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Gap opens for Roberta Metsola in Malta politics. Will she take it?
European Parliament president would need to return to Maltese politics before seeking top job at Commission or Council.
No US or Saudi Arabia for Champions League final, EU warns
Gaza faces starvation unless Israel allows ‘immediate’ aid, European leaders warn
Malta’s ‘golden passport’ scheme is illegal, EU top court rules
ECB slashes rates again as desperation mounts over trade war impact
The Netherlands leads call for EU to clamp down on vapes
Italy must compensate stranded migrants, high court rules
World leaders head to Ukraine as Trump cozies up to Putin
As Ukraine’s future hangs in the balance, world and European leaders are rallying around Kyiv.
Ursula von der Leyen tightens her grip on power
The Commission president is further centralizing the EU executive in her second term.
It’s time for Europe to lead on abortion rights, say lawmakers, NGOs
Pro-choice advocates want Europe to enshrine the right to abortion in the EU Charter and provide funding for women in need.
X verifies fake, crypto-hawking Maltese president impersonator
The bogus handle has since been deleted, but Myriam Spiteri Debono’s real account still doesn’t have a gray tick.
Eurozone economy stagnates as Germany struggles
The currency union is settling into a two-speed economy.
Europe’s doctors are aging fast, new figures find
In Italy, over 26 percent of practicing physicians are older than 65.
Trump’s pick for Sweden ambassador didn’t clear the Senate when he nominated her the last time
He previously nominated Christine Jack Toretti to be ambassador to Malta.
Hollywood legend backtracks after jibe at Malta caused uproar
Maltese politicians were not entertained by Ridley Scott’s remark.
EU climate chief Wopke Hoekstra goes to war with airlines
EU plans to hike airlines’ green taxes are “complete bullshit,” says lobby chief Willie Walsh.
Romania’s pro-Europeans fear Putin is pushing them back to dictatorshipÂ
Far-right NATO-skeptic Călin Georgescu is on track to win the Romanian presidency, thanks to a Russia-influenced campaign.Â
Poland takes on wealthier countries over access to new medicines
The country sees securing equal access to innovative medicines as its presidency goal in pharma legislative talks.
Von der Leyen’s first Commission: The final verdict
Who’s at the top of the class and who flunked? Here are POLITICO’s grades for each 2019-2024 European commissioner.
Unprecedented support for democracy
How Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway aim to strengthen Europe’s civil society
ÂWho aced (and flunked) the commissioner hearings? Here’s what our insiders have to say.
Our team of policy reporters dissect what you need to know about Brussels’ biggest event of the year.
Sergey Lavrov to visit Malta next month: Russian media
It would be the Russian foreign minister first trip to an EU country since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Horrific rape case pushes France to change the crime’s definition
The French justice minister is meeting with lawmakers to legally define nonconsensual sex as rape.
Central Europe cheers EU court truck ruling
The Court of Justice of the EU leaves open the prospect of continued battles over the Mobility Package.
EU’s top court scraps controversial truck return obligation
The rulings ends a very bitter dispute that split EU member countries.
Scholz forces German ‘no’ vote in Chinese EV duty saga
Berlin’s change in stance could draw EU members to follow its lead, but Germany is still a long way from overturning the Commission’s tariff decision.
How a law on truck movements divided the EU
The EU’s top court delivers a ruling on an exceptionally fierce legal fight this week.
The 5 commissioners most likely to get the chop
Once every five years the European Parliament gets to pick off a Commission nominee or two — and rarely fails to do so. Here’s who might not survive.
Who works for whom in the new EU power structure
POLITICO reveals the lines of command in Ursula von der Leyen’s second term.
The winners and losers of the new European Commission
What the portfolios tell us about the EU’s power dynamics.