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Jun 18, 2026

Brussels Suspends Orbán-Linked Think Tank From Its Lobby Register

The EU's Transparency Register has suspended MCC Brussels, the best-funded conservative think tank in the EU capital, over undisclosed financing — a move the Orbán-linked institute calls political persecution and its critics call long overdue.

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Jun 18, 2026

Europe's Costa Opens a Quiet Channel to Putin to Test Ground for Talks

European Council President António Costa has quietly reached out to the Kremlin, with his top adviser holding at least two calls with Moscow to test whether Vladimir Putin can be drawn into talks to end the war in Ukraine.

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Business & Economy
Jun 17, 2026

MEPs Ratify the EU-US Trade Deal as Trump Threatens French Wine

The European Parliament backed the Turnberry agreement by 440 votes to 151, locking in a 15% US tariff ceiling — even as Donald Trump threatened a 100% levy on French wine and champagne.

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Jun 17, 2026

Poland Moves to Turn Its Rotating US Troops Into a Permanent Base

Prime Minister Donald Tusk's government is drafting a resolution to pursue a permanent US military base, building on a formal proposal already sent to the Pentagon as Warsaw worries about Washington's staying power.

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Jun 17, 2026

EU Sanctions 81 More Russian Targets, From Shadow Tankers to Propagandists

The Council of the EU added 34 individuals and 47 entities to its sanctions lists, hitting drone suppliers, the shadow oil fleet, state propagandists and the officials tied to Alexei Navalny's death.

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Jun 16, 2026

Washington Cuts Europe Off From Anthropic's Top AI Models

A US export-control order has forced Anthropic to disable its most powerful AI models for everyone outside America — handing Europe a stark lesson in its dependence on US technology.

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