As head of the Council representing the EU’s member states, EU chief Antonio Costa is tasked with forging unity — be it on European rearmament or transatlantic relations — between 27 countries with often divergent histories and goals. With US Presid…
Europe may see atomic power as a path to energy independence, but the Westinghouse chief tells POLITICO it can help the continent.
The decision to stop funding media including Voice of America “will ensure that taxpayers are no longer on the hook for radical propaganda,” the White House said.
The European parliament approved the establishment of new offices in Moldova and Albania on Monday, 10 March, in an attempt to boost its presence in Eastern Europe.
To counter the crisis caused by Trump, Friedrich Merz has little choice but to abandon decades of military and economic cautionIn February 1945, three world leaders โ Winston Churchill, Franklin D Roosevelt and Josef Stalin โ met in Crimea for the Yalt…
The man who wrote Hillbilly Elegy would have recognised the old eastern Europe. But heโs attacking the democratic order we yearned forEven before the shocking treatment of Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office, the US had voted with Russia in the UN. …
These countries, once dismissed as junior partners, are now in the vanguard of NATO, outpacing Western giants such as Germany and France in percentage terms.
Once united within a single country, the two republics are mired in a bitter feud.
Cuts to aid from Washington could dramatically strengthen Moscowโs hand in the region and jeopardize Europe’s security interests.
Moscowโs demand during Riyadh talks rejected but allies fear Donald Trump could yet allow restoration of former Soviet bloc
Europe and Ukraine are learning how little the U.S. cares, as the new president aligns himself with their greatest enemy.ย
The Guardianโs central and eastern Europe correspondent, Shaun Walker, talks through a seismic week, as the president sidelined Kyiv and other European capitals from negotiations on the ending the war and then called into question the future of US supp…
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“Radiation levels inside and outside remain normal and stable,” says International Atomic Energy Agency.
In this episode, host Giada Santana and Bucharest-based Global Focus think thank director Oana Popescu โ Zamfir analyse the supermarket boycott phenomenon, and the road ahead the Romanian election.
U.S. and Russian leaders spoke on the phone Wednesday about ending the war โ and agreed to start negotiations โimmediately.โ
Intentionally or not, concerned businesses, the ascendant far right and traditional conservatives are coming together to rewrite green rules.
The country aims to curry favor and keep the U.S. president committed to transatlantic defense by being the first to catch the mood in Washington.
“This proposal could affect tens of millions of European citizens,” two Czech MEPs warned.
A long-planned exit from the BRELL power grid has the Baltic countries preparing for Russian retaliation.
With the new Trump era likely to pose unprecedented challenges the message from Europeโs fragile democracies is: stay united and safeguard your institutionsEuropeans who witnessed democracy crumble before their eyes have some words of advice for Americ…
The need to counter Russia is shifting the attitudes of rich northern countries on budget discipline.
Slovakiaโs right-wing government is spearheading a push to strengthen EU rules on unfair trading practices, saying the current reforms donโt go far enough.
Ankara is angling for new energy talks in Brussels amid pressure for closer ties with the bloc.
Slovenia has drawn global attention and its fair share of misinterpretation. Now its residents are saying enough is enough.
We have failed to pass on the memory and lessons of the Holocaust to younger generations โ the very future of our world.
Right now, Russia knows all it needs to do to prevent a country from joining is to invade and partially occupy it โ and that needs to change.
A sprawling government corruption scandal from 2006 ended multiple political careers. Failure to punish the culprits ended public faith in the system.
Ukrainian leader has sought to build bridges with Trump amid fears the president-elect could slow vital military aid once in office. What we know on day 1,045See all our Ukraine coverageUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has expressed hope that US…
Breakaway territory of 450,000 people suffers painful and immediate hit as Ukraine ends transit agreementThe shutdown of Russian gas supplies to Moldovaโs breakaway Transnistria region has forced the closure of all industrial companies except food prod…
This past year reordered domestic politics. 2025 will remake the worldโs geopolitical map.
Explosions boomed across the morning sky as Ukraineโs air force warned of incoming drones. What we know on day 1,044See all our Ukraine war coverage Russia launched a New Yearโs Day drone strike on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv early on Wednesday, killing…
Top Putin ally has threatened to retaliate against Kyiv.
Although Europe has fought to wean itself off dependence on Russian gas since Putin sent troops into Ukraine in February 2022, several eastern European states still look to Moscow for much of their energy needs.
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What the EU will be squabbling about in VDLโs second term.
The U.K. is the latest country to move toward legalizing the controversial yet evermore popular practice.
From menu complaints to vomiting incidents, some spreads have left hosts โ or guests โย in a pickle.
