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Gig model of Russian subversion is a nightmare for Western intelligence services

The model works well for the Kremlin because it allows it to easily recruit freelancers, or “disposable agents” as they’re sometimes called.

June 2, 2025 4:01 am CET

Merz to meet Trump in Washington next week

The two leaders are expected to discuss the war in Ukraine, the Middle East and trade policy at meeting on Thursday.

May 31, 2025 5:53 pm CET

Dutch defense minister warns of Chinese spying threat

Beijing’s espionage on Dutch semiconductors and other high-tech areas is “intensifying,” Ruben Brekelmans tells Reuters at Shangri-La Dialogue security forum.

May 31, 2025 2:55 pm CET

Artificial intelligence threatens to raid the water reserves of Europe’s driest regions

The EU wants to compete with the U.S. and China on artificial intelligence. But critics say policymakers haven’t planned for the sector’s extreme water demand.

May 28, 2025 6:00 am CET

EU farm ministers vow to fight Brussels’ budget shakeup

“The single fund would be the end,” Portugal warns, as EU agriculture ministers resist a Commission push to overhaul farm and regional funding.

May 26, 2025 10:42 pm CET

Muslim Brotherhood-linked groups tried to influence EU: Report

French authorities allege the Islamist group has gone to great lengths to push its fundamentalist agenda in France and throughout Europe.

May 21, 2025 7:39 pm CET

Western countries reveal major Russian cyber-espionage campaign

Attacks ramped up after Moscow invaded Ukraine in February 2022.

May 21, 2025 5:14 pm CET

Brussels wants AI chips made in Europe, tech chief says

Europe is now heavily reliant on supply from U.S.-based manufacturers such as Nvidia.

May 20, 2025 3:17 pm CET

Macron announces €20B of fresh foreign investment amid economic turmoil

The French president is gathering CEOs from all over the world in Versailles.

May 19, 2025 2:16 pm CET

Israel launches new operation in Gaza after Trump leaves Middle East

The new military operation follows reported differences between Israel and Trump.

May 17, 2025 12:17 pm CET

Greenland dangles rare earths partnership with EU as Trump looms

“We want to expand our cooperation on our critical minerals and energy,” Vivian Motzfeldt says.

May 15, 2025 6:41 pm CET

Germany arrests 3 over suspected Russian bomb plot and espionage

Officials say the group planned explosive parcel attacks to spread fear and destabilize the country.

May 14, 2025 12:48 pm CET
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Berlin bans secessionist ‘Kingdom of Germany’

The group, which opposes Germany’s constitutional order, is headed by a self-appointed monarch calling himself “King Peter.”

May 13, 2025 1:08 pm CET

‘Time to sober up’: Europe should be realistic on tech sovereignty, lawmaker says

The EU should “identify the few big ideas that can propel our economic and industrial base,” says Bulgaria’s Eva Maydell.

May 13, 2025 1:01 pm CET

The Vatican’s cyber crusaders

A group of volunteers is working to fend off hackers attempting to hit the Holy See.

May 12, 2025 4:00 pm CET

Putin must agree Ukraine ceasefire before talks, major EU powers demand

EU foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas accuses Vladimir Putin of ‘playing games’ with bid for Ukraine talks this Thursday.

May 12, 2025 11:56 am CET

Trump has sat for only 12 ‘daily’ intelligence briefings since taking office

The scarcity of the President’s Daily Briefings comes as he pursues high-stakes diplomacy with America’s friends and foes.

May 10, 2025 10:58 am CET

Germany’s spy agency walks back extremist label for AfD

The domestic intelligence agency steps back from labeling the AfD a confirmed extremist group — just days after making the explosive claim.

May 8, 2025 1:52 pm CET

Catalonia reignites its court fight with Spain over spyware

Former Catalan president among those seeking retribution for political hacking scandal revealed in 2022.

May 8, 2025 11:14 am CET

Chinese cyber menace exceeds threat from Russia, Dutch spy chief warns

Top intel director tells POLITICO that Moscow’s new military buildup is concerning — and Donald Trump’s election has been a wake-up call for European spies.

May 8, 2025 4:25 am CET

Merz to Trump team: Stay out of German politics

The new conservative chancellor criticized top Trump administration officials’ recent defenses of Germany’s far-right AfD.

May 7, 2025 12:22 pm CET

EU gears up for fight with Russian energy holdouts

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.

May 7, 2025 4:20 am CET

Trump has already screwed over Germany’s new chancellor

Germany’s most important and powerful ally for many decades — the US — has only further weakened conservative leader Friedrich Merz.

May 6, 2025 4:00 am CET

Russian hacker group attacks Romanian government websites on election day

The websites were restored, said the National Cybersecurity Directorate.

May 4, 2025 5:10 pm CET
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