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Bulgaria disrupts European Parliament’s bill on North Macedonia EU accession
Even the Bulgarian prime minister weighed in on the report over the Balkan country’s bid to join the bloc.

EU prepared to counter new Trump tariffs

Trump court turmoil strengthens EU hand in tariff talks

How the EU always gets away with it

Rogue EU lawmaker Kartheiser to meet Kremlin officials in Moscow

Belgium bugged Anderlecht football stadium to spy on Huawei MEP lobbying

Huawei scandal: Belgium backtracks on MEP immunity request
MEP and staffer scuffle over Gaza in European Parliament
Parliament administration says security footage backs up the lawmaker’s version of events.
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.
Muslim Brotherhood-linked groups tried to influence EU: Report
French authorities allege the Islamist group has gone to great lengths to push its fundamentalist agenda in France and throughout Europe.
2 more Italian MEPs could lose immunity in Huawei corruption probe
Parliament to process immunity waiver for Fulvio Martsuciello, Giusi Princi, and three other lawmakers.
EU to Africa: No more free cash
The European Commission wants to strengthen the link between foreign aid and domestic priorities like energy and migration.
Huawei bribery scandal: Belgium asks European Parliament to lift MEP immunities
Belgian authorities want to investigate five MEPs over cash-for-influence case, officials say.
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.
EU announces top lawyer’s departure on same day as ‘Pfizergate’ ruling
Daniel Calleja Crespo will take on a new role in Madrid after four decades in Brussels.
Pfizergate: Will we ever see von der Leyen’s texts? ― and other burning questions
The EU court ruling doesn’t just say the Commission got it wrong — it says it knew better.
EU farm boss tries to lock in wins ahead of difficult budget talks
European lawmakers and environmentalists also warn that slashing red tape might do more harm than good to farmers having to cope with climate change.
EU to roll back Ukraine trade perks to protect its farmers
Brussels looks to reintroduce pre-war tariffs on some agricultural imports from Ukraine, documents seen by POLITICO show.
‘Time to sober up’: Europe should be realistic on tech sovereignty, lawmaker says
The EU should “identify the few big ideas that can propel our economic and industrial base,” says Bulgaria’s Eva Maydell.
Chinese companies bought up European ports — and now Brussels is starting to worry
Chinese firms own stakes in about 30 European ports, and that’s raising security concerns.
Cypriot MEP Fidias Panayiotou travels to Moscow with German and Slovak lawmakers
The trio will be in the Russian capital on the same day as “Victory Day” celebrations.
Parliament probes EU asylum agency amid allegations of mismanagement
Lawmakers are concerned about the agency’s governance after a report from the EU anti-fraud office.
A bruised Merz wants to prove he’s a strong leader in first foreign trip as chancellor
The newly sworn-in German leader heads to Paris and Warsaw in an effort to rejuvenate an alliance and show he’s ready to lead despite political troubles at home.
Centrist Nicușor Dan faces uphill battle to beat Simion in Romanian presidential runoff
Mayor of Bucharest has a daunting deficit to bridge with hard-right opponent.
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.
European Parliament cracks down on lobbyists in effort to stop corruption
The stricter controls were introduced in the wake of a cash-for-influence scandal known as Qatargate.
Who can beat Romanian nationalist presidential candidate George Simion?
Romania’s political loyalties are complex. Don’t expect ganging up against Simion in the second round.
The winners and losers from Europe’s largest party’s big bash
With the dust settling on the EPP congress, we take a look at who’s up and who’s down in the EU’s most powerful grouping.
Financing scandal rocks Greece’s ruling party
Opposition parties demand probe into links between a PR company and the New Democracy party of PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
China to lift sanctions on EU lawmakers to unlock trade talks
Donald Trump’s trade war is pushing China and the EU closer together despite their differences.
German coalition deal backs EU’s 90 percent climate target — with caveats
The incoming government wants emissions cuts paid for abroad to count toward domestic climate goals.