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#170 12 Aug
Signed the joint statement through its High Representative
Iran Conflict 2026: Three execution counts and no agreement#170 12 Aug
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#11 11 Aug
Mentioned in: One control standard for EU war robots
Autonomous Systems: Land & Sea#14 4 Aug
Mentioned in: Three enforcement checks came back empty
European Tech Sovereignty#32 2 Aug
Mentioned in: Two capitals filed on the gas directive
European Energy Markets#14 2 Aug
Mentioned in: AI Act fines land on a stale register
European Tech Sovereignty#26 2 Aug
Ran a collective naval interdiction under Operation IRINI
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: EU navies board tanker off Pantelleria#11 31 Jul
Mentioned in: Marking code draws 190, none of them TV
Media's AI Pivot#12 29 Jul
Mentioned in: Water plants told to unplug controllers
Cybersecurity: Threats and Defences#10 29 Jul
Mentioned in: Belgium's twelve robots come with cables
Autonomous Systems: Land & Sea#30 26 Jul
Mentioned in: Slovakia says Brussels signed on gas
European Energy Markets#30 26 Jul
Mentioned in: Carbon sits still as gas and power dive
European Energy Markets#13 23 Jul
Named for inadequate forced-labour import enforcement
European Tech Sovereignty: US forced-labour tariff hits 60 economies, EU named#13 23 Jul
Named as the subject of the trade investigation
European Tech Sovereignty: Trump orders Section 301 probe into EU tech rules#25 23 Jul
Approved its 21st Russia sanctions package
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: EU clears its 21st sanctions package#19 23 Jul
Adopted the 21st sanctions package by written procedure
European Oil Markets: EU freezes $44 Russia oil cap 12 months#31 21 Jul
Mentioned in: German caverns restart a day after stall
European Energy Markets#159 19 Jul
Mentioned in: Radio warnings close a second strait
Iran Conflict 2026#13 19 Jul
Mentioned in: Britain abolishes DSIT, splits its remit three ways
European Tech Sovereignty#159 19 Jul
Mentioned in: Thirteen airlines book out to October
Iran Conflict 2026#11 17 Jul
Backed a hybrid centralised model for pathogen access
Pandemics and Biosecurity: PABS annex slips a fourth deadline#11 17 Jul
Mentioned in: Europe's clade I mpox line goes flat
Pandemics and Biosecurity#24 17 Jul
Mentioned in: Budapest blocks two of Ukraine's clusters
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#11 15 Jul
Mentioned in: Thailand puts all 27 EU states on par
Nomads & Communities#24 15 Jul
Failed to clear its 21st sanctions package at Coreper
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: EU's 21st sanctions package stalls again#154 14 Jul
Mentioned in: Trump floats then drops Hormuz toll
Iran Conflict 2026#41 14 Jul
Mentioned in: 72 MEPs target FIFA's Balogun reversal
2026 FIFA World Cup#9 14 Jul
Mentioned in: EU clears Gulf equity in Paramount deal
Media's AI Pivot#6 8 Jul
Mentioned in: Ukraine robot maker doubles its output
Autonomous Systems: Land & Sea#8 7 Jul
Mentioned in: Brussels stalls its own AI-label code
Media's AI Pivot#10 7 Jul
Announced no new Cuba measures
Cuba Dispatch: Havana's UN week turns against it#24 4 Jul
Crossed the halfway storage mark with the November gap unclosed
European Energy Markets: EU storage tops 50%, still behind 2025#14 3 Jul
Set foreign ministers to vote on the 21st sanctions package on 13 July
European Oil Markets: EU cap fight turns on months, not price#10 2 Jul
Mentioned in: CuspAI closes at $2.6bn, EU fund circles
UK Startups and Innovation#11 2 Jul
Mentioned in: Google loses €4.1bn EU Android appeal
European Tech Sovereignty#13 1 Jul
Mentioned in: Diesel crack near $46 stays bid
European Oil Markets#143 30 Jun
No Europeans on the guest list
Iran Conflict 2026#9 30 Jun
Mentioned in: Parliament votes, EU Council does not
