Newsletter: ‘Raging’ Trump turns up the heat ahead of NATO summit

But first: Brace yourselves because temperatures are set to creep up again in the coming days across many parts of Europe. As my colleague Marta Pacheco reports, it’s forcing officials in Brussels to rethink the bloc’s climate policies, with a pivot from mitigation to adaptation. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Meet me in…

Podcast | US Independence party in Brussels: Hit or miss?

Last Sunday (28 June), the United States marked its 250th anniversary of independence, throwing a big party under the landmark arch of Parc du Cinquantenaire, in the heart of the European Quarter in Brussels. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The celebration was attended by several guests, including high political figures such as the US ambassador in Belgium, Bill White, the secretary-general of NATO, Mark Rutte, and the president of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola. From American candy to…

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US Senator Calls for Ban on Elected Officials Issuing Memecoins

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, one of the US lawmakers behind negotiations for a digital asset market structure bill in Congress, has proposed barring elected officials and the president from issuing or sponsoring their own tokens, citing President Donald Trump’s and First Lady Melania Trump’s memecoins.In a Friday notice, Gillibrand said that…

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