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Ukraine’s moment to secure EU membership: Between Hungarian and French elections
- Zoya Sheftalovich
- Feb 25, 2026
Kyiv wants to get a mention of EU accession in 2027 into any peace deal negotiated by Donald Trump.
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Germany’s far right under pressure as nepotism allegations mount
- Nette Nöstlinger
- Feb 25, 2026
Accusations that AfD politicians are using their positions to give family members cushy jobs threaten to thwart the party ahead of a series of state e...
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As US tech giants become cable giants, it’s time we pay attention to our seabeds
- Elisabeth Braw
- Feb 25, 2026
American cable owners are in the business of business — not geopolitics. But if Trump told them to block the continent from their undersea cables, wou...
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Orbán’s gambit to revive his election hopes: A battle against the EU
- Max Griera, Zoya Sheftalovich, Nicholas Vinocur
- Feb 25, 2026
The Hungarian leader wants to portray his main rival, Péter Magyar, as a stooge of his traditional bogeymen: Brussels and Kyiv. But Magyar is proving...
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Peter Thiel ties put major German military drone deal on shaky ground
- Chris Lunday
- Feb 24, 2026
Concerns over the Trump-friendly billionaire’s stake in drone startup Stark and redacted contract details are putting approval of the contract at risk...
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Comment l’Etat islamique enseigne l’IA “responsable” à ses recrues
- Mason Boycott-Owen
- Feb 24, 2026
Plusieurs experts alertent sur l’utilisation de l’intelligence artificielle par le groupe islamiste.
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Putin is running his war on the Micawber Principle: Something will turn up
- Jamie Dettmer
- Feb 24, 2026
The Russian leader is betting on playing the long game.
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EU countries threaten to take Commission to court for giving Parliament extra powers
- Max Griera
- Feb 24, 2026
EU rivalry gets heated as countries accuse Commission of breaking EU law by signing agreement with Parliament.
- Politics
The EU is going to Ukraine empty-handed ― thanks to Hungary
- Sebastian Starcevic
- Feb 24, 2026
This is how Budapest spoiled EU's carefully choreographed trip to Kyiv.
- Politics
Vanishing cars jeopardize Europe’s raw materials security
- Marianne Gros
- Feb 23, 2026
Used vehicles are a treasure trove of metals essential in energy technology, but the EU is letting them disappear without a trace.
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From platinum level to the children’s table: How a multispeed Europe might work
- Paul Dallison
- Feb 23, 2026
An EU in which different countries get different benefits appears closer than ever.
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Why US-EU defense industrial cooperation matters more than ever
- Andrew Puzder, Matthew Whitaker
- Feb 23, 2026
Limiting American defense industry participation in European procurement programs threatens that partnership and weakens our mutual security.