Cuba Dispatch#22 30 Jun
Ran the macro-financial assistance programme funding the tranche
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: EU wires €3.9bn earmarked for drones#22 29 Jun
OIES base case becomes its stress case
European Energy Markets#15 29 Jun
Mentioned in: Brussels fixes AI Act job deadline
AI: Jobs, Power & Money#22 27 Jun
Mentioned in: Germany flips to hard net injection
European Energy Markets#22 27 Jun
Injected 3,721 GWh/day net on 27 June, clearing the 80%-floor requirement by 29%
European Energy Markets: EU refill surges once the heat breaks#21 23 Jun
Proposed mediator to replace the United States
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Russia offers EU as peace referee#20 22 Jun
June injections trail last year by 16%
European Energy Markets#20 22 Jun
ACER lifts price cap to EUR 99,999
European Energy Markets#10 18 Jun
Mentioned in: Sanctions vice tightens on Russian crude
European Oil Markets#21 18 Jun
Confirmed €3.2bn first tranche disbursement at Gdansk on 25-26 June in 18 June conclusions
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: First €3.2bn loan tranche due in Gdansk#21 18 Jun
Adopted conclusions on 18 June opening accession IGC, calling for 21st sanctions package, confirming €90bn loan disbursement
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: EU Council opens Ukraine accession talks#9 17 Jun
recorded 9% semiconductor share against a 20% target for 2030
European Tech Sovereignty: EU chip share slips to 9%#19 16 Jun
Mentioned in: TTF settles EUR 41 as the ban binds
European Energy Markets#19 16 Jun
Mentioned in: Slovakia loses CJEU stay on ban
European Energy Markets#129 15 Jun
Mentioned in: Hormuz logged two ships, not 94
Iran Conflict 2026#8 15 Jun
Mentioned in: Two sanctions clocks pull opposite ways
European Oil Markets#6 12 Jun
Mentioned in: DOJ clears the $110bn Paramount-WBD deal
Media's AI Pivot#17 11 Jun
Mentioned in: Ban spares the contracts that matter
European Energy Markets#20 8 Jun
Delayed the €9.1bn first tranche of the €90bn Ukraine loan on unmet technical conditions
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: EU delays Ukraine's 9.1bn loan tranche#16 8 Jun
Mentioned in: Russian pipeline ban binds in nine days
European Energy Markets#7 5 Jun
Mentioned in: UK Horizon Europe share rebounds to 9.3%
UK Startups and Innovation#19 5 Jun
prepared 21st sanctions package to freeze oil price cap
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Russia's windfall month, and the cracks#14 5 Jun
Mentioned in: World Cup resale prices fall 37%
2026 FIFA World Cup#6 5 Jun
Set 11 June dialogue as last warning; warned suspension may widen from diplomatic passports to all Georgian citizens
Nomads & Communities: Hungary and EU squeeze Georgia at once#7 4 Jun
Mentioned in: Italy moves on ISAB before 27 June clock
European Oil Markets#6 4 Jun
Cuba opposition turns to EU on prisoners
Cuba Dispatch#7 3 Jun
Mentioned in: CAIDA due before College, scope cut
European Tech Sovereignty#13 2 Jun
Mentioned in: Brussels dilutes the one worker AI right
AI: Jobs, Power & Money#11 1 Jun
Mentioned in: Zelensky plans 10 EU arms export offices
Drones: Industry & Defence#7 1 Jun
Mentioned in: NIS2 fines now reach directors personally
Cybersecurity: Threats and Defences#13 29 May
showed only 0.3 pp storage gain in 24 hours as heatwave tightened injection margin
European Energy Markets: May heatwave squeezes injection to 0.3 pp/day#6 29 May
Mentioned in: UK and France sign science pact
UK Startups and Innovation#14 29 May
Mentioned in: ACER calls EU gas congestion normal
European Energy Markets#13 29 May
tracked 39.1% fill at a 45 GWh/day margin above the 80% floor
European Energy Markets: EU storage margin narrows to 45 GWh/day#6 28 May
Mentioned in: ENISA puts water and rail in risk zone
Cybersecurity: Threats and Defences#18 28 May
