Inside the divided coalition coming for the Green Deal

Intentionally or not, concerned businesses, the ascendant far right and traditional conservatives are coming together to rewrite green rules.

The EUโ€™s ticking debt bomb โ€” and why it matters for its next budget

Repayment of the EU’s โ‚ฌ300 billion joint borrowing hangs like a cloud over the European Commission’s budget brainstorm.

EU considers giving countries wiggle room to boost defense spending

The move would allow governments with overstretched budgets more flexibility under the bloc’s debt and deficit rules.

Looking at Trump, Europeโ€™s far right vows to โ€˜reconquerโ€™ the continent

โ€œOur 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.

Baltic countries sever final power ties with Russia

Disconnecting from the Soviet-era grid faced an intimidation campaign โ€” but it’s Moscow that could be left in a precarious position.

Swedish SANT-MEP wants Pharma Package compromise this spring

Swedish MEP Jessica Polfjรคrd believes Poland has softened its position. She believes the Polish presidency wants to find a good compromise and get the legislation sealed.

Poland counters Trumpโ€™s EU trade โ€˜atrocityโ€™ quip: US runs โ€˜hugeโ€™ surplus in services

EU officials still hope to avert a trade war with the United States.

EU court upholds โ‚ฌ320M fine against Poland for violating rule of law

Fine related to controversial Polish judicial reforms by previously ruling PiS party.

Poland spends big on arms to stay friends with Trump

Defense Minister Wล‚adysล‚aw Kosiniak-Kamysz warns that Europe must spend more “to retain the presence of the Americans in Europe.”

Von der Leyen signals โ€˜extraordinaryโ€™ measure to boost EU defense spending

The move would offer national capitals more room to increase defense spending.

โ€˜They are peopleโ€™: asylum seekers caught up in โ€˜hybrid warโ€™ at Poland-Belarus border

Poland says it is under attack from its eastern neighbour, and its razor-wire fence reflects EUโ€™s harsher migration stanceThe fence is five and a half metres high and bristles with jagged rolls of razor wire. Armed soldiers stand guard, surveying the s…

Taming toxic temu, and your lead MEPs for Democracy Shield committee

And Greece and Luxembourg join the wave of worry over DeepSeek.
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Europeans on democracyโ€™s frontlines offer advice to Americans: never give up

With the new Trump era likely to pose unprecedented challenges the message from Europeโ€™s fragile democracies is: stay united and safeguard your institutionsEuropeans who witnessed democracy crumble before their eyes have some words of advice for Americ…

Czech long sled dog race โ€“ in pictures

Around 700 dogs and more than 100 mushers are sledding through the Eagle Mountain range near the Czech border with Poland. Mushers from ten different countries are taking part in the four-day stage dog sled race, which is in its 27th year. The race inc…

Tusk downplays significance of Trumpโ€™s EU tariff threats

PRAGUE – Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, whose country holds the EU Councilโ€™s rotating presidency, sees no immediate reason to fear potential U.S. tariffs on EU goods. While acknowledging the issue as a concern, he emphasized that Poland is prepared…

Brussels vows โ€˜firmโ€™ response to potential Trump tariffs as EU braces for trade war

European Commission says the bloc “regrets” new U.S. tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China.

Still no sign of deal on EU prosecutor powers after Warsaw talks

Some EU member states, including Poland, want to give Laura Codruศ›a Kรถvesi powers to prosecute those who evade sanctions on Russia.
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Ex-Polish justice minister ducks police, avoids Pegasus probe

Zbigniew Ziobro evaded officers and spoke of โ€œpolitical theatrics.โ€

Delays to post-Brexit border checks may have let diseased chicken enter UK

Exclusive: Officials admitted in 2023 there were โ€˜no current border checksโ€™, as salmonella and other illnesses surgedUK health bosses privately admitted that a lack of border inspections in the wake of Brexit had left British consumers exposed to disea…

How Warsaw became the unlikely vegan capital of Europe | Karol Adamiak

A city associated with sausage and herring is now a haven for plant-based foods โ€“ and Polandโ€™s rightwing politicians arenโ€™t happy I want to tell you about a relatively typical neighbourhood in my city. There are two vegan sushi restaurants, three vega…

Czechia unhappy with EU automotive talks

In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Poland proposing new resources for the EU bloc, including an entry fee for joining, Romania condemning Georgescu over calls to reclaim Ukraine land after a Russian victory, and so much more.
The p…

Justice ministers mull EU prosecutorโ€™s powers to fight Russia sanctions-dodgers

Moscow has used a variety of tricks to evade sanctions and divert goods and money to Russia.
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Commission to loosen rules on how countries deploy unspent EU cash

The aim is to accelerate spending to boost strategic investments across the bloc.

AI Liability Directive today, Virkkunenโ€™s sovereign cloud tomorrow

Poland accuses Russia of election interference via the dark web, and the European Commission seems to be slow-announcing a space regulation.
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Chasing the Don: How EU politicians are jockeying for position with Trump

From Nigel Farage to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, EU politicians are competing for the privilege of being Europe’s Trump whisperer.

