Trump promised Britain a trade deal. So where is it?
A month after the โhistoricโ trade deal between the two sides was announced, duties remain in place with no clear timeline for when theyโll lift.
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EU has imported โฌ209bn of Russian fuel since start of the war
The EU and Ukraineโs Western allies have paid more to Russia for its fuel than theyโve provided in aid to Ukraine. Data from the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air shows Russia earned over $233 billion from fossil fuel exports to EU countries…
Meet the former Democrat leading Trumpโs charge against 10 universities
Leo Terrell says he plans to โโintensifyโโ the crackdown on schools in the wake of Wednesday nightโs shooting.
Ethanol lobbyist helped far-right MEP write question to Commission on fuels
Jana Nagyovรก, of Patriots for Europe, says she did “absolutely nothing improper.”
Hungary considering law to ban groups seen as threat to national sovereignty
Opposition warns that planned legislation would allow government to shut down all independent media and NGOs Hungaryโs parliament is considering legislation that would give authorities broad powers to monitor, penalise and potentially ban organisations…
Britainโs lobbyists suddenly want a piece of Team Farage
Public affairs outfits are reaching out to Reform UK as it leads opinion polls and piles up regional votes.
Trump is getting negative marks on immigration, polls show
New polling ahead of Trumpโs 100-day mark shows Americans disapprove of Trumpโs immigration policies.
Public affairs firms in Europe enable pollution by lobbying for big oil, says analysis
Exclusive: EU Transparency Register shows law firms also among lobbyists working for fossil fuel companiesA handful of โsmall but dirtyโ public affairs and law firms in Europe are enabling pollution by lobbying extensively for big oil, an analysis has …
Pentagon turmoil deepens: Top Hegseth aide leaves post
โThere is a complete meltdown in the building,โ one official said.
US military aid for Ukraine is about to cease. Is Europe ready? | David Shimer
Putin is planning for this war to continue. That leaves two key questions for Ukraineโs European alliesDavid Shimer was the director for eastern Europe and Ukraine on Joe Bidenโs National Security CouncilThe war between Russia and Ukraine is approachin…
Inside the DOGE immigration task force
The taskforce, led by Musk confidante Antonio Gracias, is providing the technical infrastructure for a sweeping set of actions aimed at revoking parole and terminating visas.
US to check social media as it seeks to bar non-citizens suspected of antisemitism
The scrutiny will apply to foreign students, people applying for green cards โ or seeking any other kind of immigration benefit.
Huawei top executive in Europe charged in Belgian corruption probe
Four employees from the Chinese tech giant have been represented before judges in recent days.
Affaire Huawei : 6 choses ร savoir sur ce scandale de corruption qui secoue le Parlement europรฉen
POLITICO fait le point sur ce que l’on sait ร ce jour de cette vaste enquรชte de corruption en Belgique.
Lobbying : lโindustrie de la dรฉfense fait le plein de munitions ร Bruxelles
Alors que la Commission europรฉenne sโinvestit de plus en plus sur les questions de dรฉfense, les fabricants dโarmes renforcent leur influence au sein des institutions de lโUE.
Defense industry spends big on lobbying Brussels
With Brussels increasingly taking charge of Europeโs defense agenda, arms-makers are beefing up their influence in EU institutions.
Security is the new safety
SNEAK PEEK โย ย The U.K. AISI drops โsafetyโ for โsecurityโ as it rebrands for the Trump era. โย DSIT and Anthropic ink a new partnership. โย Whatโs happened to the porn review? Good morning and happy Friday, This is Tom, unable to find where Iโve hidden my wifeโs Valentineโs card. You can get in touch with your news, [โฆ]
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.
EU rules for advanced AI are step in wrong direction, Google says
Google and Meta are leading the charge against a โcode of practiceโ governing tools like Gemini, ChatGPT and Llama.
Inside USAIDโs undoing
Aides to the president and Elon Musk suspected USAID officials were trying to go around a funding freeze.
