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KYIV — Russia caught the Ukrainian capital off guard with its latest attack, hitting the country with over 100 drones and five ballistic missiles, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday.
Crypto can mean very different things to a startup. For one company, it could make international payments easier. For another, it might become part of a
Fresh off his primary win, Raphaël Glucksmann showcased his pro-EU and pro-Kyiv stances at POLITICO’s Competitiveness Summit in Paris.
Centre-left MEPs are trying to convince the European Commission to withdraw its proposal to pause EU methane rules, if parliament or member states try to delay them for more than one year.
FRANKFURT — European Central Bank staff want to know whether President Christine Lagarde breached her own ethics standards by plugging her forthcoming book at an ECB press conference last month.
LONDON — Britain’s spies will have a leading role in Britain’s preparation for AI threats, the head of MI5 announced on Tuesday, after warning the technology could enable terrorists to access bioweapons.
Police are urgently looking for a 29-year-old Hajar, who was last seen on Sunday, October 4, near the RAI in Amsterdam-Zuid. Officers report Hajar cycled away with an unknown man toward Buitenveldert. “Police and Hajar’s family are seriously concerned about her well-being,” the officers stated.
Wat gebeurt er met uitgeprocedeerde asielzoekers die in een terugkeerhub in Rwanda of Oeganda belanden? Met die vraag reisden Europarlementariërs Anna Strolenberg (Volt) en Tineke Strik (Pro) naar beide landen. Een antwoord kregen ze niet, vertellen ze aan Brusselse Nieuwe.
De regeringsleiders hebben onderling afgesproken om het nog dit jaar eens te worden over het begrotingskader (MFK) voor 2028-2034. Komende week zal de Europese Raad flinke stappen moeten zetten om die deadline te halen. Het zou mij meevallen als de Europese Raad de klus volgend jaar februari weet te klaren.
Cambridge-based Undecimal Bio, a spin-out from Eleven Therapeutics advancing targeted delivery of siRNA therapeutics, today announced a €16 million ($18
Passengers using regional public transport companies on Wednesday should expect delays and cancelations of trains and buses due to the national strike in regional public transport. But what the exact impact of the strike will be is still unclear on Tuesday, transport companies have said.
Governments should not go back and forth on energy policy and decarbonization targets if they want to attract investors, said Catherine MacGregor, the CEO of French energy giant Engie.
The center-right candidate said at a POLITICO event that his far-right rival was selling the French 'fantasy' plans on the economy.
The Dutch seal sanctuary WEC, formerly called the Pieterburen Seal Center, is on the brink of financial collapse. The rescue center for seals in trouble will go bankrupt within two weeks without support, director Bas Wemmenhove said in a statement on Monday.
Belfast-based fund manager Whiterock has announced their investment of €82 million (£70 million) in Northern Ireland SMEs across their two funds - both
PARIS — “Le monde de l’IA fait du capital américain avec de l’épargne et des données européennes, et ça m’agace, parce que c’est une question de souveraineté”, a lancé Edouard Philippe ce mardi, à l’occasion du sommet sur la compétitivité de POLITICO.
AI is steadily being integrated further into the systems and workflows that run many European businesses. What was once a tool for analysing information
In this week's briefing, RFE/RL Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak drills down on one issue: the upcoming EU summit, with a focus on Ukraine, Russia sanctions, and EU enlargement.
BRUSSELS — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen wrote to European leaders urging a series of measures to respond to illegal migration ahead of this week’s summit in Brussels.
PARIS — Edouard Philippe a réaffirmé ce mardi au Sommet sur la compétitivité de POLITICO sa défense du nucléaire pour la production d’électricité. Une technologie qu’il faut “défendre” et “favoriser”, a-t-il insisté, tout en ajoutant que le “risque associé à [son] exploitation” est “réel”.
PARIS — Pour Edouard Philippe, les propositions de Marine Le Pen sont de nature “à faire péter l’Europe”, a-t-il tancé mardi lors du sommet sur la compétitivité de POLITICO. Au cours de cet entretien, le candidat Horizons, actuellement loin derrière la candidate du Rassemblement national dans les sondages, a étrillé le programme de sa concurrente, dont les grands axes budgétaires (140 milliards d’économies en cinq ans) ont été présentés la semaine dernière. Sa première atta
The government has decided not to continue the current pilot with the 13-week ultrasound for pregnant women to detect congenital abnormalities, Health Minister Sophie Hermans informed parliament. From January 1, 2028, pregnant women in the Netherlands will no longer have access to this scan unless specifically referred for it, NOS reports.
Matt Steinglass, our Europe editor, identifies the continent’s Spartans
ID Finance, a Barcelona-based FinTech group, has announced €545 million of debt and equity funding to support further growth for theit flagship consumer
LONDON — Nigel Farage on Tuesday defended his party’s proposals to allow the Royal Marines to use “lethal force” against irregular migrants crossing the English Channel.
I survived an Israeli strike on 13 October 2023 with one leg missing, while my friend and colleague Issam was killed. Yet three years later, no one has been held accountable. I am asking the EU to turn its commitments to protecting journalists into concrete action: demand answers from Israel and use its leverage to ensure that those responsible face justice.
