Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)2d ago
EU leaders demand von der Leyen tools up against China https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-leaders-demand-von-der-leyen-tools-up-against-china/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #CompetitionandIndustrialPolicy #CompetitionandIndustrialPolicy #Businessandcompetition #Aidanddevelopment #Electricvehicles #EnergyandClimate #StateoftheUnion #Supplychains #Companies #Elections #Industry #Tradewar #Mobility #Markets #Subsidy #Tariffs #Policy #Rights #Tanks #Trade #Trade
EU leaders demand von der Leyen tools up against China 

“It’s an urgent matter,” Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever tells POLITICO.

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Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)May 23
France bans Israel’s Ben-Gvir from entry https://www.politico.eu/article/france-bans-israeli-minister-ben-gvir-from-entry/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #Aidanddevelopment #Europeanpolitics #Frenchpolitics #ForeignAffairs #MiddleEast #Sanctions #Security #Politics #Gaza
France bans Israel’s Ben-Gvir from entry

French Foreign Minister Barrot also called for EU sanctions on the far-right Israeli minister, who has been widely criticized for taunting activists aboard the Global Sumud flotilla.

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Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)Sep 25, 2025
Europe is at war with Russia, whether it likes it or not https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-russia-war-in-ukraine-nato-poland-romania-estonia/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #Aidanddevelopment #FromAcrossthePond #WarinUkraine #DonaldTrump #Airdefense #Commentary #Military #Borders #Defense #Kremlin #Drones #NATO #War
Europe is at war with Russia, whether it likes it or not

The fighting in Ukraine is only part of Russia’s wider war against the continent as a whole. It’s high time to recognize this reality and act accordingly.

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Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)Sep 10, 2025
Trump’s homeland security boss vows to help Belgium crush cocaine cartels https://www.politico.eu/article/donald-trump-kristi-noem-belgium-crush-cocaine-cartel/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #Transatlanticrelations #Aidanddevelopment #U.S.foreignpolicy #Illicitdrugs #U.S.politics #mobility #Security #Politics #Crisis #Ports
Trump’s homeland security boss vows to help Belgium crush cocaine cartels

Belgian PM Bart De Wever welcomes U.S. help in the war on drugs amid epidemic of violence.

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Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)Sep 1, 2025
Italian dockworkers threaten Israel cargo ban if Gaza flotilla blocked https://www.politico.eu/article/italian-dockworkers-threaten-israel-cargo-ban-gaza-flotilla-departs-genova/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #Israeli-Palestinianconflict #Aidanddevelopment #Israel-Hamaswar #Shipping #Mobility #Politics #Ports #War
Italian dockworkers threaten Israel cargo ban if Gaza flotilla blocked

“If we lose contact with our boats … even for just 20 minutes, we will shut down all of Europe,” dockworker says.

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Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)Jul 14, 2025
The next EU budget cannot be business as usual https://www.politico.eu/article/the-next-eu-budget-cannot-be-business-as-usual/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #CommonAgriculturalPolicy(CAP) #Aidanddevelopment #Privateinvestment #Competitiveness #Defensebudgets #Digitalization #HorizonEurope #Foodsecurity #Negotiations #Supplychains #WarinUkraine #Innovation #Resilience #Migration #RuleofLaw #EUBudget #Military #Research #Security #Defense #Opinion #Asylum #Budget
The next EU budget cannot be business as usual

The bloc must rethink and reprioritize in order to seize opportunities and tackle the new challenges we face today.

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Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)Jul 10, 2025
EU announces new megafund for Ukraine reconstruction https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-ukraine-reconstruction-fund-war-russia/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #Nationalrecoveryplans #Aidanddevelopment #ForeignAffairs #WarinUkraine #Defense
EU announces new megafund for Ukraine reconstruction

“It will, together with the private sector, kickstart investment in energy, transport, critical raw materials, dual-use industries,” said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

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Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)Jul 5, 2025
World’s cartoonists on this week’s events https://www.politico.eu/article/worlds-cartoonists-on-this-weeks-events-161/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #Aidanddevelopment #Nuclearweapons #Summerholidays #Climatechange #Taxavoidance #U.S.politics #Humanrights #Heatwave #Politics #Tax #War
World’s cartoonists on this week’s events

Drawing the top stories around the globe.

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Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)Jun 17, 2025
West can’t help Ukraine win the war — but it could help end it https://www.politico.eu/article/west-ukraine-war-military-victory-stalemate-kyiv-russia/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #Aidanddevelopment #Ukrainianpolitics #Demographics #Negotiations #WarinUkraine #Diplomacy #Military #Borders #Defense #History #Kremlin #Opinion #NATO #War
West can’t help Ukraine win the war — but it could help end it

As Western leaders continue to insist they’ll support Ukraine “for as long as it takes,” the question now is, to what end?

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Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)Jun 11, 2025
Gaza’s journalists are starved into silence. The EU’s neutrality is complicity. https://www.politico.eu/article/war-in-gaza-journalists-press-freedom-hunger-starvation-eu-israel-aid-blockade/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #Aidanddevelopment #Israel-Hamaswar #TradeAgreements #Mediafreedom #Humanrights #MiddleEast #Opinion #Rights #Safety #Media #War
Gaza’s journalists are starved into silence. The EU’s neutrality is complicity.

If the bloc truly stands by the values it claims to champion, now is the moment to show it.

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