Ultimately though, tough wording threatening additional sanctions on Russian energy and trade goods might mean little, given actually implementing it at an EU level still does require unanimity — and Hungary has time and time again blocked…
Category: 3. Europe
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Brussels hold’em: European cards against Trumpian coercion
Summary
- Faced with an aggressive new Trump administration, Europeans must understand the assets they can use as deterrents
- Across trade, technology, infrastructure, finance and people-to-people relations,…
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Europe Delays Tariffs on U.S. Whiskey to Make Time to Negotiate
Officials from the European Union said on Thursday that they would delay their retaliation against President Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs — including 50 percent levies on American whiskey and other goods — until the middle of next…
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How Long Before Europe Can Fight Russia?
There’s an often-heard and slightly predictable argument about European security. The continent is old and a bit doddery, it’s said. Getting a decision on anything takes years and the cake that emerges is disappointing and heavily…
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Europe, Meet Your Newest Assistant: Meta AI
It’s About Time
At Meta, we believe that being at the forefront of innovation means being able to move quickly to adopt new and emerging technologies. Since Meta AI launched in the US in 2023, we’ve seen corners of the world embrace free…
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Menaced by Trump, Canada Prepares to Join E.U. Military Industry Efforts
Canada is in advanced talks with the European Union to join the bloc’s new project to expand its military industry, a move that would allow Canada to be part of building European fighter jets and other military equipment at its own industrial…
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Europe’s rearmament is moving fast – it must not overlook these three vital areas
The second Trump administration has seen an aggressive restoration of “big stick” foreign policy. In just two months, Trump has already sparked trade wars with Canada, Mexico and the EU, threatened to annex Greenland and pull the US out…
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EU slams the door on US in colossal defense plan – POLITICO
The danger of relying too much on the U.S. was highlighted by Trump’s sudden decision to undermine allied Ukraine by halting arms deliveries and intelligence-sharing to pressure Kyiv into accepting peace talks with Russia.
Kallas pointed…
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Can Europe’s New Military Spending Help Its Economies?
From Brussels to Berlin, leaders across Europe are getting ready to spend hundreds of billions to rebuild their armies. The spending, they say, is necessary to prepare Europe for the dangers of a world where the United States no longer guarantees…
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Europe looks to poach US researchers as Trump cuts funding – POLITICO
“It is urgent … to organize ourselves to welcome talents who would like or need to leave the United States,” French Research Minister Philippe Baptiste told POLITICO in a statement.
The U.S. is not mentioned by name in the letter but…
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