Considering the market volatility stemming from the conflict in the Middle East and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the European Commission is calling on Member States to make timely and coordinated preparations to secure the supply of oil and refined petroleum products in the…
Category: 3. Europe
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Commission allocates €21.5 million in emergency support to farmers in Bulgaria, Estonia and Hungary
Member states have endorsed the Commission’s proposal to mobilize €21.5 million from the agricultural reserve to support farmers in Bulgaria, Estonia and Hungary affected by adverse weather events during the 2025 growing season. They will respectively receive €7.4m, €3.3m and €10.8m of…
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The new European fortress: Breaking the cord of energy dependency with renewables
At the North Sea Summit in Hamburg, European leaders pledged to turn gray waters into a green engine, hardening industry against global shocks. Their plan aims to de-risk grids and shield them from economic and political turbulences, theoretically ending the era of costly energy imports,…
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Advancing sovereign intelligence from space
ICEYE, the world leader in sovereign intelligence from space, has successfully launched and deployed six new 25 cm resolution SAR satellites into orbit. The satellites were integrated via Exolaunch and successfully lifted off on March 30, 2026, aboard the Transporter-16 rideshare mission with…
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The negotiator, or one battle after another?
Dating back to ancient Persia, Nowruz, celebrated in March, marks the arrival of the vernal equinox and the first day of spring in Iran. Uniquely for this year, Nowruz occurred side by side with Eid al-Fitr, the most important festival among Muslims to celebrate the end of the fasting month of…
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Wie Trump im Iran weiter machen will – POLITICO
In der Nacht zu Donnerstag unserer Zeit hat Donald Trump eine Rede zur Nation gehalten. In der erwähnt er die NATO mit keinem Wort und doch baut er weiter Druck in Richtung der Verbündeten auf. Während er den Verlauf und die Erfolge des Iran-Kriegs lobt, schiebt er die…
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How secure are the Commission’s group chats? – POLITICO
Bulgaria is heading towards another tight parliamentary election this month — and it wants the EU to help counter malign foreign interference.
Haunted by memories of coordinated social media campaigns targeting other countries in the region, the government is…
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Don’t panic, my EU reset plan will work – POLITICO
Despite the war in Iran and its economic consequences preoccupying ministers, much work is going on behind closed doors in Whitehall to strike a closer relationship with Brussels.
Nearly a decade after Britain voted to leave the EU, Keir Starmer has tasked his ministers with…
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Rival teams of vote observers spell trouble in Hungarian election – POLITICO
But Parry expressed concerns that the controversy regarding Boyarsakaya’s role in the OSCE could undermine the work done by the organization. “The public campaign surrounding this matter risks doing precisely the kind of damage to mission credibility that its authors claim to want to…
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Britain’s EU point man says reset deal can be done by summer – POLITICO
Challenged on the view that European capitals have been less enthusiastic than Britain at the prospect of a post-Brexit rapprochement with the EU, Thomas-Symonds insisted the timetable and ambitions remained firm. “The bill will introduce the mechanism of alignment — and I would expect…
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