PARIS — A deal between France and Germany to strengthen protections in the Industrial Accelerator Act in exchange for a loosening of combustion engine rules should be finalized “in the next few hours or in the next few days,” the bloc’s industry chief Stéphane Séjourné said Tuesday.
A 20-year-old man from Capelle aan den IJssel will remain in pretrial detention for an additional 14 days, an investigating judge ruled on Friday. He is suspected of threatening and preparing a terrorist offense, the Public Prosecution Service (OM) reports.“On Monday, October 5, police received a tip indicating that the man had said he wanted to carry out an attack and kill as many people as possible. He is said to have named a possible specific target,” the OM said.
De CDU wil na de verkiezingsnederlagen vorige maand in Oost-Duitsland het vertrouwen van de kiezers terugwinnen met maatregelen die mensen in hun dagelijks leven merken. Dat heeft de partij maandag na topoverleg besloten. Zo moet stroom goedkoper worden.
The satellite internet ground station provides services to Ukraine, which relies heavily on Starlink.
PARIS — Pour Stéphane Séjourné, vice-président exécutif de la Commission européenne, les membres de l’Union européenne peuvent renégocier leur contribution au budget des 27, mais pas de manière unilatérale.
From AI-powered diagnostics to technologies that help people live independently for longer, the Republic of Korea’s rapidly evolving healthcare system is
Meta sees no reason to withdraw its AI glasses from the market, Alex Himmel, head of Meta’s eyewear division, announced on Monday, while wearing the glasses himself. And so, advocacy group Offlimits is taking legal action to get the glasses removed from Dutch stores. The organization against online sexual abuse confirmed to NL Times that they’re working on summary proceedings and anticipate an emergency hearing, possibly on Wednesday or Thursday.
We’re excited to announce that Nikolas Bullwinkel, Founder and CEO of Circus Group, will join us at the EU-Startups Summit 2027, taking place on May 13-14 in sunny Malta! Nikolas will deliver the keynote AI robotics and how Europe can scale DeepTech from lab to market.
The United States has imposed new sanctions on the International Criminal Court, this time targeting the institution itself. The EU, while supportive of the ICC, does little to counter the sanctions.
Young people are finding it increasingly easier to talk about mental health, though for one-third it still feels like a taboo, according to the annual survey by the EenVandaag Youth Panel, in collaboration with the MIND Foundation. However, the panel also found that 1 in 6 of the people surveyed stopped being friends with someone because they were too open about their mental health.
Reform is under pressure again – but could the coming weeks prove make-or-break for Nigel Farage’s party? With fresh undercover filming threatening to cause trouble and a crucial report into the £5m gift looming, how serious could the fallout be? Sam Coates and Anne McElvoy also unpack the latest polling: is Kemi Badenoch enjoying a
Lang Yue, the giant panda cub born at Ouwehands Dierenpark in July 2024, will move to China at the end of October.
Buyers of homes with a poor energy rating who want to make use of the National Mortgage Guarantee (NHG) will, from now on, have to borrow more for sustainability measures. The NHG announced on Tuesday that it will automatically add €20,00 to the loan to cover the necessary sustainability measures. The NHG loan limit is also increasing to €500,000, the organization reported.
After four years of speculation, leaks, and briefings by anonymous sources, the world is finally about to hear evidence given publicly under oath in a German courtroom about how the Nord Stream gas pipelines were blown up -- in a case that could prove politically explosive.
In a poll of 25,080 adults across 25 EU member states, 75 percent of Europeans indicated support for a hen-cage ban by 2035.
reebuild, the Vienna-based AI-native back-office automation platform for construction and real estate, has raised a €3 million Seed round. The round was
Cybersecurity experts consider it very likely that the “cybersecurity incident” at Albert Heijn was a cyberattack. Hackers likely broke into parent company Ahold Delhaize’s systems, experts told NOS and Nieuwsuur.
Over 5,000 arrests in three weeks reveal a republic quicker to discipline teenagers than to teach them.
As the United States looks towards Russia for diesel, European leaders are doubling down on their support for Ukraine. On the show, hosts Zoya Sheftalovich and Ian Wishart unpack all the ways the EU plans to put its money where its mouth is and help Kyiv. Expect it to be the talk of the town
CarbonFarm, a Paris-based ClimateTech startup specialising in rice decarbonisation, has closed an oversubscribed €7 million Series A funding round. The
Employers are reporting skills bottlenecks because CVs and qualifications often fail to capture skills they are looking for. Europe needs bridges between education and employment.
Der überraschende Rücktritt erschüttert die Koalition: SPD-Arbeitsministerin Bärbel Bas gibt ihren Rückzug von allen Ämtern bekannt. Ausgerechnet kurz vor dem wichtigen Arbeitgebertag heute. POLITICO-Chefkorrespondent Rasmus Buchsteiner ordnet zusammen mit Maximilian Stascheit ein, wie diese Personalie das zerrüttete Regierungsbündnis belastet und warum mit der eiligen Ernennung von Alexander Schweitzer die Proporzregeln der SPD über Bord geworfen
Defying the U.S. president risks costing Ukraine vital military support. But giving in could prove even more dangerous.
