Putin is bombing Ukraine into darkness — and leaving Europe short of power (www.politico.eu)
China is a threat to Europe’s gunpowder supply, defense boss warns (www.politico.eu)
Saab chief cautions that Beijing dominates supplies of a key component to make powder to fire shells, and metal for submarines and warships....
US and UK impose fresh Iran sanctions in wake of Israel attack (www.politico.eu)
Putin is bombing Ukraine into darkness — and leaving Europe short of power (www.politico.eu)
The EU relies on Kyiv for energy. So Russia is attacking the critical storage sites that hold Europe’s gas....
Why Donald Trump ‘hates Ukraine’: The once and possibly future U.S. president blames the country for his political woes (www.politico.eu)
Donald Trump doesn’t easily forgive or forget....
Orbán to Brussels: Time to shake up ‘bad’ EU leadership (www.politico.eu)
“If the leadership proves to be bad, it must be replaced. It’s that simple,” Hungarian leader says....
Why Ukraine is losing the war with Russia (www.politico.eu)
EU fiddles on Middle East as Ukraine burns (www.politico.eu)
EU leaders look set to focus on Iran — where there is little they can achieve — while still failing to flex real muscle against Putin in Ukraine....
Iran’s imprisonment of EU diplomat reveals new era of hostage diplomacy (www.politico.eu)
Johan Floderus, an EU diplomat, has spent two years in an Iranian prison....
Time for a European single market ‘with teeth’ to take on China, India, leaders told (www.politico.eu)
Former Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta tells POLITICO that government subsidies should become a “European tool.”...
Brussels police move to shut down Farage and Orbán’s right-wing jamboree (www.politico.eu)
“Tinpot dictatorship” fumed one of the National Conservatism Conference organizers....
EU signals end of free money for poorer countries (www.politico.eu)
The European Commission is pushing for the post-pandemic recovery fund not to be repeated — as well as for conditions on financing of poorer regions....
Ukraine backers blast ‘double standard’ after allies rush to Israel’s defense (www.politico.eu)
If the United States and its allies can rush to Israel’s defense in the skies, shooting down dozens of drones and missiles fired by Iran, why can’t they do the same for Ukraine — which has suffered under Russia’s missile attacks for more than two years?...
Iran has just strengthened Netanyahu’s hand (www.politico.eu)
Israeli leader had been facing the heat over Gaza, but Tehran’s direct assault now makes it hard for allies to rein in support....
AI chatbots spread falsehoods about the EU election, report finds (www.politico.eu)
The tools tended to return incorrect election dates and information about how to cast a ballot, said Democracy Reporting International....
Zelenskyy to US: Iran’s attack on Israel is ‘wake-up call’ to fortify America’s allies (www.politico.eu)
Georgia’s EU bid is being sabotaged by its own government, Brussels fears (www.politico.eu)
Some 80 percent of Georgians want to join the EU, but the government seems to fear that membership could undermine its grip on power....
European leaders condemn Iran’s revenge attack on Israel (www.politico.eu)
Tehran launched more than 300 missiles and drones at Israeli targets, raising fears of a major escalation in the Israel-Hamas war....
Brussels venue withdraws from Orbán conference (www.politico.eu)
Concert Noble will no longer host NatCon conference next week....
EU gears up to sue Germany if it doesn’t change divisive gas tax (www.politico.eu)
Germany’s neighbors say the measure is harming EU unity and hindering their efforts to ditch Russian energy....
‘I hope Ukraine will lose’: What MEPs told Russian propaganda channel (www.politico.eu)
A POLITICO review of the 50 videos on Voice of Europe’s YouTube channel revealed 16 MEPs had engaged with the outlet....
France talks tough on Ukraine while gobbling up more Russian gas (www.politico.eu)
France has paid Russia over €600 million this year for liquefied natural gas, new data shows. That’s an EU-leading rise from last year....
Zelenskyy blasts Scholz’s reason for not sending German Taurus missiles (www.politico.eu)
Ukraine’s leader says the chancellor wants the missiles to defend Germany — which is not the version of events given to the German public....
Russia’s migrants and ethnic minorities shiver at new Putin terror crackdown (www.politico.eu)
After deadly Moscow terror attack, authorities have targeted vulnerable scapegoats....
EU pushes to curb China’s green tech market lead (www.politico.eu)
Brussels’ new probe into Chinese wind turbines comes as Beijing grabs dominance over global market for solar panels....
