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Belgium bugged Anderlecht football stadium to spy on Huawei MEP lobbying

Dramatic revelations shed fresh light on investigation into whether Chinese tech firm tried to buy influence in EU politics.

May 23, 2025 4:00 am CET

Leo Varadkar on Donald Trump, and the EU’s Israel dilemma

Presented by European Biodiesel Board.

May 23, 2025 4:00 am CET

MEP and staffer scuffle over Gaza in European Parliament

Parliament administration says security footage backs up the lawmaker’s version of events.

May 22, 2025 11:05 am CET

Romanian court rejects George Simion’s election challenge

Presidential election loser Simion denounced the ruling and called on his supporters to “fight.”

May 22, 2025 10:54 am CET

Vance hopeful for US-EU ‘long-term trade advantages’

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni brings together U.S. vice president and European Commission chief at meeting in Rome.

May 18, 2025 6:04 pm CET

Russian interference claims hit Romania’s critical election on voting day

High numbers of voters are turning out to choose between hard-right candidate George Simion and centrist Nicușor Dan.

May 18, 2025 2:09 pm CET

Portugal to demand EU put pressure on France over power connectors

Cross-border power links need to be beefed up, Lisbon says after huge blackout, calling it a Single Market issue.

May 18, 2025 1:46 pm CET

Swedish journalist jailed in Turkey for insulting Erdoğan is freed

Joakim Medin was in Turkey to cover protests over the detention of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu.

May 17, 2025 10:56 am CET

Romanian presidential front-runner accuses Macron of ‘dictatorial tendencies’

George Simion, leader of the right-wing AUR party, criticizes French president for interfering in Romania’s election.

May 16, 2025 9:45 am CET

The crown slips: How queen Ursula failed her transparency test

Presented by Instagram.

May 16, 2025 4:01 am CET
Unpacked

The risks of being associated with Trump

The U.S. leader inadvertently supplied Canada’s Carney and Australia’s Albanese with easy narratives to offer their voters.

May 12, 2025 4:01 am CET

Albanian election result unclear after broadcasters withhold exit polls

Observers forced to wait for outcome of contest seen as pivotal to the country’s path to EU membership.

May 12, 2025 3:30 am CET
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Populist currents and fragile coalitions: Trump’s shadow over Europe

Europe’s political center is wobbling. Again. In Germany, a dramatic Bundestag vote leaves new Chancellor Friedrich Merz bruised before he’s even begun. In Romania, the first round …

May 9, 2025 4:00 am CET

EPP’s war on NGOs is driving a wedge through Europe’s political center

Conservatives face accusations of collaborating with far-right parties in NGO funding probe.

May 5, 2025 4:20 am CET

Romania taken off US visa-free travel list 

Romania’s foreign ministry said the decision was political.

May 3, 2025 12:38 pm CET

How Trump transformed Europe in just 100 days

After 100 days of U.S. President Donald Trump’s shock and awe, is the EU still stuck in stunned paralysis — or does it finally have a plan?  POLITICO trade …

May 2, 2025 4:00 am CET

Will the EPP drown in Valencia’s floodwaters?

Six months on from the fatal disaster, Europe’s largest political party is meeting in the eye of the storm.

April 28, 2025 4:01 am CET

A divorce and a birthday: Five years of Brexit, 10 years of POLITICO

With POLITICO turning 10 and Brexit hitting 5 earlier this year, this episode of EU Confidential takes stock of two milestones that shaped Brussels — in very …

April 25, 2025 4:00 am CET

Could Canada join the EU? Unlikely … but not impossible.

EU scholars say Canada has the right vibe for Brussels — but there would be some major hurdles blocking a membership bid.

April 21, 2025 4:00 am CET

US’s Vance pays flash visit to Pope Francis

Brief Easter Sunday meeting follows recent spat over migration between the Trump administration and the Holy See.

April 20, 2025 2:29 pm CET

Trump threatens to abandon Ukraine ceasefire talks

U.S. president will say “you’re fools, you’re horrible people” and walk away if Moscow or Kyiv don’t play ball.

April 18, 2025 11:09 am CET
Declassified

10 years of EU politics and everything we (didn’t) learn from them

Things were so much easier back then.

April 18, 2025 4:01 am CET

Ciao, Donald: Schafft Meloni bei Trump die Zoll-Wende?

– Wie auf Giorgia Meloni die Hoffnungen ruhen, dass sie die Beziehungen zwischen der EU und den USA zumindest teilweise retten kann. – Warum das Bundestagspräsidium der …

April 17, 2025 5:35 am CET

Breton urges EU to flex its muscles on trade

The market volatility caused by Trump’s back and forth on tariffs shows the U.S. “is not in a strong position,” the former EU commissioner tells Le Soir.

April 12, 2025 4:25 pm CET
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