US President Donald Trump, in the face of sharp criticism from officials in Ukraine, Europe, and even his Republican party, defended his decision to allow Russian diesel exports and insisted an energy cease-fire between Kyiv and Moscow is in place despite a lack of confirmation from either side.
Burnham is following Europe’s playbook
Military intervention saved the country
His paternalism knows no limits
Entire social sectors learn to depend on it
With one in five adults worldwide hit by disasters in the past five years, millions of people in Greece and France could be dangerously exposed when the next natural or man-made crisis strikes.
Chris Bryant tells MPs his decision to block a legal Protestant parade has kept the peace in Northern Ireland, where the dispute is splitting the cross-community government in two.
EU leaders are calling for new measures against Moscow as Washington eases off, exposing a widening divide over how to end the war in Ukraine.
Vladimir Putin looks poised for a huge new wave of forced inductions
EU capitals must be able to intervene to stop new legislation from Brussels if they say it’s too burdensome for governments and businesses, the leaders of Germany, Italy and Belgium wrote on Monday.
MEPs and the champions of EU integration point to the parliament’s co-decision powers as proof of the institution’s importance. But will MEPs dare use those powers in a budget fight with governments?
Despite sweeping restrictions on women’s employment, some Afghan women are finding ways to build businesses and earn a living.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Monday pitched using artificial intelligence to streamline administrative procedures for European businesses as part of a broader push to simplify commerce and boost the EU’s competitiveness.
Gen. Alexus Grynkewich aims to send a clear signal to the Kremlin that the alliance will resist any attack.
Some 23 percent of Spain’s working population were immigrants, who were “paying taxes and [contributing to] pensions for everyone," said the MEP, ahead of a snap election dominated by its housing crisis and the Ceuta migrant crisis.
Le paysage politique se clarifie à gauche. Une opposition claire émerge entre Raphaël Glucksmann, vainqueur dimanche de la primaire PS-Place Publique dès le premier tour, qui refuse toute alliance avec La France insoumise, et Jean-Luc Mélenchon qui veut couler définitivement la sociale démocratie. Que change la victoire de Glucksmann pour le candidat Insoumis ? Le
LONDON — A suspected terror plot around the RAF Fairford airbase is “highly likely to have been coordinated in Iran,” Andy Burnham said on Monday.
HyLight, the French startup specializing in aerial inspection of critical infrastructure using autonomous hydrogen-powered airships, has just raised €13 million from Rubio Impact Ventures, DRW and Teampact Ventures, joined by existing investors Y Combinator and Ring Capital. Founded in 2022, the young company has already reached a milestone few industrial startups achieve: designing, building, industrializing
The two sides want to use the meeting to sign off new agreements on agri-food trade, emissions trading, and a youth mobility scheme.
Western spymasters may finally be testing Kremlin-style information tricks on Russian soil to rattle Putin’s war regime.
Drones are now deciding who survives on the battlefield — and even which side's maps or propaganda can still be believed.
Am 13. Oktober feiert ein berühmter kleiner Mann seinen Geburtstag: das Ampelmännchen. Die ikonische Ampelfigur wird 65 Jahre alt. Mehr zu seiner Entstehung und Entwicklung erfährst du in diesem Frühstücksei. Arbeitsblatt (PDF) Antwortblatt (PDF)
The leader of Britain’s right-wing Reform UK declined to repeat Donald Trump's verbal assault on Kyiv — but argued Ukraine is “one of the most corrupt countries on earth.”
The EU approved its biggest package of sanctions against Russia since the start of Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, targeting the Kremlin’s ability to make missiles.
The French government is closely watching a cybersecurity crisis at supermarkets after they were forced to throw out food due to an attack that knocked out refrigerators.
The gang targeted large commercial premises in Poland, Lithuania and Latvia.
PARIS — France’s Jordan Bardella and Spain’s Santiago Abascal are joining forces ahead of potential milestone elections in their countries, with the duo using a visit by the French far-right leader to Spain to discuss campaign strategy and common themes for their platforms.
The center-right presidential hopeful is facing a pileup of problems: centrist infighting, voter fatigue and surging populists.
BRUSSELS — The EU should use frozen Russian assets to fund Kyiv’s defense, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said, adding that doing so would counter claims from the far right and far left that Europe is footing the bill for the war.
A prominent human rights lawyer and activist has been arrested in Iran, sources close to him told RFE/RL’s Radio Farda.
Data harvested from mobile phones by the Polish authorities using Pegasus spyware were transmitted outside Poland and were accessible to the tool’s Israeli producer, Polish prosecutors have revealed as part of an investigation into the use of Pegasus under the former government. Prime Minister Donald Tusk says that the case is “one of the biggest
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that Ukraine's recent attacks on Russian tech giant Yandex’s data centers have resulted in fewer Internet bots promoting pro-Kremlin hate, a claim that has been disputed by many technology researchers.
