This year, the European Commission will publish new regulations on the welfare of cats and dogs, introducing minimum EU-wide standards for their keeping, breeding, and trade. This report takes a deeper look.
Belgian comedian (and Prime Minister) Bart De Wever’s 9 best quotes from the European Council summit.
The wordless aftermath of a global catastrophe sees a cat team up with other creatures in tremendously imagined apocalyptic visionHumans are nowhere to be seen and the animals have taken over in this gorgeous animated adventure that was the dark horse …
The EU has poured millions into Polandโs border enforcement โ even as human rights groups accuse Warsaw of illegal pushbacks.
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Is the Italy/Albania deal on housing
asylum-seekers a model of the future, to be emulated by the rest of the EU, and
the UK โ or is …
First Ukrainian refugee to arrive in UK after Russia invasion says even the British dogs are better behaved, but that โthe weather is sadโSharing a bowl of homemade Ukrainian borscht with your neighbours is one way to make friends in a new country, acc…
A historic number of arrests were made, but the days of targeted murder or massive political influence are long gonePalermo has not seen anything like it for years. Helicopters in the pre-dawn sky. Carabinieri barracks across Sicily emptied, with all 1…
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…
Authorities had threatened to remove and even euthanise the animal farmer Elodie Cappe had taken in as a pigletA wild boar adopted by a French horse breeder can remain with her owner, a court has ruled, after authoritiesโ threats to remove and even eut…
The much-touted solution to Europe’s migration crisis houses only Italian police โย who have taken to adopting stray dogs and sunbathing.
Worldโs most expensive artist, who is exhibiting at the Alhambra in Granada, sees his work as embedded in biology His hands-off approach to the production of his famous balloon dogs and stainless steel rabbits has been criticised in the past but Jeff K…
Based on a real mass killing, this 16th-century tale of backstabbing and beheadings is a clunker with a laddish edgeโA great deal of this actually happened,โ reads the title card at the start of this action-packed historical epic. Possibly. But itโs un…
The source of the coronavirus, which is estimated to have killed 7 million people, has been a controversial mystery for years.
With Giorgia Meloniโs plan in tatters, one centre is housing stray dogs adopted by bored Italian guardsWhen Italy opened migrant centres in Albania in October the plan was clear: 3,000 people a month intercepted in Italian waters would have their asylu…
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Theyโve watched the party move away from them under Donald Trump. Theyโre worried his chosen successor could accelerate the shift.
If Trump returns to the White House, he is eager for a do-over to staff critical positions at the Department of Justice.
Kim Yo Jong threatens destruction following the claims of North Korean troops in Russia.
Warsaw is calling on the EU to accept its temporary suspension of migrants’ rights.
Biden pledges โevery single thing he needs.โ
Vance, unlike Trump, delivered a sharply focused critique of Kamala Harris.
Responding to Kamala Harrisโ hardening border stance, Donald Trump spun a vision of a U.S. overrun by violent โterroristsโ and called the vice president โmentally disabled.โ
Keir Starmer’s sausages/hostages mix-up was a gaffe for the ages.
We break down the 20 figures shaping the Conservativesโ tech policy in opposition.
Mozambican soldiers operating out of TotalEnergies’ natural gas plant abducted, raped and killed dozens of civilians.
Passed this summer, the law intended by the Turkish president to regulate the proliferation of street dogs has provoked anger and criticism from animal rights activists, who see it as a ‘license to kill.’
A new Commission minus Thierry Breton is a much less fun Commission.
After unveiling her new team, the European Commission president holds more power than ever.
Von der Leyen’s loyalists hail from countries that don’t like splashing the cash. While others may have posher titles, those frugal hands still hold the power.
Now, they canโt escape it with Trump, Vance and AI-generated memes keeping the myth alive.
The open expanses of golf courses pose special security concerns for the Secret Service.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump made it clear he will not be singing her praises.
A new bill forcing local authorities to remove homeless animals from city streets has led to a furious backlashNext to the network of the highways that crisscross Turkey, among the lush forests or mountain peaks that dot the country, large stray dogs a…
Two former Cabinet ministers are demanding an apology and retraction of a โvulgarโ book passage.
His Arizona rally comes two days after Vice President Kamala Harris derailed from the issue at the presidential debate.
