Space
Europe can help prevent disaster in outer space
Unregulated junk and debris threatens a chain reaction of collisions.
Beyond the Brexit sound and fury, a legal quagmire awaits
Crypto industry fears regulatory backlash over lending crisis
Google gets UK antitrust probe into app payments
Boris Johnson’s new Brexit gamble
UkraineX: How Elon Musk’s space satellites changed the war on the ground
Time is ticking to replace the Pentagon’s 1970s-era Doomsday planes
War, disease and geopolitics: The von der Leyen Commission’s half-time scorecard
The head of the EU executive is pressing forward with her green and digital agenda despite massive upheavals. How well is she doing?
Finland ‘prepared’ for threats but open to talks with Russia
Helsinki can handle ‘all kinds’ of threats as it readies NATO application, Finnish Foreign Minister Haavisto tells POLITICO.
5 things to know about the EU’s health data space
The bloc is sitting on a goldmine of information — the challenge is harnessing it with cross-border coordination among member countries.
Google fights ‘quasi-criminal’ EU antitrust ad fine
The tech giant is trying to overturn the last of 3 multibillion-euro antitrust fines at a hearing in the Luxembourg tribunal.
The digitization of drug research and development
While AI and wearable medical devices are already advancing patient care; transformative use of data and digital innovation is set to enable a new generation of medicines — and fast.
Are Microsoft’s days as the ‘friendly’ tech giant over?
The tech giant’s carefully crafted image as best in class is starting to crack as antitrust complaints emerge.
5 takeaways from UN report on how world can still stop climate change
Report finds there is no hope of slowing global warming without a radical shift to electrical energy and carbon removal.
The failed world order
Putin’s war in Ukraine has brutally exposed the flaws in Western security architecture.
Macron goes big on state interventionism in plan to reboot France
French president hints at possible nationalizations at the launch of his campaign platform.
European Space Agency scraps plans for Mars mission with Russia
Sanctions are forcing Europe to postpone joint space projects with Russia.
Dutch finance chief open to changing EU fiscal rules — but not the fundamentals
She’s neither hawk or dove, Sigrid Kaag told POLITICO. But she remains Dutch.
Satellite firm OneWeb suspends missions using Russian rockets
Russian space agency has demanded the UK sell its £400-million stake in the company.
Elon Musk activates Starlink satellites to give Ukraine data backup
Satellites could keep Ukraine online if its internet infrastructure is damaged by Russia’s attacks.
EU targets Putin’s inner circle with sanctions
The list includes Russia’s defense minister, senior military leaders, banking executives and pro-Kremlin media figures.
EU pitches broadband satellite plan
The project is aimed at cutting out internet blackspots and boosting the bloc’s secret comms network.
Macron looks to score green points at global ocean conference
But the French president’s track record at home falls short, say NGOs.
Biden vows to shut down Nord Stream 2 if Russia invades, as US and Germany pledge unity
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said there would be “severe sanctions,” and Biden warned Americans to leave Ukraine.
EU gives China a nudge rather than a slap over Lithuania
Calling out China for illegal activity is significant but a WTO case lacks teeth.
German prosecutors say university researcher passed rocket secrets to Russia
Researcher is charged with receiving €2,500 for sharing information on the Ariane rocket program with Russian intelligence.
Thierry Breton says bloc’s Wi-Fi satellite program will exclude non-EU countries
Commissioner says full proposal will arrive in a ‘few weeks’ and include strict criteria for those wishing to take part.
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