Pieter Haeck
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Draadje over wat ik zie/lees/hoor 𧔠âA Real Painâ đœïž â Plot lijkt triviaal (2 broers bezoeken Polen), maar er komen razendsnel lagen bij en de frictie tussen Eisenberg (Social Network; de model-burger) en Culkin (Succession; de getormenteerde nar) intrigeert. Prachtige setting.
over 1 year ago
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5 dagen +30 graden, en tweede hitte-piek nog voor de zomer begint, maar nergens nog een thema in de media - het klimaat is naar het achterplan verdwenen.
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EU countriesâ ambassadors - who steer a big part of the conversation in Brussels - met today, but the US Anthropic order was not on the agenda. Tech is still not top of the political agenda, and as long it is not, nothing will change.
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POLITICO Europe
3 days ago
The U.S. order to suspend foreigners' access to Anthropic's latest models is a stark reminder for Europe that it's heavily reliant on American AI models â and that the window to change that is closing.
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USâs Anthropic order exposes EUâs AI dependency
Washingtonâs export controls on Anthropic spark renewed calls for Europe to accelerate development of its own cutting-edge AI models.
https://www.politico.eu/article/us-anthropic-order-exposes-eu-ai-dependency/
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4 days ago
U.S. AI company Anthropic has disabled all access to its latest AI model, Fable, after the American government ordered it to suspend access for all non-U.S. users.
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Anthropic suspends access to latest AI models following US order
âThe net effect of this order is that we must abruptly disable Fable 5 and Mythos 5 for all our customers to ensure compliance,â Anthropic said in a statement Friday evening.
https://www.politico.eu/article/anthropic-suspends-access-to-latest-ai-models-following-us-order/
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Anthropic suspends access to latest AI models following US order
âThe net effect of this order is that we must abruptly disable Fable 5 and Mythos 5 for all our customers to ensure compliance,â Anthropic said in a statement Friday evening.
https://www.politico.eu/article/anthropic-suspends-access-to-latest-ai-models-following-us-order/
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Heard at an event in Brussels: AI can help with reskilling workers at risk of being replaced by AI. AI as alpha and omega đ€đŹ
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POLITICO Europe
6 days ago
The EU is scrambling to deepen its tech ties with countries such as Brazil and South Korea to offset the bloc's reliance on U.S. technology.
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EU turns to Brazil, South Korea to counter US tech dominance
The bloc wants to deepen tech ties with countries such as Brazil and South Korea.
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-counter-us-tech-reliance-henna-virkkunen/
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EXCLUSIVE: The European Union is scrambling to deepen its tech ties with countries such as Brazil and South Korea to offset the bloc's reliance on U.S. technology.
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EU turns to Brazil, South Korea to counter US tech dominance
The bloc wants to deepen tech ties with countries such as Brazil and South Korea.
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-counter-us-tech-reliance-henna-virkkunen/
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Expect to see the below icons quite a lot, because itâs what the EU has designed to label AI-generated content (labelling content is mandatory as of August, using the icon is optional)
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PubAffairs EU Debates, News & Opinions đȘđș
8 days ago
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#Trech
: Lawmakers pile pressure on Commission over AI envoy appointment. Forty lawmakers asked to see the âmandate, selection and conflict-of-interest assessmentâ behind Hagemann Snabeâs designation, by
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Lawmakers pile pressure on Commission over AI envoy appointment
Forty lawmakers asked to see the âmandate, selection and conflict-of-interest assessmentâ behind Hagemann Snabeâs designation.
https://www.politico.eu/article/lawmakers-pile-pressure-on-commission-over-ai-envoy-appointment/
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POLITICO Europe
8 days ago
Dozens of MEPs have pressed the European Commission for more details on the appointment of Siemensâ chairman as its AI envoy, citing conflict-of-interest concerns.
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Von der Leyenâs AI pick triggers conflict-of-interest criticism
Siemens chair will advise the Commission on industrial applications of artificial intelligence.
https://www.politico.eu/article/ursula-von-der-leyen-european-commission-ai-pick-criticism-conflict-of-interest-jim-hagemann-snabe/
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POLITICO Europe
13 days ago
The appointment of Siemensâ chairman as a European Commission adviser to Ursula Von der Leyen on industrial AI is triggering a backlash in Brussels. It comes just weeks after the German engineering giant helped secure a rollback of the EUâs AI rules.
