Paris and Berlin join EU calls for crackdown on Hungary over pride ban – POLITICO
“We are highly alarmed by these developments,” reads the letter, signed by Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland,…
UK and EU ready for drawn-out battle on defense deal – POLITICO
The 27 EU nations have yet to agree a mandate for taking forward the next stage of talks,…
Germany’s ‘bad theater’ border crackdown – POLITICO
To put that in perspective, in 2024 nearly 230,000 people applied for asylum in Germany for the first…
9 EU countries ask European court to ease expulsion of foreign criminals – POLITICO
Nine European leaders are calling for the European Convention on Human Rights to be reinterpreted to allow migrants…
Merkel criticizes Merz on migration (again) – POLITICO
In the run-up to Germany’s Feb. 23 snap election, Merz promised to crack down on migration on his…
Hitler serves as a warning to today’s conservatives, EU’s Manfred Weber says – POLITICO
But the party walks a tightrope. While not actively negotiating with the far right, the EPP can often…
Europe needs to go much further in slashing red tape, French minister urges – POLITICO
“I hear about other projects from the Commission, like creating new environmental benchmarks for 2040,” he said. “This…
Commission exempts 38,000 companies from 8 EU laws – POLITICO
Ahead of the launch of the Commission’s latest simplification proposal — called the fourth omnibus on small mid-caps…
Renegotiation of Brexit deal inspires hope for UK travel sector
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has renegotiated the terms of Britain’s brexit deal, easing continental agrifood and energy…
EU-UK defense pact saves the hard part for later – POLITICO
Ed Arnold, senior research fellow at the defense think tank RUSI, said the lack of concrete measures in…