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France has a military drone radar everyone’s desperate to get
LIMOURS, France — About 50 kilometers south of Paris, a factory is looking to double production of one of France’s best-selling pieces of military kit — Ground Master air surveillance radars. It’s a...
View ArticleEU and US push China to help them write big new climate check
Western diplomats are preparing for a showdown with China over its reluctance to commit to funding for poorer countries struggling to cope with climate change. Governments are trying to source...
View Article6 countries move to protect the North Sea from Russians
Six countries bordering the North Sea signed an agreement on Tuesday to protect critical underwater infrastructure from foreign sabotage and attacks. The agreement — signed by Belgium, the...
View ArticleLawmakers slam von der Leyen over quick-fire North African migration deals...
BRUSSELS —Lawmakers criticized the European Commission for signing controversial agreements that give North African countries vast sums of money in exchange for reducing migration to Europe. “Throwing...
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‘I hope Ukraine will lose’: What MEPs told Russian propaganda channel
BRUSSELS — “If it is a war of civilization, well, I hope the civilization in Ukraine will lose,” said Marcel de Graaff, a Dutch far-right lawmaker, from a TV studio just inside the European Parliament...
View ArticleFrance talks tough on Ukraine while gobbling up more Russian gas
BRUSSELS — Put your money where your mouth is. Such grumbling is percolating across Europe as new data reveals France quietly ramping up gas payments to Russia just as President Emmanuel Macron loudly...
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EU signals end of free money for poorer countries
BRUSSELS — The European Commission is siding with a German-led group of fiscally conservative governments by resisting demands to finance spending through more borrowing — on top of a push to add...
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A new inconvenient truth: Europe’s global plans all require money no one has
BRUSSELS — EU leaders are on a grandiloquent streak, even by their standards. The EU can stay relevant in a world of resurgent big power politics. Europe won’t drown in the sea of public cash the U.S....
View ArticleNATO’s Stoltenberg asks allies to give air defense systems to Ukraine
BRUSSELS — NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday called on allies to beef up Ukraine’s air defense, amid intensifying Russian attacks. Stoltenberg spoke as Germany is making plans to...
View ArticleDutch government threatens to leave Facebook over privacy
The Dutch government is warning it could stop using Facebook Pages before the summer over data protection concerns on how the platform targets its users. Dutch state secretary for digital affairs...
View ArticleGermany targets air defense ramp-up as Berlin corrals allies behind Ukraine
BERLIN — The German government says it’s already in talks with countries over fresh air defense pledges for Ukraine, as Berlin mulls bolstering its own stocks of U.S.-made Patriot missile systems....
View ArticleSpain accidentally releases drug lord who planned to kill heir to Dutch throne
A notorious cartel boss who reportedly planned to murder the heir to the Dutch throne and Prime Minister Mark Rutte has escaped prison due to a judicial mix-up in Spain. “Mocro Maffia” leader Karim...
View ArticleNew CEO of Dutch chips champ enters US-China fray
BRUSSELS — The incoming CEO of Europe’s largest tech firm finds himself caught between the United States and China in a microchips-driven geopolitical clash. Frenchman Christophe Fouquet takes the...
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Europe shrugs off Washington’s TikTok fears
BRUSSELS — The United States is worried enough about TikTok’s security risks to force the app’s sale under the threat of a ban. Europe is less convinced. A U.S. bill that would require TikTok’s...
View ArticleWill the EU get a war budget?
BRUSSELS — War is raging on its doorstep, the economy is in the doldrums, a European-wide election looks set to deliver a massive blow to its establishment — and now the EU is gearing up for what will...
View ArticleMedia freedom ‘close to breaking point’ in many EU countries, report warns
Attacks against journalists and limited access to public interest information are profoundly affecting media freedom in Europe, according to a network of civil liberties NGOs. “Media freedom and...
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Von der Leyen opens the door to Europe’s hard right
MAASTRICHT, Netherlands — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen gave her clearest signal yet that she is ready to cooperate with hard-right parties to secure a second term in the EU’s...
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Europe is nowhere close to banning TikTok
Of all the shots Europe is firing at China, the threat of a blanket TikTok ban is likely to only scuff Beijing. European officials are increasingly throwing up walls and investigations into Chinese...
View ArticleEurovision: Who would run the EU if decided by the song contest?
The vote that Europe cares about the most is almost upon us. No, not the EU election — that only interests about 60 percent of citizens, according to Eurobarometer’s latest survey*. We mean...
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In the safe hands of Sweden, here comes Eurovision 2024
Frances Robinson is a freelance journalist based in London. She writes a newsletter about children’s television called Square Eyes. You may have heard political advisers whispering, spotted some...
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