The US Defence Secretary has signalled that Iran’s capabilities have been diminished, but declined to offer any end date for hostilities as the administration pursues tens of billions in congressional funding.
The institution is granting controlled access to models from OpenAI, Meta, Anthropic and Mistral, seeking to channel the growing and largely unsupervised adoption of artificial intelligence among MEPs and their staff.
Kash Patel is reportedly preparing to travel to Russia for talks, raising questions about Washington’s intelligence diplomacy at a critical moment in the Ukraine conflict.
POLITICO Europe’s long-running podcast reached its 100th episode with a live audience recording and exclusive Q&A, timed to coincide with Belgium’s National Day on July 21.
A bird strike involving a flock of geese has been identified as the probable cause of a fatal helicopter crash over the Hudson River that claimed the lives of the Siemens CEO’s family members, investigators have concluded.
The European Commission President has turned down an invitation to attend the 2026 FIFA World Cup final, leaving the EU without high-level institutional representation at one of the world’s most watched sporting events.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron have pledged to accelerate progress on EU priorities, framing their urgency as an economic imperative even as France’s political future remains uncertain.
A week spanning Greek economic anxieties, a private Brussels gathering addressed by Jared Kushner, and growing European attention to Djibouti’s strategic role has highlighted the wide-ranging pressures currently facing the continent’s policymakers.
The redistribution of senior European Parliament posts at the term’s midpoint is exposing fractures in coalition agreements and setting off a complex summer of political negotiation among the chamber’s major groups.
Former Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta has warned that prioritising national sovereignty over European integration effectively cedes ground to the United States and China, calling instead for a unified approach to global competition.