Berlin escalates feud with former US president, even though he could soon regain the White House.
Where was the president in the eight hours after the Sept. 11 attacks? The strange, harrowing journey of Air Force One, as told by the people who were on board.
โP.S. We also donโt eat cats and dogs,” scoffs Berlin’s foreign ministry at Republican presidential candidate.
The Democratic candidate “cornered” her Republican challenger during a fiery clash, according to European media.
Late French film star wanted his pet Belgian malinois Loubo โput to sleepโ and laid beside him in graveThe late French actor Alain Delonโs wish that his pet dog be put down and buried with him has been rejected by his children after an outcry from anim…
Rounding up the good boys and girls of the diplomatic scene.
Primaries are taking place in Connecticut, Minnesota, Vermont and Wisconsin.
The fate of these creatures is dividing Turkish society
Luxury Italian brand makes first foray into pet scent market with 24-carat gold-plated paw on bottleIf the axiom that a dog is a manโs best friend holds any credence, Dolce & Gabbana have now elevated it with the introduction of their latest perfum…
Keir Starmer said he would unleash โfull force of the lawโ against far-right protesters who โhijackedโ a memorial for the victims of an attack at a childrenโs dance event.
Animal lovers fear legislation will lead to many of the dogs being killed or ending up in overcrowded sheltersTurkish legislators have approved a law aimed at removing millions of stray dogs from the countryโs streets that animal lovers fear will lead …
Demonstrations against the bill, which was proposed in mid-July, have been an almost-daily occurrence for the past several weeks as the proposed legislation makes its way through the judicial system.
President Erdoฤanโs ruling party explores plan to round up strays that are a feature of urban life
Four million stray dogs roam Turkey. But getting them off the streets is proving contentious.
Four million stray dogs roam Turkey. But getting them off the streets is proving contentious.
Four million stray dogs roam Turkey. But getting them off the streets is proving contentious.
It’s been a paw-litical spectacle as Britain heads to the ballot box.
From dodgy data to flagrant fibs, POLITICO has the inside track on how politicians are scheming to win votes at the U.K. general election.
For centuries these strays have been looked after and respected as part of Turkish culture. Now theyโve been dragged into the presidentโs culture warsWhen I first moved to Istanbul in 2010, knowing almost no one and grappling with an unfamiliar languag…
Scottish Labour Leader Anas Sarwar is following in the footsteps of his legendary political father.
British political campaigners are being caught out on the doorstep โ and fear a new tech trend could usher in an era of abuse and scandal.
EU countries reached a common position on the blocโs first legislation for the welfare of cats and dogs, on Wednesday (26 June).
Attempt to find British teenager now in its second week as groundless theories circulate about his disappearanceAs the search for Jay Slater, the British teenager who went missing while on holiday in Tenerife, enters its second week Spanish rescuers co…
Political boundaries are shifting in Sarthe, a traditional bastion of the French conservatives.
The countryโs Council stint will be marked by political change in Brussels following the EU election.
Struggling leaders in America, Britain and France are bombarding their political opponents, some of whom are testing the bounds of the mainstream.
Labour is talking a good game on cleaning up Westminster as an election looms โ but the U.K. has a long history of opposition parties promising the earth.
In their hour of greatest need for a liberal successor to the country’s president, France’s centrists are in panicky disarray.
Six holidaymakers reported dead or missing in nine days as โabnormally hotโ weather hits MediterraneanSearch operations to find three missing tourists on two Greek islands have intensified after police announced that two holidaymakers had been found de…
Germany and Italy seem likely top dogs in the EUโs most influential political groups โ but where is France?
Britain’s top Brexiteer has made it his life’s work to torment the Conservative Party. This time he could reduce it to rubble.ย
Since Kremlin staged fresh incursion on 10 May, strikes have increased threefold, destroying buildings and killing dozensThe apartment at 24 Liubovi Maloi avenue was an eerie ruin. Its roof and outer walls had disappeared. In one corner a row of suits …
The “nonsensical” wellness craze sweeping cities has outraged at least two EU governments.
Absolutely everything you need to know about what the opposition party is promising ahead of the July 4 election.
Archaeologists trying to determine whether animals were killed in battle or buried as part of a ritualFrench archaeologists have uncovered nine large graves containing the remains of horses from up to 2,000 years ago, in a find described as โextraordin…
Group sex. Cannibalism. Cults. Doppelgรคngers. Messiah figures. Dogs.
