Puffs, disposable electronic cigarettes that are very popular with youth, should be banned, French Health Minister François Braun told radio broadcaster France Inter Wednesday, adding they are a gateway to smoking for many. In France, one in 10
The impasse between the EU and Hungary over access to the bloc’s post-pandemic recovery funds remains, despite moves by Hungarian lawmakers this week to adopt new laws to address EU rule of law concerns. On Wednesday (3 May), lawmakers in…
A clear majority of Austrians are in favour of more intensive EU security policy but reject NATO accession, according to a recent survey by the Austrian Society for European Policy (ÖGfE). If a referendum on NATO membership were held in…
The EU is lagging in security and defence cooperation but the Netherlands wants to lead in pushing for a more proactive and self-reliant approach to these matters, Dutch Defence Minister Kajsa Ollongren (D66/Renew Europe) said in a speech in Maastricht…
Dear readers, Welcome to EU Politics Decoded where Benjamin Fox and Eleonora Vasques will bring you a round-up of the latest political news in Europe and beyond every Thursday. In this edition, we look at the early positioning for the…
Representative David Trone, who is in his third term, is expected to pour tens of millions of dollars of his personal fortune into what is likely to be a hotly contested primary. Send any friend a story As a subscriber,…
The shipyard where future AUKUS nuclear submarines will be built for the Royal Navy was visited by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace on Wednesday. Last month, the US, Australia, and the UK unveiled details…
Ukraine’s place is in NATO and also in the EU, elected Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo told the press after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s surprise visit to Helsinki on Wednesday. Zelenskyy met with Orpo who chaired a meeting to form…
Bitter disputes and internal division within the left camp in Spain could boost the chances of victory for centre-right Partido Popular (PP/EPP) and the far-right party VOX in the mid-December general election, according to results of a fresh poll published…
As the number of wind farms increases, intentional sabotage and accidents pose a significant threat to their security (Photo: Kim Hansen) During its summit held in Ostend, Belgium, the EU and its partners, the United Kingdom and Norway, made an…