Politics: Europe

Politico - Europe (An hour ago)

The U.S. has escalated its trade war with Europe by implementing a 25 percent tariff on automobile imports.

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Politico - Europe (2 hours ago)

President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he plans to impose a 25 percent tariff on hundreds of billions worth of imported cars, hitting key trading partners and allies like Mexico, Canada, South Korea, Japan and Germany. The United States imported $214 billion worth of passenger cars in 2024, according to Commerce Department data.

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Politico - Europe (2 hours ago)

"We don't give a crap about your opinion and your reporting," the staunch Trump supporter told journalist Martha Kelner.

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Politico - Europe (3 hours ago)

The European Union's trade chief met with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer Tuesday in Washington.

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Politico - Europe (3 hours ago)

Marine Le Pen's political future may be cut short. Her father Jean-Marie is dead. Their movement, however, is set for a long life.

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Politico - Europe (5 hours ago)

A rapidly drawn-up £500 million of extra savings adds fuel to the fire for Labour MPs queasy about welfare cuts.

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Politico - Europe (5 hours ago)

Top leaders meeting in Paris want to show the U.S. and Russia can't carve up the continent by cutting out the EU and Ukraine.

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Politico - Europe (6 hours ago)

Social security cuts, a Whitehall squeeze — and a (future) silver lining on growth. POLITICO sat through Rachel Reeves' spring statement so you didn't have to.

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Politico - Europe (6 hours ago)

EU countries are against reviving the ruptured gas links, which experts say will also prove legally difficult — even if there's an American buyout.

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Politico - Europe (6 hours ago)

Prime Minister Micheál Martin vows to resist Sinn Féin's campaign of "total opposition” in showdown that has crippled the ability of the Dáil Éireann parliament to function.

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Politico - Europe (7 hours ago)

Britain's GDP faces a 1 percent hit in the most extreme scenario modeled by the Office for Budget Responsibility.

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Politico - Europe (7 hours ago)

PARIS — Le secrétaire général de l'Elysée Alexis Kohler et le PDG de Nestlé Laurent Freixe sont convoqués les 8 et 9 avril prochains par la commission d'enquête sur les pratiques des industriels de l'eau en bouteille. Le président Laurent Burgoa (LR) et le rapporteur Alexandre Ouizille (PS) ont annoncé mercredi cette décision, prise "en...

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Politico - Europe (9 hours ago)

The U.S. delegation changed the itinerary of their Greenland trip, after initial plans were met with fierce backlash.

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Politico - Europe (9 hours ago)

European allies are increasingly worried about the U.S. commitment to NATO.

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Politico - Europe (10 hours ago)

"Justice is a prerequisite for sustainable peace," says the head of a Nobel Peace Prize-winning NGO.

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Politico - Europe (10 hours ago)

Survey shows majority of citizens want to support French companies and punish American tycoons who back the White House.

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Politico - Europe (10 hours ago)

Chancellor Rachel Reeves unveiled her latest fiscal plan — and dug the ax in deeper on social security.

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Politico - Europe (11 hours ago)

Decision in Yerevan paves the way for a long and winding (and potentially fruitless) quest toward a place in the bloc.

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Politico - Europe (11 hours ago)

The magazine said that it decided that "there is a clear public interest in disclosing” the information.

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Politico - Europe (13 hours ago)

It's spring statement day — a bigger day than the Treasury probably ever wanted it to be — but definitely not a budget. With Chancellor Rachel Reeves on course to break her own fiscal rules, she'll lay out how she intends to find billions of pounds of extra savings. At the eleventh hour, it looks […]

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Politico - Europe (13 hours ago)

It's ours, end of story, Moscow says.

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Politico - Europe (14 hours ago)

John Healey calls U.S. defense secretary's comments in Signal group chat leak a "challenge" rather than an insult.

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Politico - Europe (15 hours ago)

Cement imports from Ukraine to Poland surged 540 percent, from 101,700 tonnes in 2022 to 652,300 tonnes in 2024, threatening Poland's and Europe's cement industries.

