Europeโs leaders find no quick response to Trumpโs bombshell on Ukraine
Top European leaders could not find common ground on issues including sending peacekeepers in Ukraine.
Top European leaders could not find common ground on issues including sending peacekeepers in Ukraine.
European leaders are meeting in Paris for an emergency summit on Ukraine, following last weekโs call between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. With NATOโs most powerful member sidelining its allies in talks with Russia, is the U.S. still a reliable par…
The Italian leader could once have been described as ‘against the system’ โ like the Brexiteers or the Trump of 2016. Today she is the system, and Italy’s republican institutions are mere obstacles to be overcome.
Elon Muskโs X has challenged a German court decision that instructed the platform to share data with researchers, the court confirmed to POLITICO. In an urgent injunction, the Berlin Regional Court last Thursday instructed X to share real-time access to the data on the upcoming German elections via its online interface until Feb. 25.ย The [โฆ]
Signaling a pivot, Germany’s likely next chancellor suggested he’d consider governing with the center left โ but not the AfD or the liberals.
With Germany embroiled in political and economic difficulties, nuclear advocates see an opportunity to score points in Brussels.
After nearly three years of war in Ukraine, protests by Polish farmers are opening up social and political fractures in a once-unshakeable alliance.
The French president’s anti-regulation push has thrown his environmental legacy into doubt and angered many in his own party.
For the first time in a decade, the number of unemployed is closing in on 3 million โ and there’s more to come.
Ahead of a crunch meeting in Paris on Monday, the U.K. leader commits to putting British troops in harm’s way to secure lasting peace.
Co-leader of Alternative for Germany becomes focus in four-way televised debate a week before national polls
One week out from Germany’s general election, tens of thousands of people gathered in Berlin to protest the growing support for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. A quarter of a million people joined a similar rally in Munich last week…
Former UK prime minister says US may regret ceding world stage to China and condemns โhypocriticalโ JD Vance speechDemocracy around the globe is under threat from the retreat of Donald Trumpโs US into isolationism and its likely replacement by China on…
German voters go to the polls on 23 February in a pivotal vote focused on immigration and the economy.
The Brits, French, and Germans all have their own ideas about how to defend the continent with Americaโs plans in flux.ย
The U.S. vice president attacked Europe’s regulations governing American Big Tech giants and online speech.
The election frontrunner said he would consider a “debate on resources” as Germany and Europe scramble to find more cash for defence.
The US vice-president was hypocritical and insensitive, but bracingly clear in his resetting of relationshipsโข Europe live โ latest updatesSince 1963, the Munich Security Conference has seen many consequential speeches, notably Vladimir Putin announcin…
The chancellor, who is trailing in the polls ahead of the Feb. 23 snap election, expressed confidence that Germany will have a parliamentary majority to loosen the debt brake.
‘We will decide for ourselves what happens to our democracy,’ German chancellor tells the U.S.
European leaders are trying to make sense of a tough new line from Washington on issues including democracy and Ukraine’s future. As the Trump administration continues to upend trans-Atlantic conventions that have been in place since after World War I…
Thousands of activists demonstrated in Germany on Friday in a bid to raise awareness to climate issues ahead of the upcoming federal elections scheduled for 23 February.
What we see before us now is a dysfunctional and paralyzed colossus. And itโs time to reevaluate this institution, which is no longer fit for purpose.
โWeโve now got an alliance between a Russian president who wants to destroy Europe and an American president who also wants to destroy Europe,” one diplomat said.
US vice-presidentโs speech and meeting with Germanyโs AfD chief signal administrationโs wider plans for continentThe Trump administration is making a big bet on Europeโs hard right.Speaking at a conference of Europeโs leaders in Munich on Friday, the U…
In a chastising speech on Friday that openly questioned whether current European values warranted defence by the US, the US vice-president painted a picture of European politics infected by media censorship, cancelled elections and political correctnes…
US Vice President JD Vanceย on Friday met with Alice Weidel, leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany party,ย on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, his office said.ย News of the meeting came after top German officials pushed back aga…
The vice president met with the leaders of all four major German political parties โ including Alice Weidel, leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany.
The U.S. vice president roasted the continent’s way of governing itself.
