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China’s diaspora crackdown reaches deep into Europe, report finds

Policymakers raised numerous concerns at the event in The Hague earlier this month — about what they considered security threats of critical infrastructure, trade dependencies and potential risks from a future conflict…

Australia signs up to EU’s Horizon Europe research program

Australia will join Pillar II of the program, which funds research into areas including advanced computing tech, critical minerals, health, climate and clean energy. From January, Australian organizations will be…

Europäische Städte fordern ein EU-weites Verbot von Zigarettenfiltern

Die niederländische Regierung erklärt unterdessen, sie konzentriere sich im Rahmen der Überarbeitung der Richtlinie über Einwegkunststoffe auf Kunststoffe in Zigarettenfiltern. „Sollte sich dies als erfolglos erweisen…

Crisis engulfs Dutch government ahead of crucial tax vote

Ahead of a debate and vote Thursday, the centrist D66 party, led by Prime Minister Rob Jetten, and the center-right Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) agreed with progressive opposition parties PRO and Volt to shift about…

Is Labour facing its biggest test yet?

With billions at stake, Sam Coates and Anne McElvoy look at the looming upheaval, the political cost and whether it could trigger a fresh Labour rebellion. Plus, as the PM visits the European Political Community in…

Climate action must work for ‘people on all incomes,’ Burnham tells COP31

He warned at the time that the climate movement must not lose sight of the “struggles of ordinary families.” “The world feels very different now, and we need to adapt,” Burnham said. “Electrification in transport, heat…

Estonia wants Costa and Kallas to speak for Europe in Ukraine peace talks

“The interests of the European Union must be represented by its institutions, in accordance with the Treaties,” he wrote in response to Meloni’s letter, appearing to hint that he was up for the job. Costa’s head of…

The Booker prize winner described a dystopian Britain. But haven’t we been living in that since Brexit? | Zoe Williams

The government had disintegrated, but everyone was carrying on pretty much as they had before. Britain was isolated on the world stage and people missed Europe like hell, but weren't allowed to visit, let alone live…

Badenoch has ‘already worked Burnham out’ at PMQs

Having just witnessed Burnham and Badenoch exchange blows with one another at PMQs, a Tory MP texted me that our leader was still very much in her “calibration stage.” She had the right mindset. She had the right ideas…

Bob Seely: The BBC is dead, long live the BBC…World Service

Yet, if there was a BBC satellite dish, I’d break into a thankful smile. That’s because if the story I was there to report on was running on the BBC that my employer, The Times, would probably want a longer article from…