Angela Merkel rebukes successor for alliance with far-right AfD on anti-immigration motion
Merkel made the rare public statement criticising the CDU leader, Friedrich Merz, for breaking a โfirewallโ in the Bundestag vote The former German chancellor Angela Merkel has criticised Friedrich Merz, her eventual successor as leader of the countryโ…
French telecoms giant that fumed over Starlink used โฆ Muskโs satellites for storm-ravaged island
An Orange lobbyist criticized Starlinkโs post-disaster deployment to Mayotte โย despite his company having used the satellites.
Sweatworking: How the gym became Brusselsโ new power lobbying spot
Which bubble stalwarts can you find at Aspria? And who is graduating from Basic-Fit to ANIMO?ย
Des mรฉdias aux gรฉants de la tech, tout le monde se presse pour flatter Trump
Le prรฉsident รฉlu l’a dit lui-mรชme, pour ce second mandat, tout le monde veut รชtre son ami.
Business leaders are worried about JD Vance and the future of the GOP
Theyโve watched the party move away from them under Donald Trump. Theyโre worried his chosen successor could accelerate the shift.
Microsoft and Googleโs Brussels lobbying war heats up
Two giants enter a shouting match over perceived dirty lobbying tactics in Europe.
Musk isnโt the first tycoon to flirt with a dictator. History hasnโt been kind.
Tycoons have gotten in trouble for running their own foreign policy before. History has not been kind.
Republican electric car attacks crash into Democratsโ closing message
In Michigan, New York, Montana and elsewhere, Republicans have seized on Biden administration electric vehicle policies.
New Euronews boss: I donโt take orders from Orbรกn
Employees seek reassurance over editorial independence concerns at the European TV network.
The Labour-linked lobbying firm boasting invite-only access to the UK Treasury
Arden Strategies have gained a reputation as a power player in the new U.K. regime.
Tech policy: 20 people to meet at Tory conference
We break down the 20 figures shaping the Conservativesโ tech policy in opposition.
FS policy: 20 people to meet at Labourโs conference
Looking to influence financial services policy but unsure who to meet at Labourโs inaugural party conference in Liverpool this weekend? Politicians, advisers or policy wonks: Weโve got the ultimate list of who holds the power in and around the first Labour Party conference in 14 years โ and who to have a chinwag with on [โฆ]
Tech policy: 20 people to meet at Labour conference
We break down the 20 figures inside and outside government shaping Labourโs tech policy.
WHO approves Bavarian Nordicโs mpox vaccine
Manufacturer Bavarian Nordic said it could produce another 50 million doses with new manufacturing processes and partners.
Haushaltsstreit spaltet Republikaner
US-Politik fรผr Sie entschlรผsselt. Jeden Tag in Ihrem Postfach. Im Browser anzeigen oder hier anhรถren von JAKOB HANKE VELA Mit CARLOTTA DIEDERICH DIE TOP-THEMEN โ HAUSHALT: Kurz vor der Abstimmung zieht Sprecher Mike Johnson eine geplante รbergangslรถsung fรผr den Haushalt zurรผck. โ TV-DUELL: Kamala Harrisโ รผberzeugender Auftritt beschert den Demokraten im Wahlkampf neuen Auftrieb. โ [โฆ]
ย โWeโre the only plane in the sky:โ 9/11 on board Air Force One
Where was the president in the eight hours after the Sept. 11 attacks? The strange, harrowing journey of Air Force One, as told by the people who were on board.
The Tories used to be the party of business. Now theyโre a joke.
Normally a hotbed of business schmoozing, the Conservative conference is generating shrugs among industry chiefs.
Polandโs presidential campaign kicks off โ 9 months before the vote
The presidency isn’t a powerful office, but it’s a must-wing for all sides in deeply divided Poland.
Alan Taylor appointed to BoEโs Monetary Policy Committee, succeeding Jonathan Haskel
The U.K. government has appointed Alan Taylor to succeed Jonathan Haskel as an external member of the Bank of Englandโs Monetary Policy Committee. Wakefield-born Taylor is currently Professor of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University in New York, but has had stints in the private sector with investment bank Morgan Stanley and asset management [โฆ]
The final piece of the Senate puzzle, another โSquadโ primary and more races to watch on Tuesday
Primaries are taking place in Connecticut, Minnesota, Vermont and Wisconsin.
