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Politics and policy across Europe and the European Union.

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Latest · Yesterday · 2 min read Portugal and the US pledge closer economic ties and praise growing US role in the Azores A joint statement after the 53rd Standing Bilateral Commission also confirmed a first CEO Forum meeting in Lisbon on 10 November, according to Observador. By Roger Morais

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Tuesday, Nov 31 story

20:20 Europe Cyber-attack hits supermarket fridges and freezers in seven European countries The BBC reports that dozens of shops in Belgium, Luxembourg, Sweden, Ireland, the Netherlands, Estonia and Finland had refrigeration units remotely switched to defrost. Roger Morais · 3 min read

Monday, Nov 22 stories

17:40 Europe Serbia's Vučić ousted by student movement months after Orbán's fall in Hungary The BBC reports close parallels between the two defeats, including Hungarian activists who trained Serbian election monitors. Roger Morais · 3 min read

13:55 World Canada and EU unveil Alliance for the Future, open to other like-minded countries At a Montreal summit, Mark Carney and Ursula von der Leyen announced a deeper partnership covering trade, AI and support for Ukraine, The Guardian reported. Roger Morais · 3 min read

Saturday, Oct 312 stories

13:50 World Canada accepts EU offer of "associate membership," with terms due by June 2027 Politico reports that Mark Carney endorsed the proposal after a summit in Montreal. Its cost and final shape are still undecided, and trade disputes remain open. Roger Morais · 2 min read

02:30 Tech & AI Mistral releases weights for its trillion-parameter Mistral Large 4 model, pitching it for cyber defense TechCrunch reports the French company says businesses and governments can now download and run the model themselves to detect and respond to threats. Roger Morais · 2 min read

Friday, Oct 302 stories

20:55 Europe Portuguese vets deliver petition to parliament seeking cut in VAT on pet care from 23% to 6% The Portuguese Veterinary Association says more than 8,000 people signed, and the petition must be debated once the signatures are validated, Portugal Resident reported. Roger Morais · 2 min read

20:50 Europe Seven tankers carrying Russian diesel head for US, but unloading is uncertain Greenpeace tracked the ships carrying an estimated 288,000 tonnes of diesel under a Trump-Putin deal, as lawmakers and a governor threaten to block delivery. Roger Morais · 3 min read

Thursday, Oct 293 stories

13:55 Europe EU backs away from 'associate member' offer to Canada as Montreal summit opens A draft summit statement seen by The Guardian offers Canada "an ever closer association" with the EU instead, after member states objected. Roger Morais · 3 min read

10:50 Europe Serbian opposition wins outright majority, ending Vučić's long role as the EU's main contact Politico reports that the Student List, a movement that grew out of protests, plans to reset Serbia's ties with Brussels but has not named EU membership as an immediate goal. Roger Morais · 2 min read

10:30 Europe Thousands protest outside Portugal's parliament over housing and cost of living during budget debate Protesters filled the square outside parliament as MPs debated the 2027 State Budget, and several Socialist MPs joined the crowd, Portugal Resident reported. Roger Morais · 2 min read

Tuesday, Oct 272 stories

20:10 Europe Portugal opens new Porto migrant centre wing, says it now exceeds EU benchmark for places An 80-bed modular wing in Porto brings Portugal's capacity for irregular migrants to 171, above a European benchmark of 102, Portugal Resident reports. Roger Morais · 2 min read

10:00 Science Europe's CRISTAL ice-monitoring satellite finishes assembly and passes first solar wing test ESA says the polar ice satellite is moving into environmental testing ahead of a launch targeted for late 2027 to early 2028. Roger Morais · 2 min read

Monday, Oct 261 story

06:40 Europe Analyst says far-right general Vannacci poses growing threat to Meloni's coalition ahead of 2027 vote An opinion piece in The Guardian argues that Roberto Vannacci's new National Future party is pulling support from the League and boxing Giorgia Meloni in on migration. Roger Morais · 2 min read

Sunday, Oct 252 stories

13:40 Europe Burnham calls for "honest discussion" on return of free movement with EU The prime minister says European migration has changed since Brexit as he prepares to set out options for UK-EU ties ahead of a Brussels summit on 20 November. Roger Morais · 2 min read