His diesel deal with Russia may prove as illusory as his “energy ceasefire”
Networks connected to the Russian Orthodox Church play a key role in Moscow’s influence operations across the world. Regular attempts to promote a pro-Russian worldview are supported by active efforts in espionage. Artykuł The Church as an instrument of the Kremlin’s hybrid influence pochodzi z serwisu New Eastern Europe.
"Poland's economic growth and growing leadership position in the international arena make it an ideal participant," says the State Department.
The aggressor has put a number on its intentions. Europe should turn Moscow’s reserves into Kyiv’s defense — collectively, lawfully and now.
WARSAW — NATO must modernize its military infrastructure to move forces and equipment from Western to Eastern Europe “where we would expect any future conflict,” U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker said Monday.
The American humorist Will Rogers observed that there are three kinds of people in this world: those who learn by reading; those who learn by observation; and the rest, who have to learn by peeing on the electric fence for themselves.
LONDON — Andy Burnham will argue Monday it would be a “dereliction of duty” for Britain not to seek closer ties with the EU.
Győző Orbán’s mining company has been generating extraordinary profits for years. According to internal documents obtained by Direkt36, previously unknown government contracts have also contributed to this. Here is Part III of the Mészáros-Files. The post How a company of Hungary’s richest man helped Viktor Orbán’s father profit from large government contracts first appeared on Direkt36.
De drie partijen die het nieuwe stadsbestuur van Berlijn willen vormen - Die Linke, Die Grünen en de SPD - hebben een verklaring opgesteld over de bescherming van joods leven in Duitsland. Daarin is ook vastgelegd dat het bestaansrecht van Israël niet ter discussie mag worden gesteld. De verklaring maakt de weg vrij voor een volgende fase in de onderhandelingen.
"Pressure, pressure, pressure on Russia" is the only way to end the war, Lithuania's foreign minister said.
European gas storage levels are unusually low for this time of year, reaching their lowest autumn level since 2011. With Russian gas imports set to end in 2027, could Europe face a tougher challenge in the months ahead?
As one of Dayton’s former guardians, Schmidt fears less instability than a quiet collapse of trust, as youth reject segregated schools, politicians glorify war criminals, and Europe fails to turn Bosnia’s pro-EU mood into real opportunities.
Mit berechenbaren Risiken kann die forschende Pharmaindustrie umgehen - mit politischer Unberechenbarkeit nicht. Warum eine Standortklausel nun ein erster Schritt in Richtung Verlässlichkeit am Standort Deutschland sein kann.
Minister van Werkgelegenheid en SPD-co-voorzitter Bärbel Bas legt per direct haar functies neer. Ze treedt af vanwege het overlijden van haar stiefdochter, maakte ze bekend, maar ook vanwege de "publieke aanvallen op mij, helaas ook uit de gelederen van de coalitiepartner". De SPD vormt een coalitie met de CDU/CSU.
Met bijna 37 procent van de stemmen is Ragebait het Duitse jeugdwoord van het jaar 2026 geworden. De andere finalisten waren Peak en Crashout. De bekendmaking van de prijs vond zaterdag plaats op de Frankfurter Buchmesse.
With the budget barely a fortnight away, Chancellor John Healey is warning of mounting economic headwinds. Can he ease the pressure on the public finances without loosening the purse strings? Sam Coates and Anne McElvoy test the tightrope Healey is attempting to walk ahead of a major speech to the International Monetary Fund. Elsewhere, is
One of the recruiters for the fatal shooting in Overasselt last month, when a large group of heavily armed men entered the village and shot dead a security guard at a suspected drug criminal’s home, is Belgian Joas N.
De Duitse oud-bondskanselier Gerhard Schröder (SPD) heeft vorig week woensdag de verjaardag van de Russische president Poetin gevierd in Moskou. Het Kremlin publiceerde een lachende foto van de twee. SPD-politici willen dat Schröder uit de partij wordt gezet.
The police have received several reports of people being threatened and harassed during the Pride Walk in Almere on Friday. Participants in the walk were spat on and verbally abused. The organizer was also nearly hit by a car, Omroep Flevoland reported. The police are investigating, speaking to witnesses and reviewing camera footage.
The websites and apps of Albert Heijn and subsidiary brands Etos and Gall & Gall have been down since Sunday evening due to an “IT incident,” Albert Heijn reported on Monday morning. No online orders are possible at this time.
Two people were killed, and two were injured in a serious accident on the N233 near Kesteren on Sunday night. The highway was closed for hours while emergency services worked. The accident happened around 11:00 p.m. Two vehicles collided for reasons yet to be determined, De Gelderlander reported. One car ended up upside down on the roadside verge; the other came to a standstill sideways across the road.
The EU’s picture of rule-of-law improvements is rosy, but civil liberties groups were not fooled. A new analysis reveals the commission’s recommendations to have been adopted 4 times out of 100, while most remain ignored.
