Category: 3. Europe

The House of Lords has also been recalled, raising the prospect of emergency legislation moving through all required stages in a short space of time.

A spokesperson for No. 10 Downing Street said Friday afternoon said the government would “always act in the national…

NATO and the EU have released lists of raw materials that are critical for defence purposes and technological resilience.  

The land, naval, aerospace and guided weapons sectors all need these critical raw materials, according to a study from the think tank International Institute…

The U.K. earlier gave details of new support worth £450 million for Ukraine, about £350 million of which will be provided by Britain, with extra funding from Norway via the U.K.-led International Fund for Ukraine.

It includes £160 million to provide repairs and maintenance to vehicles…

The number of European companies unwittingly involved in business transactions with countries or entities subject to sanctionsis growing, with a notable surge taking place since 2022 and the start of Russia’s war in Ukraine.

That uptick was first outlined in the “Kleptotrace” report…

Former Conservative Chief Whip Simon Hart, who wrote revelatory diaries about managing Tory MPs, also received a peerage alongside former Scotland Secretary Alister Jack, former Transport Secretary Mark Harper, ex-Attorney General Victoria Prentis and former Tory Chief Executive Stephen…

Musk’s AI startup xAI has been developing a group of AI models under the name Grok, which are used to power things like the AI chatbot available on the X platform.

Grok’s gobbling of EU data was already the subject of scrutiny from the Irish regulator last year, when X — after a battle…

After a renewed demand by Donald Trump for the EU to buy more US oil and gas, Energy commissioner Dan Jørgensen has signalled the bloc is ready to increase imports, but not if it means abandoning climate and environmental goals – and that is a big if.

Presumably referring to the…

The first Central Asia–EU Summit took place in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, marking a significant step in regional diplomacy. Led by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and EU leaders, the summit launched a new strategic partnership and unveiled a €12 billion Global Gateway package.

Funds…