US โ€˜backstopโ€™ vital to deter future Russian attacks on Ukraine, says Starmer

British prime minister says force would need protections such as air cover that only US can provide Keir Starmer has urged Donald Trump to provide a US โ€œbackstopโ€ to a European peacekeeping force in Ukraine, saying it is the only way to deter Russia fr…

Europeโ€™s leaders find no quick response to Trumpโ€™s bombshell on Ukraine

Top European leaders could not find common ground on issues including sending peacekeepers in Ukraine.

Germanyโ€™s Scholz: Itโ€™s โ€˜inappropriateโ€™ to discuss sending peacekeeping troops to Ukraine

Ukraine doesn’t have to accept whatever peace plan Russia and the United States present, Scholz added.

British MPs already want a vote on sending troops to Ukraine

Labour MPs โ€” and opposition lawmakers too โ€” are asking for a parliamentary say on any British escalation.

Irish figures show โ‚ฌ6bn drop in trade with Great Britain

Value of imports and exports is now about โ‚ฌ32bn, with chemical sector among those hit by Brexit red tapeTrade between Great Britain and Ireland dropped more than โ‚ฌ6bn in 2024 as post-Brexit frictions hit shipments across the Irish Sea.The value of impo…

UKโ€™s Starmer to meet Trump next week

Prime minister heads to Washington to meet with US president as European capitals fret over Ukraine’s future.

Looser state aid rules aim to stoke clean tech demand

A European Commission draft sets out ways for governments to subsidize and boost clean-tech investments.

โ€˜Freezingโ€™ Ukraine war would allow Russia to threaten NATO, Latvian intelligence warns

Pausing hostilities, which U.S. President Trump has vowed to do, would free up Kremlin resources to threaten countries across the alliance, the report says.

UK marketplace sellers face โ€˜second Brexitโ€™ hit from Trumpโ€™s US import rules

End of โ€˜de minimisโ€™ policy for Chinese goods also expected to hit bigger fashion retailers such as Asos and BoohooMany UK-based independent sellers on marketplaces such as eBay and Amazon could suffer a significant hit to US sales from planned changes …

Stรฉphane Sรฉjournรฉ is on a nuclear mission as EU industry chief

With Germany embroiled in political and economic difficulties, nuclear advocates see an opportunity to score points in Brussels.

Angry farmers push Poland away from Ukraine

After nearly three years of war in Ukraine, protests by Polish farmers are opening up social and political fractures in a once-unshakeable alliance.

How von der Leyen blindsided Brussels with her deregulation drive

The Commission president is pushing a sweeping, rapid and centralized agenda to โ€œsimplifyโ€ EU rules โ€” and not everyone in Brussels is thrilled.

Macronโ€™s U-turn against EU green rules triggers internal revolt

The French president’s anti-regulation push has thrown his environmental legacy into doubt and angered many in his own party.

Germanyโ€™s labor market โ€” long the envy of Europe โ€” is losing its shine

For the first time in a decade, the number of unemployed is closing in on 3 million โ€” and there’s more to come.

The fight for Europe is on

At a time of intensifying great power competition, the EU has to choose between becoming a satrap of the U.S. or breaking free to steer its own course โ€” and it must decide quickly.

Islands review โ€“ sexual tension and dangerously polite encounters

This intriguing noir mystery with a twist in its tale sees a couple befriend a tennis coach at a holiday resort with unnerving resultsGerman film-maker Jan-Ole Gerster has created an intriguing noir mystery starring Sam Riley and Stacy Martin. It has v…

As US recedes, NATO scrambles to find a new leader

The Brits, French, and Germans all have their own ideas about how to defend the continent with Americaโ€™s plans in flux.ย 

France confirms emergency European summit Monday in Paris

The “main European countries” will discuss the continent’s security, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noรซl Barrot said.

UK hopes to be a โ€˜bridgeโ€™ between Europe and Trumpโ€™s US, minister says

Jonathan Reynolds says Britain has not given up on persuading the US to allow Ukraine to join NatoEurope live โ€“ latest updatesThe UK hopes to act as a โ€œbridgeโ€ between Europe and Donald Trumpโ€™s US, the business secretary, Jonathan Reynolds, has said be…

UKโ€™s Starmer to attend emergency European summit in Paris

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noรซl Barrot said the “main European countries” would meet on Monday to discuss European security.