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Politico - Europe (15 hours ago)

It's spring statement day — a bigger day than the Treasury probably ever wanted it to be — but definitely not a budget. With Chancellor Rachel Reeves on course to break her own fiscal rules, she'll lay out how she intends to find billions of pounds of extra savings. At the eleventh hour, it looks […]

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Politico - Europe (19 hours ago)

– Wehrpflicht vs. Wehrdienst: Wie Union und SPD in der Frage, wie mehr junge Menschen für die Bundeswehr rekrutiert werden können, nicht zusammenfinden und warum weiter Stillstand droht, bespricht Gordon Repinski mit Rixa Fürsen. – Im 200-Sekunden-Interview: Pascal Reddig, Vorsitzender der Jungen Gruppe in der Unions-Bundestagsfraktion zu...

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Politico - Europe (20 hours ago)

For Emmanuel Macron, it wasn't enough that Luc Rémont turned around France's state-owned nuclear firm. He wanted a CEO who put French industry first and built local reactors faster.

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Politico - Europe (20 hours ago)

Earlier in the day, Mike Waltz denied knowing Jeffrey Goldberg but did not raise the new lower-level staffer theory.

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Politico - Europe (20 hours ago)

"I've done it over the years,” U.S. president says of using stalling tactics when negotiating contracts.

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Politico - Europe (20 hours ago)

Authorities are looking into whether the Chinese tech giant made illegal payments for a letter defending its interests in 2021.

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Politico - Europe (20 hours ago)

France, Italy and Spain are seeking to boost military spending based on grants rather than loans to avoid increasing their debt loads.

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Politico - Europe (20 hours ago)

Sustainable edge

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Politico - Europe (21 hours ago)

NATO members and other allies would do well to start thinking about how they'd respond if Russia took action against one of its most remote geographies.

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Politico - Europe (21 hours ago)

The EU's top diplomat has faced a barrage of criticism in her first months, from coming out too aggressively against Russia to challenging U.S. President Donald Trump.

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Politico - Europe (21 hours ago)

When Vlad and his friends realized the Kremlin would not return them home, they staged an open revolt.

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Politico - Europe (21 hours ago)

"Europe cannot afford to remain reactive,” the European Commission will warn in strategy to be unveiled on Wednesday.

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Politico - Europe (21 hours ago)

Earlier in the day, Mike Waltz denied knowing Jeffrey Goldberg but did not raise the new lower-level staffer theory.

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Politico - Europe (A day ago)

A U.S. district judge blocked Kari Lake and the Trump administration from terminating Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's federal funding on Tuesday, granting the news organization a temporary win in its fight against the administration's efforts to close its doors. In a court filing, Judge Royce C. Lamberth granted RFE/RL's request for a temporary...

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Politico - Europe (A day ago)

Belgrade "needs to deliver on EU reforms," says European Commission president.

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Politico - Europe (A day ago)

The vice president said he would join his wife and visit a Space Force base to "check out what's going on with the security there.”

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Politico - Europe (A day ago)

UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves unveils her spring statement Wednesday against a gloomy backdrop — and Labour MPs are getting twitchy.

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Politico - Europe (A day ago)

An annual intelligence assessment of global threats also questions both countries' willingness to reach a quick settlement to the war.

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Politico - Europe (A day ago)

Center left and center right are trying to forge a deal to form a coalition. Important differences remain, according to documents seen by POLITICO.

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Politico - Europe (A day ago)

L'Italien a lutté contre la mafia sicilienne. Mais peut-il affronter la fabrique de la loi de l'UE ?

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Politico - Europe (A day ago)

Government forces through new speaking rules — but the Sinn Féin-led opposition makes it impossible for the other side to speak at all.

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Politico - Europe (A day ago)

British forces already took part in strikes against Houthis, so don't call us "freeloaders," former defense secretary says.

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Politico - Europe (A day ago)

A piglet getting castrated didn't make the cut in a photo exhibition at the European Parliament.

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Politico - Europe (A day ago)

Romania, one of the last EU members not included in the Visa Waiver Program, had been due to join in March.

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Politico - Europe (A day ago)

The region's shipping safety has vexed the international community amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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Politico - Europe (A day ago)

"Mistakes do happen, but what's important is how people react to those mistakes,” Liberal leader needles Washington after a journalist received sensitive information about a bombing raid. 

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Politico - Europe (A day ago)

German and Finnish authorities have taken similar steps, and Belgium is planning to do the same, as the Trump administration removes some protections for sexual minorities.

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Politico - Europe (A day ago)

"Michael Waltz has learned a lesson, and he's a good man,” Trump said.

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Politico - Europe (A day ago)

The trip could serve as a watershed moment for Marine Le Pen's party, which has sought to dispel accusations of antisemitism.

