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‘Absolute s–t’: EU’s Microsoft Teams alternative draws bad reviews from officials (opens the original)
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BRUSSELS — The European Commission has rolled out an alternative to Microsoft Teams — but officials using it aren't impressed, with one describing the tool as “absolute shit.” The Commission introduced Element Pro over the summer as a “sovereign back-up to Teams,” according to an internal staff memo seen by POLITICO. The platform is intended to provide a fallback for Commission communications if U.S.-based Teams becomes unavailable. While Teams remains the Commission’s main communications tool,
EU blindsided by von der Leyen’s Canada ‘associate member’ pitch (opens the original)
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BRUSSELS — Ursula von der Leyen wanted to make a splash in her big speech. Instead, the European Commission president’s audacious offer of making Canada the EU’s first “associate member” has created a major diplomatic headache. The idea was not run past European capitals in advance and has caused considerable confusion, four diplomats told POLITICO. Ottawa also appears to be distancing itself from the label — hours before Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to give his own speech to the E
12 takeaways from von der Leyen’s State of the Union (opens the original)
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Ursula von der Leyen used her State of the Union speech to unveil a raft of proposals aimed at making Europe better prepared for a world of threats — from sweltering summers to hybrid warfare, migrant crises and social media. What the Commission president chose to talk about in Strasbourg — and, just as importantly, what she left unsaid — will help define the rest of her term and the political legacy she leaves behind. The biggest surprise came when von der Leyen said she wanted to open the door
Ursula von der Leyen’s diplomatic faux pas with Mark Carney (opens the original)
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BRUSSELS — Ursula von der Leyen’s handling of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s visit has turned into an awkward diplomatic mess, with one leading MEP branding her conduct “unacceptable.” Carney will be watching as the Commission president speaks to MEPs on Wednesday, and will address the same crowd a day later. However, a scheduling clash meant von der Leyen was planning to return to Brussels after the State of the European Union — meaning she would miss Carney’s speech — before her team ma
7 things Ursula von der Leyen will say in her State of the Union speech (opens the original)
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Ursula von der Leyen has pegged her political legacy to making Europe more independent in a dangerous world. On Wednesday, the European Commission president will have to explain how that’s going — and what’s next. As the EU deals with wars, wildfires and Donald Trump, von der Leyen will use her sixth State of the Union speech to lay out her agenda: climate-proofing Europe; catching up with China and the U.S. on artificial intelligence; turbocharging the bloc’s defense industry; and reforming its
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