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politico.eu > article > russia-attacks-gas-station-passenger-train-near-ukraine-poland-border

Russian drone hits passenger train headed from Kyiv to Warsaw

1+ hour, 12+ min ago   (340+ words) BRUSSELS — Russian drones attacked a crossing point on the Polish-Ukrainian border on Sunday morning, hitting a passenger train two kilometers from the frontier in Volyn Oblast. Ukraine’s state rail operator confirmed that a strike hit the locomotive of a passenger…...

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politico.eu > article > how-to-watch-sweden-election-like-pro

How to watch Sweden’s election like a pro

15+ hour, 31+ min ago   (1257+ words) Latest polls put Sunday’s vote in NATO’s newest member on a knife-edge. STOCKHOLM — Millions of Swedes will vote in a tense general election on Sunday that is set to deliver a new left-wing government or bring far-right ministers into power…...

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politico.eu > article > eu-parliament-harder-line-on-china-pascal-canfin

EU Parliament ready to take tougher line on China, says lead MEP

6+ hour, 54+ min 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…...

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politico.eu > article > portugal-wants-eu-cash-to-pay-for-firefighting-goats

Portugal wants EU cash to pay for firefighting goats

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (502+ words) As budget negotiations intensify, capitals are reaching for a new argument to keep money in the farming pot: climate change. Portugal’s minister for agriculture has a burning desire for the next EU long-term budget: more goats. José Manuel Fernandes wants…...

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politico.eu > article > eu-response-ai-extinction-warnings

Keep calm and regulate on: Inside the EU’s response to AI extinction warnings

2+ day, 8+ 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…...

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politico.eu > article > russia-election-interference-europe-sweden-disinformation-bots

Putin’s bot army is targeting German and French elections, Sweden warns

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (839+ words) The country’s Psychological Defence Agency chief told POLITICO that platforms like X, TikTok and Facebook need to do more to combat Russia’s lie machine. STOCKHOLM — Russia poses a threat to upcoming elections in Europe’s biggest democracies and social media platforms…...

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politico.eu > article > eu-in-space-going-boldly-where-plenty-of-people-have-gone-before

EU in space: Going boldly where plenty of people have gone before

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (494+ words) In space, no one can hear you regulate. Welcome to Declassified, a weekly humor column. The world is such a burning dumpster fire that perhaps Europe is right to be casting envious glances toward space. The European Union is already…...

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politico.eu > article > state-of-the-european-union-speech-ursula-von-der-leyen

Everyone wants a line in the State of the European Union speech

2+ day, 17+ 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…...

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politico.eu > article > poland-prime-minister-donald-tusk-warns-of-further-attacks-after-direct-threat-averted-polish-ukrainian-border

Tusk warns of future attacks after ‘direct threat’ averted at Poland-Ukraine border

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (422+ words) Polish prime minister spoke of U.S. intel pointing to various scenarios, not just on the Russia-Ukraine border but the whole Eastern flank. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said a ‘direct threat’ was averted at a border crossing with Ukraine on Wednesday…...

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politico.eu > article > emmanuel-macron-international-space-summit-europe-us

Macron’s space summit showed Europe isn’t ready to go to space without the US

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (755+ words) The two-day gathering in Paris left some observers disappointed. PARIS — The international space summit hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday and Thursday was meant to show that Europe is getting serious about investing in its space sector. But…...