The EU is trusting fossil fuel firms to help clean up the carbon – POLITICO
In 2009, as part of a recession recovery package, the European Commission launched a €1 billion program to support eight projects in the hope of…
The golden couple at the heart of Europe’s Qatargate scandal – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. BRUSSELS — Eva Kaili and Francesco Giorgi had left nothing to chance. The duo…
Hundreds of leaked documents reveal scale of EU corruption scandal – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Call them the Qatargate annual reports. A vast cache of leaked documents from the…
The West is on a world tour against Huawei – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. For years, the Chinese telecom giant Huawei had been building a beachhead in Costa…
Oil industry rides into climate summit bigger than ever – POLITICO
This article is part of the Road to COP special report, presented by SQM. WASHINGTON — Eight years after Paris, the oil business is bigger than ever. Profits…
Who’s in charge? Western capitals scramble to lead on AI – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. This is a make-or-break week for policing artificial intelligence. On Monday, the White House…
A $400 drone killing a $2M tank – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. KYIV — Sergeant Yegor Firsov, deputy commander of a Ukrainian army strike drone unit, sounds exhausted in…
Huawei pushes back on the EU calling it ‘high-risk’ – POLITICO
Chinese technology giant Huawei has had it with European Union officials calling it a "high-risk" supplier. The firm, a leading manufacturer of telecoms equipment, filed…
Why Western democracy faces a nightmare made online – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. In 2024 — for the first time ever — the U.S., the U.K. and…
Joe Biden and Rishi Sunak seek UK/US trade pact before 2024 elections – POLITICO
LONDON — President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak are preparing a “foundational” U.S. / U.K. trade agreement designed to be wrapped up before…
After Brexit, Britain and Europe embrace ever-closer union – POLITICO
LONDON — It was the gleaming smiles and mutual backslapping of two 40-something banker bros which signalled a new era of U.K.-EU relations. British Prime Minister…
Hungary’s Orbán calls for less climate panic, more babies – POLITICO
BUDAPEST — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has accused other European leaders of fearmongering over the threat of climate change at the expense of ignoring…
With Apple’s iPhone 15, the EU wins the charger war – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. BRUSSELS — Made by Apple. Designed — at least in part — by Eurocrats.…
China’s Xi doubles down on hardline Xinjiang policy – POLITICO
Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for the hardline approach to dealing with the Uyghurs in Xinjiang to continue, despite international criticisms. Delivering a major…
Springtime for Europe’s fascists – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. BERLIN — These are heady times for Europe’s far right. Illegal immigration is…
Specter of China looms over EU-US summit – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. LULEÅ, Sweden — When senior European and American officials descend on this small, industrial Scandinavian city Tuesday, there’s…
Crypto can’t just ‘burn out’, says top global regulator – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. This article is part of the Politicization of Central Banking special report. AMSTERDAM — Global regulators…
We’ll find a way to save the car engine – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. On the future of the internal combustion engine, Germany has gotten its own way,…
After Macron, le déluge – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Anyone looking at France right now could be forgiven for thinking the country was…
BBC faces celebrity revolt, political pressure amid Gary Lineker dispute – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. The BBC faces a spiraling revolt of its top sporting presenters amid a row…