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Germany is facing calls to withdraw its billions of euros’ worth of gold from US vaults, spurred on by the shift in transatlantic relations and the unpredictability of Donald Trump.

Souring transatlantic relations between the EU and US have exposed one of Europe’s greatest vulnerabilities: its heavy reliance on US Big Tech. EU lawmakers are pushing for homegrown alternatives – but how realistic are their goals?

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The system turns fiber-optic cables into “ultra-sensitive” sensors capable of spotting early anomalies, giving crews precious time to investigate and respond before they trigger outages in voltage grids or damage subsea facilities.

“A world where only power matters is a dangerous place. First for small states, then for the middle powers, and ultimately for the great ones. I do not say this lightly. In the 20th century, my country Germany went down this road to its bitter end. It pulled the world into a black abyss.”

Trump has said he will not be imposing tariffs that were scheduled to go into effect on 1 February.

A French magistrate has said two Trump administration emissaries approached her seeking to lobby against an election ban on the French far-right leader Marine Le Pen.

Swedish pension fund Alecta has sold most of its holdings in U.S. Treasuries over the last year because of the increased risk and unpredictability of U.S. politics, the fund’s chief investment officer said on Wednesday.

A new bilateral cybersecurity deal and the continued flow of weapons leave little ambiguity about Germany’s stance: not accountability, but normalization.

The Austrian Constitutional Court has strengthened the rights of nonbinary people—and at the same time given politicians a rebuke. Nonbinary individuals have, according to this ruling, the right to an adequate designation of their gender in the civil status register and to the complete deletion of the gender entry, the LGBTI organization Rechtskomitee Lambda reported over the weekend.

Today, 21 January 2026, the European Commission published its long-awaited proposal for a Digital Networks Act (DNA). Framed as a technical modernisation of Europe’s telecom rules, the proposal marks a decisive shift away from core principles that have safeguarded an open and neutral internet for almost a decade.

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The European Parliament voted on Wednesday to refer the EU-Mercosur trade agreement to the EU Court of Justice, a move that significantly delays the deal and could potentially derail its final approval.

Nothing pisses off the WEF participants like a big, bold, unmissable middle finger—especially when it’s lit up in flames. And if it ruffles Trump’s combover? Even better.

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ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) — President Donald Trump heads to the World Economic Forum in the Swiss Alps on Wednesday where his ambitions to wrest control of Greenland from NATO ally Denmark could tear relations with European allies and overshadow his original plan to use his appearance at the gathering of global elites to address affordability issues back home.

A train driver has been killed and at least 37 people injured, five seriously, after a commuter train derailed and crashed near Barcelona two days after a deadly two-train collision in southern Spain.

The UK goverenment on Tuesday approved a 20,000-square-metre plot of land, known as Royal Mint Court, for China’s new embassy in London. The decision has stoked heated controversy, mostly over national security concerns and the signal it could send, that Britain bows to economic pressure from Beijing.

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Maybe Europe should follow the example of China, the only nation to force Trump into a serious capitulation in his second term. Beijing wielded its dominance over rare earth minerals, which power the US tech industry, to force him to suspend his trade war with China.

AWS’s new sovereign cloud for Europe boosts compliance controls, but analysts say its US ownership raises unresolved questions about legal authority and service continuity.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to impose 200% tariffs on French wines and champagne, as French President Emmanuel Macron is reportedly set to refuse joining his “Board of Peace” on Gaza.

The long-awaited High Seas Treaty - otherwise known as the BBNJ - establishes a legal framework to protect biodiversity in international waters. NGOs have celebrated it coming into effect, and set their sights on turning the legal milestone into concrete action.

Europe exporters were winning on Monday as U.S. futures dropped

European leaders step into the spotlight at Davos on Tuesday, hoping to steady fraying transatlantic ties before Donald Trump arrives with fresh tariff threats aimed at the EU over Greenland. The US president is set to dominate the World Economic Forum this week, as Washington’s hard-edged agenda rattles allies and forces Europe to weigh its response.

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Listen to Donald Trump and you would think Moscow and Beijing were lying in wait off the coast of Greenland, ready to pounce to boost their power in the Arctic.

MaiaSpace has been selected by Eutelsat for multi-year OneWeb LEO satellite launches, strengthening Europe’s access to space from 2027.

Serbia entered 2026 in full pre-election mode — even though a date for a parliamentary election has not yet been set.

In the name of fighting crime and terrorism, EU law requires mandatory police surveillance of international air travel. Governments are now considering surveillance of all other modes of transport, in particular maritime travel. They also want to use data for new purposes, such as immigration control. A working group has been set up to consider new legal proposals.

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A round-up of reactions from European leaders in response to Trump’s tariff threats.

A new fiscal model proposed by Spain’s finance minister for its regional governments has faced a heavy backlash from regional leaders, who accuse the central government of toying with public finances to win political favours as it struggles to hold its fragile coalition together.

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