8+ hour, 21+ min ago   (172+ words) Stories driving the day in Brussels and beyond. When Commission President Ursula von der Leyen gives her big State of the European Union speech on Wednesday, the topic of migration is likely to feature heavily. On today’s show, Zoya Sheftalovich…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (831+ words) Pascal Canfin, the European Parliament’s China trade rapporteur, says MEPs are ready to back stronger measures against Beijing in the EU’s flagship industry bill. This article is also available in: German BRUSSELS — A cross-party consensus is growing in the European Parliament…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (662+ words) Brussels sees the panic set off in Silicon Valley as vindication that its AI regulation is the right path. BRUSSELS — A viral social media post warning that top American AI developers are "gambling with our lives" has been met this…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (868+ words) Lobbyists and NGOs hope their message gets through to Ursula von der Leyen in time for the big speech. BRUSSELS — Walk through the EU Quarter of Brussels and you’ll see posters plastered on walls and telephone poles asking European Commission…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (309+ words) Kaja Kallas wants the European Public Prosecutor’s Office to be given a mandate to squeeze Russia’s war machine. BRUSSELS — The EU’s top diplomat has proposed giving the bloc’s own organized crime prosecutors responsibility for bringing cases against companies and individuals…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (1438+ words) A weekly newsletter on campaigning, lobbying and political influence in the EU. Tips, tales, traumas to [email protected] | View in your browser Hello and welcome to EU Influence! I’m Mari Eccles, using the three waking minutes I haven’t spent at…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (406+ words) The plan would see ties strengthened in areas such as technology, trade and critical raw materials. BRUSSELS — The EU's plans for a deeper partnership with Canada, aimed at helping the country withstand a trade war with the U.S., has won…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (1031+ words) A streamlined rulebook would set clearer guidelines for public authorities — giving a higher weighting for “quality” against cost. BRUSSELS — The EU wants to transform public procurement into a powerful tool of industrial policy by channeling hundreds of billions of euros…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (394+ words) His comments come days after a landslide victory for the AfD in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt. BERLIN — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said “remigration” plans put forward by Alternative for Germany (AfD) amount to ethnic cleansing and would devastate the…...