09:45 Europe Cyberattack on Portugal's national firefighters' register exposes personal data Portugal's civil protection authority confirmed unauthorised access to a database that holds about 60,000 records, Portugal Resident reported. Roger Morais · 2 min read

Saturday, Oct 241 story

23:50 Europe Spain's opposition PP draws outrage with deepfake campaign video ahead of election The ad used AI likenesses of people linked to Pedro Sánchez's Socialist party, including his wife, and one of them has filed a legal challenge, The Guardian reported. Roger Morais · 3 min read

Friday, Oct 233 stories

22:00 Tech & AI Quad9 says it will stop serving users in France after court ruling in beIN case The Swiss nonprofit DNS provider says it will not block domains named by the sports broadcaster and will leave France on November 24 instead. Roger Morais · 2 min read

19:00 Expat Life Portuguese councils and hospitals among 29 public bodies running outdated website software A consultancy found unsupported PHP versions on public-sector sites as an international alert spread over two critical flaws, Portugal Resident reported. Roger Morais · 2 min read

13:45 Tech & AI German court says Google's aerial views of a private home break privacy law A Frankfurt court called the overhead imagery on Google Earth and Maps "spying", The Next Web reported. Google says it will appeal. Roger Morais · 3 min read

Thursday, Oct 222 stories

23:25 Science Exeter train delay blamed on a solar storm was in 1848, not 1841, researchers say A study finds a dating error in an 1871 account, so the Exeter incident is no longer the earliest known case of space weather disrupting technology. Roger Morais · 2 min read

11:45 Europe AfD seeks first far-right state premier in Saxony-Anhalt as Merz's CDU fears defections The December vote in the eastern German state is a major test for Chancellor Friedrich Merz and his hold over his own party, Politico reports. Roger Morais · 2 min read

Tuesday, Oct 201 story

12:13 Europe Russian satellite came very close to US-owned imaging satellite used by Ukraine, tracker says Ars Technica, citing LeoLabs, reports that Kosmos 2612 approached, circled and stayed near ICEYE-X36 in low-Earth orbit before moving away. Roger Morais · 3 min read

Monday, Oct 193 stories

08:31 Europe About 690 students from 13 countries launch rockets in Portugal at European Rocketry Challenge The seventh edition of the competition, created by the Portuguese Space Agency, now counts the European Space Agency as a strategic partner providing financial support. Roger Morais · 3 min read

08:08 Expat Life British expats in Portugal risk paying tax in the wrong country, adviser warns An adviser's column in Portugal Resident explains how UK and Portuguese residency rules and the double taxation treaty decide where expats owe tax. Roger Morais · 2 min read

07:49 Europe EU leaders make little progress on budget as elections loom over talks A Brussels summit ended without a year-end target for the €2 trillion budget, and the gap in Ukraine's funding is still open. Roger Morais · 2 min read

Sunday, Oct 185 stories

19:32 World European diplomats attacked by masked Israeli settlers in West Bank village, BBC reports Belgium and the Israeli military condemned the assault in Taybeh. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office urged caution before anyone draws conclusions. Roger Morais · 3 min read

19:27 Europe Repairing Brexit damage should be Burnham's top priority, says business group head The British Chambers of Commerce chief welcomed the prime minister revisiting Labour's EU red lines, according to The Guardian. Roger Morais · 3 min read

10:27 Europe More than 1,200 arrested as French protests over schools and living costs turn violent Buildings were set on fire and shops looted in several cities during Saturday's demonstrations, according to the BBC. Roger Morais · 3 min read

10:26 Europe Portugal's president adds his voice to calls for action on housing as protests begin President Seguro said poverty "cannot be seen as inevitable" as crowds gathered in Porto to protest housing costs and the rising cost of living, Portugal Resident reported. Roger Morais · 2 min read

08:58 World Pope Leo XIV leaves hospital four days after lung cancer surgery The 71-year-old walked unaided to his car, the BBC reported. Results of tests to check whether the cancer has spread have not yet been announced. Roger Morais · 2 min read

Saturday, Oct 171 story

23:44 Europe EU leaders delay decisions on Ukraine funding, budget and migration at Brussels summit After two days of tense talks, leaders agreed little of substance, Politico reported, and Ukraine's funding needs for next year remain unresolved. Roger Morais · 3 min read