Netherlands says economic stability a must for EU defence push

The frugal country’s defence minister told Euractiv he would “need to look at the details” of a proposal to loosen EU fiscal rules to allow more military spending.

Trump has left a void that the EU and Britain must fill together | William Keegan

America is in retreat from its underappreciated good works around the world. Europe needs to act โ€“ and Brexit only hinders this essential responseIn July 1817, Lord Amherst, the leader of a British delegation to China, stopped on his return journey at …

Vanceโ€™s week of waging war on EU tech law

The U.S. vice president attacked Europe’s regulations governing American Big Tech giants and online speech.

EU will discuss โ€˜anythingโ€™ to avoid Trump tariffs, says Commission trade chief

Maroลก ล efฤoviฤ will travel to Washington on Monday in an attempt to ward off an impending trade war.

Chill of inflation threatens Britain again after Europeโ€™s long, hard winter

Demand for fuel has pushed gas prices up โ€“ but peace in Ukraine could flood the market and change everythingA scramble to heat homes during a cold winter across Europe has sent gas prices soaring from where they were six months ago. This week, that ext…

Macron calls emergency European summit on Trump, Polish minister says

It was not immediately clear which European leaders would be invited to the emergency meeting.

Germanyโ€™s Merz โ€˜openโ€™ to more defence spending

The election frontrunner said he would consider a “debate on resources” as Germany and Europe scramble to find more cash for defence.

ล efฤoviฤ to visit Washington as trade war looms

The European Commission is trying to head off a transatlantic trade conflict.

Scholz calls for reform of German debt brake right after election

The chancellor, who is trailing in the polls ahead of the Feb. 23 snap election, expressed confidence that Germany will have a parliamentary majority to loosen the debt brake.

Rutte: NATO spending target will be โ€˜considerably more than 3 percentโ€™

“The U.S. is rightly asking for a rebalancing of that,” said Rutte. “It’s totally logical.”

The downfall of the World Trade Organization

What we see before us now is a dysfunctional and paralyzed colossus. And itโ€™s time to reevaluate this institution, which is no longer fit for purpose.

New Geo-Political Challenges and the Past and Future of EU-Greenland Relations

  

Ulla Neergaard, Professor of EU Law, University of Copenhagen

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*This contribution draws upon Ulla
Neergaardโ€™s forthcoming work, โ€œโ€˜Eurarcticโ€™: Colonialism and EU-Greenland…

US Democrats slam Vance Munich speech as โ€˜hypocrisyโ€™

The U.S. vice president’s admonition of Europeโ€™s policies splits American lawmakers.

Boris Johnson: Europe acting like โ€˜headless chickensโ€™ on Ukraine

Former prime minister โ€” who has lobbied Donald Trump to back Ukraine โ€” says European nations should ‘man up and step up’ by increasing defense spending.

Electricity firms demand new EU energy security plan at Munich conference

With electricity set to play an ever more central role in Europeโ€™s energy system, the trade association Eurelectric has called on Brussels to urgently update a security of supply strategy that dates back to 2014.

A failed Ukraine will weaken Europe and US, von der Leyen warns

“Trade wars and punitive tariffs make no sense,” said von der Leyen, drawing applause from the audience in Munich.

EU plans to let states suspend fiscal rules to allow for defence investments

Activation of โ€˜escape clauseโ€™ will help countries โ€˜substantially increaseโ€™ military spending, Ursula von der Leyen says

Ah, hereโ€™s Trumpโ€™s peace plan for Ukraine โ€“ or rather, a plan to leave it in pieces | Marina Hyde

And despite having ample time to prepare for this moment, why do Europe and Britainโ€™s leaders seem so surprised?In the wake of Donald Trumpโ€™s decision to instigate his Ukraine โ€œpeace planโ€, itโ€™s great to hear from US defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, th…

EU Commission to activate fiscal escape clause to boost defence spending

The EU Commission will propose to activate the escape clause for defence investments, Ursula von der Leyen announced in Munich. “This will allow Member states to substantially increase their defence expenditure,” she said.