Italy launches Deepseek investigation, EDPS pick Gencarelli accused of conflict of interest

Poland accuses Russia of election interference via the dark web, and the European Commission seems to be slow-announcing a space regulation.
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EU lets Russian LNG slip in new sanctions package

The proposal will not include a blanket prohibition of LNG imports, as scores of EU hawks have been urging.

Poland wants Paris on board for EU defence industry plan

The plans do not need unanimous support for approval, but Poland wants to bring France in from the cold in ongoing talks.
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How Vladimir Putin killed the EUโ€™s frugal coalition

The need to counter Russia is shifting the attitudes of rich northern countries on budget discipline.

Muskโ€™s โ€˜move onโ€™ from the Holocaust plea challenges enduring German taboo

“Acknowledgement of the dark past of the country” is vital, says the chair of Israel’s Holocaust remembrance center.

โ€˜Memory hurts, memory guidesโ€™: Auschwitz survivors mark anniversary with warnings over rising antisemitism

Elderly former inmates gather for perhaps final time and urge vigilance against resurgent European far rightOn a day of startling blue skies, Auschwitz survivors stood before princes and presidents on Monday to remind the world, perhaps for the final t…

Lessons from the last survivors: How to remember the Holocaust?

Some 50 former inmates of the largest of the Nazi death camps at Auschwitz-Birkinau making the trip to Poland for the 80th anniversary. How to process the collective folly of the industrial-scale mass extermination of one million Jews along with 100-t…

Holocaust Remembrance Day 2025 โ€“ in pictures

Eighty years on from the day Soviet troops arrived at the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, survivors, international heads of state and dignitaries gathered at the site in Poland where more than 1 million people, mostly Jews, were murdered. Intern…

How much recognition is there in Poland about what happened on Polish soil during WWII?

Some of the few remaining survivors of Auschwitz returned to the notorious Nazi death camp on Monday as the world marked the 80th anniversary of its liberation. How much recognition is there in Poland about what happened on Polish soil during WWII? FR…

Romanian government fumes after national treasures stolen in Dutch museum heist

Bucharest will send a “firm message” to the Dutch authorities, PM says.

My grandpa chose not to speak about his Holocaust experiences โ€“ but he asked me to tell the world | Ella Garai-Ebner

As the grandchild of a survivor, Iโ€™m proud to keep his testimony alive, in the hope that people never forget the horrors humanity is capable ofYesterday, I watched A Real Pain in the cinema. The film is a beautiful representation of two cousins, united…

Auschwitz survivor warns of โ€˜huge rise in antisemitismโ€™ in speech marking 80 years since death campโ€™s liberation โ€“ as it happened

In moving speech, Marian Turski warns that current conditions are similar to those which led to the Holocaustโ€˜I waved at my mother and she waved back. That was the last time we saw herโ€™: three Auschwitz survivors tell their storiesUS president Donald T…

Slovakia leads EU charge to rein in supermarket power

Slovakiaโ€™s right-wing government is spearheading a push to strengthen EU rules on unfair trading practices, saying the current reforms donโ€™t go far enough.

Among monarchs and presidents, focus of Auschwitz anniversary is on 50 survivors

Former inmates of Nazi concentration camp in Poland will speak at ceremony marking 80 years since its liberationKings and queens, presidents, prime ministers and dignitaries from 54 countries will assemble at Auschwitz on Monday to mark the 80th annive…

Convenient or intrusive? How Poland has embraced digital ID cards

From driving licence to local air quality, app offers myriad of features and has been rolled out to little oppositionMuch is being said about Polandโ€™s economy potentially overtaking Britain by 2030, but in some areas Poles are already ahead.They can pr…

Donald Trump will huff and heโ€™ll puff, but if Europeโ€™s leaders rise to its defence, their house will stand | Simon Tisdall

The EU is facing a torrid year ahead from enemies both within and without. But it is still far from a lost causeEurope is in trouble. Multiple, long-simmering external and internal challenges are coming to the boil. Taken together, they comprise the mo…

Trump administration takes first anti-abortion move on world stage

Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a directive Friday to rejoin a global anti-abortion pact.

An EU presidency full of pitfalls: Poland takes the helm amid global turmoil

Mainstream EU leaders have breathed a sigh of relief. After a Hungarian presidency marked by what they saw as damaging freelance diplomacy, the torch has now passed to Poland, which holds the reins for six months at a particularly turbulent time. Ther…

Poland on track to cut benefits for Ukrainian refugees

In todayโ€™s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Bulgaria not asking for asking for final clearance to join the eurozone, Argentine President Javier Milei taking aim at Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sรกnchez, and so much more.ย ย 
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Bavaria joins Poland against regional and agricultural budget merge

A Comission’s idea to merge regional and agricultural budget leads to unusual alliances, and conflicts in Germany.
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Press release – MEPs debate the Polish Presidencyโ€™s priorities with Prime Minister Donald Tusk

Donald Tusk outlined to MEPs on Wednesday his goals for Polandโ€™s leadership of the EU Council and the focus on Europeโ€™s security strategy. Source : ยฉ European Union, 2025 – EP

Tusk rallies embassies to protect Poles against Trump

In todayโ€™s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Serbia offering to host Trump-Putin talks, Poland’s Tusk vowing to protect Poles from Trump’s crackdown on illegal migration, and so much more.ย 
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As Trump arrives, Macron hints NATO spending target is too low

The French president warned Europe should prepare for a U.S. withdrawal from Europe.

