Stoklund told POLITICO that when he first started working on the migration brief a decade ago in the Danish parliament, his fellow left-wingers around the bloc viewed his government’s position as so egregious that “other social democrats wouldn’t meet with me.” Over the last few…
Category: 3. Europe
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Meet Adele, the dog trained to sniff out smuggled small boats
Alex Bish & Jonathan EdenSouth East investigations team
Adele the sniffer dog searches lorries and coaches for small boats smuggled into Europe More than 1,600 miles (2,574km) from the white cliffs of Dover is one of the world’s busiest land borders.
Customs staff use an English pointer called…
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Zelenskyy says Ukraine won’t cede territory to Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday his country will not make territorial concessions to Russia as the Trump administration looks to broker a peace deal between the two countries.
Zelenskyy told reporters following a meeting with leaders from France, Germany and the U.K. in…
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Japan rebuffs EU plea to join Russian assets plan – POLITICO
“We will continue to work together to develop a wide range of financing options to support Ukraine, including potentially using the full value of the Russian Sovereign Assets, immobilized in our jurisdictions until reparations are paid for by Russia,” finance ministers from G7 countries…
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Global Tourism Forum Announces Ultra-Exclusive “Power of 40” Event in Davos During World Economic Forum 2026
The Global Tourism Forum (GTF), the flagship platform of the World Tourism Forum Institute (WTFI), will convene an elite group of international leaders on 20 January 2026 in Davos, running in parallel with the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting. The gathering, titled “The Power of 40,” will…
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L’opposition s’intensifie contre le principe d’“acheter européen” de la Commission – POLITICO
Peter Kofler, président des Danish Entrepreneurs, a mis en garde contre les “murs de protection qui nous isolent de la réalité mondiale”.
“Imposer la ‘préférence européenne’ avant que nos solutions ne soient de classe mondiale nous enfermera dans une économie de second…
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Britain will beef up anti-corruption force amid national security fears – POLITICO
The U.K. government this year shocked its progressive base with deep cuts to Britain’s aid system. But there was little political fuss, and some now wonder if Chancellor Rachel Reeves could repeat the great aid robbery.
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EU reduces asylum seeker relocations from countries under migratory pressure
EU member states agreed on Monday on the migration “Solidarity Pool” for 2026, which consists of 21,000 relocations of asylum seekers and €420 million in financial contributions for 2026. This is below the threshold set by the European Commission and would reduce the level of solidarity…
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Ukraine’s European allies press for more security guarantees
European leaders have said there is more work to be done to obtain security guarantees for Ukraine as pressure mounts from Washington on Kyiv to reach a peace deal with Russia.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, France’s Emmanuel Macron and Germany’s…
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What’s stopping Europe from plugging the gender gap?
Unequal positions of power are still the largest obstacle to achieving gender equality in the European Union, despite the significant strides made in this area over the past decade, according to the EIGE’s Gender Equality Index 2025.
Across the EU, the scores for the power category, which…
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