Commitments
Germany’s Scholz says EU must reform before it can admit Ukraine
Brussels says it’s serious about green trade deals
UK courts could ignore interim ECHR decisions under new human rights plan
France accepts Google’s truce with publishers
Where’s Boris? Johnson missing in action at Biden’s climate summit
European Commission backs EU candidate status for Ukraine, Moldova
Assessment based on ‘understanding’ that both countries will carry out major reforms.
4 EU countries to state concerns on Polish recovery plan approval
Warsaw is now set to get up to €36 billion in grants and loans.
Ukraine’s dire finances await rescue
The country can no longer sustain itself, fueling fears of a full-blown economic crisis.
EU leaders to debate France’s halfway house for Ukraine idea
France is pushing to include Ukraine in a ‘European Political Community.’ Ukraine wants full EU candidate status.
Second Trump term would push warming past dangerous limit, warns UN climate chief
Outgoing Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa reflects on surviving cancer, Trump and the state of climate talks in an exit interview with POLITICO.
Amazon nears pact to end EU’s most advanced antitrust probe
Shutting down the three-year probe lets Amazon dodge a fine and hands Vestager a victory by extracting changes without much effort.
Boris Johnson’s new Brexit gamble
A wounded prime minister retreats to his comfort zone.
Ukraine war highlights stakes of Chinese attack on Taiwan
Beijing’s threat to Taiwan will loom over Asia’s top security conference this weekend.
US warship calms Sweden’s NATO nerves
USS Kearsarge’s visit to Stockholm for training exercise underscores Washington’s commitment to Swedish security.
ECB braces for heated debate on how far to hike
The central bank meets amid growing calls for a more robust rate hike of 50 basis points.
Croatia on track to adopt the euro
EU capitals will give formal approval in July for eurozone accession next year.
Can a WTO summit fix the world’s problems? It’s a long shot
The upcoming WTO summit is an opportunity to tackle the pandemic and world hunger. Politics is in the way.
Chelsea Manning dances with the crypto devil
The US whistleblower is working on a privacy project with funding from a digital token.
German government and opposition agree on €100B defense spending bill
The special fund will be used to revamp the Bundeswehr, but does not commit to spending 2 percent of GDP on defense every year.
EU proposals on Emissions Trading and Carbon Border Adjustment derail the green transition
Open letter by the CEOs of the EU steel industry to the European Parliament and the member states. Climate, competitiveness and jobs depend on upcoming policy choices.
China’s fragility feeds the doom mongers in Davos
Fêted at the World Economic Forum in 2017, Xi Jinping is now accused of torpedoing the global economy with his disastrous Zero COVID strategy.
UK to make Irish an official language in Northern Ireland
Sinn Féin lauds bill as long overdue, but unionists warn that Irish-speakers will use new powers ‘to make a real pest of themselves.’
Time for the big EU-Aussie reset
New Prime Minister Anthony Albanese can make peace with Emmanuel Macron and get trade talks with the EU back on course.
France eyes minimum tax deal in June
French hopes are bolstered by the Commission’s impending approval of the Polish recovery plan under the EU’s pandemic rescue fund, set for next week.
ECB readies for fresh divergence in borrowing costs
The curtain is going up on the ECB’s next act as it tackles the most basic question of how to manage a single currency with 19 different fiscal policies.
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