WhatsApp to get added EU scrutiny
WhatsApp has reported user numbers exceeding 45 million in the EU, the threshold that subjects them to extra reporting requirements under the Digital Services Act (DSA).
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February 17, 2025 Europeans try to muster coalition on Ukraine contributions, but split on peacekeeping troops
PARIS – As a select group of European leaders meets in Paris on Monday to discuss what Europe can bring to the table in possible negotiations over Ukraine, they are not on the same page when it comes to sending peacekeeping forces just yet. In an ad hoc response to the American slapdown in Munich over […]
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February 16, 2025 Europe scrambles for series of urgent Ukraine talks
Munich, Germany – European leaders have convened a series of crisis meetings over the Ukraine peace talks, as the US sends increasingly strong signals that there will be no seat for Europe at the negotiating table.
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February 15, 2025 EU says Russia is the big threat, but US Vice President Vance disagrees
“What I worry about is the threat from within: the retreat of Europe from some of its most fundamental values, values shared with the USA,” JD Vance said.
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February 15, 2025 Zelenskyy calls for European army
Munich, Germany – Volodymyr Zelenskyy has advocated for “the armed forces of Europe” to be created to bolster European security amid threats of US disengagement.
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February 14, 2025 MEPs pledge support for Georgian dissidents
By Martin Banks MEPs have called on the international community to join the boycott of Georgia’s self-proclaimed authorities.
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February 14, 2025 Germany calls for more subsidies, less red tape in EU Clean Industrial Deal
Germany’s stance on the EU’s upcoming Clean Industrial Deal calls for looser state aid rules and deregulation, according to a document seen by Euractiv.
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February 13, 2025 MEPs give guarded welcome to EU commission work agenda
By Martin Banks The European Commission has presented its Work Programme for 2025 to MEPs meeting in Strasbourg.
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February 13, 2025 Borissov confirms the sale of two Bulgarian nuclear reactors to Ukraine
Boyko Borissov, leader of GERB, the largest party in Bulgaria’s ruling coalition, confirmed on Wednesday that the country will sell two Russian-made nuclear reactors to Ukraine.
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February 12, 2025 Greens announce new leadership
By Martin Banks Vula Tsetsi and Ciarán Cuffe have been elected as co-chairs of the European Green Party (EGP), receiving near unanimous support from the Green parties across Europe.
