Ukraine struck 12 vessels belonging to Russia’s shadow fleet in the Black Sea on Thursday night, the commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces, Robert Brovdi, announced on Telegram. The attacks aim to prevent Russia from supplying fuel to the occupied regions of Eastern Ukraine and Crimea and curb its effort to circumvent sanctions, Brovdi explained. […]
Continue ReadingBeim deutsch-französischen Ministerrat steht die europäische Verteidigung im Fokus. Nach dem Scheitern von FCAS drängt die Zeit für Kanzler Friedrich Merz und Präsident Emmanuel Macron. Mit Hans von der Burchard blickt Rixa Fürsen auf die sicherheitspolitische Agenda. Es geht um Raketenabwehr und eine bisher undenkbare Kooperation bei der nuklearen Abschreckung vor den Wahlen in Frankreich. […]
Continue ReadingEuropeans are traveling in huge numbers this summer — but the conflict in the Middle East, volatile fuel prices linked to disruption in the Strait of Hormuz, and a troubled new border system are making journeys more complicated. Sarah Wheaton is joined by POLITICO reporters Ben Munster, Tommaso Lecca and Jordyn Dahl to unpack how […]
Continue ReadingPresident Donald Trump on Thursday announced his administration is declassifying documents that he says outline vulnerabilities in U.S. election systems. In his 25-minute speech from the White House, Trump described efforts by China to access U.S. voter rolls and offered details about long-studied vulnerabilities in electronic voting machines. But none of the information Trump described appears to support his long-running claims […]
Continue ReadingBut it won’t help with the tough ongoing negotiations for the next budget cycle from 2028 to 2034. To finance that future €2 trillion cash pot, France is pushing for a tax on U.S. digital giants including Google, but the idea is opposed by Germany, among others. EU vs. Google As part of its annual […]
Continue ReadingMerz said the talks would cover economic, energy, security and defense policy. Macron added Ukraine, the Middle East, space, artificial intelligence, quantum technology, trade and the protection of European industry to the extensive agenda. Both governments are presenting the meeting as an effort to build on agreements reached at last year’s meeting in Toulon, France, […]
Continue ReadingGrace Pritchard will be the No.10 director of news, as well as the prime minister’s spokesperson. She became a spokesperson for Burnham during his by-election campaign while on loan from Ed Miliband’s team of special advisers. She was given a permanent job in Team Burnham after impressing during the successful bid to get him back […]
Continue ReadingAt the outset of the Iran war and resulting spike in energy costs, a gang of 10 countries led by Poland and Italy used the sensitive moment to demand major changes to the ETS. Initially, they were seen as a fringe band of nations who hadn’t taken decarbonization seriously enough, but their demands have begun […]
Continue ReadingThe report, due to be published on Friday, comes out once a year and grades all 27 EU member countries on their compliance with the rule of law, issuing recommendations accordingly. POLITICO has not seen the full report. It lands days after a Spanish court ruled that civil servants had improperly created a public-sector job […]
Continue ReadingWithout another extension next week, the cap will automatically bounce higher because oil prices have risen due to the war in Iran — handing Russian President Vladimir Putin a windfall. The European Commission is legally obliged to recalculate the price ceiling after July 15 but the new cap would become effective only on Aug. 1, giving […]
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