Estoniaโs Song and Dance Festival is a celebration of national identity
The event demonstrates that a nation can be strong and resolute while also posing no threat.
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Moon review โ gripping thriller follows an ex-cage fighter standing up to injustice
An Austrian trainer goes to Dubai to work with three teenage sisters, and realises they are trapped. But there is no hero-saviour narrative in Kurdwin Ayubโs filmThis claustrophobic drama-thriller sticks two fingers up at white saviour narratives with …
French billionaire interrogated as part of probe into National Rally campaign financing
Pierre-Edouard Stรฉrin was questioned last year over loans linked to National Rally local election campaigns.
Von der Leyen vs. Weber: The EUโs climate fight reaches its endgame
The two EU conservative heavyweightsโ growing divisions are coming to a head over a crucial 2040 climate target.
French police raid on National Rally HQ prompts outrage from party leaders
Party president Jordan Bardella complains of an “unprecedented operation”, as prosecutors investigate alleged fraud.
French police raid on National Rally HQ prompts outrage from party leaders
Party president Jordan Bardella complains of an “unprecedented operation”, as prosecutors investigate alleged fraud.
Police raid headquarters of French far-right National Rally party
Investigation into alleged illegal campaign financing denounced by partyโs leader, Jordan Bardella, as โharassment campaignโPolice have raided the headquarters of Franceโs far-right National Rally (RN) and seized documents as part of an investigation i…
French police raid offices of Le Penโs far-right Rassemblement National
Party leader Jordan Bardella says officers seized accounting information and other documents
French police raid far-right National Rallyโs headquarters
Prosecutors said they are investigating whether the party broke campaign finance laws.
The far rightโs climate power grab
The Patriots for Europe, a new far-right force in Brussels, has won the right to lead the European Parliamentโs 2040 climate target discussions.ย
Syria issues appeal to EU for help battling massive wildfires along northwestern coast
The fires, which started last week, have proven difficult to bring under control despite reinforcements from Jordan, Turkey and Lebanon that came to the country to help Syrian teams fight the blaze.
Far-right climate delayers to lead Parliament talks on EUโs 2040 target
The Patriots for Europe group will be in charge of delicate negotiations on the next emissions-cutting milestone.
Macron just regained the power to call snap election. Will he dare do it again?
Despite a public denial of another election, Macron’s government is in such trouble that the president seems tempted by another high-stakes gamble.
Pierre-Edouard Stรฉrin
Fondateur dโOtium et du Fonds du bien commun
Macronโs succession problem
France’s recent elections all had surprises, but each time the contestโs basic structure was still foreseeable. That isnโt the case now.
Le Pen ally working to clean up French far rightโs image embroiled in racism scandal
But the revelations about Caroline Parmentier’s past writings don’t seem to be hurting the National Rally’s popularity.
Keir Starmerโs disillusioned MPs finally find their voice
They were called the Starmtroopers โ but a year into the new government, Labour MPs are finding more and more reasons to speak their minds.
Kardashians, critics and copycats kick off โฌ40m Bezos wedding bash
Private jets and super-yachts deliver guests to three-day event protesters say will turn city into playground for richThe worldโs rich and famous have arrived in Venice as the three-day wedding bash hosted by the Amazon billionaire, Jeff Bezos, and his…
The Freedom Flotilla solidified Rima Hassan as the face of Franceโs pro-Palestinian camp
The former Palestinian refugee-turned-MEP is making waves not just at sea but across Europe.
Le Pen and Bardella staging kiss-and-make-up moment
Are Le Pen and Bardella running mates or rivals?
EU helping Europeans flee Israel using crisis clause, Kallas says
Israeli airspace is closed due to intense missile fire.
French far-right urges MPs to quit Facebook groups spreading hate speech
โAnimals, nothing human about them,โ said a message in an official support group for Jordan Bardella, describing Parisians celebrating after a major football match last month.
Jordanโs king chides EU over Gaza
“When our global community fails to bridge the gap between principle and action, when values are not practiced, they become perfomative, abstract and expendable,” King Abdullah II said.
Poland first in EU to pull citizens from Israel
Poles will be bused to Jordan before flying back to Warsaw.
Wirtschaftsweiser fordert 15 Euro Mindestlohn โ notfalls โper Gesetzโ
TOP-THEMEN โย Achim Truger fordert ein Eingreifen der Regierung,ย falls die Kommission weniger als 15 Euro festlegt. โย Deutschland und Frankreich wollen gemeinsam Wasserstoffhochlauf und Geothermie fรถrdern โย POLITICO liegt die Beschlussvorlage exklusiv vor.ย โ Umweltministerium pocht auf Verbrenner-Verbot โ in der CDU werden andere Stimmen laut. Willkommen bei Industrie und Handel โ heute schon zum zweiten Mal! Um [โฆ]
Beer-soaked nationalist rally in rural France turns into Marine Le Pen love-fest
Europeโs nationalist leaders offer Le Pen kind words and a ceremonial title as she fights to stay center stage.