US vice-president told litany of tales of Europeโs rights infringements in speech to leaders at defence gatheringJD Vance stuns Munich conference with blistering attack on Europeโs leadersIn JD Vanceโs confrontational and pugnacious speech at the Munic…
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Neergaardโs forthcoming work, โโEurarcticโ: Colonialism and EU-Greenland…
The U.S. vice president’s admonition of Europeโs policies splits American lawmakers.
Around a third of electricity in Germany was generated from wind in the past year.
Gabriele Tilmann says suspectโs online communications point to extremism but investigators have found no links to jihadist groupsGerman police and prosecutors have said the Afghan suspect in a car ramming in central Munich that injured at least 36 peop…
A suspected Islamist attack in Munich has ignited fierce political debate on security and migration just over a week before Germanyโs federal election.
The next German government’s response could be political, legal, or possibly target Musk’s gigafactory near Berlin, center-right leader says in interview.
Experts are split between concerns about future threats and present dangers. Both camps issued dire warningsI was a technophile in my early teenage days, sometimes wishing that I had been born in 2090, rather than 1990, so that I could see all the incr…
The incident is likely to have an impact on Germany’s election in ten days, after it was revealed the suspect is an asylum seeker.
Berlin wants more robust military spending following a bombshell move by the Trump administration to negotiate a peace deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
โWe donโt need to see him, he wonโt be chancellor long,โ a former U.S. official said of Vance’s thinking.
Misinformation and disinformation have always existed, but technological advancements have accelerated their impact. This Special Report looks at how AI misuse is damaging democracy.
Measures announced as Kyiv faces pressure from Donald Trump to hold elections
Based on talks with Trump, Scholz had expected Washington to continue its support for Kyiv, he told POLITICO
MEPs call on the international community to join the boycott of Georgiaโs self-proclaimed authorities, who they accuse of eroding the countryโs democracy and cracking down on dissents.Committee on Foreign Affairs Source : ยฉ European Union, 2025 – EP
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Voters share which party they are backing on key issues from immigration to economic stagnation amid a fractured political landscapeโI live in Germanyโs oldest city, founded by the Romans over 2,000 years ago,โ said Gregor, 59, from Trier, a town of ab…
Differences over EU, Russia and intelligence persist as Freedom party eyes fresh election
Hungarian leader mends ties with Alice Weidel 10 days before German elections
Friedrich Merz has pledged to take a leading role in uniting the continent in its response to U.S. President Donald Trump.
The AfD is polling in second place ahead of Germany’s elections scheduled for 23 February. However, all other parties have ruled out entering into a coalition with it.
The bloc has to get tougher in the age of Donald Trump, argues Friedrich Merz.
Germany’s election will be a gauge of how far the world’s third biggest economy has swung to the right.
Drawing world leaders, top tech executives and policymakers from across the globe โ the AI summit in Paris aims to lay the groundwork on how to govern the budding sector. But during a roundtable discussionย onย how to use AI and uphold democratic princi…
First high-level meeting with Trump official strikes surprisingly positive note after he slapped tariffs on steel and aluminum.
The French president said the tech mogul’s absence was due to his new role assisting the Trump administration.
In the lead-up to Germany’s Parliamentary Elections, centre-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz accused his conservative election arch rival Friedrich Merz of planning an immigration crackdown that would “bury Europe”. For in-depth analysis and a deeper persp…
Country’s role in Europe gets a surprise central focus in election campaign.
The Left’s boost in numbers fuels hope of clearing the 5 percent threshold to enter the Bundestag.
Pforzheim is a microcosm of migration and economic debates boosting AfD ahead of Germanyโs federal elections
Intentionally or not, concerned businesses, the ascendant far right and traditional conservatives are coming together to rewrite green rules.
How should one handle the 47th U.S. president? Kiss the ring, resist, offer deals and wait for exhaustion to set in.
Britain used to lead the world on international development. But in the era of right-wing populists, its Labour government is now treading carefully.
Following Sunday’s parliamentary election, a coalition government will now have to be formed as Kosovo looks to normalise ties with Serbia while foreign funding remains in question.
Richard Ferrand’s appointment drew criticism even before being made official.
Academics can be as influential as tech bros in swaying policymakers to both invest in and set guardrails for the powerful technology.
Separatist leaders said they will take a Russian loan to pay for supplies despite an EU aid offer.
Numerous UK politicos have found their group chats getting two ticks โ from the entire British public.
