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A few of the lawmakers sent info after POLITICO got in touch. Sibylle Berg, a German non-aligned lawmaker, was an author and playwright before joining the European Parliament. Her office sent a document that said she makes €120,000 per year outside of her work as a parliamentarian. “We value transparency and believe that publication obligations support public scrutiny,” said her head of office, Dustin Hoffmann. Greens lawmaker Lena Schilling, who made some extra money via the book she published in 2024 and who flagged her potential earnings to the Parliament ahead of its release, said she hadn’t declared it because…
Published on 30/01/2026 – 7:39 GMT+1 With Russia and Ukraine set to resume peace talks in Abu Dhabi over the weekend, the EU’s foreign policy chief says Moscow is not taking negotiations seriously. After yesterday’s meeting of EU foreign ministers, Kaja Kallas also accused the Kremlin of “weaponising winter” by pounding Ukraine’s energy network, and said the EU could consider an entry ban on Russian soldiers who fought in Ukraine. Joining me to debrief on these developments is our EU editor Maria Tadeo. Then we are joined in our studio by former European Council President Charles Michel. He served five…
By Euronews Published on 30/01/2026 – 6:05 GMT+1 US President Donald Trump endorsed a deal that was struck on Thursday between Senate Democrats and Republicans to avoid a government shutdown and temporarily fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The two sides agreed to separate homeland security funding from a larger spending bill and fund the department for two weeks as talks continue on demands made by the Democrats for curbs on the agency of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which is part of the DHS. “Republicans and Democrats have come together to get the vast majority of the government…
Gold has risen more than 20% since the start of the year, surpassing the significant $5,500 milestone this week. The precious metal’s rally, seen alongside a lift in commodities such as silver and platinum, is driven by a number of interlinking factors — including geopolitical tensions, rising government debt, and an uncertain outlook for interest rates and inflation. Gold’s appeal is linked to the narrative that it is a safe haven asset, acting as a “hedge against inflation”. It typically increases in value when the dollar declines, it’s easily sold, and it’s also a tangible, finite commodity. These factors are…
For the first time in more than half a century, humans are preparing to venture back towards the Moon. NASA’s Artemis II mission, scheduled for launch on 6 February this year, will send four brave astronauts on a daring journey around the Moon, before returning to Earth’s atmosphere at a record speed of approximately 25,000 miles per hour (40,000 km/h). While the voyage will not include a Moonlanding, it represents a key step in the United States’ plan to establish a long-term human presence beyond low Earth orbit. Here’s a full lowdown on the Artemis II mission and why you…
Ein Monat in 2026 und die politische Lage ist bereits verdichtet. In dieser Sonderausgabe spricht Gordon Repinski mit Mariam Lau (DIE ZEIT) über die großen Linien: Donald Trump und die neue Weltordnung, Europas wachsende Eigenständigkeit, die Lernkurve von Friedrich Merz und die strategischen Herausforderungen im Umgang mit der AfD vor entscheidenden Landtagswahlen im Osten. Mehr zur Analyse von Friedrich Merz und der „verlorenen Mitte“ im Buch von Mariam Lau. Das Berlin Playbook als Podcast gibt es jeden Morgen ab 5 Uhr. Gordon Repinski und das POLITICO-Team liefern Politik zum Hören – kompakt, international, hintergründig. Für alle Hauptstadt-Profis:Der Berlin Playbook-Newsletter bietet…
Updated: 30/01/2026 – 6:21 GMT+1 Greenland has its own place on Denmark’s new coins, having previously shared its place on the currency with the Faroe Islands. Since December 2025, Denmark has been issuing new coins throughout the kingdom, having updated them to feature the new king, Frederik X, who ascended to the throne in 2024. … More
“It is highly unusual for a U.K. political party to be lobbying a foreign government over a U.K. foreign policy decision,” said Evie Aspinall, director the British Foreign Policy Group. “In part, that is because foreign policy is often relatively bipartisan, and because it is widely accepted that issues of national security should be addressed on a government-to-government basis.” Experts struggled to point to similar cases in recent history. After being dumped out of office in 2022, Boris Johnson did routinely press for a harder line from Western powers in support of Ukraine. But that was always in the same…
Starmer also contrasted his approach with that of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, whose visit to China this month — and subsequent speech in Davos declaring the old world order “ruptured” — prompted Trump to threaten a new wave of tariffs on Ottawa. Trump was asked about the U.K.’s pursuit of closer ties with Beijing as he attended the premiere of the film “Melania” in Washington. The U.S. president saved his harshest criticism for Carney but also warned Britain about its business dealings with China. “It’s very dangerous for them to do that,” Trump said. “And it’s even more dangerous,…
Russia is waging a continuous hybrid war against Europe through coordinated disinformation campaigns, drone incursions, sabotage and cyberattacks, but European nations remain reluctant to explicitly acknowledge the scale of the confrontation, according to a security expert tracking Moscow’s activities. Sviatoslav Hnizdovskyi, founder of defence technology company OpenMinds, says Europe is already in a state of permanent low-threshold confrontation with Russia, even if political leaders avoid calling it that. “Whether Europe wants it or not, it is already in that space,” Hnizdovskyi told Euronews. “The steady combination of information operations, psychological pressure, cyber activity, jamming and repeated military signalling has created…