Far-right parties have teamed up to bring forward a motion of censure against the European Commission over its handling of the Mercosur trade deal.

The European Commission announced its new cybersecurity package, which creates new ways to phase new high-risk technology from critical EU sectors, including a mandatory system for listing and restricting high-risk telecom and technology providers and countries, and a three-year deadline to phase out high risk 5G.

Belgium voiced fears that the US was becoming a "monster," but most EU leaders were less confrontational at a summit in Switzerland on Tuesday. In Strasbourg, EU foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas told MEPs that the bloc has "no interest in picking a fight," but any European response should be "realistic."

Across Europe, mayors and local councillors are facing a disturbing rise in harassment, threats, disinformation, and even physical violence. These aren’t isolated incidents — they are a growing pattern. And they’re not 'just politics'. They are deliberate attempts to silence, intimidate, and push people out of public life, warns the Council of European Municipalities and Regions.

A French banker inside Euroclear, who flew to Russia 155 times for "private" reasons, allegedly tried to connect the company's CEO, Valérie Urbain, with Russian spies and threatened her when she declined, according to an investigation by EUobserver, Humo, De Morgen, and Dossier Center.

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