now wears? Indeed, […]

Listen on Spotify Apple Music Amazon Music We’re talking identity this week on EU Confidential — in more ways than one. First, host Sarah Wheaton sits down with Theresa Kuhn, professor of European studies at the University of Amsterdam, who has led a major research project tracking how European identity has evolved across the continent […]

U.S. and Iranian forces exchanged strikes on land and at sea Thursday as President Donald Trump pursues a comprehensive deal to end the war. Central Command said U.S. forces were responding with “self-defense strikes” in the country after Iranian forces launched missiles, drones and small boats at three Navy destroyers in the Strait of Hormuz, […]

President Donald Trump set a two-month deadline for the European Union to implement a trade deal with the U.S., before he increases tariffs to “much higher levels.” Trump doubled down on his threat to levy higher tariffs on the EU in a social media post on Thursday, as he continues to push European leaders to enact […]