Category: 3. Europe

“These [partnership] packages will reinforce the link between external action and internal priorities, such as energy security, the supply of critical raw materials,” Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Budget Commissioner Piotr Serafin wrote in an internal note seen by POLITICO…

According to a document obtained by POLITICO, countries want Brussels to go further by establishing an EU-wide age of digital adulthood, below which minors would need parental consent to log onto social media — meaning that kids couldn’t automatically access any of the most popular apps…

While the EEAS does not plan to officially close any of its 144 foreign delegations, around 10 will be stripped down to core staff such as an ambassador and one or two aides, with local staffers phased out, both officials said. As part of…

Quintin is well aware of the political minefield, and says it’s all the more reason to act quickly: He plans to send his proposal to parliament by Belgium’s national day, July 21, and merge the police forces in 2027.

Brussels is the only large Belgian city to have several police…