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…
Category: 3. Europe
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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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The EU wants to break its security dependency on the US and buy more European weapons
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Wednesday announced a new drive to break its security dependency on the United States, with a focus on buying more defense equipment in Europe.
The EU’s executive…
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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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Europe: Paragon attacks highlight Europe’s growing spyware crisis
Responding to the publication of a Citizen Lab report identifying multiple cases involving the use of Paragon’s spyware against journalists and human rights defenders in Italy, the Head of Amnesty International’s Security Lab, Donncha Ó…
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Northern Europe pushes EU to speed up Ukraine membership – POLITICO
While Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has publicly suggested Ukraine could join the bloc by 2030, the signatories now want action to make sure it actually happens.
“Ukraine has shown a remarkable reform progress — now it is…
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