Prices at Dutch restaurants and cafes will rise next year by about 4.5 percent, the FoodService Institute Netherlands (FSIN) expects. The institute already sees higher prices this year in the hospitality sector, supermarkets, and specialty stores, which has been making consumers somewhat more critical.When counting the supermarkets and specialty stores in, the expected price increase drops to 3.5 percent. Overall, the revenue from the entire hospitality sector is projected to grow by 3.6 percent.
Europe imported 57 per cent of its energy in 2024, and Hormuz has just sent the bill.
Germany has rejected Ireland’s proposal for the EU’s next seven-year budget, despite €159 billion in cuts. And it’s not alone: Governments are divided over where the cuts should fall, while the European Parliament is threatening to block the deal. Zoya Sheftalovich and Nick Vinocur unpack the backlash and what it means for this week’s EU
Transavia will discontinue its Rotterdam - Bergerac route next spring, a decision that has alarmed the roughly 30,000 Dutch residents of France’s Périgord region and prompted protests. The route, which carries around 42,000 passengers a year, has long been a vital link for the community, De Telegraaf reports.Residents and regular travellers reportedly say the cancellation will cut off an important practical link that has been relied on for years. The situation feels like a “disaster” to some, De Telegraaf reports.
Gaius Capital, a Berlin-based private equity firm focused on business succession in the DACH Mittelstand, has announced the final close of its debut fund, Gaius Nachfolgekapital I, at €50 million.
Wiremind, a Paris-based AI software company serving the transport, air cargo, and events industries, has closed a €35 million funding round, its first since being founded over a decade ago.
Money and how to make more of it are among the top issues to be discussed among EU leaders as they gather for a two-day summit in Brussels, while they also struggle with ongoing problems on Ukraine, the Middle East, migration, defence, and new rules for EU-hopefuls, such as Montenegro.
Donald Trump verkündet eine „Energie-Waffenruhe“ zwischen der Ukraine und Russland an. Fraglich allerdings ist, was die beiden Länder davon wirklich wissen. Um den heimischen Druck durch steigende Ölpreise abzufedern, lockert Trump zuvor die Sanktionen gegen Russland. Weil er dafür von Wolodymyr Selenskyj kritisiert wird, fordert er, die Ukraine brauche einen neuen Präsidenten. Währenddessen ringen die
Europe doesn’t have to choose between acting fast and building a solid foundation for sovereignty.
BRUSSELS — The EU’s idea of getting social media influencers to cover leaders’ summits has not gone according to plan, as no content creators have been invited to this week’s European Council.
It’s uncool to balance the books
His faith is uniquely Floridian
Our kids don’t have space to play
Trump’s deal with Putin may not help
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of striking an energy plant after US leader Donald Trump's surprise announcement of an “energy cease-fire,” while Moscow remained silent on any suggestion of a truce.
Łukasz Gibała won at the fourth attempt, having previously stood in every mayoral election since 2014.
Independent Łukasz Gibała won Kraków’s mayoral runoff on Sunday, defeating a candidate backed by Prime Minister Donald Tusk and handing Poland’s governing Civic Coalition a setback in the country’s second-largest city.
More than 70,000 killed; even more wounded; destruction without end: Ten Israeli soldiers speak about feelings of revenge, orders to shoot and “collateral damage.”
Dublin's changes to the long-term budget overwhelmingly hit Commission priorities such as competitiveness and flexibility.
The Irish government has set the path for a showdown between MEPs and governments over the next seven year EU budget after proposing an 8 percent cut worth €141bn to the European Commission’s spending plan.
PARIS — Raphaël Glucksmann won France’s center-left primary on Sunday, securing the backing of the Socialist Party and its allies for next year’s presidential election, organizers said.
EU leaders will stay mute on Gaza and merely “condemn” West Bank violence at next week’s summit, as the 2026 Nobel peace prize highlights UN findings on Israel’s “genocide”.
Foreign Minister Tom Berendsen criticized the agreement U.S. President Donald Trump reached with Russia on supplying diesel, as European NATO allies have instead been trying to increase the economic pressure on Moscow. “It is not wise to conclude deals of this kind,” the CDA minister said on the television program Buitenhof.
The Minister of Health may require the clinic Excellent Care Clinics (ECC) in Velsen-Noord to stop a long covid treatment in which patients inject themselves with lidocaine at home. The Noord-Holland District Court ruled this on Thursday. There is currently no scientific evidence for this use of lidocaine. The ECC, which specializes in pain treatment, has been using it for pain relief for years. However, a new application of it that was used for the home treatment of long covid is not registered.
Left-leaning lawmakers' call for stronger carbon market could push pro-business conservatives to the far right.
The United Kingdom, Germany and Poland have reaffirmed their support for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after U.S. President Donald Trump said the country needed a new leader.
Around 3:30 p.m., approximately one thousand demonstrators, participating in the national pro-Palestinian protest on the Dam in Amsterdam, began their march through the city center. The march was organized by Plant een Olijfboom.
“Member states had enough time to prepare themselves" for the EU's Entry/Exit System, says Magnus Brunner. "It has to work."
