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Islamist drone plot near Belgian PM’s home foiled

Thu, 10/09/2025 - 20:32
"Drones are a big problem. Islamism is too, but we've known that for a while,” commented Belgium's defence minister
Categories: European Union, Swiss News

Industry demands withdrawal of ‘hugely expensive’ e-waste levy

Thu, 10/09/2025 - 19:38
And at €2 per kilo, the fee is "hugely expensive" and could create perverse incentives said Pascal Leroy, director general of the WEEE Forum
Categories: European Union, Swiss News

Macron hosts Paris summit to push political solution after Gaza ceasefire

Thu, 10/09/2025 - 18:57
Talks focus on Gaza aid and plans for a political roadmap after the ceasefire
Categories: European Union, Swiss News

Berlin remains divided over petrol car ban, Merz promises to fight on in Brussels

Thu, 10/09/2025 - 18:25
'There must be no abrupt cut in 2035,' said Merz
Categories: European Union, Swiss News

EU sees no risk of gas shortage in first winter without Ukraine transit

Thu, 10/09/2025 - 18:22
“The EU is well prepared for the upcoming winter," energy commissioner Dan Jørgensen says
Categories: European Union, Swiss News

The Brief – What Macron needs most is a one-state solution

Thu, 10/09/2025 - 18:03
While the president engages in talk of “the day after” in Gaza, much of the French political landscape – including some of his own erstwhile allies – are obsessively planning Macron’s own day after
Categories: European Union, Swiss News

Germany’s top court orders government to draft new nitrate action plan

Thu, 10/09/2025 - 17:48
Germany has long struggled with nitrogen surpluses, leading to EU infringement proceedings in 2019 that were closed in 2023
Categories: European Union, Swiss News

European wind power spared as Beijing squeezes rare earth metal supplies

Thu, 10/09/2025 - 17:24
'WindEurope members have not reported immediate effects of the Chinese export restrictions', a spokesperson said
Categories: European Union, Swiss News

Warsaw rejects EU migrant relocation plan, Poland’s president tells von der Leyen

Thu, 10/09/2025 - 17:18
Irregular migration is a European problem, but the answer is not to send migrants to Central and Eastern Europe, he said
Categories: European Union, Swiss News

EXCLUSIVE: European Investment Bank ready to invest in drone defence

Thu, 10/09/2025 - 16:36
The EIB recently changed its lending rules to allow for military investments
Categories: European Union, Swiss News

Europe should pump defence cash into its own AI, urges Mistral CEO

Thu, 10/09/2025 - 16:28
Arthur Mensch, co-founder of the French AI darling, has warned against Europe's big push on defence being allowed to enrich the usual US digital giants
Categories: European Union, Swiss News

Commission launches probe into alleged Hungarian spy recruitment at EU embassy

Thu, 10/09/2025 - 16:26
“If this is true, it would be one of the biggest scandals we have ever seen,” a veteran MEP said
Categories: European Union, Swiss News

Pledges to restrict EU-banned pesticides in imports hit regulatory roadblocks

Thu, 10/09/2025 - 15:33
The bloc’s executive is still exploring ways to deliver on the EU farm chief's promise
Categories: European Union, Swiss News

EXCLUSIVE: Commission floats ‘simplifying’ delayed deforestation law

Thu, 10/09/2025 - 14:58
Re-opening the file to exempt some farmers and forest owners has been a long-standing demand of the centre-right
Categories: European Union, Swiss News

Brussels ‘concerned’ by new Chinese rare earth restrictions

Thu, 10/09/2025 - 14:36
Beijing's measures come just days after the European Commission proposed doubling the bloc’s tariffs on steel to 50% – a move widely regarded as targeting China
Categories: European Union, Swiss News

Mercosur trade deal prompts French EPP rebellion against Commission

Thu, 10/09/2025 - 14:22
The rebellion by senior politician François-Xavier Bellamy comes as his party is under pressure from Jordan Bardella's National Rally

Joint guidance aims to clarify EU’s big tech and privacy rules

Thu, 10/09/2025 - 13:51
European Commission collaborates with EU countries' privacy watchdogs on first common DMA and GDPR guidance in a bid to simplify digital compliance
Categories: European Union

Von der Leyen easily survives double no-confidence vote

Thu, 10/09/2025 - 12:13
This is von der Leyen’s second defence this year
Categories: Défense, European Union

‘Chat control’ law goes back to negotiating table with no Council vote in sight

Thu, 10/09/2025 - 11:48
Controversial message-scanning proposal, which had been scheduled for a vote by ministers on 14 October, is back in limbo
Categories: Défense, European Union

China bolsters export controls on rare-earth industry

Thu, 10/09/2025 - 11:29
The European Union and the United States are both trying to boost their own production of rare earths and better recycle what they use to reduce dependence on Beijing
Categories: Défense, European Union

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