If and how Europe deals with reducing its reliance on China is a defining issue of the decade, as a new EU strategy launched this week envisions greater controls on foreign investments into the bloc and the flow of technology.
Global turmoil and scientific advances have forced the EU Commission away from its usually cautious approach to GMO technology as campaigners blamed lobbying groups for influencing the decision.
Security sources had claimed that Zakani’s delegation presented a security risk, as a Belgian MP linked the visit to the appearance of Iranian operatives on the streets of Brussels monitoring protestors.
Schneider’s disappearance relates to a multi-billion dollar crypto scam by the infamous OneCoin firm as speculation mounts that individuals associated with the Ponzi scheme are being murdered off.
Russia played on long-established trade ties with Algiers and the historic memory of the nation’s independence struggle against France as it entrenched military cooperation with Algeria last week.
VOX and PP are cooperating at a regional level, while the Spanish Left warns that a national coalition between the centre and populist Right could alter the European balance of power.
The French president threw half a billion at French AI start-ups as he pondered the use of AI systems to solve France’s border security shortfall.
The EU is resisting lobbying by the Gulf States to drop sanctions against Assad as recent terrorist attacks and deaths on the Mediterranean underlined Syria’s continued relevance to EU policymakers.
While negotiators were restricted from giving interviews, it is believed that disputes over immigration and green policy were the main stumbling blocks to an agreement.
Russia has made Western arms for Ukraine a red-line issue for any potential peace talks as Borrell speculated that the invasion would have gone much differently under a two-term Trump administration.
Belgian police advised officials investigating the Qatargate scandal to keep their devices away from top-level meetings after Pegasus spyware was found on the phones of multiple officials.
The Poles were joined by Greek officials and representatives from Serbia and Italy as Warsaw used its newfound geopolitical strength to pursue its historic grievance for Nazi-era atrocities.