The Dutch women’s national team is still to qualify for the World Cup, raising concerns. Budgets are shrinking, and talents are relocating abroad in large numbers, NU.nl reports. “We’re lagging behind the rest,” said Leonne Stentler, a former Dutch international.
Polish authorities said Sunday they were investigating a possible attempt to attack the Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz.
Defence minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz was reportedly also a target.
BRÜSSEL — Deutschland und seine europäischen Verbündeten haben den Vorschlag Irlands, den Entwurf für den nächsten Siebenjahreshaushalt der Europäischen Union um rund acht Prozent zu kürzen, als nicht ausreichend zurückgewiesen.
Dmytro Kuleba also said Ukraine will endure its worst winter yet as Russia targets the country's infrastructure in bid to break its resistance.
US President Donald Trump said Russia and Ukraine had agreed to an energy cease-fire, following his earlier decision to ease restrictions on Russian diesel exports and his subsequent call for a change in leadership in Kyiv.
De goedbedoelde poging van Ierland om de onderhandelingen over de Europese begroting vlot te trekken, is gestrand. Nederland stuurt het voorstel, dat gisteren (zaterdag) werd gepresenteerd, meteen per post terug en Duitsland zegt dat de EU-begroting wel betaalbaar moet zijn voor degenen die het meeste geld betalen aan Brussel. En ook de onderhandelaar van het Europees Parlement heeft laten weten dat het voorstel volstrekt onvoldoende is, schrijft onze hoofdredacteur Bert van Slooten deze week in de nieuwsbrief Brussels Peil.
By treating digital attacks on Belarusian and Russian exiles as a systemic risk under the DSA, the EU could reshape how global platforms handle online transnational repression.
Central Asian nations are increasingly turning to India, China, Turkey, and Europe for military equipment to reduce their dependence on Russia. Analysts note that this diversification offers greater political flexibility but could create long-term logistical and operational challenges.
Between the rain showers last night and overnight, the northern lights were visible in some parts of the country. The so-called photographic northern lights were not visible to the naked eye but could be captured through a camera lens. People reportedly had an especially high chance of capturing the lights in the southern half of the Netherlands. Photos of the phenomenon came in from Gelderland, Zuid-Holland, and Limburg, NOS Ooggetuige reported.
Trains on the route between Rotterdam and Delft will not run again until at least Sunday evening, the rail infrastructure manager ProRail says. It had earlier expected for the arson-related disruptions to be fixed by Saturday evening.Repairs will run until at least 11 p.m. Sunday. However, it has been reported that services might not immediately resume on Monday morning.
Freight rates for crude oil tankers have reached record highs, according to research by ING. Demand for vessels is strong while global capacity remains tight, and the resulting surge in transport costs is feeding into Dutch fuel prices. It now costs something like half a million dollars a day to charter an oil tanker - 10 times the 2025 average, according to the bank.
The District Court in ’s-Hertogenbosch has sentenced a 26-year-old man from Veldhoven to a fine of nearly 900,000 euros for trafficking nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas. He was also given a 24-month prison term, of which six months were suspended.The man operated a large-scale nitrous oxide trade with associates. He must pay more than 897,000 euros for profits earned from the illegal activity over the month.
The Ministry of Defense wants to start reaching young people on TikTok through “targeted media campaigns,” which would counter disinformation about, for example, compulsory service or recruitment. The problem is that the government does not allow government officials to use the popular platform, according to Het Parool.
Fast jede Nacht überzieht Russland die Ukraine mit Drohnen- und Raketenangriffen, um die Zivilbevölkerung zu zermürben. Doch abseits des Terrors aus der Luft kommt Moskau militärisch kaum voran. Die wahre Strategie des Kremls zielt längst auf ein anderes Schlachtfeld: die politische Erschöpfung Europas und der USA. Im Gespräch mit POLITICO-Reporterin Rixa Fürsen teilt Nico Lange,
Republican Representative Brian Fitzpatrick plans to force a House vote on legislation blocking Russian oil purchases, challenging President Donald Trump's decision to ease restrictions on Russian diesel exports as lawmakers warn the move could help finance Moscow's war against Ukraine.
Brussels officials are finalizing plans to tighten visa rules for hundreds of thousands of Russians who visit EU countries as tourists each year, in a move designed to strengthen the bloc’s defenses against hybrid attacks.
Feyenoord beat AZ Alkmaar 2-0 at De Kuip in Rotterdam on Saturday in the Eredivisie. Nacho Ferri and Javi López scored the goals as Feyenoord took all 3 points against one of their main rivals to climb to the top of the table.It was a match that proves the importance of effective finishing. AZ had 57% possession and a similar expected-goals figure, but registered only 2 shots on target and no big chances according to the match statistics. Feyenoord got 6 big chances, by comparison.
Newspaper publishers have reportedly enjoyed years of steady revenue growth as an increasing number of readers prove willing to pay for news. Economists at ABN Amro forecast that income from newspaper subscriptions will continue to rise over the next two years, reaching 300 million euros, driven primarily by digital subscriptions.
