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Le Pen Has a Second Target in Brussels: Kaja Kallas and the EU's Diplomatic Service
Marine Le Pen wants to dismantle or sharply reduce the European External Action Service if she wins the 2027 French presidency, according to four National Rally officials. The front-runner's plan would turn the EU's 100-plus delegations and 5,200 staff into collateral damage in her fight with Ursula von der Leyen.
Four Countries Told to Carry the Migrant Caseload, and Fifteen Warned They Are Next
The Commission's second Annual Migration Management Cycle names Greece, Cyprus, Italy and Spain as under migratory pressure and eligible for the Solidarity Pool, puts fifteen member states at risk, and lists six facing a significant situation that can seek deductions. The 2027 pool's size is not public. The Council decides.
2,800 Troops, 11 Nations, No Americans: Europe Rehearses the Army It Would Send to Ukraine
Britain and France will lead KOALICJA 26.2 from 9 to 22 November, bringing 2,800 troops from 11 countries to Poland, France and Turkey to test how to move, protect and supply the Multinational Force-Ukraine. US troops will not take part. The drills begin the day before US, Russian and Ukrainian negotiators meet in Abu Dhabi.
Europe Gets a Congress It Did Not Vote For and Cannot Count On
Kaja Kallas was the first EU leader to respond to the Democratic sweep, hoping the new Congress will keep funding Ukraine and press Russia harder. In Brussels the hope is real and the leverage is not: tariffs, aid and peace talks are all still in Washington's hands.
Brussels Bets €525 Million That Europe Can Still Design Chips
The Commission launched the European Chip Design Platform on 4 November, mobilising €525 million in grants and infrastructure for fabless startups. Europe holds under 1% of global chip design revenue, the segment that captures about half the industry's total.