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Unlike tight-knit spy alliances like the Five Eyes, European Union member countries have long struggled to forge strong partnerships on intelligence sharing. National security remains firmly in the hands of national capitals,…

Unlike tight-knit spy alliances like the Five Eyes, European Union member countries have long struggled to forge strong partnerships on intelligence sharing. National security remains firmly in the hands of national capitals,…

Enter the simplification agenda, Brussels’ new plan to get the best of both worlds.
Cutting red tape is one of the few areas of policymaking on which EU countries largely agree; in fact, they want more of it. Later this week, European…
Kiev’s European backers are planning to advance a condition Moscow firmly rejected
Ukraine and its European backers are finalizing a 12-point peace plan that would rule out territorial…

“The announcement hasn’t been handled well,” admitted a pro-digital ID Labour MP granted anonymity to speak candidly. “Our argument for it keeps changing but none of it is full-throated enough.”
The messaging has shifted since the…

“He will be like the Count of Monte Cristo, coming back to have his revenge against everyone here,” said one diplomat, granted anonymity to speak to POLITICO, adding that Selmayr’s hard-nosed tactics and his deep institutional network…

For example, both the CDU and SPD already agree on the reintroduction of military service in some form, and the details being haggled over are just that — details. The fundamental question is what happens if the required threshold isn’t…

Orbán’s political rival, Péter Magyar, who also worked at the Hungarian permanent representation under Várhelyi, accused him last week of holding back information about his time as an ambassador.
“In my opinion, Olivér Várhelyi,…

North Korea test fired ballistic missiles on Wednesday, South Korea‘s military has said.
Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the missiles flew east, with the South Korean Yonhap news agency saying it was launched toward the East Sea (also…

Germany is emerging as a prime destination for STEM courses with low tuitions and clear post-study work regulations. Ireland is also getting popular in technology and finance backed by the presence of world employers like Google, Meta, Apple…