The nightmare begins. But by holding its nerve, the world can weather President Trump | Gaby Hinsliff

Globally, rightwing populists seem to be walking in his footsteps โ€“ but the UK is proof that thatโ€™s not inevitableThe snow lay in drifts over the railway lines at Auschwitz, when Keir Starmer went to pay his respects last week. His wife, Victoria, the …

Trump presidency will help to โ€˜occupy Brusselsโ€™, says Orbรกn

Hungary PM says new US leader will bolster Europeโ€™s rightwing forces as nationalist politicians attend inaugurationDonald Trump inauguration โ€“ live updatesWhat time is Trumpโ€™s inauguration? How to watch the eventsDonald Trumpโ€™s presidency will boost ri…

EU industry chief warns Trump: Trade war wonโ€™t let us hit defense spending target

Stรฉphane Sรฉjournรฉ said Europe needs to invest more in defense but that it would be impossible to do so amid a trade war.

Putinโ€™s grip on Belarus sickens opponents of Lukashenko regime

Dissidents despair at the Russian presidentโ€™s influence ahead of this monthโ€™s rigged election.ย 

โ€˜If You Compromise With Totalitarian Systems, You Will Pay a High Priceโ€™

In a new book, Axel Springer CEO Mathias Dรถpfner urges the U.S. and Europe to join together in a โ€œFreedom Trade Allianceโ€ against China, Russia and other autocracies.

Starmer urges world leaders to โ€˜double downโ€™ on support for Ukraine

PM stressed shared โ€˜unbreakable commitment to Nato and Ukraineโ€™ with Poland in meeting with Donald Tusk Keir Starmer has urged world leaders to โ€œdouble downโ€ in their efforts to support Ukraine during a visit to Poland, days before Donald Trumpโ€™s retur…

Von der Leyen emerges from illness to join show of support for Germanyโ€™s Merz

European Commission president is in Berlin for her first public appearance since she was admitted to hospital.

Polandโ€™s growing health access delays damned by latest benchmark report

Polish patients wait an average of 4.2 months for guaranteed medical care. Angiologists report the longest average wait time at 13.9 months, followed by endocrinologists at 12.1 months and vascular surgeons at 11.6 months.
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Polish prosecution seeks to charge former PM Morawiecki

Mateusz Morawiecki insists that efforts to charge him for improperly organizing a presidential election in 2020 are politically motivated.

Starmer to launch talks on UK-Poland defense pact

UK PM is heading for the Polish capital as part of efforts to ramp up coordination with European allies on defense.

UKโ€™s Starmer opens door to peacekeeping force for Ukraine

UK prime minister โ€” on trip to Kyiv โ€” says his country will ‘play our part’ in supporting peace when it comes.

Poland hails breakthrough with Ukraine over second world war Volhynia atrocity

Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Donald Tusk reach agreement on massacre of up to 100,000 Poles by Ukrainian nationalistsRussia-Ukraine war โ€“ latest news updatesPoland has hailed a breakthrough in a painful historical dispute with Ukraine, after it said its nei…

Zelenskyy warns Europe: You guys are doomed without us

“Europe without the Ukrainian army will not cope with the Russian army,” the Ukrainian president warns.

Worldโ€™s far-right populists pack guest list for Trumpโ€™s inauguration

While itโ€™s not usual to invite foreign dignitaries, Trump is laying down a clear ideological marker with his invitees from across the world.

Ukraine war briefing: US House speaker dumps key Ukraine backer Mike Turner

Mike Johnson removes his fellow Republican as chair of powerful intelligence committee; Poland says Europe must take care of itself. What we know on day 1,058Mike Johnson, the speaker of the US House of Representatives, on Wednesday removed his fellow …

Polish PM accuses Russia of planning โ€˜acts of terrorismโ€™ around the world

Donald Tusk claims Warsaw has been involved in countering โ€˜acts of sabotageโ€™, referencing incendiary parcel attacks in Poland and the UKRussia planned to conduct โ€œacts of terrorism in the airโ€, Polish prime minister Donald Tusk said on Wednesday, by pl…

Spend more on arms to keep Trump sweet, say Poland and Ukraineโ€™s leaders

Ukraine and Poland heal their own relationship in face of Russian aggression.

Poland, Ukraine move on exhumations deal of WWII-era massacre victims

The historical dispute has repeatedly been raised by Poland as a key obstacle to Kyiv’s progress toward EU accession.
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Russia plotted terror attacks on airlines around the world, Polandโ€™s Tusk says

Polish PM makes bombshell accusation against Moscow.