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Politico - Europe (2 days ago)

Skirmishes heat up ahead of this fall's vote in Czechia, which threatens to dramatically reorient Prague's political direction.

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Politico - Europe (2 days ago)

Mette Frederiksen vows to "stand against" aggressive overtures from the White House toward Arctic island.

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Politico - Europe (2 days ago)

Giuseppe Antoci battled the Italian mob. But can he take on EU policymaking?

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Politico - Europe (2 days ago)

Listen to Politics At Sam And Anne's on your podcast app Your morning politics digest with Sky News' Sam Coates and Politico's Anne McElvoy. The countdown to Trump's tariff "Liberation Day” continues with the UK looking at its options ahead of announcing any trade deal. Is abolishing Britain's digital services tax still one of the […]

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Politico - Europe (2 days ago)

As the new Bundestag meets for its first session since the election, we give you the rundown of what you need to know — from nepo babies to rather a lot of men.

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Politico - Europe (2 days ago)

– Parlamentarischer Pessimismus: Warum dem Deutschen Bundestag die Leichtigkeit fehlt – und wie sie zurückkommen kann. Gordon Repinski analysiert, warum im neuen Bundestag trotz notwendiger Ernsthaftigkeit die politische Lockerheit verloren gegangen ist. – Back to Bundestag: Lammert, Schmidt, Lang – Was aus gescheiterter Regierungsarbeit...

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Politico - Europe (2 days ago)

"You can't have recklessness as the national security adviser,” one official said.

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Politico - Europe (2 days ago)

Maroš Šefčovič will be joined by Ursula von der Leyen's top aide after Brussels delayed retaliation against Donald Trump's steel and aluminium tariffs.

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Politico - Europe (2 days ago)

Countries including France are said to want to tie a new post-Brexit security deal to more beneficial access to British waters, potentially holding up military cooperation.

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Politico - Europe (2 days ago)

An interview with Igor Teslenko, president, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Corteva Agriscience

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Politico - Europe (2 days ago)

Key security fund — whose schemes range from stopping ISIS recruitment to clearing deadly mines in Sri Lanka — faces uncertain future after cut to aid spending.

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Politico - Europe (2 days ago)

It's a fiscal gamble, but for now, Reeves will continue to argue there's no other way than to take the bet she's making.

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Politico - Europe (2 days ago)

The Trump administration officials who discussed potentially classified information in a Signal group chat had spent years attacking Democrats for taking brazen risks with government secrets. National security adviser Mike Waltz accidentally invited The Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg to a text messaging group, the magazine reported on...

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Politico - Europe (2 days ago)

Greenland did not invite an American delegation to come visit this week, the self-ruling island's government said Monday, flatly denying a claim made by President Donald Trump. Usha Vance, the wife of Vice President JD Vance, will land in the Danish territory on Thursday, alongside National Security Adviser Mike Waltz and Energy Secretary Chris...

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Politico - Europe (2 days ago)

Hamdan Ballal was detained by Israeli soldiers and "has since disappeared," a former colleague said.

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Politico - Europe (2 days ago)

Vice President JD Vance suggested the president doesn't understand the stakes of the Houthi strikes and other takeaways from the messages inadvertently shared with a journalist.

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Politico - Europe (2 days ago)

In seeking a historic peace accord between Russia and Ukraine, President Donald Trump has presented himself as an agnostic arbiter focused only on bringing the three-year war to an end. But his divergent approach to the parties — quick to apply pressure on a more vulnerable ally Ukraine, more patience and gentle coaxing for the aggressor […]

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Politico - Europe (2 days ago)

The president also said he would be announcing pharmaceutical tariffs in the "not too distant” future.

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Politico - Europe (2 days ago)

A behind-the-scenes foreign policy disagreement between President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance spilled into public Monday, an extraordinary example of Vance breaking with Trump and other members of his administration and calling the timing of a recent military operation in Yemen "a mistake.” The private dispute was made public in...

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Politico - Europe (2 days ago)

Le futur chancelier Friedrich Merz est soumis à une pression croissante pour obtenir des concessions du SPD en faveur de mesures conservatrices, alors que les négociations de coalition se heurtent à des obstacles majeurs.

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Politico - Europe (2 days ago)

One Democratic congressional aide called it an "operational security nightmare.”