Decoding military terms in the Walz-Vance debate
It can be hard to understand some of the accusations aimed at the vice presidential candidates, so we asked a veteran to decipher them.
Harris campaign tweaks Walz biography amid scrutiny of military credentials
The update comes a day after Republicans escalated attacks on his record in the Army National Guard, accusing Walz of inflating his rank at retirement.
Lawmaker who called Israel โapartheid stateโ faces tough Tuesday primary
AIPAC has spent $8 million to unseat Rep. Cori Bush, who once called Israel an โapartheid state.โ But thatโs not mentioned in the deluge of advertising.
The UK has a new government โ let the lobbying commence
British lobbyists have launched a schmooze offensive as they try to capture the attention of Labour’s greenhorn contingent.
Pelosi told Biden: Youโre dragging down Democrats
An ally of the former House speaker said she would do โeverything in her powerโ to get Biden off the Democratic ticket.
Schumer and Jeffries tell Biden directly that they have deep concerns about the election
The two top congressional Democrats have both met privately with the president in the last week.
DNC chair defends Biden on social media as polling looks increasingly grim
Jaime Harrison has taken to engaging critics online as officials grow defensive over their nominee.
55 things to know about J.D. Vance, Trumpโs VP pick
Donald Trumpโs pick for vice president made a 180-degree turn from fierce critic to bulldog surrogate for the former president.
Ding dong drama: Video doorbells have UK election campaigners spooked
British political campaigners are being caught out on the doorstep โ and fear a new tech trend could usher in an era of abuse and scandal.
France to the US: Leave the tiny nuclear reactors to us
The EU invited U.S. firms to help develop these futuristic atomic reactors. But Paris is wary of having Americans “stick their noses in.”
UK election: The great battle for Labour Party jobs
Too many ministers: Keir Starmer faces having to disappoint some of his top team if he makes it into government.
The next European Commission must champion industrial decarbonisation [Promoted content]
CEMBUREAUโs net zero roadmap update highlights the key role of policy to scale up our net zero ambitions, writes Emmanuel Brutin, Public Affairs Director at CEMBUREAU.
Ukraine reicht geplantes Milliardenpaket nicht
Das Briefing dazu, wie sich Entscheidungen in Brรผssel auf Sie auswirken. Mit dem Wissen des grรถรten Newsrooms der europรคischen Hauptstadt. Im Browser anzeigen oder hier anhรถren von JรRGEN KLรCKNER Mit LAURA HรLSEMANN und JULIUS BRINKMANN DIE TOP-THEMEN โ Ukraine fordert mehr Hilfen: Justizminister Maljuska kritisiert im POLITICO-Interview die Entscheidung der EU, nur die Zinseinnahmen auf [โฆ]
Arizona repeals 1864 abortion ban
The legislation, which is expected to be soon signed into law by Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs, will preserve access to the procedure for millions of women.
Chinese fast-fashion app Shein will face tougher EU tech rules
Europe tightens scrutiny of China-based tech companies.
Deepfakes, distrust and disinformation: Welcome to the AI election
From phony robocalls to lifelike forged photos, the trendy tech is evolving at breakneck pace โ as billions head to the polls.
How people view AI, disinformation and elections โ in charts
Polls worldwide show an apprehension toward the emerging tech โ and gaps in understanding how it works and its impact on election-related falsehoods.
UK town halls given green light to use Chinese CCTV โ despite Westminster ban
It comes just weeks after China was named as the perpetrator of a series of cyberattacks on MPs.
How Westminster WhatsApp โhoneytrapperโย targeted party conference season
Labour conference attendees tell how they received WhatsApps from “Charlie.” At Lib Dem conference, it started on the gay dating app Grindr.
Slovak president election: Pro-EU diplomat edges coalition stalwart in first round
Parliament speaker Peter Pellegrini and diplomat Ivan Korฤok move on to knockout round.
George Osborneโs pension freedoms 10 years on: The good, the bad and the ugly
Blowing the lot on a Lamborghini: it’s been a decade since George Osborne allowed pensioners to go wild with their retirement savings.