secured Ukrainian parliamentary ratification of the EUR 90bn loan facility
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Rada approves EUR 90bn EU loan#12 28 May
Mentioned in: Brussels takes up the fan complaint
2026 FIFA World Cup#13 27 May
Mentioned in: Central EU hub premiums top EUR 2/MWh above TTF
European Energy Markets#13 27 May
adopted 20th sanctions package on 23 April listing 632 shadow fleet vessels and first third-country port listing
European Energy Markets: Russian LNG hits quarterly record; double cliff looms#3 26 May
Mentioned in: EU 21st package squeezes shadow tonnage
European Oil Markets#10 26 May
called for unified alert systems and cross-border coordination to fill Baltic air-defence gaps
Drones: Industry & Defence: EU pushes for unified Baltic drone alert#12 24 May
Mentioned in: Timera puts a number on the inversion
European Energy Markets#12 24 May
Mentioned in: EU refill doubles on a regulated base
European Energy Markets#6 21 May
Mentioned in: Europol seizes First VPN in Saffron raid
Cybersecurity: Threats and Defences#4 19 May
Mentioned in: Rhysida names Stuttgart on leak site
Cybersecurity: Threats and Defences#102 18 May
Mentioned in: Four states add Hormuz coalition kit
Iran Conflict 2026#4 13 May
Received the Acuerdo de Liberación via its Human Rights Special Representative
Cuba Dispatch: Cuban coalition hands Acuerdo to EU in Brussels#96 13 May
Mentioned in: UK names Typhoons, HMS Dragon for Hormuz
Iran Conflict 2026#16 12 May
Confirmed €9.1bn first tranche disbursement for early June pending Hungary's formal position change
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Magyar cabinet formed; €9.1bn tranche June#10 11 May
Mentioned in: Brussels gives no case number on Article 102 file
2026 FIFA World Cup#8 9 May
Mentioned in: Helsing closes $18bn round, led by Dragoneer
Drones: Industry & Defence#4 7 May
Mentioned in: Sovereignty package slips to 27 May
European Tech Sovereignty#9 7 May
Mentioned in: Brussels drops binding AI literacy duty in Digital Omnibus
AI: Jobs, Power & Money#5 7 May
Mentioned in: CAIDA leak: US clouds barred from EU public data
European Tech Sovereignty#4 7 May
Mentioned in: Three EU-US deadlines collide in 9 days
European Tech Sovereignty#8 7 May
Reached 34.3% aggregate gas storage fill on 7 May
European Energy Markets: EU storage at 34.3% before 12 May test#1 6 May
Mentioned in: Africa CDC and EU launch ARILAC for AMR
Pandemics and Biosecurity#7 4 May
Mentioned in: Six Arc7 carriers face binary maintenance fork
European Energy Markets#5 3 May
Mentioned in: Portugal starts the clock at the card
Nomads & Communities#88 2 May
Mentioned in: MOFCOM names five Chinese refineries under Blocking Rules
Iran Conflict 2026#7 2 May
Recorded 33.06% aggregate gas storage on 2 May, tracking below required injection floor
European Energy Markets: Storage at 33.06% trails 80% November floor#87 2 May
Mentioned in: China activates 2021 Blocking Rules against OFAC
Iran Conflict 2026#87 2 May
Mentioned in: Iran's Majlis ratifies 12-article Hormuz sovereignty law
Iran Conflict 2026#5 1 May
Mentioned in: Brussels moves Article 50 to December
Media's AI Pivot#15 1 May
Mentioned in: Russia halts Kazakh crude to Germany
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#7 29 Apr
Mentioned in: REMIT 2.0 hits first 14-day reporting deadline
European Energy Markets#6 29 Apr
Mentioned in: Three states 15 months late on price directive
European Energy Markets#8 28 Apr
Mentioned in: EU Digital Omnibus second trilogue collapses
AI: Jobs, Power & Money#5 25 Apr
Mentioned in: Germany triples injection rate into ban day
European Energy Markets#5 25 Apr
Proposed ban on Arc7 ice-class LNG tanker maintenance and services in 20th sanctions package
European Energy Markets: EU 20th package would block Arc7 dry-dock servicing#5 25 Apr
