Politico - Europe (2 days ago)
Have you ever wondered about COBRA? Not the snake or the yoga pose — but Cabinet Office Briefing Room A, the place at the heart of Whitehall where a highly sensitive, critical government committee meets when a crisis hits the U.K. This week, host Patrick Baker takes you inside these mysterious meetings to find out […]
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This week's episode of EU Confidential comes to you from Thursday's emergency meeting of EU leaders — the political equivalent of sobbing into your pillow on a sleepless night. The reason for those tears: America and Europe just broke up. POLITICO's Clea Caulcutt gives us a quick update on European Council talks on how to […]
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Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Anne McElvoy have their guide to the day ahead in British politics. As Matt Wrack, a former hard-left firefighter is endorsed as the the next leader of one of the two main teaching unions, Sam and Anne discuss the fallout for the government. Mr Wrack, who […]
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Will Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's olive branch to Donald Trump be enough to secure Ukraine's future — and his own? After his bruising encounter with the U.S. president in the Oval Office, Zelenskyy issued an eleventh-hour missive and said he was ready to sign the minerals deal and "work fast to end the war.” Host […]
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– EU-Sondergipfel in Brüssel: Wie die Partner auf Deutschlands Milliarden-Versprechen reagieren und welche Gespräche Friedrich Merz bereits am Vorabend sowie heute führt – Rasmus Buchsteiner berichtet aus Brüssel. – Im 200-Sekunden-Interview: Die FDP-Europaabgeordnete Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann über Deutschlands Rolle beim Gipfel –...
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Leaders of the EU's 27 countries are meeting in Brussels for a special European Council on Thursday and it doesn't seem too much of an exaggeration to say that the future of the continent is at stake. Prompted by President Donald Trump's decision to distance the U.S. from Europe's security and his determination to end […]
ReadPolitico - Europe (4 days ago)
Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Anne McElvoy have their guide to the day ahead in British politics. The domestic agenda is key today with some hints starting to emerge about what Chancellor Rachel Reeves is planning in her Spring Statement in three weeks' time. Sam reveals details of a four-point plan […]
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– Milliardenkredite für Verteidigung und Investition: Bei den Sondierungen einigen sich CDU und SPD zuerst über das Geld. Auch die Reform der Schuldenbremse soll in Angriff genommen werden. Ob Merz, Klingbeil und Co. ihre Pläne so umsetzen können, analysiert Gordon Repinski. – Im 200-Sekunden-Interview dazu zum einen Roderich Kiesewetter,...
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Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Anne McElvoy have their guide to the day ahead in British politics. President Donald Trump has just pulled the plug on US military aid to Ukraine, leaving Sir Keir Starmer and European leaders scrambling to respond. Just yesterday, the prime minister was praised in the House […]
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– Sondervermögen: Merz macht Tempo, doch SPD, Linke und Grüne bremsen ihn und die Union offenbar aus. – Im 200-Sekunden-Interview: Maximilian Krah, der umstrittene AfD-Europaparlamentarier, wechselt in den Bundestag. Was will er dort erreichen und wie steht er zur Idee eines Dexit? – Staatliche Förderung: Wie sich die AfD mit den anderen...
ReadPolitico - Europe (6 days ago)
LONDON — Britain's data watchdog has opened an investigation into how TikTok uses children's personal information to recommend content to them. The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) said on Monday the investigation was in response to "growing concerns” about platforms using recommender systems to serve teenagers inappropriate or harmful...
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Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Anne McElvoy have their guide to the day ahead in British politics. After an extraordinary 96 hours on the world stage, Sir Keir Starmer faces his next challenge: a grilling from MPs in the Commons. In today's episode, Sam and Anne break down how the prime […]
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– Nach dem Bruch im Weißen Haus: Wie weiter für die Ukraine nach dem Gipfel in London und vor dem Gipfel am Donnerstag in Brüssel? Einschätzungen auch von Jonathan Martin, Senior Political Columnist bei POLITICO in Washington. – Im 200-Sekunden-Interview: Ex-Außenminister und Vorsitzender der Atlantik-Brücke, Sigmar Gabriel, zur Frage, ob...
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The European Commission is figuring out how it could help Ukraine secure satellite communication capacity in the wake of Elon Musk reportedly threatening to pull Kyiv's access to his Starlink network. Space-based communication systems are a critical tool for Ukraine, but it remains unclear whether Musk will continue to offer Starlink as the war...
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