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politico.eu > article > ursula-von-der-leyen-state-of-the-union-speech

How to write a State of the Union speech

17+ hour, 15+ min ago   (998+ words) Big promises, special guests and social media influencers have become a routine part of the EU’s most high-profile address. By GABRIEL GAVINin Brussels For the past six months, officials across Brussels have been feeding ideas, demands and policy pledges into…...


politico.eu > article > donald-trump-calls-on-ukraine-to-halt-attacks-on-russian-oil-refineries

Trump calls on Ukraine to halt attacks on Russian oil refineries

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (610+ words) The U.S. president denied that his war on Iran was responsible for surging diesel prices, but a senior European official said Trump was using Kyiv as a scapegoat. DOONBEG, Ireland — U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday called on Ukraine to stop…...


politico.eu > article > france-social-media-row-us-ambassadors-appointment-blocked

France climbs down in social media row with U.S. after ambassador’s appointment blocked

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (371+ words) The appointment of French diplomat Aurélien Lechevallier as France’s envoy to Washington stalled following a diplomatic dispute between France and the U.S. BRUSSELS — France has defused a social media row with the U.S. after an online spat over…...


politico.eu > article > will-christine-lagarde-bite-the-apple-ecb-president-leaves-everyone-guessing-normandy-countryside

Will Lagarde bite the apple? ECB President leaves everyone guessing in Normandy

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (734+ words) Speculations over Lagarde’s early departure and her involvement in the presidential campaign keep mounting. ÉPREVILLE–EN-LIEUVIN, France – As European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde shook hands and tasted oysters on the bucolic grounds of a Norman manor on Saturday, some…...


politico.eu > article > donald-trump-says-he-would-love-to-see-united-ireland

Trump says he would ‘love’ to see a united Ireland

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (190+ words) “It’s going to happen eventually”, the U.S. president said in Dublin during a golf-focused trip to the long-divided island. DUBLIN — U.S. President Donald Trump waded into another age-old conflict Saturday, declaring on a golf-focused visit to Ireland that…...


politico.eu > article > escaping-the-ai-safety-nightmare-how-can-the-world-fix-ai-testing

Escaping the AI safety nightmare: What can governments do?

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (1446+ words) Heightened global AI safety panic is leading to louder calls for regulation. A dramatic resignation from AI company Anthropic this week where a researcher accused it and OpenAI of “gambling with our lives,” threw fuel onto the fire around AI…...


politico.eu > article > ireland-us-president-donald-trump-irish-open-golf

Ireland aims to avoid the rough with golf-mad Trump

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (929+ words) Irish authorities hope to shield Trump from protesters and keep his focus on the Irish Open golf tournament at his own Atlantic resort. DUBLIN — Ireland is girding itself to offer U.S. President Donald Trump the country’s legendary “hundred thousand welcomes…...


politico.eu > article > bernie-sanders-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-invited-to-paris-for-gabriel-zucmans-tax-the-rich-summit

Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez invited to Paris for Gabriel Zucman’s tax-the-rich summit

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (349+ words) The economist’s big event comes shortly after the launch of his new book. This article is also available in: French PARIS — Gabriel Zucman, an economist who became a household name in France last year thanks to his proposed wealth tax,…...


politico.eu > article > nigel-farage-donor-scandal-spotlight-uk-polling-jl-partners

Farage donor scandal turns spotlight on UK polling industry

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1183+ words) Former employees and clients of JL Partners say there have been other instances of funders not being declared. LONDON — Questions are swirling around the British polling industry — and piling up for the company implicated in a Reform UK party scandal…...


politico.eu > newsletter > politico-eu-influence > eus-ai-envoy-pick-probed-by-watchdog

EU’s AI envoy pick probed by watchdog

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (1438+ words) A weekly newsletter on campaigning, lobbying and political influence in the EU. Tips, tales, traumas to [email protected] | View in your browser Hello and welcome to EU Influence! I’m Mari Eccles, using the three waking minutes I haven’t spent at…...