The EU’s leaders are back in Brussels for a summit that will touch on many big-ticket issues. including the long-term budget, energy, continued support for Ukraine, hybrid attacks in Europe linked to Russia, and migration. Scroll down for updates from our reporters at the summit and from around Europe.
Continue ReadingMême s’il a dû mal à percer dans les sondages, David Lisnard, candidat à la présidentielle, a réussi à faire parler de lui ces derniers jours en surfant sur une campagne en ligne bien ficelée et en partie fabriquée. Voilà qui ne fait pas les affaires de Bruno Retailleau, le candidat des Républicains. Quelle est […]
Continue Reading“Since last night, all Starlink and Starshield terminals used by our forces have been subject to a speed limit of 100 kilometers per hour,” the officer said. POLITICO talked to three frontline soldiers, who all spoke on condition of being granted anonymity, as well as a Ukrainian defense ministry spokesperson and the EU’s top defense […]
Continue ReadingA full trial was expected in January but on Wednesday both sides agreed to “settle their differences” and drop the allegations without admitting liability. They will each cover their own legal costs. In an agreed statement, the two sides said MOPAC’s decision to block the Palantir contract was “not based on Palantir’s values or ethics […]
Continue ReadingPrime Minister Sébastien Lecornu’s government has presented a budget with €43 billion in spending cuts, aiming to reduce France’s deficit to 5% of GDP without raising taxes. This year’s deficit is expected to reach 5.4% of GDP, missing the initial 5% target. The counter-proposal from Mélenchon’s France Unbowed includes €106.4 billion in additional revenue and […]
Continue ReadingLiang said that China’s export success should not be attributed solely to subsidies, and was the result of “decades of investment in innovation.” She also said there was “a super appetite” among Chinese businesses to invest in Europe, but that they needed to assess the profitability of the EU market just like European companies. The […]
Continue ReadingThe deal saw the U.K. commit to doubling its spending on innovative medicines by 2035 from 0.3% to 0.6% of its GDP, in exchange for three years of tariff-free access to the U.S. market. The government has said the deal will cost £1 billion over the current spending review period, with no additional funding to […]
Continue ReadingBeing able to respond quickly to cyberattacks is most crucial in “high-risk scenarios,” the EU executive’s internal cyber defenders warned, saying that the ability to detect an attack is “not sufficient if containment measures cannot be taken quickly enough.” Officials at the in-house IT department, DG DIGIT, are planning to use automated “protective measures” in […]
Continue ReadingBRUSSELS — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen wrote to European leaders urging a series of measures to respond to illegal migration ahead of this week’s summit in Brussels. Among the measures von der Leyen called for were establishing an emergency response framework when migration has been weaponized, expanding the powers of the EU’s border […]
Continue ReadingLONDON — Nigel Farage on Tuesday defended his party’s proposals to allow the Royal Marines to use “lethal force” against irregular migrants crossing the English Channel. The leader of the right-wing Reform UK party — who has announced plans to shut down Britain’s asylum system for five years if he takes office — doubled down on […]
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