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Vanishing cars jeopardize Europe’s raw materials security
- Marianne Gros
- Feb 23, 2026
Used vehicles are a treasure trove of metals essential in energy technology, but the EU is letting them disappear without a trace.
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From platinum level to the children’s table: How a multispeed Europe might work
- Paul Dallison
- Feb 23, 2026
An EU in which different countries get different benefits appears closer than ever.
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Why US-EU defense industrial cooperation matters more than ever
- Andrew Puzder, Matthew Whitaker
- Feb 23, 2026
Limiting American defense industry participation in European procurement programs threatens that partnership and weakens our mutual security.
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Iceland looks to fast-track vote on joining EU
- Zoya Sheftalovich
- Feb 23, 2026
A referendum on resuming membership talks had been expected in 2027, but could come as early as this August.
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Forget Le Pen. French politics has a new archvillain.
- Clea Caulcutt
- Feb 23, 2026
The far-right National Rally wants to build a firewall around the hard-left France Unbowed after the killing of Quentin Deranque.
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Why Germany’s conservatives can’t get over Angela Merkel
- Marc Felix Serrao
- Feb 21, 2026
One sentence in Friedrich Merz's address to the CDU party congress gives a big clue.
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World leaders hold their breath for Trump’s next tariff move
- Camille Gijs, Sophie Inge, Giorgio Leali, Zi-Ann Lum, Phelim Kine, Thorsten Mumme
- Feb 20, 2026
The EU, U.K. and Canada react cautiously to the U.S. Supreme Court decision to strike down President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs.
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Oddest moments from India’s AI summit: Missing stars, traffic chaos and robo-dog controversy
- Milena Wälde, Pieter Haeck
- Feb 20, 2026
A lot of important topics were debated in New Delhi, but there was also some fun and frustration.
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Orbán’s nemesis turns his nationalist playbook against him
- Ketrin Jochecová
- Feb 20, 2026
By adopting the language of sovereignty and skepticism toward Brussels, Péter Magyar has become the Hungarian prime minister's most serious challenger...
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French far right looks for Charlie Kirk moment after activist’s killing
- Marion Solletty, Victor Goury-Laffont
- Feb 20, 2026
The National Rally is seizing on the death of a 23-year-old affiliated with far-right extremists ahead of key local elections.
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EU Parliament to ditch Strasbourg trips thanks to American intervention
- Paul Dallison
- Feb 20, 2026
US basketball league has a rather outdated view of France's borders.
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Why Britain struggles to hold onto its prime ministers
- Patrick Baker
- Feb 20, 2026
From rising prices to WhatsApp, Westminster insiders explain why Britain feels ungovernable.