The Netherlands will return 20 cultural objects taken during the colonial era to Indonesia. The artifacts include the 38-carat Banjarmasin diamond that once belonged to the sultan of Banjarmasin. Indonesian Culture Minister Fadli Zon and Dutch Culture Minister Rianne Letschert signed an agreement Friday at the Indonesia House in Amsterdam on the return of the objects. A spokesperson for Letschert said the items are expected to be handed over early next year.
The court of assizes in Ghent on Friday expressed its appreciation for the Dutch police investigation into the abduction and death of the Belgian toddler called Dean. Four officers from Zeeland-West-Brabant and Oost-Brabant police units delivered an extensive presentation of their work in the high-profile case before the court.
BRUSSELS — Germany and its allies rebuffed Ireland’s plan to downsize the bloc’s next seven-year budget, arguing that the proposed cuts are not enough.
Due to a power outage, no trains are running around the Schiphol Airport. Services to Utrecht, Dordrecht, and Venlo have also been cancelled. The situation at Schiphol was described as chaotic by an RTL reporter present, as the disruptions are expected to last at least until 4:00 p.m.
Professor Jan Rovný argues French school protests could turn into a movment against spending cuts by a government with growing debt. He explains why private school pupils have joined publicly educated peers revolting on the streets, and how police violence will shape public mood.
A series of Russian strikes on Ukraine’s southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia on Saturday killed at least 12 people including three children, regional authorities announced. “People contin
Oud-haringvisser Henk Ammeraal vertelt aan redacteur Emma du Chatinier over hoe visserij het leven op Scheveningen bepaald heeft. Over hoe haringkotters, zoals de museumboot waarop hij nu als gids mensen rondleidt, met vriescapaciteit werden uitgerust. En over de Noorse en Deense vissers die de haringvangst van de Nederlandse vloot overnamen na de haringstop in de jaren ’70. Ook de Hollandse nieuwe wordt sindsdien in Noorwegen aan land gebracht en verwerkt – wel door Nederlandse bedrijven.
The government of Turkey on Saturday formally banned access to social media platform for children under the age of 15.
Vanadium businesses owned by UAE-based entity appear to be linked with Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich. This has prompted complaints to police about the circumventing of sanctions.
BRUSSELS — The bloc’s next seven-year budget suffered a €159 billion cut from the Commission’s original proposal, according to a new plan unveiled Saturday.
A Russian strike on the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhya killed at least 11 people, including three children, and wounded several others on October 10, local authorities said, as Russia launched a large-scale overnight drone attack across Ukraine.
50.000 bedrohte Stellen bei Volkswagen stehen als Symbol für eine tiefe Wirtschaftskrise in Niedersachsen und der gesamten Republik. Wie lässt sich der industrielle Kern des Landes retten, bevor die internationale Wettbewerbsfähigkeit endgültig wegbricht? Der niedersächsische SPD-Ministerpräsident Olaf Lies liefert in der Talk-Reihe „Let’s find common ground“ von POLITICO die Bestandsaufnahme einer Industrie am Scheideweg. Im
A fire near the Delfshaven railway bridge, which was reported at around 2:30 a.m. on the night of Friday into Saturday, has caused all the rail services between Rotterdam and Delft, more specifically Delft Campus, to be suspended. This was reported by the Dutch rail infrastructure manager ProRail.
Several parties in the Tweede Kamer, the lower house of Dutch parliament, want the government to set a minimum amount for its proposed mandatory internship allowance. The issue emerged during an education debate on Thursday. Education Minister Rianne Letschert announced in July that she intended to make internship allowances legally mandatory for students in secondary vocational, higher professional and university education, but did not propose a minimum payment.
A significant new restaurant trend is taking over the Dutch culinary scene: the rapid rise of “bouillon” restaurants. Inspired by the classic 19th-century Parisian dining concept, these establishments focus on serving high-quality, traditional French bistro dishes at low prices, driving massive volume to offset razor-thin profit margins. A report from RTL describes the concept as increasingly popular in the Netherlands.
Two researchers have independently raised doubts that Dutch Second World War veteran Willem Wilbrink (99) was ever imprisoned in the Dachau concentration camp, as he has told at countless commemorations and in his biography. Looking at the researchers’ findings, the Dutch Dachau Committee has concluded that the Arnhem man’s accounts are likely untrue, RTL Nieuws reports.
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On June 29, 2026, the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) warned of an alliance between Volodymyr Zelensky’s government and Latin American drug cartels. According to it, they could use the absence of customs at the Ukrainian border to bring drugs into the European Union. In addition to more profit, cartels could bring mercenaries and Ukrainians could provide access to drone technologies. On September 22, the Washington Post confirmed the concern of the US Drug Enforcement
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US President Donald Trump said he reached an agreement with President Vladimir Putin to temporarily ease sanctions on Russian diesel exports, a move Ukraine immediately criticized as a "gift" to the Kremlin.
DUBLIN — The U.K. government has reversed a decision to permit a parade by Protestant hard-liners through a Catholic district in Northern Ireland, a U-turn that overjoyed Irish republicans and infuriated the region’s British unionists.
