Oreo and Toblerone-maker gets €338M EU fine for illegally breaking up EU single market
Company stopped retailers from buying popular brands for less elsewhere in EU
Competitiveness Council
EU’s green funds are under the guillotine
A massive investment plan designed to help fight climate change is at risk of being beheaded.
Russia withdraws from CFE, NATO countries suspend adherence
SNEAK PEEK — Russia withdrew from the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe: NATO announced the suspension of the agreement in response. — Britain and Canada push back against a bill to fund the U.S. government next year, saying it would seriously harm maritime defense cooperation between the three allies. — Europe undermined hopes […]
ESA agrees on space cargo mission
SNEAK PEEK — After the European Space Agency agreed on a plan to launch a cargo spaceflight mission by 2028, there’s a space-focused Competitiveness Council today. — Russia reported damage to a telecommunications cable connecting St. Petersburg and Kaliningrad, and the Finnish Coast Guard suspects it could be linked to damage sustained by other Baltic […]
European Space Agency meeting to dodge manned spaceflight
SNEAK PEEK — The European Space Agency will hold a meeting today in Spain, to discuss the long-delayed Ariane 6 rocket system. — France is muscling into new defense contracts in countries Russia considers its sphere of influence. — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fired his special operations forces commander without explanation. Good morning, and welcome to Morning Defense. Tips […]
Ukraine strikes Russian airfield with ATACMS missiles
SNEAK PEEK — Ukrainian forces fired American-supplied ATACMS missiles, striking a Russian airfield in occupied Ukraine and marking the first known use of the long-range weapon. — Multinational military exercises kicked off in Spain this week, in what is the first time the EU has led and organized wargames independently of NATO. — An underwater […]
Austria, Germany raise pharma revision at EU Competitiveness Council
Following competitiveness concerns from industry over the EU’s pharmaceutical legislation, Austria and Germany added fuel to the fire by bringing the topic to EU ministers in the Competitiveness Council on Monday (25 September).