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Spain under fire for contracting Huawei to store judicial wiretaps
The deal did not entail “any security risk,” said a spokesperson for the Interior Ministry.

Q&A: Preventing biofuels sustainability fraud and unfair competition

European Commission blacklists groups lobbying for Huawei

Huawei top executive in Europe charged in Belgian corruption probe

Huawei fires 2 staffers in response to corruption scandal

Huawei, Forum Europe staff face Belgian court hearings over corruption charges

Huawei corruption scandal: Police search European Parliament Strasbourg offices
Belgian prosecutors probe whether Huawei paid for letter signed by 8 MEPs
Authorities are looking into whether the Chinese tech giant made illegal payments for a letter defending its interests in 2021.
Huawei is being boxed out of Brussels lobbying
Chinese tech giant at center of corruption scandal sees its access in EU public affairs scuppered.
Huawei suspended from key tech lobby group over corruption scandal
Chinese tech firm is at the center of a corruption probe by Belgian authorities.
Huawei bribery scandal: What we know so far
China’s 5G darling and the European Parliament are caught in a sprawling corruption probe in Belgium.
Huawei banned from Parliament and Commission over bribery probe
Huawei is at the center of a corruption investigation by Belgian prosecutors.
Huawei bribery scandal rocks European Parliament
Chinese tech giant’s offices raided and Parliament offices sealed in case that echoes the 2022 Qatargate investigation.
Netanyahu arrest warrant shows Starmer’s Israel dilemma
The UK prime minister risks pleasing nobody as debate swirls over the International Criminal Court’s move.
Ukraine loses fight to trademark ‘Russian warship, go f**k yourself’ slogan
The phrase has become a symbol of Kyiv’s resilience against Moscow — but that didn’t clear the bar for EU intellectual property enforcers or judges in Luxembourg.
What Boris Johnson can teach the EU about restoring nature
The European Commission hopes capitalism can help solve the biodiversity crisis. Britain might have the answer.
Why Donald Trump went to war with UK’s Keir Starmer — over a LinkedIn post
A networking post triggered a chain of events that risks damaging a delicate relationship.
Who’s going to pay for moving drug production to Europe?
Bringing drug production closer to home means reckoning with costs.
Schadenfreude reigns as Berlin pays the price of its tough line on debt
“It’s karma, no?” said one European official.
New Euronews boss: I don’t take orders from Orbán
Employees seek reassurance over editorial independence concerns at the European TV network.
UK ditches talks with Georgia over ‘anti-Western’ tilt
Move comes in run-up to election and concern over pro-Russia shift under Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze.
Harris warns Trump is out for ‘unchecked power’ during Erie rally
The former president was on the other side of Pennsylvania on Monday evening.
Europe’s rivers are sick and governments are failing to fix them
EU countries face chronic water shortages unless urgent action is taken, says EEA.
All hail the AI Eurocrat: Commission rolls out its own ChatGPT-like tool
The new content generator, called GPT@EC, could help Commission staff with drafting policy documents.
Leaked: Tense correspondence between EU commissioner hopefuls and Parliament
Still, the 23 nominees were cleared by the institution’s legal committee for hearings in early November.
Britain’s Brexit border regime is delayed — again
Introduction of product safety declarations delayed till 2025.
The Labour-linked lobbying firm boasting invite-only access to the UK Treasury
Arden Strategies have gained a reputation as a power player in the new U.K. regime.
11 new damning details unveiled in the Trump election case
From Trump’s fictitious stats about voter fraud to the FBI’s forensic analysis of Trump’s phone, prosecutors previewed how they would make their case at trial.
Trump vows to veto any federal abortion ban — after previously refusing to commit
Former President Donald Trump said Tuesday he would veto a federal abortion ban after previously declining to say whether he would do so. “Everyone knows I would …
British government split over new-look Brexit deal
Keir Starmer travels to Brussels with the prospect of a new youth mobility scheme high on the agenda.