PSV pick up a 2-0 win against Heerenveen in the first Eredivisie game after the international break. A goal from Guus Til and an own goal from Marcus Linday gave Peter Bosz’s side the win, which could put them at the top of the table by the end of the weekend. PSV played in a special Coen Dillen-themed kit to mark the 100th birthday of the club legend, nicknamed Het Kanon (“The Cannon”). The shirt featured a vintage logo, long sleeves and no player names on the back.
Dutch online retailers are joining forces against fake webshops after the number of people in the Netherlands scammed by such sham stores rose to 1.2 million last year. This was reported by the industry group Thuiswinkel.org on Thursday.Fraudsters reportedly rely on professional-looking sham stores and copies of established shops. Thuiswinkel.org is launching Thuiswinkel Scam Protection, a system that continuously monitors for scam shops and fraudulent brand domain names.
The Trump administration moved Friday to temporarily lift sanctions on Russian diesel as President Donald Trump said Moscow had agreed to release large quantities of the fuel and suggested the U.S. could be a buyer.
The court in Breda has sentenced Werner de R., 44, from Tilburg to 10 years in prison for the fatal stabbing of 58-year-old Hennie de Laat in Tilburg in 2017. The victim’s body was found on December 23 of that year by the Hoogvensestraat in Tilburg. She was stabbed in the chest, and her throat had been slit.
A parliamentary fight over hemlines shows the battle of the sexes is still on
People waiting for overdue child support must wait longer for help because of problems at the Landelijk Bureau Inning Onderhoudsbijdragen (LBIO). There is unrest among staff, complaints about the workplace atmosphere and working conditions, a heavy workload, and outdated systems, State Secretary Claudia van Bruggen of Legal Protection wrote in a letter to the Tweede Kamer.Sick leave at the LBIO is high, the D66 official reports.
Dutch bicycle brands Batavus, KOGA, and Babboe are set to resume operations under new ownership. The administrators overseeing the bankruptcy of bicycle manufacturer Accell are selling the rights to the three brands to investment company Dutech. The deal also includes Accell’s IT platform and Hungarian operations, as well as potentially some of its staff.
Amsterdam public transport company GVB wants to launch self-driving minibuses in the Dutch capital within three years. Eventually, the company also wants to remove drivers from larger city buses. This is an effort to cope with staff shortages and to keep servicing unprofitable routes, GVB director Claudia Zuiderwijk told Parool.
The low-cost airline is facing allegations that it violates EU requirements for operating in the bloc.
OpenAI has said Iranian operatives used ChatGPT to create fake journalist personas and push anti-American narratives. RFE/RL looks at one of the personas.
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EU and Chinese officials agreed a series of trade concessions covering electric cars, rare earths and tariffs that dragged them away from a damaging trade war on Friday (9 October), following two days of crisis talks.
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Inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's fairytale, a gold-covered statue of a naked Trump in the halls of European Parliament is meant to make politicians think about democracy, says 'Orange Plague' artist Jens Galschiøt.
The European Commission has added 46 projects to its list of critical raw materials investments, but its own figures show little EU money has reached similar schemes it selected last year.
Monte Carlo Capital (MCC), the Monaco-based early-stage venture firm investing at Seed in DeepTech and tech-enabled innovators, today announced a €13 million ($15 million) first close of Fund II, with a target of €26 million ($30 million).
While Rybar’s pro-war editors complain of tightening fronts near Sloviansk, Komar and Dobropillia, independent maps and Ukrainian sources show Moscow’s forces clawing back exaggerated gains as Kyiv tests ambitious advances on the ground and in Russia’s digital backbone.
BERLIN — Former German intelligence chief August Hanning angrily challenged his successor after learning that the agency he once headed, the BND, had passed allegations that he was a Russian spy to investigators.
The Bangladeshi and Indian men said they did not know the practice was prohibited in Poland.
The U.S. military is planning to broadcast a public execution on Dec. 3, but violent content must be moderated by social media platforms under EU law.
Op het moment dat er al een tijdje geen schip meer door de Straat van Hormuz voer en de prijs van een vat olie explodeerde, adviseerde Brussel de lidstaten om maatregelen te nemen die burgers op korte termijn steunen en hen op lange termijn helpen over te stappen op schone energie.
Celebrity investment in startups is nothing new, but the range of businesses attracting famous backers is expanding. Beyond traditional endorsements and
PARIS — Defense ministers from France and Germany insisted their joint tank project is going well Friday, one day after the French chief of defense staff said it had faltered because of Berlin.
SpectaCell, a new Ghent-based startup specialising in next-generation cell therapy analytics, has announced its official launch with €6 million in Seed
Handelskommissar Maroš Šefčovič bemüht sich um eine Zusage aus Peking, den boomenden Export chinesischer Plug-in-Hybrid-Elektrofahrzeuge nach Europa einzudämmen.
The head of a leading Russian pro-war blog linked to the country’s Defense Ministry has been detained in Montenegro, along with several other people who work for the blog.
Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič says the agreement could prevent millions of Chinese vehicles from entering the European market over the next four years.