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The EU’s plan for ‘weaponized’ migration
7+ hour, 31+ 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…...
The ideas shaping von der Leyen’s pitch to Carney
3+ hour, 58+ min ago (999+ words) From defense to critical raw materials, a new wave of EU-Canada agreements is on the horizon. By MAX GRIERA, GABRIEL GAVIN and GERARDO FORTUNAin Brussels The EU is looking to pull Canada closer into its economic and security orbit as…...
How did von der Leyen’s ‘independence moment’ hold up over 12 months?
3+ hour, 57+ min ago (1225+ words) A review of 40 actionable commitments from her 2025 State of the Union speech shows the Commission president fell well short of transforming Europe, but delivered on the basics. Ursula von der Leyen used her set piece speech last year to declare…...
How to write a State of the Union speech
5+ hour, 45+ min ago (998+ words) Big promises, special guests and social media influencers have become a routine part of the EU’s most high-profile address. By GABRIEL GAVINin Brussels For the past six months, officials across Brussels have been feeding ideas, demands and policy pledges into…...
‘Abuse of power’: Von der Leyen rapped after backing space mega deal
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (821+ words) BRUSSELS — A senior EU lawmaker has slammed Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s open endorsement of a space deal that awaits competition scrutiny as an "abuse of power". In a rare intervention on Thursday, von der Leyen told a space…...
Sweden election forecast says vote too close to call
9+ hour, 59+ min ago (638+ words) A shock analysis contradicts exit polls and holds out hope to PM Ulf Kristersson that he could cling to power with help from the far right. STOCKHOLM — Sweden’s high-stakes general election is too close to call, according to an analysis…...
Sweden exit poll: Left on course for election win in blow to far right
12+ hour, 6+ min ago (461+ words) Social Democrat leader Magdalena Andersson is heading for a comeback as prime minister in charge of a left-wing coalition, exit polling suggests. STOCKHOLM — Former center-left Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson is on course to retake power in Sweden as exit polling…...
France climbs down in social media row with U.S. after ambassador’s appointment blocked
18+ hour, 59+ min ago (371+ words) The appointment of French diplomat Aurélien Lechevallier as France’s envoy to Washington stalled following a diplomatic dispute between France and the U.S. BRUSSELS — France has defused a social media row with the U.S. after an online spat over…...
Russian drone hits passenger train headed from Kyiv to Warsaw
20+ hour, 42+ 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…...
How to watch Sweden’s election like a pro
1+ day, 11+ hour 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…...