2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (502+ words) As budget negotiations intensify, capitals are reaching for a new argument to keep money in the farming pot: climate change. Portugal’s minister for agriculture has a burning desire for the next EU long-term budget: more goats. José Manuel Fernandes wants…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (554+ words) Official notes show Spanish intelligence services warned of a mass incursion, contradicting the government’s claim that the surge could not have been predicted. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez might have hoped declassifying official files on this summer’s mass migrant surge…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (406+ words) The European Council president held budget talks with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz days after the debacle in Saxony-Anhalt. European Council president António Costa said that new, EU-wide taxes could shield German taxpayers from sending more money to Brussels. With less…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (671+ words) Rising power demand for AI risks creating fierce competition for energy and driving up bills, the Commission’s green transition chief said. This article is also available in: French BRUSSELS — The European Union should force tech giants to invest in clean…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (478+ words) Most governments are challenging new levies to finance the EU’s next seven year budget. BRUSSELS — France said new EU-wide taxes should generate over €60 billion toward the bloc's next seven-year budget, according to three EU diplomats, granted anonymity to about closed-door…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1247+ words) The old appeals to solidarity are no longer working. BRUSSELS — The political reaction to the surge of migrants into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta laid bare how sharply Europe’s migration debate has shifted, and how it’s forcing migrant-rights groups to…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (665+ words) The embattled Spanish prime minister refuses to blame Rabat for the migrant surge but reaffirms Madrid’s sovereignty over its North African cities. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Thursday denied Morocco’s involvement in the flood of tens of thousands of…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1189+ words) Makeshift camps, clashes and growing hostility have become part of daily life in the North African exclave, where thousands of migrants remain a month after the mass crossing. CEUTA, Spain — Spanish police fired shots into the air Monday morning as…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (521+ words) Citizens risk getting caught in the crossfire of escalating drug violence in the Belgian capital, Julien Moinil warns. Brussels’ top prosecutor is angry. Last year, public prosecutor Julien Moinil demanded more resources to battle drug-related violence plaguing the Belgian capital....

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1653+ words) Send tips here | Follow us @gerardofortuna @NicholasVinocur @GabrielGavin | Listen to Playbook and view in your browser CIAO THERE. It’s Gerardo Fortuna back at the helm after a break. One source greeted my call by saying, “My rentrée was going well…...