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Fri, 12/05/2025 - 16:34
Île Longue is one of the most sensitive military sites in Europe
Fri, 12/05/2025 - 16:04
In today's edition: deregulation, petrol car ban, green finance
Fri, 12/05/2025 - 15:20
A Green lawmaker called Vance's post on X "coordinated geopolitical pressure" on the EU
Fri, 12/05/2025 - 14:55
Lithuania has called for harsher sanctions on Belarus
Fri, 12/05/2025 - 14:46
German parliamentarians backed a new scheme for military service on Friday as the country seeks to bolster its long ill-equipped and understaffed armed forces following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The reform stops short of introducing conscription but will include mandatory screening of all 18-year-old men and measures such as higher pay aimed at making service […]
Fri, 12/05/2025 - 14:00
In this interview, international lawyer Robert Amsterdam shares his perspective on what he describes as a “rule of law crisis” within Spain’s tax system. He argues that current practices undermine judicial independence, violate EU legal standards, and have far-reaching consequences for citizens, businesses, and the credibility of the Union’s legal order. The discussion covers: • […]
Fri, 12/05/2025 - 13:18
Crosetto noted that Italy, the UK, and Japan are working on the conditions under which new countries could join GCAP
Fri, 12/05/2025 - 13:18
If a European country becomes ‘majority non-European’, the strategy says Washington would reconsider its alliance.
Fri, 12/05/2025 - 13:09
Czechia, Finland, Luxembourg, and Greece spoke up against a French push for European rules to deliver a "truly sovereign cloud"
Fri, 12/05/2025 - 12:44
During Friday's telecoms council meeting, Germany was among several countries pushing for the Commission digital omnibus proposal to go further
Fri, 12/05/2025 - 12:25
The Nature Restoration Regulation and waste water rules appear to have been spared for now
Fri, 12/05/2025 - 12:17
Digital Services Act penalty follows a two-year Commission look at X's blue check system, ad repository, and data access for researchers – but other probes continue
Fri, 12/05/2025 - 11:35
Controversial proposals to boost cross-border capacity could set put Brussels on collision course with national operators
Fri, 12/05/2025 - 09:41
In today's edition: DG SANTE on NATO and health, prevention, alcohol
Fri, 12/05/2025 - 09:39
In today's edition: Wine, farmers' protests, CMO
Fri, 12/05/2025 - 09:02
In today's edition: Germany vs AI Act, WhatsApp probe
Fri, 12/05/2025 - 08:36
Plus Canada's extra fee, and a military mobility working party
Fri, 12/05/2025 - 07:55
In Friday’s edition: Ukraine ‘reparations loan,’ College of Europe, Vance attacks, book lobbyists, trade-preferences scheme
Fri, 12/05/2025 - 07:00
Europe faces industrial collapse from high energy costs and inflexible green policies, the author warns. To protect jobs, policymakers must move beyond declarations and embrace pragmatism: reassess net-zero targets and diversify Europe's energy mix for sovereignty.
Fri, 12/05/2025 - 06:11
Any legal changes “must comply with the principles of political neutrality, responsibility and transparency”
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