Von der Leyen demands trigger of emergency clause to massively boost defense spending

European Commission president announces plan at Munich Security Conference.

Munich car attack believed to have had Islamist motive, says prosecutor

Gabriele Tilmann says suspectโ€™s online communications point to extremism but investigators have found no links to jihadist groupsGerman police and prosecutors have said the Afghan suspect in a car ramming in central Munich that injured at least 36 peop…

American troops in Europe are not โ€˜forever,โ€™ US defense chief warns

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has a “stark” message for European allies.

Britain dances to JD Vanceโ€™s tune as it recasts AI security institute

After the U.S. VP blasted โ€œhand-wringing about safety,โ€ Britainโ€™s safety institute gets a new look. References to AI creating โ€œunequal outcomesโ€ are out.

Revealed: fugitive Dutch drug lord has been in Sierra Leone for at least two years

Sources place Johannes Leijdekkers in west African country since at least December 2022One of Europeโ€™s most-wanted drug lords has been living in Sierra Leone for at least two years, spending time at nightclubs and house parties, sources have told the G…

Going smart to go fast: A blueprint for accelerating renewable energy deployment sustainably across Europe [Promoted content]

The current business-as-usual approach to renewable deployment overlooks environmental, social, and institutional factors, causing permitting bottlenecks and project delays. A new toolkit by the Energy Community Secretariat and The Nature Conservancy a…

EU warns of โ€˜immediateโ€™ retaliation against Trumpโ€™s reciprocal tariffs

Brussels has strengthened its trade defense arsenal since a skirmish in U.S. President Donald Trumpโ€™s first term.

Trumpโ€™s return is an โ€˜electroshockโ€™ for Europe, says Macron

Europe needs a change of mindset on the economy and defense, Macron tells the Financial Times.

EU braces for turbulent diplomacy as US demands โ€˜rebalancingโ€™ of relations

Relations between the US and Europe entered uncharted territory after a week of diplomatic shocks that saw the Trump administration cutting Kyiv and Brussels out of bilateral US-Russia talks to end the Ukraine war and setting a hard line on NATO defen…

Security is the new safety

SNEAK PEEK โ€”ย ย The U.K. AISI drops โ€œsafetyโ€ for โ€œsecurityโ€ as it rebrands for the Trump era. โ€”ย DSIT and Anthropic ink a new partnership. โ€”ย Whatโ€™s happened to the porn review? Good morning and happy Friday, This is Tom, unable to find where Iโ€™ve hidden my wifeโ€™s Valentineโ€™s card. You can get in touch with your news, [โ€ฆ]

IA et tรฉlรฉcoms : itโ€™s a match!

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Les 30 couples de pouvoir les plus influents en 2025

A lโ€™occasion de la Saint-Valentin, POLITICO a listรฉ les couples les plus influents de lโ€™annรฉe.

The EUโ€™s strategy to counter Trumpโ€™s tariffs: An iron fist in a velvet glove

Brussels has strengthened its trade toolkit since Donald Trumpโ€™s first term. But it would need the broad support of EU countries to strike back hard.

Trump hails โ€˜great friendshipโ€™ with Indian PM Modi at White House meeting โ€“ US politics live

Pair meet in Oval Office, while US president says new tariffs may cause โ€˜short-termโ€™ price risesTrump threatens new tariffs on USโ€™s trade partners in latest warningWhat are reciprocal tariffs and how will they affect US consumers?Donald Trump said he p…

Trump sets out process for imposing global reciprocal tariffs

The president tasked top Cabinet officials to study the matter further before deciding on specifics.

Europe lacks a master plan for Donald Trumpโ€™s new world disorder

There is a “mix of fear and denial,” according to one European official who spoke to POLITICO.

Qatar plans to rein in future French investments amid โ€˜witch huntโ€™ into PSG boss

Nasser al-Khelaรฏfi is under formal investigation again, but Paris denies that has affected Doha’s plans in France.

Trumpโ€™s Ukraine bombshell puts British support to the test

Prime Minister Keir Starmer promised to be a โ€œsteadfastโ€ backer of Ukraine. But Britain is cash-strapped and struggling to build links.