Brought short-term Russian LNG contract ban into force on 25 April 2026
European Energy Markets: EU Russian LNG ban begins; TTF barely flinches#4 24 Apr
Mentioned in: CISPE ships rival sovereign cloud badge
European Tech Sovereignty#78 24 Apr
Sanchez shuts down Pentagon email from Cyprus
Iran Conflict 2026#2 25 Apr
#14 23 Apr
Mentioned in: EU 20th package hits crypto and Kyrgyzstan
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#6 23 Apr
Adopted 20th Russia sanctions package on 23 April with Arc7 maintenance ban operative 25 April
European Energy Markets: 20th sanctions: Arc7 ban live, maritime ban blocked#2 22 Apr
Mentioned in: Airbnb files motion against Madrid fine
Nomads & Communities#2 22 Apr
Mentioned in: ENISA scores NIS2 maturity with NCAF 2.0
Cybersecurity: Threats and Defences#3 19 Apr
Mentioned in: KB5091157, Gentlemen C2 intel, ENISA CNAs: in brief
Cybersecurity: Threats and Defences#71 17 Apr
Mentioned in: Paris conference, 40 nations, no US
Iran Conflict 2026#72 17 Apr
Mentioned in: Paris coalition is 51 nations, not 40
Iran Conflict 2026#70 17 Apr
Signed the 21-nation Élysée statement and maintained UNCLOS legal position
Iran Conflict 2026: Paris drafts the Hormuz passage mission#2 16 Apr
cited as silent on political prisoner mistreatment
Cuba Dispatch: Mentioned in: Amnesty: zero prisoners of conscience freed#3 16 Apr
Mentioned in: ACER opens REMIT consultation as recast binds 29 April
European Energy Markets#13 16 Apr
Coordinated Rosneft and Lukoil redesignation with US and UK
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Treasury kills $150M-a-day Russian oil waiver#1 16 Apr
Mentioned in: UK launches £500m Sovereign AI Unit
European Tech Sovereignty#6 16 Apr
Mentioned in: EU AI trilogue 12 days out
AI: Jobs, Power & Money#2 15 Apr
Mentioned in: Five energy deadlines land in nine days
European Energy Markets#2 15 Apr
Set short-term contract Russian LNG ban to enter force on 25 April with prior-authorisation system
European Energy Markets: Russian LNG ban lands 25 April, no replacement named#2 15 Apr
Mentioned in: Meta faces DMA order on WhatsApp AI
European Tech Sovereignty#2 15 Apr
Mentioned in: TTF trades at EUR 42.26 on ceasefire hope
European Energy Markets#2 15 Apr
“published record import dataset showing front loading”
European Energy Markets · source event
#2 15 Apr
“mandated member state contract notification”
European Energy Markets · source event
#69 14 Apr
Mentioned in: Paris and London convene forty nations
Iran Conflict 2026#3 14 Apr
Injected 1.9 bcm in first two weeks of April at $300m premium over 2025
European Energy Markets: ENTSOG: EU stocks at 28% entering injection season#2 13 Apr
Mentioned in: OpenAI takes first permanent London base
European Tech Sovereignty#2 13 Apr
Mentioned in: EU gas storage at 29.55% on 13 April
European Energy Markets#2 13 Apr
EU LNG terminals drew 163kt in three days
European Energy Markets#68 13 Apr
Meloni breaks European line to the Gulf
Iran Conflict 2026#2 13 Apr
“reduced mandatory storage target”
European Energy Markets · source event
#66 12 Apr
EU rejects Trump's Hormuz toll venture
Iran Conflict 2026#13 12 Apr
Mentioned in: Tisza takes 137 seats; Orbán concedes
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#3 13 Apr
#1 13 Apr
#12 11 Apr
Mentioned in: Tisza leads Fidesz by 25 in final poll
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#1 9 Apr
Entered refill season with storage at lowest level since 2018
European Energy Markets: EU gas storage hits 2018 low#3 9 Apr
Entered 2026 injection season with storage at 28%, a pre-crisis-era level
European Energy Markets: EU injects 1.9 bcm matching 2025 pace at $300m premium#1 9 Apr
#3 9 Apr
#1 9 Apr
#5 7 Apr
unveiled €115M AGILE defence technology plan allowing single-company applications for first time
Drones: Industry & Defence: EU drops consortium rule for AGILE fund#5 7 Apr