Yรณrgos Lรกnthimos returns to his sick roots with his very own spin on The Twilight Zone. And itโs a blast.
Critics of the project have been at pains to point out that Britain was no innocent bystander in the conflict
Riot police moved in to break up pro-Palestinian protests at the University of Amsterdam on Monday. Students and employees earlier walked out in protest at Israel’s war in Gaza, and called for the university to cut academic ties with Israel. Police in …
Once a celebration of arthouse raunch, the film festival has had to change in the #MeToo era. Is that why, on screen and off, pooches are everywhere this year? Our writer goes walkies on the Cรดte dโAzurOne of the most eagerly anticipated talents about …
This isnโt just about the Armenian community in Nagorno-Karabakh โ it’s focused on different forms of genocide committed against Armenians in Armenia itself.
Lots of political parties are bending over backwards to win your vote in June; others not so much.
Israel or Palestine? What users see in their social media feeds related to the Middle East crisis and other global political events is determined by opaque AI-powered curation systems.
Health ministry rules that only adult dogs can be used for โanimal assistedโ wellbeing activitiesPassionate yogis in Italy have been taking their downward dog to the next level in studios offering โpuppy yogaโ classes.But the health ministry has curtai…
Trump VP contender Kristi Noem shot to infamy for killing her dog. But maybe sheโs not alone โฆ
Also in this weekโs newsletter, new border charges threaten to push up imported food prices
Officials told to โconsider teleworkingโ if theyโre scared or allergic to dogs.
A poor Roma neighborhood has one of the lowest turnout in the European election.
Europeโs fringe parties are beating centrists at reaching TikTok users, a data analysis by POLITICO shows.
U.K. politicians have pledged to quadruple solar generation by 2035. There is one problem โ no one wants to live next door to acres of fields crammed with solar panels.
Victory for pro-Palestinian firebrand follows the ugliest by-election campaign in living memory.
With ongoing US support far from guaranteed, Ukraine urges Europe to back fight against Russia, for its own sakeOn the top floor of Literaturhaus in Munich, the Ukrainian veteran Yuliia Paievska was asked to speak to the elite of the transatlantic secu…
Volunteers in Buryatia, near the Russia-Mongolia border, say they’ve rehomed some 600 animals to other regions.
Opposition abroad will ‘either end up with alcoholism or disappear without a trace,’ Andrey Lugovoy predicts.
Stash had street value of more than โฌ50M.
Owners in Bolzano, northern Italy, must pay โฌ65 for test, which police can use to search for dog muck culprits Dog owners in Bolzano must submit their pets for DNA tests as the authorities in the northern Italian province crack down on the scourge of d…
Bobi the Portuguese mastiff held Guinness World Record when he died at apparent age of 31 last OctoberBobi the Portuguese mastiff, who had comfortably clinched the title of the oldest dog ever by the time he died last October at the apparent age of 31,…
Autocrats, blowhards and bores: The 12 bad boys of the World Economic Forum shindig in the Swiss Alps.
POLITICO London Playbook rounds up the festive traditions of Westminster’s power players โ in their own words.
Dolphins have thumbs and dogs are making inroads in the European Parliament!
Residents of Vastogirardi, Molise region, had suspected neighbourly vendetta or mafia-style intimidationIn a mystery that would befit the Sicilian sleuth Inspector Montalbano, police in a mountain village in southern Italy have finally identified the c…
Book claims it is โhard to find another currently existing societyโ better than that in Skerries, near DublinPhilosophers have long debated the concept of the good life and whether such an exalted state exists but the reality turns out to be not so elu…
Memoir about a dogโs joyous life and deep grief felt after they died has become word-of-mouth hitHe was a shaggy, 45kg (99lb) bernese mountain dog, with a thumping, wagging tail, curiosity for all things in nature and an overwhelming excitement when it…
The far-right, anti-Islam Euroskeptic who won Wednesday’s election will need a few friends to become PM.
Incident happened in Moldovan presidential residence when Alexander Van der Bellen tried to pet Maia Sanduโs rescue dog The dog of the Moldovan president, Maia Sandu, has overturned protocol by biting the visiting Austrian president, Alexander Van der …
