Left-wing critics of EU foreign relations chief Kaja Kallas have "smelled blood" in joining Russian calls for her resignation on X, as she responded by telling Greenland it was "not alone" against US threats.

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 that any European response should be "realistic."

The real question is not whether Europe has an anti-racism strategy, but whether it is willing to let the strategy shape its core political actions, narrative and leadership. We should not confuse adopting a strategy with mainstreaming anti-racism across the policies that most affect people's lives to tackle it at its roots.

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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