France pushes protectionism in Ukraine defense plan – POLITICO
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As Russia’s war in Ukraine puts a heavy strain on EU arms, there’s infighting in Brussels over how best to reload. The latest skirmish is focused around a procurement fund…
China leaves EU playing catchup in race for raw materials – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. There aren’t many places on Earth as far removed from the political scheming of the European Union’s rain-soaked headquarters…
Who blew up Nord Stream? – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Nearly six months on from the subsea gas pipeline explosions, which sent geopolitical shockwaves around the world in September,…
Beyond the pale? Why the EU is regulating breast milk – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. The European Union regulates all sorts of banks: money banks, blood banks, sperm banks. Its next target? Breast milk…
In Nord Stream bombings probe, German investigators see Ukraine link, reports say – POLITICO
BERLIN — German prosecutors have found “traces” of evidence indicating that Ukrainians may have been involved in the explosions that blew up the Nord Stream gas pipelines in September 2022,…
NATO on the precipice – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS — The images tell the story. In the packed meeting rooms and hallways of Munich’s Hotel Bayerischer Hof…
NATO’s Stoltenberg will not seek another extension of his term – POLITICO
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg plans to step down from his post as planned in October, his spokeswoman Oana Lungescu told German news agency Deutschen Presse-Agentur, dismissing reports of another…
The delayed impact of the EU’s wartime sanctions on Russia – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. The EU was quick to hit Russia with sanctions after Vladimir Putin launched the invasion of Ukraine — but…
Finland may need to join NATO without Sweden, foreign minister says – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Finland could reconsider its joint NATO bid with Sweden if Stockholm’s application is delayed further, Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto…
European allies will send about 80 Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, Germany says – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. BERLIN — Germany and its European partners plan to “quickly” send two Leopard 2 tank battalions to Ukraine —…