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Von der Leyenâs AI pick triggers conflict-of-interest criticism
Siemens chair will advise the commission on industrial applications of artificial intelligence.
https://www.politico.eu/article/ursula-von-der-leyen-european-commission-ai-pick-criticism-conflict-of-interest-jim-hagemann-snabe/
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POLITICO Europe
16 days ago
The European Commission is reviving a long-running dream of making cutting-edge AI chips in Europe, reducing the continentâs reliance on producers in the U.S. and Asia.
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Brussels eyes slice of AI chip boom
The Commission and two R&D hubs eye cutting-edge chips factory in Europe.
https://www.politico.eu/article/brussels-eyes-slice-of-ai-chip-boom/
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Dilapidated is the most fascinating word out of the English language.
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19 days ago
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Techmeme
22 days ago
The Dutch government blocks the acquisition of authentication IT supplier Solvinity by US-based Kyndryl, citing "a possible risk to the public interest" (Pieter Haeck/Politico)
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BREAK: The Dutch government blocks the acquisition of a vital Dutch supplier to a widely used online identification tool, which was set to be acquired by a U.S.-based company.
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Open overheid
Open overheid
https://open.overheid.nl/details/ec64d1c2-381a-43c3-9b15-06ba3399fb67
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SCOOP: Swedish investment firm EQT will run a new âŹ5 billion EU tech scale-up fund. EQT is known as the firm linked to the Wallenberg family, which has backed many known companies, such as Ericsson and Saab.
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POLITICO Europe
about 1 month ago
ChatGPT maker OpenAI is in talks with the European Commission to grant EU authorities access to a model capable of identifying software vulnerabilities.
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OpenAI offers EU access to new AI hacking model
European cyber and AI authorities in past weeks failed to gain access to superhacking AI, causing anxiety among officials.
https://www.politico.eu/article/openai-eu-access-superhacking-artificial-intelligence/
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POLITICO Europe
about 1 month ago
Restrictions on high-risk uses of AI in the EU will be postponed by more than a year under a deal agreed by legislators this morning.
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EU clinches deal to roll back AI restrictions
Deal marks first significant delay of digital rules amid pressure from the U.S.
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-clinches-deal-to-roll-back-ai-restrictions/
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POLITICO Europe
about 1 month ago
Germany is on track to have the EUâs AI rules rewritten to ease the pressure on its struggling industrial heavyweights such as Siemens and Bosch.
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Germany set to secure win for industry in AI talks
Exemption for industry would mark a dramatic departure from lawâs initial setup.
https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-eu-ai-law-machinery-exemption-industrial-rewrite/
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POLITICO Europe
about 1 month ago
U.S. AI leader Anthropic is facing growing criticism over its decision to keep a new model with advanced hacking abilities closed off from European regulators.
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EU pressure builds on Anthropic over Mythos hacking risks
Officials are losing patience over lack of access to superhacking model.
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-pressure-builds-on-anthropic-over-mythos-hacking-risks/
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POLITICO Europe
about 1 month ago
The EU will announce a âŹ20 billion plan this spring to build massive AI computing hubs, in what is Europeâs response to bold U.S. efforts to boost computing power. But it's drawing widespread criticism ahead of launch.
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EU accused of wasting âŹ20B on AI computing dreams
Critics argue that thereâs no demand for the massive computing hubs Brussels has planned.
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-accused-wasting-20-billion-euro-ai-computing-dreams/
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Techmeme
about 1 month ago
Legislators and experts criticize the EU's âŹ20B sovereign compute data center plan, questioning whether there is demand and the plan's reliance on Nvidia GPUs (Pieter Haeck/Politico)
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When you listen to John Oliver burning AI chatbots to the ground â only for YouTube to put AI company ads in between several times đ«
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AI Chatbots: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
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about 1 month ago
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POLITICO Europe
about 2 months ago
Belgium is seeking to nationalize its nuclear power industry, Prime Minister Bart De Wever announced, in a bid to keep running parts of its aging reactor fleet that were otherwise headed toward closure.