Exclusive: Guardian investigation finds an underpaid, underfed workforce, some of whom are forced to sleep on the streets, exploited by a system of labour providersPhotographs by Valentina Camu/Divergence for the GuardianA Guardian investigation has fo…
The love-in between Keir Starmer and Lula centers on climate and trade. Just don’t mention Ukraine.
During a tumultuous yet transformative time, PKEE seeks to drive a cleaner, more prosperous and resilient region
Stagnation, flagging competitiveness, Donald Trump โ the continent is facing “an existential challenge.”
File says marriage โirretrievably brokenโ as Emily Borgwardt, whose husband had fled to Europe, seeks custody of kidsThe wife of the Wisconsin man who allegedly faked his own death and fled to eastern Europe has filed for divorce, according to online c…
Merz took aim at Chancellor Olaf Scholzโs mixed relations with Eastern European allies during trips to Kyiv and Warsaw.
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Over a quarter of the EU population live in regions below 75 per cent of the EUโs average development level. Eastern Europe is still driven by the catch-up effect and EU membership benefits.
The post Stronger cohesion funding, structural reform linkage…
Cฤlin Georgescu tells POLITICO that foreign investors are too prevalent in key utility sectors thanks to a wave of unjustified privatizations.
By lowering emissions, reinvigorating depleted soils and advancing biodiversity, regenerative agriculture can pave the way to more resilient, climate-friendly farms
The upcoming Polish Presidency of the Council of the EU prompts reflection on how to meet Europeโs key challenges and the extent to which Poland and the Central Eastern Europe (CEE) sensitivities and experiences can constructively contribute to the Uni…
Senior executive at engineer AtkinsRรฉalis says region ripe for business as it struggles to hit EU net zero targets
Deadly floods in Spain and in central and eastern Europe, as well as devastating hurricanes in the US, are justย someย of the recent potent reminders of climate change. From November 11, world leaders are huddling in Azerbaijan’s capital Baku for the CO…
The bloc has lost its purpose โ and, surprisingly, having the former president back in the White House may be the thing to bring it back.
Multilingualism is coming for Flanders โ though not everyone likes that idea.
In this episode, host Giada Santana and policy analyst Teona Lavrelashvili, discuss the successes and failures of EU enlargement policy amid Eastern Europeโs shifting political landscape.
A new documentary from Errol Morris examines how Trumpโs family separation policy sparked widespread outrage โ and how the government eventually looked the other way.
In countries seeking to join the EU, the European Dream is running into the Russian fist.
Central and Eastern European countries allocate 50% less to health financing compared to their Western European counterparts.
Inflation may be on the retreat, but growth is slowing and debt is rising as the West and China square off ever more directly.
Result after nearly 99% of votes counted shows 50.18% back enshrining path toward EU in constitutionMoldovans have voted by a razor-thin majority in favour of joining the European Union, nearly final results showed on Monday after a pivotal referendum …
More and more member countries are clashing with Brussels over how to treat incoming migrants.
There was a public demand to commemorate the dictator responsible for millions of deaths, local politician says.
But the end of the supply contract through Ukraine at the end of this year could prove costly for Austria, Slovakia and Hungary.
Tests show adding just 10% of waste to a wood burner indoors can double its particle pollutionIt may be tempting to add cardboard, plastic, old clothing and other waste to your home fire to keep warm and save money. But a study has shown that burning w…
After the ‘Stars4Media Day – Shaping the Future of Media’, Christophe Leclercq, the Founder of Euractiv and Chairman of Europe MรฉdiaLab, shares his insights on the event and its key highlights. He also discusses the work of Europe MรฉdiaLab and introduc…
Romania, Greece and Bulgaria have requested several measures to address the consistently higher energy market prices in Eastern Europe compared to Western Europe in recent months.
Germany’s AfD is targeting Russian-speakers who migrated to Germany after the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Southeastern Europe dealt with strong heat stress for most of the season, scientists said.
Proposed European pharmaceutical reforms aim to tackle, amongst others, healthcare access inequalities amongst Member States. However, some of the proposed changes may limit innovation and negatively impact patient access to medicines, highlighting the…
As boss of the EUโs โฌ300 billion Global Gateway infrastructure initiative, Jozef Sรญkelaโs job will be to beat China at its own game.
Pounding rain has battered the region of Emilia-Romagna in northern Italy after Storm Boris reached the country. The storm has already killed at least 24 people in central and eastern Europe since last week, bringing widespread flooding and torrential …
Anger as Meloni government accused of lacking will to confront climate crisisAbout 1,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna overnight after devastating floods and landslides, as Giorgia Meloniโs…
Homes evacuated in Emilia-Romagna region as pounding rain โwell beyond the worst forecastsโ sweeps inHomes are being evacuated in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna as Storm Boris, which has killed at least 24 people in central and eastern E…
The death toll from torrential rain and flooding in central and eastern Europe has risen to at least 16, with several more people missing. Authorities reported deaths in the Czech Republic, Poland and Austria. In Nysa, a southern Polish town, a surgeon…
Also in this newsletter: floods in central and eastern Europe flesh out reality of climate change
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has offered support to European partners through the EU’s emergency mechanism in response to severe flooding in central and eastern Europe but said no requests for assistance had yet been registered.