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Politico - Europe (2 days ago)

Emergency measures as Ankara tries to stave off yet another financial crisis.

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Politico - Europe (2 days ago)

The tariff is expected to take effect April 2.

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Politico - Europe (2 days ago)

Ukrainian leader lifts the lid on the Oval Office meeting that sparked a diplomatic uproar.

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Politico - Europe (2 days ago)

Brussels watches the crackdown with alarm.

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Politico - Europe (2 days ago)

Cheap clothes and online retailing means people are buying — and discarding — more garments than ever before.

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Politico - Europe (2 days ago)

Beijing maintains close ties with Moscow.

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Politico - Europe (3 days ago)

To add insult to injury, Chinese EVs are surging.

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Politico - Europe (3 days ago)

Protests erupt across Turkey after Istanbul's popular mayor is jailed.

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Politico - Europe (3 days ago)

Greenlandic and Danish politicians fume over trip by top allies of U.S. President Donald Trump.

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Politico - Europe (3 days ago)

There is no evidence of an increased risk to the U.K.'s livestock, but officials urge vigilance.

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Politico - Europe (3 days ago)

Peter Kyle says both sides are 'exploring all' options as London considers putting its Big Tech tax up for negotiation with the U.S.

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Politico - Europe (3 days ago)

Listen to Politics At Sam And Anne's on your podcast app Sky News' Sam Coates and Politico's Anne McElvoy present their guide to the day ahead in British politics. With two days to go until the spring statement, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been fighting off talk that she is taking Britain back to austerity. Over […]

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Politico - Europe (3 days ago)

– Mehr Uneinigkeit bei den Verhandlungen als erwartet: wie jetzt "die da oben” den Zwist und Streit lösen müssen, der in den Arbeitsgruppen nicht ausgeräumt werden konnte. – Erneuter Angriff auf die Demokratie: Wie die EU mit der Türkei umgehen wird, nach der Verhaftung und Absetzung des Istanbuler Bürgermeisters und Erdoğan-Gegners...

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Politico - Europe (3 days ago)

Targeting Big Tech could be among the EU's options to hit Washington where it hurts, Belgium's foreign minister says.

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Politico - Europe (3 days ago)

Bucharest is at the center of a heated debate over social media policing.

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Politico - Europe (3 days ago)

"Single Trade Window” platform could be abandoned as government seeks savings ahead of spending review.

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Politico - Europe (3 days ago)

Authorities have cleared a dozen candidates for the May election — and rejected a dozen others. Meet the runners and riders here. 

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Politico - Europe (3 days ago)

Incoming Chancellor Friedrich Merz is under growing pressure to win conservative policy concessions as coalition talks hit key stumbling blocks.

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Politico - Europe (3 days ago)

How to survive a White House summit with the combative U.S. president. 

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Politico - Europe (3 days ago)

The pervasive fear and anger that have been rippling through federal agencies over Elon Musk's slashing approach to shrinking government deepened even further on Friday over the billionaire tech mogul's threat to root out and punish anyone who is leaking to the media. They've already taken every precaution they can for fear of retaliation: setting...

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Politico - Europe (3 days ago)

"What makes it so juicy is that he's being pecked to death by the very people who put him on the pedestal in the first place. The eco hippies."

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Politico - Europe (3 days ago)

Popular opposition leader Ekrem İmamoğlu calls for mass protests as he is thrown in jail and booted out as Istanbul mayor.

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Politico - Europe (3 days ago)

The Turkish president has chosen to bury the legacy of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the secular founder of the Republic of Turkey.


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Politico - Europe (3 days ago)

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney called a snap election on Sunday, saying he needs a mandate from Canadians to take on U.S. President Donald Trump. "President Trump claims that Canada isn't a real country. He wants to break us so America can own us. We will not let that happen,” Carney said outside of […]

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Politico - Europe (3 days ago)

Beijing's inclusion in the mission "could potentially increase Russia's acceptance of peacekeeping forces in Ukraine,” EU diplomats tell Welt.

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Politico - Europe (3 days ago)

The pontiff experienced "two very critical episodes" during his hospitalization when his "life was in danger," one of the attending doctors said.

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Politico - Europe (4 days ago)

Efforts to keep the war in Ukraine from escalating are "somewhat under control," Trump tells media outlet Outkick.

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Politico - Europe (4 days ago)

The pontiff has been hospitalized with a critical respiratory illness since February.

