French MEP claims he was targeted by China-linked hackers
French right-wing MEP François-Xavier Bellamy says he has been targeted by hackers linked to China.
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EU countries have collectively overtaken China in terms of military spending, a new report has found, with overall expenditure surging worldwide.
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China’s intelligence chief vows to organize a “powerful offensive” to fight espionage as it faces a flurry of spying accusations from Europe and the US.
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EC hits Ireland with financial infringement action after failed bid to house anti-money-laundering agency
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AfD leadership clips wings of list leader Krah over Chinese spy allegations
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EU launches investigation into Chinese medical device market
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AfD MEP assistant arrested on accusations of spying for China
An assistant working for the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party MEP Maximilian Krah has been arrested on the orders of the German Federal Prosecutor General.
Two years into Ukraine war ‘EU still depends on Russian gas,’ says energy regulator
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Germany arrests three suspected of spying for China
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Is Germany becoming a dependency of China? Europe’s most powerful nation is ever more reliant on Beijing
With a GDP of over $4 trillion, Germany boasts one of the biggest economies globally. It is, without question, the most powerful country in Europe.
Swiss prepare referendum on Russia sanctions which risk ‘scaring away’ other customers
Neutrality, never far from Swiss national debate, now will be the subject of a referendum that could end the country's sanctions on Russia.
Germany courts Beijing as Scholz and Macron push for EU-China trade ‘rebalancing’
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron are advocating for a "rebalancing" of trade between Europe and China amid Berlin's efforts to…
China’s trade minister warns EU over ‘green’ tech probes
China's top trade official warned Brussels against protectionism, saying Beijing was puzzled by European Union inquiries into "green" technology exports and the…
EU behind China on climate change, as Hoekstra admits it will miss 2030 climate targets
China has overtaken the EU in actually rolling-out clean technologies, researchers say.
Chinese solar firms hit by EU probes in new test of subsidy law
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EU and Japan reach new tech deal, irking China
Japan and the European Union have agreed a new deal aimed at boosting both countries' technology sectors amid growing hostilities between China and the West.
Qin dynasty China, a presidential assassination and post-Covid Sweden: They all have lessons on administrative reform for the European Union
To dispel the concerns of any reader that this will turn out to be a lengthy piece on the subject of bureaucracy, I begin with an assassination.
Spain was hours from banning Telegram because judge ‘did not know what it was’
Spain, which was at the point of banning the Telegram app this week, backtracked on the decision after searches for VPNs skyrocketed.
Chinese cyber-attackers ‘put European Parliament elections at risk’
Attacks on the Parliament and other European Union institutions have, cyber experts say, grown more numerous and sophisticated since the last EU elections in 2019…
Taiwan’s vice president-elect makes Czech visit, angering China
Taiwan's vice president-elect and former de facto ambassador to Washington, Hsiao Bi-khim, is on a visit to the Czech Republic following a low-key trip to the United…
Putin’s re-election receives a chorus of silence
On the unsurprising re-election of Russian President Vladimir Putin there was an apparently eerie silence in place of what have previously been relatively fulsome…
EU solar panel market showing signs of collapse
EU manufacturers of solar panels are swiftly going out of business, as cheaper Chinese imports outcompete them.
EU agrees to ban goods made with forced labour, including many Chinese solar panels
The EU has decided to ban importing goods made using forced labour, in a move that also limits access to Chinese-made solar panels.
Germany and Italy scupper EU law on company liability for supply-chain human-rights abuse
Germany and Italy torpedoed a European Union law at the last minute that would have made companies liable for human-rights abuses in their supply chains - such as…
Russian military leaks show ‘nuclear weapons option more likely’ than thought
Leaked classified Russian military documents reveal an alarmingly low bar regarding the Kremlin’s criteria for the use of tactical nuclear weapons during early-stage…
Spyware infestation hits European Parliament defence and security panel
Spyware has been discovered on two mobile phones belonging to MEPs and staff from the European Parliament's Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE).