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Slaps were exchanged — some literal, some political — and suddenly Brussels isn’t just watching from the sidelines. This week on EU Confidential, we dive into a …

The move comes as EU diplomats warn the bloc is inching closer to deploying its “nuclear option” against Hungary.

Auf der wichtigsten Digitalkonferenz Europas spricht der Kanzler über Krieg und Krisen. Dabei findet er klare Worte zum Vorgehen Israels im Gazastreifen, gibt Einblicke in seine bisherigen …

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European Council President António Costa calls the agreement, “an important step toward a stronger Europe.”

Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy is heading to the Albania summit after Russia’s Vladimir Putin failed to show up for talks in Turkey.

Economic malaise is helping nationalist presidential candidate George Simion.

Washington’s 10 percent baseline tariff on European goods is a red line for the bloc. 

The presidential front-runner’s hostility to Ukraine is creating a rift with fellow European conservatives.

Brussels is looking into ways to link budget payouts more tightly with rule of law, according to Commissioner Michael McGrath.

Ample alternatives exist, but both countries have increased reliance on Moscow and made millions, researchers say.

Latest measures come as European leaders threaten further action to force Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table.

The new bill fits into a pattern of democratic backsliding for the Central European country.

The Brits believe transferring the assets into a special fund would be a step toward outright seizure.

The move comes as the U.S. and Western allies threaten further sanctions against Russia if it does not accept a ceasefire.

“Agents were also searching for weak spots in land and air defense” in western Ukraine, security services allege.

Brussels will soon tell Hungary and Slovakia to stop dealing with Moscow — whether they like it or not. But the EU’s enforcement plan is fuzzier.

The upcoming legislation sets up a clash between Brussels and EU capitals eying a post-war return to cheap Russian energy. 

Hungary’s EU commissioner is hindering the plan’s quick approval on Tuesday, despite obligations to act independently from Viktor Orbán’s Russia-friendly policies.

“Excellent result,” cheers former Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki.

Conservatives face accusations of collaborating with far-right parties in NGO funding probe.

Germany is the only one of Europe’s big five economies to take up the EU executives offer.

Spain was easily the top performing major economy in the eurozone.