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Belgium eyes nuclear takeover to keep reactors runningÂ
Governments are taking a bigger role in the sector as private operators balk at the cost and risk of aging plants.Â
https://www.politico.eu/article/belgium-eyes-nuclear-takeover-to-keep-reactors-running/
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POLITICO Europe
about 2 months ago
EU lawmakers have failed to agree on a rollback of the blocâs AI rules, with standards for machinery and medical devices as the main sticking point.
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EU legislators fail to clinch deal to delay AI law
Talks derailed over request backed by Germany to weaken rules for manufacturing and medical devices.
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-legislators-fail-to-clinch-deal-to-delay-ai-law/
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POLITICO Europe
about 2 months ago
Europe needs to urgently develop its own superhacking tech to rival Anthropic's eye-catching Mythos model, senior government and industry cybersecurity officials told POLITICO.
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Europe craves its own superhacking AI
European governments have struggled to gain access to new superhacking AI created in the U.S., so they want a European alternative.
https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-craves-its-own-superhacking-ai/
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Somewhere in a Brussels room EU officials are discussing how to define âintimate partsâ. You read that correctly.
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Intimate talks: Brussels ponders the naked body in AI bill
Officials debate how to define âintimate partsâ in a draft ban on AI nudification tech.
https://www.politico.eu/article/intimate-talks-eu-brussels-ponders-naked-body-ai-bill/
about 2 months ago
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POLITICO Europe
about 2 months ago
Diplomats don't normally sit around discussing how much nudity is too much â but that's what has been happening in Brussels as the European Union tries to clamp down on AI-powered nudification technology.
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Intimate talks: Brussels ponders the naked body in AI bill
Officials debate how to define âintimate partsâ in a draft ban on AI nudification tech.
https://www.politico.eu/article/intimate-talks-eu-brussels-ponders-naked-body-ai-bill/
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POLITICO Europe
about 2 months ago
A push by top German officials to get the EU to weaken restrictions on using AI in industrial manufacturing is facing growing opposition in Brussels.
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Germany faces resistance in push to weaken AI rules
10 countries warn push would âresult in deregulation, not simplification.â
https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-stronger-ai-deregulation-brussels-eu-opposition/
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POLITICO Europe
2 months ago
The EU unit tasked with scrutinizing Anthropicâs new elite hacking AI model lacks access to the technology and the experts needed to stave off a looming cybersecurity crisis.
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Anthropicâs hacking tech exposes EU AI Office weaknesses
The unit in charge over overseeing the most advanced models needs more staff, critics say.
https://www.politico.eu/article/anthropic-hacking-technology-exposes-eu-ai-office-struggles/
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Techmeme
2 months ago
Regulators in Europe were largely left out of the loop as Anthropic limited the release of its latest model Mythos to select companies and organizations (Politico)
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POLITICO Europe
2 months ago
Europeans are increasingly using AI to make their voices heard at the EU institutions, and Brussels is starting to struggle with the surging workload.
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EU complaints system buckles under pressure of AI
Regulators complain of surging workload and bottlenecks as citizens turn to AI to interact with officials.
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-system-buckles-under-pressure-of-ai-powered-complaints/
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Filing a complaint or writing a funding proposal has never been more easy with the help of AI assistants. The EU machinery is starting to realize that.
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EU complaints system buckles under pressure of AI
Regulators complain of surging workload and bottlenecks as citizens turn to AI to interact with officials.
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-system-buckles-under-pressure-of-ai-powered-complaints/
2 months ago
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A sigh of relief at the Berlaymont.
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2 months ago
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Youâre a weekend offline and we went from trying to reopen the Strait to blocking it.
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Trump announces Strait of Hormuz blockade after Iran talks collapse
In a pair of Truth Social posts, he also said the Navy would intercept any vessel that has paid tolls to Iran to transit the strait safely.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/12/trump-announces-strait-of-hormuz-blockade-after-iran-talks-collapse-00868375
2 months ago
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POLITICO Europe
2 months ago
Europe needs to develop its own artificial intelligence capabilities to ensure its militaries canât be âturned offâ by foreign adversaries, Arthur Mensch, the CEO of Europeâs leading AI company warned today.
