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European regulations introduced 10 years ago were the beginning of the end for the continent’s position in the AI race, Finnish MEP Aura Salla said. “It all requires data if we want to develop any AI models. And that’s something that we are lacking in Europe.” #POLITICOAITech
POLITICOEurope350,194 views • 1 month ago

The EU needs to stop “handing data for free” to U.S. companies, Finnish MEP Aura Salla said at #POLITICOAITech Week. Data “is raw material, like cobalt or lithium. We need to put a price on our data and make sure that these American companies cannot import all our data.”
POLITICOEurope76,595 views • 1 month ago

The EU should accept investment from China, Industry Commissioner Stéphane Séjourné told us. “There is a middle path when it comes to Chinese investment in Europe,” he said, adding the bloc should “reduce the dependencies we have in strategic sectors.” #EuropeanPulseForum2026
POLITICOEurope108,936 views • 2 months ago

"That's one of the weaknesses of the European Union; we have too many presidents," former Danish PM Anders Fogh Rasmussen told us. "Trump, Putin, Xi Jinping, they don't take us seriously as long as they don't know who is actually representing Europe." #GLOBSEC2026 #POLITICOTheSpeakeasy
POLITICOEurope37,398 views • 22 days ago

Swedish Defense Minister Pål Jonson has warned against inserting a "European preference" into EU defense procurement rules. "My responsibility, first and foremost, is to get weapons in the hands of the Swedish warfighters," he said. #POLITICOTheSpeakeasy #GLOBSEC2026
POLITICOEurope33,545 views • 21 days ago

Former NSA Director Michael Rogers: "I don't think anybody in the world has managed to achieve a significant level of deterrence when it comes to hybrid warfare." "We've got to figure out if they [Russia] won't stop, how do you make them pay a price?" #POLITICOTheSpeakeasy
POLITICOEurope20,605 views • 21 days ago

Europeans are still digesting the impact of Trump’s policy shifts on troop deployment and broader security commitments. But they're likely not the only ones. "Think of how confused the Russians are!" Poland’s Radosław Sikorski 🇵🇱🇪🇺 joked to Zoya Sheftalovich. #POLITICOTheSpeakeasy #GLOBSEC2026
POLITICOEurope18,886 views • 21 days ago

Lithuania's FM Kęstutis Budrys has warned Europe against rushing into discussions over who should mediate peace talks with Moscow, saying it risks becoming a trap. The Russians are "masters in deception, delay and disruption," he said. #POLITICOTheSpeakeasy #GLOBSEC2026
POLITICOEurope18,251 views • 21 days ago

“It’s strange that a vice president of the European Commission cannot comment on elections, while the U.S. vice president can.” That’s how Stéphane Séjourné responded to JD Vance’s accusation that “bureaucrats in Brussels” are meddling in Hungary’s election. #EPF2026
POLITICOEurope39,541 views • 2 months ago

The Czech Republic has to increase its defense budget way above 2 percent of GDP, the country’s top general Karel Řehka told us. "We need to go higher, otherwise ... we won't be a reliable ally," he said. "There's no Plan B." #GLOBSEC2026 #POLITICOTheSpeakeasy
POLITICOEurope11,545 views • 23 days ago