France’s Bardella vows showdown over German influence in the EU – POLITICO
The last three French presidents, on the left and right — Nicolas Sarkozy, François Hollande and Macron —…
Orbán’s EU fixer faces becoming Hungary’s ‘fall guy’ – POLITICO
“By definition, everybody understands of each other that the loyalty is to your political bosses and to delivering…
Brussels warns EU countries not to hoard fuel within borders – POLITICO
The countries that raised the concerns included France, Italy, Hungary and Slovakia, the people said. Spokespeople for those…
JD Vance slams Brussels ‘bureaucrats’ for meddling in Hungary before election – POLITICO
While arguing Orbán was a model of leadership for Europe more widely, Vance said: “Viktor Orbán has been…
Brussels bans officials from using deepfakes in official messaging – POLITICO
Several EU governments are also deploying the technology in their communications, ranging from posts by the German chancellor…
US pressures Brussels to join AI chips club – POLITICO
U.S. Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg on Monday piled pressure on Brussels to get…
Call between POLITICO journalist and EU official was intercepted and published online – POLITICO
“We will not be intimidated by an apparent attempt to interfere with independent reporting — nor deterred from…
Belgium Flaunts New AI Military Equipment Recognition Platform at BEDEX ’26
Belgian company IDDEA has brought its MEGA-Army artificial intelligence platform to BEDEX 2026 in Brussels, using the event…
Unprepared EU tries to stay out of Middle East war — but can that last? – POLITICO
As if to illustrate how Brussels sees its limited role in the crisis, European Commission President Ursula von…
The EU’s plan to revive its frontline regions – POLITICO
The war in Ukraine is reshaping life well beyond the battlefield. On this episode of the Brussels Playbook…
Brussels plans to force governments to block Huawei from 5G – POLITICO
The cybersecurity bill will define how authorities can assess risk in critical sectors, and how it will decide…
Belgium’s De Wever pans AI ‘overregulation’ in new book – POLITICO
De Wever is pushing a pro-industry agenda ahead of an informal gathering of European leaders next Thursday —…