When I was a junior officer during the Cold War, the biggest North Atlantic Treaty Organization military training exercises — perhaps the largest in history — were annual drills called Exercise Reforger. The goal was to ensure NATO’s…
Category: 3. Europe
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Die Wirtschaftskrise und der Streit der Weisen – POLITICO
Am Vormittag wird die Konjunkturprognose vorgestellt. Wenig anderes als eine Null ist zu erwarten. Wie sich in die trüben wirtschaftlichen Aussichten auch noch Streit unter den Wirtschaftsweisen auch über das Gutachten mischt, hört ihr von Gordon Repinski. Die Folge mit…
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Unlocking AI for UK workers
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Belgian authorities requet lifting of MEP immunity to investigate Huawei bribery allegations
Parliament President Roberta Metsola is expected to announce MEPs involved in the Huawei scandal on Wednesday.
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Russia sanctions emptied these London mansions. Now they’re falling apart. – POLITICO
Another concerned neighbor said that shards of glass and pieces of debris had fallen off the buildings onto their property. They were particularly worried about damage to the structures from rain, as many of the windows are smashed, allowing water to get in easily.
The residents’ local…
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Brussels rewrites its prized privacy law – POLITICO
Emails seen by POLITICO earlier this month showed the proposal is expected to extend reporting exemptions currently reserved for SMEs (with fewer than 250 employees) to mid-cap companies (with fewer than 500 employees). It would also create more exemptions for these smaller businesses,…
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Brussels tries (again) to build its elusive single market – POLITICO
But for plenty, there is scope for cross-border selling. Think of things like supermarket chains, or consulting. The strategy does include measures to smooth access to services among member countries.
Construction makes up more than 10 percent of the bloc’s economy, but only a fraction…
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Trump tanks EU business travel to America – POLITICO
The lobby’s latest Economic Impact Research showed a 6.9 percent decline in international visitor spending, from $181 billion in 2024 to $168.7 billion this year, sounding the alarm for U.S. tourism.
The document — first reported by the New York Times — doesn’t spell out which…
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Inside Nicușor Dan’s election win – POLITICO
Desperate Dan
While the opinion polls had started to tighten in the final week of the campaign, the 38-year-old Simion had been favored to win the run-off after winning the first round with 41 percent of the vote to Dan’s 21 percent.
“After the first round, the people for our side…
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