โ€˜We will soon be nextโ€™: German leaders sound alarm on Trumpโ€™s Ukraine plan

Berlin wants more robust military spending following a bombshell move by the Trump administration to negotiate a peace deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Ukraine just the latest Trump wheeze for Labour to try to defend and disown | John Crace

It was left to the poor junior defence minister Maria Eagle to walk that particular tightrope in the CommonsIn his ghostwritten 1987 bestseller, The Art of the Deal, Donald Trump delivers his own version of the American Dream. Get as much as you can fo…

‘Trump’s ‘chaotic’ relations with allies is exactly what Putin wants’ – analysts

Two experts have told Euronews that Trump’s bellicose rhetoric towards America’s allies is playing to Russia’s advantage. Aiming to do deals on trade deficits and raw materials in exchange for continued military support is the best policy given the cir…

Specialized telecoms investment is the solution, not the problem [Promoted content]

Specialized investment in telecoms is needed to meet the EU ambitious political targets for connectivity currently at risk due to a sector grappling with an unsustainable mismatch between investment needs and returns.

Von der Leyen aide held secret talks with Trump team amid trade war

Bjoern Seibert visited Washington ahead of high-level contacts between the Commission president and J.D. Vance.

Starlink looks pale in comparison with what Europeans can get

SNEAK PEEK โ€” Has Elon Muskโ€™s Starlink got a shot in Europe? Not really. โ€” The withdrawal of the EUโ€™s AI liability rules has fans and critics. โ€”ย Thereโ€™s a new report about the price tag of the Eurostack. Good morning and welcome to Morning Tech. Hi, this is Pieter, back in Brussels after frantic days [โ€ฆ]

Trumpโ€™s uphill battle to make NATO allies hit his mega defense spending target

There is broad agreement to boost defense spending โ€” but the U.S. president’s call for 5 percent of GDP is too much for most European countries.

Europe steps-up AI investment to counter fierce US-China competition [Advocacy Lab Content]

โ€˜Game Onโ€™ for Europe? A โ‚ฌ100 bn injection into Franceโ€™s AI sector, the EUโ€™s โ‚ฌ200 bn for InvestAI, and โ‚ฌ150 bn in venture capital for the EU AI Champions Initiative.

Vance enters the world stage. Can he speak for Trump?

The vice president faces a perennially difficult task as he attempts to take the MAGA mantle.

Trump-Putin Ukraine peace talks mustnโ€™t exclude Kyiv, EU allies warn

U.S. and Russian leaders spoke on the phone Wednesday about ending the war โ€” and agreed to start negotiations โ€œimmediately.โ€

Trumpโ€™s defense secretary calls Ukraineโ€™s return to old borders โ€˜unrealisticโ€™

The Defense secretaryโ€™s comments at NATO headquarters signal the Trump administration will support stopping Russian efforts in Ukraine โ€” with caveats.

Austrian trade and industry bodies call for root-and-branch review of Green Deal laws

The head of Austriaโ€™s chamber of commerce, leading conservative politician Wolfgang Hattmannsdorfer, has called on the EU executive to roll back a swathe of Green Deal regulations in its ongoing war on red tape, while the European insurance industry l…

‘A lose-lose scenario’: World leaders vow to retaliate against Trump’s metal tariffs โ€“ video

The US’s decision to to resume 25% tariffs on steel and aluminium imports will fuel inflation and create a ‘lose-lose scenario’, the EU trade commissioner, Maroลก ล efฤoviฤ, told the European parliament on Tuesday. He added that the EU ‘will be respondin…

JD Vance and Germanyโ€™s likely next chancellor to discuss Ukraine, trade

Friedrich Merz has pledged to take a leading role in uniting the continent in its response to U.S. President Donald Trump.

Flight costs from France to rise as government more than doubles air tax

โ€˜Solidarity taxโ€™ to go up in move criticised as โ€˜irresponsibleโ€™ by Air France, as Ryanair threatens to cut flights in countryThe cost of flights from France will rise next month when the government more than doubles its โ€œsolidarity taxโ€ on tickets.The …