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Europe needs to control AI for defense, top industry exec says
âIf you donât have artificial intelligence in your systems, you actually donât have an army,â says Mistral CEO Arthur Mensch.
https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-needs-to-control-ai-if-only-for-defense-mistral-ceo-arthur-mensch-says/
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POLITICO Europe
3 months ago
The EUâs main institutions have banned staff from using artificially generated videos and images in official communications.
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Brussels bans officials from using deepfakes in official messaging
BRUSSELS â The European Unionâs main institutions have banned staff from using artificially generated videos and images in official communications. Amid growing scrutiny of the use of artificial inâŠ
https://www.politico.eu/article/brussels-eu-ban-deepfakes-ai-generation-official-messages/
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POLITICO Europe
3 months ago
A top U.S. official pressured the European Union to join a Washington-led club on artificial intelligence and semiconductors today.
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US pressures Brussels to join AI chips club
Top American official warns EU it should jump on board a U.S.-led initiative to compete on artificial intelligence.
https://www.politico.eu/article/us-pushes-brussels-join-ai-chips-club/
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POLITICO Europe
3 months ago
An Amsterdam court today ordered Elon Muskâs Grok to stop generating non-consensual nude pictures and child sexual abuse material.
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Dutch court bans Grok from generating fake nudes, threatens âŹ100K daily penalties
A judge says itâs not clear whether the changes made by Elon Muskâs X were effective.
https://www.politico.eu/article/netherlands-grok-x-ban-generative-pictures-penalties/
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SCOOP: The EU is set to present a second major chipmaking plan at the end of May, and ahead of that, 16 companies demand tens of billions in EU funding to compete with the US and China.
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3 months ago
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đš Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever calls upon the European Commission to come up with a tougher China policy, in a letter to von der Leyen seen by us, as Europe's industrial base is under threat from what he calls "unfair" Chinese competition.
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3 months ago
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Jarenlang fel verdediger van de trein, maar trop is gewoon teveel. Het brokkenparcours van 2026: (Repost als je de pijn voelt.)
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POLITICO Europe
3 months ago
Startups from Europe are failing to scale as they grapple with fragmentation across the EU in corporate law, taxation and employment. The European Commission is set to unveil a proposal to address those problems. But some are asking if thatâs enough.
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Brussels starts caring about startups â finally!
A proposal landing Wednesday will make it easier to found companies. Some are asking if thatâs enough.
https://www.politico.eu/article/brussels-finally-cares-startups-eu-inc-us-china-competition-big-tech/
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POLITICO Europe
3 months ago
AI systems that can generate sexualized deepfakes of real people would be banned in the EU under proposals seen by POLITICO.
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EU set to ban AI nudification apps in wake of Grok scandal
The ban, laid out in proposals seen by POLITICO, could kick in this summer.
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-grok-x-elon-musk-ai-nudification-ban-in-wake-of-scandal/
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Remember the saga around Grok, which allowed users to generate sexualized deepfakes? EU legislators are now set to ban AI-powered nudification tools, according to proposals seen by POLITICO, as part of their efforts to amend the EUs AI rulebook.
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EU set to ban AI nudification apps in wake of Grok scandal
The ban, laid out in proposals seen by POLITICO, could kick in this summer.
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-grok-x-elon-musk-ai-nudification-ban-in-wake-of-scandal/
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War everywhere, possible AI takeover, and then of course this:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Climate change is speeding up â the pace nearly doubled in ten years
Earth is now warming at a rate of around 0.35 ÂșC per decade, fresh analysis finds.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00745-z
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POLITICO Europe
3 months ago
The European Parliamentâs far-right groups are seeking a public debate over what they claim is national election interference by Brussels, in the wake of a divisive report from the U.S. Congress.
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Far right pushes for debate on âelection interferenceâ by Brussels
Patriots for Europe formally request debate on âinterference in national electionsâ following report by U.S. House committee.
https://www.politico.eu/article/far-right-pushes-debate-election-interference-brussels/
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Belgium Prime Minister Bart De Wever today warned about Europeâs reliance on U.S. technology and defense, even as he stressed protectionism is not the answer.
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3 months ago
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