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Politico - Europe (4 days ago)

The death toll since the start of the Israel-Hamas war has now passed 50,000.

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Politico - Europe (4 days ago)

President Trump is taking apart one of George W. Bush's proudest achievements.

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Politico - Europe (4 days ago)

Charges of corruption and terrorism against Ekrem İmamoğlu have sparked widespread protests.

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Politico - Europe (4 days ago)

Friday's travel mayhem stemmed from a "clear planning failure," the International Air Transport Association charged.

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Politico - Europe (4 days ago)

A new war "would be devastating for Lebanon," Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said.

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Politico - Europe (4 days ago)

Les désaccords avec l'Etat sur le soutien à accorder aux industriels ont précipité le départ du PDG. Mais ce sont surtout les retards dans la relance du nucléaire qui ont scellé le sort de Luc Rémont.

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Politico - Europe (4 days ago)

Italian opposition parties have fiercely criticized a potential secure communications deal between Strarlink and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's hard-right government.

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Politico - Europe (4 days ago)

Armed with tech billions, Jan Sramek has dreams of creating a new, affordable, walkable city. If, that is, California lets him.

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Politico - Europe (4 days ago)

In interview with Tucker Carlson, Steve Witkoff also says it is "largely accepted" that NATO membership for Ukraine is not an option.

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Politico - Europe (5 days ago)

Trump suggested on Truth Social that people charged with attacking Tesla could serve time in "lovely” prisons in El Salvador.

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Politico - Europe (5 days ago)

The move signals the likelihood of an increased bombing campaign against the Iran-backed group.

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Politico - Europe (5 days ago)

Suspensions affect accounts spreading information about the widespread demonstrations.

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Politico - Europe (5 days ago)

Trump's memo is his latest attempt to exact revenge on his rivals.

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Politico - Europe (5 days ago)

E-cigarettes and nicotine pouches aren't covered in existing rules.

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Politico - Europe (5 days ago)

The Olympic committee banned Moscow from competing as a team in the 2024 Paris Olympics because of the country's incursion in Ukraine.

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Politico - Europe (5 days ago)

The Russian president "was praying for his friend,” Steve Witkoff claimed.

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Politico - Europe (5 days ago)

Koalitionsverhandlungen, Grundgesetzänderung, Personalfragen – und viel Unruhe in der Berliner Politik hinter den Kulissen: In dieser Extra-Ausgabe analysieren Melanie Amann, Vize-Chefredakteurin des SPIEGEL, und Gordon Repinski die zentralen politischen Konflikte der Woche. Im Fokus: CDU-Chef Friedrich Merz – gelingt es ihm, die Union zu...

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Politico - Europe (5 days ago)

All clothing sends a message, and the Ukrainian president's is that he's standing by his people as long as the war continues.

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Politico - Europe (5 days ago)

Drawing the top stories around the globe.

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Politico - Europe (5 days ago)

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer promises more nuts-and-bolts talks on policing a Ukraine ceasefire.

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Politico - Europe (5 days ago)

The U.S. president is interested in joining the club of former British colonies, if invited by the king.

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Politico - Europe (5 days ago)

But analysts agree that talk of the greenback's demise is premature.

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Politico - Europe (5 days ago)

Belgian comedian (and Prime Minister) Bart De Wever's 9 best quotes from the European Council summit.

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Politico - Europe (5 days ago)

Chinese tech giant at center of corruption scandal sees its access in EU public affairs scuppered.

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Politico - Europe (5 days ago)

The amount of frozen Russian assets in the U.K. has increased by 10 percent in a year.

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Politico - Europe (5 days ago)

Warsaw will suspend protection for new asylum seekers crossing into Poland from Belarus, PM Donald Tusk says.

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Politico - Europe (5 days ago)

British police investigate electrical substation fire that brought Europe's busiest airport to a standstill.

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Politico - Europe (5 days ago)

Elon Musk's visit to the Pentagon on Friday will focus on the threat China presents to the region but won't include classified war plans, according to an official with knowledge of the plans. The meeting, with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Indo-Pacific commander Adm. Sam Paparo — who will attend virtually from Hawaii — shows […]

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Politico - Europe (5 days ago)

The Istanbul mayor's arrest isn't just about one man — it's about whether Turkey will slide further into authoritarian rule. The outcome will define the country for generations to come.