The Czech Republic, Poland and Austria fear worst may yet be to come as thousands are evacuated to higher groundThe death toll from torrential rain and flooding in central and eastern Europe has risen to at least 16, with several more people missing, a…
Torrential rain has brought catastrophic flooding to central and eastern Europe. At least six people have died in Romania, five have reportedly died in Poland, one person died in the Czech Republic and three people have died in Austria. Flooding has fo…
Heavy rains from Storm Boris have caused widespread flooding across several countries, with the Czech Republic declaring the highest flood warnings in 100 places.
Hungarian leader’s address was set to be a dramatic moment in Strasbourg. Now it’s off.
Poland, Czech Republic and Slovakia among worst-hit countries as extreme rain and floods cause several deathsA deep area of low pressure over central and eastern Europe has resulted in extreme rainfall and catastrophic flooding over the past few days. …
Storm Boris has continued to batter parts of central and eastern Europe. Six people have drowned in Austria, Poland and Romania and four others are missing in the Czech Republic as the storm brings torrential rain and floods that have forced the evacua…
Storm Boris has caused rivers to burst banks and trapped people in their homes across Austria, Poland and SlovakiaSix people have drowned in Austria, Poland and Romania and four others are missing in the Czech Republic as Storm Boris continues to lash …
One person died in Poland and four are reported missing in the Czech Republic, authorities in the countries said on Sunday, as Storm Boris brought some of the heaviest rains in years to central and eastern Europe. The storm has already caused the deat…
Torrential rain from Storm Boris has swelled rivers across central and eastern Europe, with one person confirmed to have drowned in Poland.
Hours before Keir Starmer meets Joe Biden to discuss Ukraine, Moscow accuses London of escalatory actions.
FSB says diplomats sent to Moscow were tasked with ensuring Russiaโs defeat in its war against UkraineRussiaโs FSB security service has revoked the accreditation of six British diplomats in Moscow whose actions it said showed signs of spying and sabota…
Ursula von der Leyen is about to hand out key jobs in her team. Hereโs POLITICOโs version of the next Commission.
Cooler temperatures expected to replace record highs in Estonia, while China braces for Super Typhoon YagiSince the start of September, swaths of central and eastern Europe have experienced temperatures well above average, with some places up to 10C (5…
The Green Energy Corridor launched in Bucharest two years ago, entered a new phase on Tuesday with the establishment of a joint venture company to carry out the feasibility study and oversee the implementation of the gas supply initiative from the Casp…
President’s team initially said the foreign ministry made the call to grant Russian-born Pavel Durov a French passport.
Sofia puts forward Ekaterina Zaharieva and Julian Popov.
Each of the major parties have put forward a candidate, with the interim prime minister yet to decide.
Alain Delon, whose death was announced on Sunday, was a film star whose impact was far beyond his country of France, including in Eastern Europe during the communist era, where he was an icon of Western and European culture writes Georgi Gotev
Ukraine promises humanitarian corridors and access for international aid to Kursk; two medics die in Russian attack in Kharkiv region. What we know on day 904See all our Ukraine war coverageA wave of Ukrainian drone strikes targeted Russiaโs Voronezh, …
Countries across eastern Europe struggle to sign up new soldiers and keep experienced ones in a region where Poland, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia all share a border with Ukraine.
Nuclear-friendly lawmakers and countries like France don’t want the EU’s potential next green chief to thwart an atomic revival.
Nomination means Margaritis Schinas will not be staying on.
Dozens of cities in southern and eastern Europe are on red alert as unrelenting heat is making daily life unbearable and sparking concerns about the rest of the summer. While Europe is no stranger to heatwaves, climate change is making them longer, st…
The US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) announced on Tuesday (16 July) its first investments into Central and Eastern European energy and transport infrastructure, as part of a wider โฌ280 million funding commitment aimed at counterin…
Ohio senator champions U.S. isolationalism and opposes aid for Ukraine.
Greece experiencing most severe wildfire risk in two decades and some reservoirs hit lowest levels in a decadeSouthern and eastern Europe will continue to experience a heatwave throughout much of this week, with daytime temperatures across the Balkans …
The group is ditching some of its ambitions as it prepares to back conservative Ursula von der Leyen atop the EU executive.ย
