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Paris and Berlin join EU calls for crackdown on Hungary over pride ban

The move comes as EU diplomats warn the bloc is inching closer to deploying its “nuclear option” against Hungary.

May 26, 2025 6:31 pm CET

Germany’s Merz blasts Israeli offensive in Gaza

“To harm the civilian population to such an extent,” the German chancellor said, “can no longer be justified as a fight against Hamas terrorism.”

May 26, 2025 4:50 pm CET

UK and EU ready for drawn-out battle on defense deal

Warm words at the Brexit reset summit can’t hide big splits over how to proceed on Britain’s participation in a crucial EU defense fund.

May 26, 2025 4:01 am CET

Trump rushes to announce largest POW swap of Russia-Ukraine war

Kyiv kept the process highly secretive due to safety concerns, until Trump posted about it on social media.

May 24, 2025 10:41 am CET

Germany’s ‘bad theater’ border crackdown

Conservative Chancellor Friedrich Merz vowed to drastically reduce migration from “day one,” but his approach thus far has been largely symbolic.

May 23, 2025 4:01 am CET

9 EU countries ask European court to ease expulsion of foreign criminals

Document spearheaded by Italy and Denmark also calls for an end to the exploitation of migrants by hostile states.

May 22, 2025 10:43 pm CET

Projects in ex-colonies should count toward EU climate goal, Portugal says

The demand goes one step beyond a push to include regulated carbon offsets, further complicating the EU’s attempt to set a 2040 goal.

May 22, 2025 7:11 pm CET

Merkel criticizes Merz on migration (again)

Former German leader says the new chancellor’s policies could “see Europe being ruined.”

May 22, 2025 6:48 pm CET

Hitler serves as a warning to today’s conservatives, EU’s Manfred Weber says

The European People’s Party chief tells POLITICO he is trying to strike a balance between relying on far-right support while blocking extremists from power.

May 22, 2025 4:44 am CET

Europe needs to go much further in slashing red tape, French minister urges

Benjamin Haddad says the EU has a window to act right now.

May 22, 2025 4:00 am CET

Das Update zu Dobrindts Migrationsplänen

Alexander Dobrindt musste heute in der Regierungsbefragung den Abgeordneten Rede und Antwort stehen. Dabei waren die verschärften Grenzkontrollen und die Migrationspolitik die Schwerpunkte. Rasmus Buchsteiner hat die …

May 21, 2025 6:06 pm CET

Commission exempts 38,000 companies from 8 EU laws

The EU executive is creating a new category of “small mid-cap” companies as it continues a deregulation push.

May 21, 2025 12:25 pm CET
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Brussels tries (again) to build its elusive single market

We’ve been here before. Will a Commission plan to tear down internal trade barriers work this time?

May 21, 2025 4:24 am CET

Lithuania takes Belarus to The Hague for weaponizing migration

Minsk authorities stand accused of facilitating illegal crossings into the EU to sow political discord.

May 20, 2025 1:43 pm CET

Netanyahu blasts Starmer, Macron and Carney over Israel sanctions threat

Western criticism grows over Israel’s military assault on Gaza.

May 20, 2025 10:53 am CET

EU-UK defense pact saves the hard part for later

A further deal allowing U.K. companies to benefit from an EU plan to boost defense spending is still to be agreed.

May 19, 2025 8:52 pm CET

UK-EU deal unpacked: All the Brexit red tape set for a chop

The agreement could pave the way for smoother trade and travel between the U.K. and EU.

May 19, 2025 5:13 pm CET

Nigel Farage will haunt Keir Starmer’s big Brexit summit

Britain’s Labour government is still smarting from a bruising set of local election results at the hands of the chief Brexiteer.

May 15, 2025 4:08 pm CET

Romanian wild card George Simion sets Brussels’ nerves on edge

The presidential front-runner’s hostility to Ukraine is creating a rift with fellow European conservatives.

May 15, 2025 4:00 am CET
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Unregulated arms: The unchecked catalyst of global instability

From civilian violence to industrial control, the arms industry has successfully evaded fit-for-purpose regulation and accountability. Now more than ever, a collaborative response is required to reverse its devastating impact.

May 14, 2025 5:00 am CET

Starmer urged to back EU mobility as Brexit summit looms

“I think it would be a mistake to rule out anything,” Trades Union Congress chief Paul Nowak tells POLITICO ahead of UK-hosted ‘reset’ summit.

May 13, 2025 12:13 pm CET

India and Pakistan agree to ceasefire

The two nuclear-armed countries agreed to start talks on a “broad set of issues at a neutral site,” U.S. says.

May 10, 2025 1:32 pm CET

India–Pakistan: Benazir Bhutto’s chilling warning

Having walked the corridors of power, Pakistan’s former leader knew what it meant to wield terrible responsibility. She also understood the absurdity of mutual destruction.

May 10, 2025 4:00 am CET

Das Kriegsende und Steinmeiers Glaubwürdigkeit

80 Jahre nach dem Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs setzt der Bundestag ein Zeichen – gegen Nationalismus, für historische Verantwortung. Frank-Walter Steinmeier will mit seiner Rede an Richard …

May 8, 2025 6:33 am CET
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