At first glance, Ukraine has little to do with Greenland. One is fighting a grinding land war in Eastern Europe; the other is a remote territory on NATO’s northern flank. Yet the two are becoming strategically linked. As Russia and increasingly China push further into the Arctic, Ukraine’s…
Category: 3. Europe
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KBC becomes first Belgian bank to offer regulated crypto trading through its etail brokerage platform, selecting Taurus as custody partner
KBC, Belgium’s largest bank-insurance group, has selected Taurus as its custody partner for crypto assets. Under the partnership, KBC will leverage Taurus-PROTECT, Taurus’ banking-grade digital asset custody platform, to support its regulated crypto offering.
The partnership supports…
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'I am no spy': Courier in Russian exploding parcels plot against UK talks to BBC
Aleksandr Suranovas, charged with carrying out an act of terrorism for Russia, speaks to the BBC.
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European Union thanks Gulf states for repatriating EU citizens from conflict zone
The EU has joined some Gulf states in condemning what they call “unacceptable attacks” on countries in the region.
This comes after Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (pictured) and EU Council President Antonio Costa exchanged views with the leaders of Jordan, Egypt, Bahrain,…
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Europe’s plan to keep Ukraine afloat – POLITICO
Ukraine is running out of money to fight Russia — but Hungary still isn’t budging on its opposition to the EU’s €90 billion loan to Kyiv.
On today’s episode, host Zoya Sheftalovich and Kathryn Carlson, senior finance reporter, outline some of the contingency plans…
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Was es für Schwarz-Rot im Bund bedeutet – POLITICO
Zehn Tage vor der Landtagswahl in Rheinland-Pfalz läuft alles auf ein Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen hinaus. Gestern Abend trafen SPD-Amtsinhaber Alexander Schweizer und CDU-Herausforderer Gordon Schnieder im TV-Duell aufeinander. Während Schweizer auf den Amtsbonus setzt, kämpft…
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Why textile services matter for Europe – POLITICO
In this time of ongoing and challenging geo-political change, it will become crucial to fully recognize the strategic value of circular, service-based business models, which strengthen competitiveness and resilience while…
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Édouard Philippe’s presidential ambitions run into trouble in his Normandy base – POLITICO
It will also be a grave personal disappointment for Philippe, who has long held ambitions to run for the Élysée. As prime minister from 2017 to 2020 he steered France through the Covid pandemic, but was ultimately sidelined by Macron when the president wanted to give his government a “new…
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Polanski’s Greens are beating Liberal Democrats at their own game – POLITICO
“Not everybody is fully signed up to that strategy,” the senior party figure quoted above said.
There is a “general unrest about the ‘let’s grab any passing headline we can, regardless of how closely it aligns to our values or our broader messaging’” approach, that figure…
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Iceland could be EU’s 28th member, foreign minister says – POLITICO
Iceland is a member of the European Economic Area and part of the Schengen free travel zone, so it already has many of the EU’s laws on its books. As a result, “it will not be so complicated for us” and “would be rather a quick process” to conclude negotiations to join the bloc,…
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