Brussels is getting increasingly worried about its economic relationship with Beijing … but the bloc doesn’t want to bring out the big guns just yet. While the EU already has the infamous ‘trade bazooka’ at its disposal, the Commission is considering a new tool to address Chinese overcapacity and dangerous dependencies. Our colleague Camille Gijs […]
Continue ReadingCalling for a peace settlement and invoking Gandhi and Mother Theresa, Modi said India supports all peace efforts, and this is the direction that must be pursued. “Thank you very much, prime minister. We are moving forward along this path,” Putin responded. Russia insists that ending the war in Ukraine can only be done on its […]
Continue ReadingVon der Leyen’s participation in the event has not been previously reported. The Commission president’s focus on space reflects mounting concern over Russian hybrid actions that appear to be taking aim at Europe’s reliance on satellites for everything from military communications to civilian navigation. GPS jamming and spoofing, for example, have surged recently around the […]
Continue ReadingGreece put the deal’s total value at €3.035 billion, adding that 19 Greek companies are already involved, accounting for more than €750 million of the program, with plans to build a domestic production base capable of exporting equipment. Defense Minister Nikos Dendias said Greece would become “the first country in the European Union to adopt […]
Continue ReadingOnline services with more than 45 million users in the EU are subject to the stricter regime, which now includes 28 platforms and search engines. ChatGPT’s potential designation has been closely watched since it declared 120 million users last year. But the Commission has had a hard time deciding whether the flagship service run by […]
Continue ReadingThe institute warned that the pills contain a very high amount of a substance called para-methoxymethamphetamine, or PMMA. Though closely resembling MDMA — the active ingredient in ecstasy pills, which are used by some clubbers and fueled the rave scene in the 1980s and 1990s — PMMA is much more dangerous, the institute warned. Hours […]
Continue ReadingIn July, the U.N. recorded the highest mortality rates among civilians in Ukraine since March 2022. Russia also reports more civilian deaths caused by Ukrainian attacks, even though, unlike Moscow, Kyiv does not deliberately target civilians but aims to bring the war “where it came from.“ Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal best described the […]
Continue ReadingThe trade deal, which will open markets involving 2 billion people and accounting for more than a fifth of global GDP, has not yet been signed — the last step before it can be fully ratified. Modi’s visit would present an opportunity to do so, although EU countries have yet to give their backing. The […]
Continue ReadingThe French comments are the clearest overture made to Stockholm since the high-profile failure of a next-generation fighter jet project between France, Germany and Spain, known as the Future Combat Air System (FCAS). The decade-long program faltered due to disagreements between France’s Dassault Aviation and Germany’s Airbus Defence and Space, and ultimately collapsed last spring. […]
Continue ReadingFor 16 years, Viktor Orbán exerted an iron grip on Hungarian politics and society. Now it’s being dismantled. Has Hungary finally turned a page on the Orbán era, or could he make one final return? It’s only a few days before Péter Magyar’s government, which succeeded Orbán, learns whether his anti-corruption reforms have done enough to […]
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