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Politico - Europe (6 days ago)

They set off smoke bombs in Budapest's chamber — and have now been hit with record fines.

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Politico - Europe (6 days ago)

Bart De Wever warns that handing the money to Ukraine would spook financial markets and trigger retaliation from Moscow.

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Politico - Europe (6 days ago)

"They will be found," warns U.S. President Donald Trump's billionaire adviser as White House lashes out at the media.

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Politico - Europe (6 days ago)

Regierungsbildung unter Hochdruck:Thorsten Frei, Erster Parlamentarischer Geschäftsführer der Unionsfraktion, spricht über die Koalitionsverhandlungen zwischen CDU und SPD, die Kehrtwende in der Schuldenpolitik und geplante Sozialkürzungen. Welche Steuererleichterungen wird es geben, wann kommen sie? Was wird aus der Mütterrente? Wie sieht die...

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Politico - Europe (6 days ago)

He's an unlikely pin-up for electoral reform campaigners — but a 2029 surge that's not matched by House of Commons seats could see Farage turn up the heat on a "rigged" system.

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Politico - Europe (6 days ago)

A lobbying frenzy, secret perks, and now police raids. Huawei's cozy ties in Brussels have exploded into a full-blown corruption scandal. As the European Parliament tries to rehabilitate its image post Qatargate, lawmakers are once again at the center of allegations. With offices sealed and arrests made, there are serious questions about how deep...

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Politico - Europe (6 days ago)

Labour newcomer Marie Tidball, who has physical impairments, warns disabled MPs are forced to reinvent the wheel to get the help they need on the Westminster estate.

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Politico - Europe (6 days ago)

If there's ever a good time to explore dangerous, innovative tools whose impacts on society and humanity as we know it we still don't really understand, that's definitely now.

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Politico - Europe (6 days ago)

The weeklong blitzkrieg on the EU's fiscal rules generated more blowback than Germany ever expected.

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Politico - Europe (6 days ago)

The proposal would allow Bratislava to rake in lost gas transit fees — but experts are doubtful it would work without subsidies.

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Politico - Europe (6 days ago)

Paris goes weak at the knees as another trade rival singles out France's famed wines and spirits.

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Politico - Europe (6 days ago)

With an $8.1 billion shortfall and the U.S. leading other Western countries in pulling support, the World Food Programme is making drastic aid cuts and scrambling to find donors.

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Politico - Europe (6 days ago)

Europe's busiest airport will remain closed all day after a fire at an electrical substation led to a power cut.

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Politico - Europe (6 days ago)

The bloc had aimed to send billions in military aid and artillery ammunition to Kyiv, but member countries split on the plan.

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Politico - Europe (6 days ago)

Donald Trump's talks with Vladimir Putin have paralyzed Ukraine's allies in Europe. Nobody is ready for peace.

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Politico - Europe (6 days ago)

"We expect that in the era of the new leader … Russia will return to the Olympic podium,” Moscow's sports chief said.

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Politico - Europe (6 days ago)

If the Hungarian prime minister wants to go it alone, he's very welcome to, diplomats say.

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Politico - Europe (6 days ago)

Meeting comes amid efforts to reach ceasefire agreement and follows meeting of EU leaders on Thursday.

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Politico - Europe (6 days ago)

The European Commission continues to skirt the European Parliament's budgetary scrutiny.

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Chinese tech firm is at the center of a corruption probe by Belgian authorities.

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Ukraine isn't dismissing the U.S. president's latest plan to provide a semblance of long-term security — but says Russian troops must first leave a city near the plant.

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Foreign secretary David Lammy urged Israel Katz to withdraw his comments.

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As International Olympic Committee president, she will be the most powerful sporting official on earth — and is set for regular encounters with U.S. President Donald Trump.

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ChatGPT's tendency to "hallucinate” and spit out made-up information about people has triggered a second complaint from Austrian privacy group Noyb.

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Criminal inquiry into former Scottish first minister has now concluded, Police Scotland said.

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Call is at odds with UK Labour's own post-Brexit red lines.

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By contrast, the rest of Europe is eyeing an acceleration in growth, as Germany prepares to open its wallet to restore its infrastructure and its defense capabilities.

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The Trump administration had recently accused Europe of curtailing free speech.

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4 in 10 Europeans also say the US president "acts like a dictator."

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Fourteen of the top 20 nations are European, but Western nations are less happy now than a decade ago, according to the World Happiness Report.

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