“submitted programme for approval to”
Drones: Industry & Defence · source event
#5 7 Apr
#1 3 Apr
Mentioned in: Portugal doubles its residency-to-citizenship window to ten years
Nomads & Communities#1 1 Apr
Mentioned in: Eurostat's 2025 STR figure is not like-for-like
Nomads & Communities#9 1 Apr
Mentioned in: Tisza leads Fidesz by 19 points
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#3 1 Apr
Assessed as needing 6 bcm more than Summer 2025 injection to reach adequate winter storage
European Energy Markets: OIES puts Q1 global LNG supply cut at 20%#1 1 Apr
Lost 15% of weekly LNG imports as cargoes diverted to Asia
European Energy Markets: Eight LNG cargoes diverted to Asia#1 1 Apr
Recorded first-ever majority renewable electricity generation in 2025 while gas bills rose 16%
European Energy Markets: Renewables pass fossil fuels, gas bill rises#1 1 Apr
Faced EUR 35bn refill cost and 180 additional cargo requirement at current LNG prices
European Energy Markets: Bruegel puts refill bill at EUR 35bn#1 1 Apr
“supplies lng under long term contracts”
European Energy Markets · source event
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#1 1 Apr
“proposed coordinated lng purchasing”
European Energy Markets · source event
#1 1 Apr
#1 1 Apr
#1 1 Apr
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“published non comparable short stay guest night figures”
Nomads & Communities · source event
#3 1 Apr
“quantified eu injection shortfall”
European Energy Markets · source event
#8 27 Mar
dispatched experts to Kyiv for Druzhba inspection pending access
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Ukraine bars EU experts from Druzhba#50 26 Mar
Issued dual-track HRC statements in 48 hours
Iran Conflict 2026: EU: Russia guided strikes on US warships#3 26 Mar
EU votes to delay AI work rules to 2027
AI: Jobs, Power & Money#8 25 Mar
EU bars Hungary from €16bn arms fund
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#47 24 Mar
Mentioned in: Katz: IDF holds all land south of Litani
Iran Conflict 2026#9 24 Mar
EU defers oil ban, keeps LNG deadline
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#2 23 Mar
Mentioned in: Guadalajara 12,000 security tested live
2026 FIFA World Cup#2 23 Mar
Mentioned in: Protesters target Azteca reopening
2026 FIFA World Cup#2 23 Mar
Fans file EU competition case vs FIFA
2026 FIFA World Cup#46 22 Mar
Cited by HRW documenting three potential war crimes in Israeli Lebanon ops
Iran Conflict 2026: HRW finds three war crimes in Lebanon#2 22 Mar
Brussels may delay its own AI work rules
AI: Jobs, Power & Money#41 16 Mar
Condemned Iranian ballistic missile strikes on Qatar's Ras Laffan LNG hub
Iran Conflict 2026: Iran fires at Qatar's Ras Laffan hub#38 15 Mar
Urged by Israeli President Herzog to back efforts to 'eradicate' Hezbollah
Iran Conflict 2026: Herzog: eradicate Hezbollah#22 5 Mar
Joined Gulf states in condemning Iranian attacks threatening regional security
Iran Conflict 2026: EU and Gulf states condemn Iran jointly#1 3 Mar
Mentioned in: EU CRA guidance; German NIS2 missed
Cybersecurity: Threats and Defences#1 3 Mar
“opened infringement proceedings”
Cybersecurity: Threats and Defences · source event
#9 2 Mar
Called for restraint as France demanded emergency UN Security Council session
Iran Conflict 2026: Europe condemns war it will not fight#6 1 Mar
Faced Turkey preparing border infrastructure for up to one million refugees
Iran Conflict 2026: Turkey braces for 1m Iranian refugees#2 1 Mar
#2 1 Mar
#9 2 Feb
Mentioned in: Hungary CJEU challenge; Slovakia preparing to join
European Energy Markets#1 1 Jan
Mentioned in: Brussels fines Apple, Meta, and X €820m
European Tech Sovereignty#1 20 Dec
Bulgaria opens a door as its politics try to close one
Nomads & Communities#1 20 Dec
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