Category: 3. Europe

“It is good that the Commission is now opening up regulation in the automotive sector following the clear signal from the federal government,” Merz told BILD, a sister publication of POLITICO in the Axel Springer Group, on Tuesday. Weber, too, celebrated the result to BILD, heralding it…

The European Council this week must do two things. Leaders need tangible results, particularly on financing Ukraine. But mainstream governments also say they need to stick up for the EU when the White House is trying to influence policy, and more European leaders than ever ― from…

Structural problems persist

From the outside, the European Schools seem like a privileged enclave. But the system is stretched to its limits.

The schools’ complex governance structure, split between the EU and national bodies, means “everyone decides, and no one decides … everyone…

Then there’s Silicon Valley, which itself has a culture that’s out of step with much of the American and European populace — and that has shaped the rest of America’s posture on tech. That culture has long been guided by a libertarian ethos and unwavering faith in…

“We only can win the fight against climate change if we combine it with an economically reasonable approach. The combustion engine is allowed to be sold in the European Union after 2035,” he told a Tuesday press conference ahead of the announcement. 

Cars account for 16 percent of…

The reference to recent proposals refers to the package agreed on Dec. 8, which includes sweeping new rules to reform how the EU deals with migration, including setting up asylum processing centers in non-EU countries.

Governments want the EU executive to put even more weight on the…

Lithuanian authorities said GPS tracking had allowed the balloons to be monitored “and the exact coordinates of their landing in Lithuania were transmitted to the executors.”

The country declared a nationwide state of emergency last week over the balloons after closing its border with…

Former GB News producer Liam Deacon, who is now consultant at London public affairs firm Pagefield, said: “Trump taking GB News seriously has been useful in that it’s made them feel like a prestigious brand. But they also thrive as an underdog, so it’s not critical.”