Nicholas Vinocur

1 week ago | politico.eu | Nicholas Vinocur |Elisa Braun |Tommaso Lecca

BRUSSELS — The European Commission launched an internal disciplinary probe into one of its senior officials, Henrik Hololei, over concerns he allegedly violated rules on conflicts of interest, transparency, gift acceptance and document disclosure, according to documents seen by POLITICO. The internal probe comes five months after the European Public Prosecutor’s Office opened a criminal investigation into corruption allegations involving the Estonian politician Hololei.

3 weeks ago | politico.eu | Antoaneta Roussi |Nicholas Vinocur

A prominent European Parliament member was the victim of what is believed to be a cyber-espionage operation tied to her role as chair of the chamber's Iran delegation, she told POLITICO. The office of Hannah Neumann, a member of the German Greens and head of the delegation spearheading work on European Union-Iran relations, was targeted by a hacking campaign that started in January, she said.

3 weeks ago | wiadomosci.onet.pl | Nicholas Vinocur

Komisja Europejska będzie egzekwować swoje cyfrowe zasady bez strachu, powiedziała przewodnicząca Komisji Ursula von der Leyen. "Zasady przegłosowane przez naszych prawodawców muszą być egzekwowane" — powiedziała Ursula von der Leyen w pisemnych odpowiedziach na pytania dotyczące zaangażowania UE w przestrzeganie zasad cyfrowych. "Właśnie dlatego otworzyliśmy sprawy przeciwko TikTok, X, Apple, Meta, by wymienić tylko kilka.

3 weeks ago | politico.eu | Nicholas Vinocur

BRUSSELS — Countries are ready to work with reliable trade partners in Europe after United States President Donald Trump's blanket trade tariffs upended global markets, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told POLITICO.

3 weeks ago | politico.eu | Nicholas Vinocur

POLITICO’s must-read briefing on what’s driving the day in Brussels, by Sarah Wheaton and Nicholas Vinocur. By NICHOLAS VINOCUR GREETINGS, and welcome to this Easter Monday edition of Brussels Playbook. I’m Nick Vinocur and I’m delighted to walk you through the news.