US accuses China of backing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine (www.politico.eu)
Beijing is “picking a side” and can’t claim to be neutral any more, the US ambassador to NATO tells POLITICO....
EU to China: Open your public markets or we’ll close ours (www.politico.eu)
Moscow pressured Nicaragua to file genocide case against Germany, intel sources say (www.politico.eu)
The Kremlin may have been trying to undermine the ICJ’s authority by making it a venue for specious legal arguments, say authorities....
How a second Trump presidency could tear Europe apart (www.politico.eu)
The former president’s return would cement a shift in the U.S. as a fact that can no longer be ignored....
UK announces £75B defense boost — and challenges Europe to follow suit (www.politico.eu)
Move will see Britain spend 2.5 percent of GDP on defense by end of the decade as Downing Street urges ‘other major European NATO economies to follow.’...
Journalists fear North Macedonia’s new media law (www.politico.eu)
Spain accidentally releases drug lord who planned to kill heir to Dutch throne (www.politico.eu)
Spain accidentally releases drug lord who planned to kill heir to Dutch throne (www.politico.eu)
Children run risk of preventable deaths from declining vaccinations (www.politico.eu)
Preventable deaths are on the rise in the European Union amid low vaccine uptake, putting young children most at risk, Europe’s disease agency has warned....
Who’s the boss when it comes to defense: NATO or the EU? (www.politico.eu)
Both NATO and the EU want to spend a €100 billion on defense — and that’s leading to clashes between the two Brussels-based institutions....
Germany arrests EU Parliament staffer over bombshell claims he spied for China (www.politico.eu)
“The accused repeatedly passed on information about negotiations and decisions in the European Parliament to his intelligence service client,” authorities said....
Poland: We’re ready to host nuclear weapons (www.politico.eu)
Ukraine to EU: Don’t let US aid package make you complacent (www.politico.eu)
Washington’s support for Ukraine should not dispel a sense of urgency among EU countries, Ukraine and its allies warn....
G7 gives Iran sharp warning not to send ballistic missiles to Russia (www.politico.eu)
‘We are prepared to respond in a swift and coordinated manner’ if Tehran sends missiles to Moscow, G7 ministers say....
EU’s Michel tells Trump ‘get the facts straight’ on Ukraine funding (www.politico.eu)
“Don’t be intimidated by Putin. We aren’t,” Charles Michel said in message for Republican front-runner....
China is a threat to Europe’s gunpowder supply, defense boss warns (www.politico.eu)
Saab chief cautions that Beijing dominates supplies of a key component to make powder to fire shells, and metal for submarines and warships....
‘Get the facts straight,’ EU’s Michel tells Trump over Ukraine funding (www.politico.eu)
“Don’t be intimidated by Putin. We aren’t,” European Council president tells Republican front-runner in post.
Putin is bombing Ukraine into darkness — and leaving Europe short of power (www.politico.eu)
The EU relies on Kyiv for energy. So Russia is attacking the critical storage sites that hold Europe’s gas....
Why Donald Trump ‘hates Ukraine’: The once and possibly future U.S. president blames the country for his political woes (www.politico.eu)
Donald Trump doesn’t easily forgive or forget....
US and UK impose fresh Iran sanctions in wake of Israel attack (www.politico.eu)
Orbán to Brussels: Time to shake up ‘bad’ EU leadership (www.politico.eu)
“If the leadership proves to be bad, it must be replaced. It’s that simple,” Hungarian leader says....
EU fiddles on Middle East as Ukraine burns (www.politico.eu)
EU leaders look set to focus on Iran — where there is little they can achieve — while still failing to flex real muscle against Putin in Ukraine....
Iran’s imprisonment of EU diplomat reveals new era of hostage diplomacy (www.politico.eu)
Johan Floderus, an EU diplomat, has spent two years in an Iranian prison....
Time for a European single market ‘with teeth’ to take on China, India, leaders told (www.politico.eu)
Former Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta tells POLITICO that government subsidies should become a “European tool.”...