The US privately told Israel the kind of Rafah campaign it could support
How Israeli forces go into Rafah will impact the state of the U.S.-Israel relationship.
Building Europeโs Green Transition and Retirement Securityย โ Listed Real Estateโs Dual Role in Global Megatrends
Exploring the property sectorโs contribution to the European economy, green transition, retirement security for millions of people and the marketโs clear demand for regulatory stability.
FCA name-and-shame plansย get immediate backlash
SNEAK PEEK โย Industry criticizes FCA plans to name firms under investigation. โ Lenders โdebankingโ SMEs en masse, committee finds. โ U.K. fiscal policies donโt match economic situation, claims economist. Good morning! Wowee, what a hectic day Tuesday was in the world of financial services.ย Iโve barely recovered from the many committee hearings, conferences and consultations [โฆ]
How the US broke Kosovo and what that means for Ukraine
Washington’s track record suggests it’s better at fighting wars than dealing with what follows.
Brussels power couples 2024
To celebrate Valentine’s Day, here are some of the most influential couples in Brussels.
Britainโs Westminster power couples โ 2024 ranking
A look at the love matches wielding political power.
Patent war looms over Europeโs future supercrops
New rules on gene-edited seeds could pave way for half a dozen big suppliers to strengthen their market domination.
Bidenโs economy keeps messing up Trumpโs message
โYou canโt blame the president when policies go wrong, and then say heโs not responsible if things are going right.โ
Maximising Europeโs recarbonation potential to permanently store CO2 [Promoted content]
At a time the EU is on the hunt for carbon sinks, concrete carbonation offers strong opportunities to lock up carbon dioxide permanently, writes Emmanuel Brutin, Public Affairs Director of CEMBUREAU.
Under siege over Israel, Hamas and antisemitism, US colleges look to PR giants for help
Some of the top firms, mainly in Democratic politics, are getting calls for help from major universities
Western democracies face crisis of confidence ahead of big votes, poll shows
Ipsos survey shows growing dissatisfaction with how democracy is working, including in the EU.
Israel advocacy groups outspend pro-Palestinian groups on social media
Organizations including AIPAC have vastly outspent pro-Palestinian groups on Facebook and Instagram even as young Americans grow more critical of Israel.
Franceโs AI hopes collide with French love of regulating tech
Many companies fear that regulating advanced AI models could deter innovation.
Anti-green backlash hovers over COP climate talks
War, a fossil fuel boom and populist revolts are sapping the optimism from the fight against climate change. And then thereโs Trump.
New Slovak coalition embraces revenge, radicalism
Robert Fico has named his top team, and it features some controversial characters.
An unsanctioned coterie of pro-Israel quasi-lobbyists has descended on D.C.
Winning over lawmakers can take on several different forms.
Polandโs PiS makes a risky political bet in attacking Ukraine
Electoral calculations in Warsaw are putting warm relations with Kyiv in jeopardy.
Former Kremlin lobbyist picked as UK Conservative candidate
Former GPlus boss hopes to be MP for Harpenden and Berkhamstead.
British ministers ditch meeting with clean energy bosses amid renewable investment fears
Government pulls out of meeting on government support for renewable projects.
A Putin critic fell to his death in Washington. We still donโt know why
Police donโt suspect foul play killed Dan Rapoport. Some friends arenโt so sure.
Why Britainโs lobbying crackdown isnโt really a crackdown
Transparency campaigners say long-awaited overhaul of Westminster rules leaves ‘far too much wiggle room’ for influence-peddling.
Only dead people donate to the Scottish National Party
How the embattled SNP went from big-donor magnet to a party reliant on gifts from the deceased.
31-year-old Boris Johnson aide gets plum place in the House of Lords
Johnson’s spokesperson is now Baron Kempsell of Letchworth.
US soldier crossed into North Korea โwillfully and without authorization,โ officials say
The soldier was on a civilian tour of the Demilitarized Zone and not on duty at the time. He was due to face disciplinary action by the US military.
Winding corridors, endless votes and ableism: Britainโs disabled politicians speak out
Some lawmakers say British politics can be unwelcoming for people with disabilities, which can feed into policymaking.