Von der Leyen faces brutal new deal with European Parliament
BRUSSELS ― Ursula von der Leyen comfortably overcame her critics ― but her relationship with the European Parliament will never be the same again. In one of the most politically...
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Portugal’s local elections poised to be another win for Europe’s far right
Five months ago, Portugal’s snap national election saw the far-right Chega party become the second-largest force in the country’s parliament. On Sunday, 9.3 million Lusitanian voters are headed back to...
Game of Gnomes: The politics of small garden ornaments
Welcome to Declassified, a weekly humor column. Say what you like about the European Parliament (no, really, say what you like), but it does shine a light on sub-sections of...
Defiant Ursula von der Leyen hypes Europe ahead of key no-confidence votes
BRUSSELS — Ursula von der Leyen spent the morning of important votes that could topple her European Commission giving a triumphant speech to a room packed with heads of state...
Europe hails ‘Trump’s Peace Plan’ for Gaza
European leaders lauded Donald Trump’s efforts to broker peace in the Middle East, after the U.S. president announced that Israel and Hamas had “signed off on the first phase” of...
Greenland’s leader hails EU as trusted friend and urges investment in its minerals
BRUSSELS (AP) — Greenland’s leader on Wednesday thanked the European Union for being “a trusted friend” and urged the 27-nation bloc to invest in his country’s mineral resources, renewable energy,...
‘Hybrid warfare’ or more of the same? Getting a grip on drones across Europe.
BRUSSELS — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has a clear term for the reports of drones overflying Europe’s critical infrastructure in recent months: “Hybrid warfare.” “Something new and...
EU chief says Russia is waging a ‘gray zone campaign’ and Europe must meet the challenge
BRUSSELS (AP) — Russia is waging a “targeted gray zone campaign” against Europe, including , sabotage and cyberattacks that will only escalate if the Kremlin is not challenged, the European...
European businesses barely use AI. Brussels wants to fix that.
BRUSSELS — The EU says it has a new problem when it comes to artificial intelligence: Companies are not using it. As Europe struggles to counter America’s overwhelming dominance in...
Pressure Mounts on Europe’s Ursula von der Leyen
On Monday afternoon, when the European Parliament met for the second time after the summer break in Strasbourg, they got down to business right away. Jordan Bardella, the French chairman...