Allies have viewed nationalistic turn under PM Albin Kurti as a threat to western Balkansโ stability
Longtime leader heads for the exit amid political turmoil in Bucharest.
Leader says he wants to avoid his country becoming โlaughing stockโ after vote scrapped due to alleged Russian meddling
MPs had launched a procedure to suspend Klaus Iohannis. ‘In order to spare Romania and the Romanian citizens from crisis (…) I resign from the office of president of Romania,’ he said.
Kosovo’s electoral commission announced that Prime Minister Albin Kurti’s ruling party was on track to win 41% of the vote, leaving it ahead but without a majority government, which could lead to coalition talks.
Three small parties could decide the election.
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Also in this newsletter: ruling party to lose outright majority in Kosovo elections
Kosovans headed to the polls against a backdrop of a stagnant economy and renewed ethnic tensions but the Central Election Commission says turnout was low.
Leaders from the bloc’s biggest companies will convene in Antwerp for the Feb. 26 event.
An aide-mรฉmoire to Secretary of State Marco Rubio from a former adviser to Tony Blair.
Pierre Poilievre โ frontrunner to be the next Canadian PM โ is also on board with push to reboot stalled talks amid Trump’s trade war.
His ruling party fell short of a majority and will need to find a coalition partner if it hopes to continue in power.
In Kosovo’s parliamentary elections, Prime Minister Albin Kurti’s ruling party led with the most seats but faced uncertainty in forming a majority. The election highlighted Kurti’s anti-Serbian agenda against the opposition’s economic promises. Withou…
Election frontrunner suggests he could back an overhaul of the requirement that caps deficit at 0.35 per cent of GDP
Germanyโs first televised election debate all but closed the chapter of sleepy, consensus politics in Berlin
The Fatherland Union of Brigitte Haas won over 38 percent of votes in the constitutional hereditary monarchy.
Speaking in the first TV debate before snap elections later in the month, Scholz said his strategy for dealing with Trump is “clear words and friendly conversations.”
Center-right and center-left chancellor candidates clashed in a fiery debate, exposing deep divisions just weeks ahead of a national election.
With a cease-fire holding in Gaza, Israel shifts its war to the West Bank.
And ethnic tensions between Kosovar Albanians and Serbs remain tense from the 1998-1999 war between Serbian forces and ethnic Albanian separatists.
Polls opened in Kosovo on Sunday after a combative election campaign in which opposition candidates clashed with Prime Minister Albin Kurti over the economy, corruption and relations with the country’s old foe and neighbour Serbia. “As ever, with Koso…
Numerous federal district judges around the country have blocked major portions of Trumpโs early agenda โ but Supreme Court showdowns loom.
Voters began casting ballots in Kosovo elections Sunday in a contest that pits combative incumbent Prime Minister Albin Kurti’s quest to stamp out Serbian influence against a fractured opposition’s vow to boost the economy. Condemned by the EU and the…
The president has left a breadcrumb trail suggesting nothing would make him happier than to see the Eagles get slaughtered in the Super Bowl.
Kosovars cast their votes Sunday in a parliamentary election considered a key test for Prime Minister Albin Kurti as talks on normalising ties with rival Serbia remain stalled and foreign funding for one of Europe’s poorest countries in question.
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After last year’s European Parliament elections, in which far-right parties performed strongly in several countries, a rally Saturday in Madrid was a meant as a show of force by the EU parliament’s biggest far-right bloc. The rally adopted the slogan …
Fears of partition that arose during Trumpโs first administration have re-emerged as PM Albin Kurti navigates tense relations with both US and EUKosovo goes to the polls on Sunday in an election that could mark a crossroads in the young countryโs hist…
Kosovars are voting Sunday in parliamentary elections that could determine who will lead the Kosovo side in negotiations with Serbia, which stalled last year. Prime Minister Albin Kurti’s party campaigned on a tough line with Serbia while the oppositi…
The far-right, anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany is currently polling in second place as the country prepares to head to the ballot box on 23 February.
โOur friend Trump, the Trump tornado, has changed the world in just a couple of weeks,โ Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbรกn tells far-right rally in Madrid.
Would be chancellor Friederich Merz breaks post-war convention of no political deals with far rightOn a foggy, frigid morning in Saxony, far-right MP Renรฉ Bochmann could not believe his partyโs luck in the final days of the German election campaign, wi…