European politics

The battle to succeed Pope Francis is likely to be highly politicized, particularly given the pontiff’s recent clash with Catholic U.S. Vice President JD Vance.

Lawmakers claim right-wing coalition is using procedural tricks to “obstruct” implementation.

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“Our friend Trump, the Trump tornado, has changed the world in just a couple of weeks,” Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán tells far-right rally in Madrid.

More than 100,000 people hit the streets Friday across Slovakia and elsewhere in Europe to defend the country’s Western orientation.

Bratislava and Kyiv have been at loggerheads since the Slovak leadership cut off weapons flows to Ukraine and embraced Moscow talking points.

Friedrich Merz’s CDU is set to endorse the EPP head on Sunday, boosting Weber’s chances at a decisive party congress in April.

An all-out war is unfolding in the European Parliament over whether the Commission should fund organizations that lobby EU institutions.

Calling the project a “clamorous failure,” Elly Schlein, leader of the Democratic Party, said the prime minister should resign.

The economy minister and Green Party chancellor candidate says Germany could follow Austria’s far-right path, as the CDU signals willingness to erode its firewall against the AfD ahead of a pivotal election.

“There will be more and more of us. Those who want to live in our little Slovakia, but in a civilized Europe,” said Eva Kulová, 84, who helped topple Communism.

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Former MEP József Szájer, a close ally of the Hungarian PM, tells POLITICO he wants to show he’s more than just a meme.

Resist potential Trump pressure to soften rules that rein in U.S. tech giants, lawmakers tell Commission.

The Italian prime minister’s office confirmed she will head to Washington for Monday’s ceremony.

Musk has made major interventions to back far-right figures in Germany and Britain.

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The city of Paris said the lack of moderation has made using the platform “impossible.”

The U.S. president-elect lays down a clear ideological marker with his unusual invitees from across the globe.

Polish ex-leader will take the baton from Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.

Interim leader Alexander Schallenberg says Austria “will remain a reliable, constructive and strong partner.”