Youth

Macron grasps for right tone after teen stabbing
The French president’s delicate balancing act isn’t assuaging concerns about public safety.

Macron wants to ban kids from social media. Can he?

Sweden eyes EU fireworks ban to blow up the mob

Rachel Reeves favors health as she unveils UK spending priorities

You do you, EU tells Macron on banning social media for kids

Macron dissolved the French parliament a year ago. How will he surprise us again?

Budget cuts hit European Parliament communications department
EU officially retires its ‘no cherry-picking’ Brexit line
A top EU diplomat described the pithy analogy as “no longer helpful.”
German teens arrested in suspected extreme-right terror plot
Police arrested five juveniles in connection with plots to carry out violent attacks on migrants and leftists as officials warn of growing radicalization among youths.
EU reviews TikTok’s ‘SkinnyTok’ content for risks to minors
The Commission’s next move could reshape tech accountability.
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.
Everything you need to know about the UK-EU Brexit reset summit
Three achievements are likely: a security pact, a declaration on global issues, and a “common understanding” of future topics to be negotiated.
Is Germany’s powerful finance minister in over his head?
Lars Klingbeil has rapidly risen to become one of his country’s most influential politicians. But the hard part is just beginning.
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.
Britain needs a labor shortage, not EU youth mobility, says Farage’s deputy
“I want there to be a labor shortage, because that’s the way to getting productivity improvements,” Richard Tice tells POLITICO as he heaps scorn on EU-UK summit.
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.
EU sets out priorities for Brexit summit
Representatives from London and Brussels will meet next Monday.
It’s crunch time for the Brexit reset
British negotiators are sitting down for a week of intensive talks with their EU counterparts ahead of a looming summit.
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.
UK and EU to defy Trump with ‘free and open trade’ declaration
The draft U.K.-EU agreement is one of several being drawn up ahead of a May 19 summit.
Gen Z, media illiterates
The almighty algorithm is fueling conspiracy theories among young people and ruining their ability to tell fact from fiction on the internet.
What happens after Pope Francis’ death
His passing kicks off a tightly choreographed series of events, refined over the centuries.
France could pull the plug on Pornhub this summer
A new law requires porn sites to check the age of users in France.
Brussels must overhaul ‘opaque’ funding of NGOs, say auditors
The damning report will give ammunition to conservative lawmakers who want to prevent NGOs from using EU money to lobby.
Germany’s far-right AfD dissolves extremist youth branch to avert ban
The move aims to protect Alternative for Germany as it becomes the country’s largest opposition party.
Le Pen’s dilemma: Seek revenge or help her party
Marine Le Pen has been trying to normalize the National Rally in recent years, but may be tempted to wreak havoc after her guilty verdict.
UK-EU defense pact really does depend on fish, European minister warns
Countries including France are said to want to tie a new post-Brexit security deal to more beneficial access to British waters, potentially holding up military cooperation.
Germany’s Merz loses leverage as coalition talks sputter
Incoming Chancellor Friedrich Merz is under growing pressure to win conservative policy concessions as coalition talks hit key stumbling blocks.
Pope Francis set to leave hospital, make public appearance Sunday
The pontiff has been hospitalized with a critical respiratory illness since February.