‘We can be on the path to the EU or to Belarus’: Political thug culture grips Georgia (www.politico.eu)
Intimidation is becoming a feature of daily life, even before a controversial new Kremlin-style law takes effect....
Europe eyes car chips as next battleground with China (www.politico.eu)
Commission will start questioning its industry about competition with China and others on older-generation microchips....
Georgia defies EU and backs law targeting ‘foreign agents’ (www.politico.eu)
Brussels warns new curbs on civil society flout “European values” as protests grow in Tbilisi....
Cybercriminals claim hack of EU police agency, posting data online (www.politico.eu)
Sensitive data from the EU’s police agency appeared for sale on a cybercrime forum....
Hungary teases veto over new EU Russian gas sanctions (www.politico.eu)
Budapest opposes measures “that might have a negative impact on EU gas market” — a stance that could kill the EU’s effort to squeeze Moscow’s gas revenue....
Far right cries censorship after exclusion from EU election debate (www.politico.eu)
European Broadcasting Union says Anders Vistisen cannot debate because the far right does not endorse the Spitzenkandidat system....
There’s another Chinese electric vehicle threat: Buses (www.politico.eu)
When the water runs dry: Why France is freaking out over a tiny Swiss dam (www.politico.eu)
Water-rich Switzerland controls Western Europe’s taps — and wants it to stay that way. Its drought-ridden neighbors are getting nervous....
EU prosecutors threaten to sue Commission in spending spat (www.politico.eu)
European Public Prosecutor’s Office says budget move means it may no longer be able to focus on its investigative operations....
How dirty Russian money taught Latvia to get serious on sanctions (www.politico.eu)
Centralizing the policing of sanctions could serve as a model for other EU countries....
Slovakia’s Fico plots to dismantle the free press (www.politico.eu)
Journalists warn new populist prime minister is trying to sideline those in the media he disagrees with....
Barcelona is parched — and angry at quenched tourists (www.politico.eu)
The yawning gap between locals’ and visitors’ consumption is stoking long-standing resentments ahead of an election....
Hungary cashes in on its friendship with China (www.politico.eu)
China is Hungary’s No. 1 foreign investor, and Budapest is powering ahead in EV production....
Attacks on German politicians stir memories of Nazi past (www.politico.eu)
Recent assaults spark national debate over Germany’s increasingly raw political climate, with some seeing echoes of its dark history....
Brexit eel wars: Brussels accuses Britain of being too green (www.politico.eu)
Snakey fish fight is center stage as U.K.’s new environmental measures rub the EU the wrong way....
Austria plans to deport convicts to Kosovo (www.politico.eu)
Serbia to Xi Jinping: No one reveres you like we do (www.politico.eu)
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said “the sky is the limit” on future cooperation....
EU agrees €3B raid on Russian assets to buy weapons for Ukraine (www.politico.eu)
Late concession by Belgium paved way for deal on using profits to buy ammo for Kyiv’s war effort....
Ukraine’s investigative journalists are facing intimidation (www.politico.eu)
While the level of corruption in the country may be on the decline, it’s far from over — and pressure on journalists is only mounting....
World Bank’s climate plan: Pricier red meat and dairy, cheaper chicken and veggies (www.politico.eu)
“We have to stop destroying the planet as we feed ourselves,” a World Bank official said, as red meat and dairy drive CO2 emissions....
Police raid far-right German MEP’s office in China espionage probe (www.politico.eu)
Spy investigation into the AfD’s Maximilian Krah and his assistant ramps up in Brussels....
China’s cheating threatens to wreck Paris Olympics, US anti-drugs chief says (www.politico.eu)
American regulator Travis Tygart accuses the World Anti-Doping Agency of “allowing” Chinese authority to cover up illegal drug-taking by top swimmers....
EU finally ready to bring down Russia’s gas empire … sort of (www.politico.eu)
A new sanctions proposal is expected to target Russia’s liquified natural gas for the first time, but the measures would only cover a quarter of Moscow’s profits....
Paris’ Olympic promise falls short for unhoused people (www.politico.eu)
Nonprofits and local officials say the 2024 Games event is failing a pledge to be ‘first ever inclusive and socially responsible’ event of its kind....