Macron dissolved the French parliament a year ago. How will he surprise us again?
POLITICO makes its super serious predictions for the French president’s next big surprise.
Un an de la dissolution : notre Top 11 des ascenseurs รฉmotionnels
Bardella, Ciotti, Bertrand, Beaudet, Castets… ils sont lรฉgion ร avoir espรฉrรฉ le meilleur cette annรฉe, avant de voir leurs espoirs douchรฉs.
French far right under fire following allegations its lawmakers joined racist content-filled Facebook group
Online publication Les Jours alleges that nine National Rally lawmakers were members of the group.
French court strips Marine Le Pen of her local mandate
The decision is another reminder of how the far-right leader’s judicial woes are affecting her political career.
Right wing toasts Nawrocki while European leaders offer cautious congratulations
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen calls on nationalist Polish election winner to โwork to ensure the security and prosperity of our common home.โ
The French far right’s Giorgia Meloni problem
Is the Italian prime minister a ‘reasonable’ role model, as Jordan Bardella believes? His mentor, Marine Le Pen, isn’t so sure โ exposing a crack in their duo.
Rubio targets foreign nationals who he alleges police Americansโ social media posts
He called out Europe over speech crackdowns and pressures on U.S. tech platforms.
Marine Le Pen fights for spotlight after heir Jordan Bardellaโs promising polling
In just a few weeks, Jordan Bardella has risen from potential plan B to France’s most likely presidential candidate.
Furious Macron dressed down ministers after botched leak of Muslim Brotherhood report
The tirade was a clear warning to Justice Minister Gรฉrald Darmanin and Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau.
Yellow hat revolt: Inside Franceโs rural rising
With rural discontent growing, Marine Le Penโs far-right party sees an opportunity ahead of the 2027 presidential election.
Muslim Brotherhood-linked groups tried to influence EU: report
French authorities allege the Islamist group has gone to great lengths to push its fundamentalist agenda in France and throughout Europe.
George Simion finds ally in French far right after election defeat
Rassemblement National leader Jordan Bardella has already called for an investigation into alleged French interference in Romaniaโs presidential election.
Trumpโs immigration stance endangers one of the biggest revenue streams for Columbia University
The makeup of Columbiaโs campus leaves it more exposed in an expensive dispute with the White House.
Europe cannot remain on the sidelines in Gaza
The bloc’s failure to step up carries serious geopolitical costs.
Merz is weakened from Day 1. Europe will pay the price.
The EUโs center looks flaky, with France a mess and Germanyโs Friedrich Merz making a meal of getting confirmed as chancellor.ย
The billionaire who wants to Make France Great Again
Pierre-รdouard Stรฉrin is hoping to use his financial firepower to remold French politics in line with his conservative ideals.
Jordan Bardella says he will run for French presidency if Le Pen barred
The MEP and far-right party’s president says he’s ready to step up.
Franceโs Bardella confirms 2027 presidential bid if Le Pen is barred
Front-runner Marine Le Pen may be banned from running in 2027 after being found guilty of embezzlement.
Energie et climat : les 33 personnalitรฉs qui comptent
Ministres, PDG ou militants, ils faรงonnent le dรฉbat public sur le sujet.
US Mideast allies face โworst-case scenarioโ with Trump aid cuts and tariff whiplash
The withdrawal of aid by the U.S. and Europe could feed extremism and lead to a surge in emigration, experts warn.
Bardella fights to put aide on European Parliament payroll โย despite Le Pen scandal
National Rally president wants to hire his chief of staff as a part-time assistant in his capacity as an MEP.
French far right floats toppling government in wake of Le Pen verdict
Threats against Bayrou are increasing a week after Le Pen was effectively banned from running for president.
Trump is on a quest to poison global political culture
Europe is at a turning point, where it can choose to reassert the ideals once pledged by the EU and confront the authoritarian brew emanating from U.S. If not now, when?
Le Penโs โSave Democracyโ rally after guilty verdict falls short of expectations
The French far right has framed the verdict against Le Pen as an attack on democracy โ but was unable to attract a large crowd to a rally of support on Sunday.
Washington worries Trump could bail out Zuckerberg
With a historic antitrust suit looming against Meta, could the company get a reprieve from its new ally in the White House?
Jordan Bardella: So close to becoming French president โ and yet so far
Far-right leader Marine Le Pen’s reaction to being found guilty of embezzlement only harms her protรฉgรฉ’s chances.
Whoโs up and whoโs down in France after Le Penโs guilty verdict
The race for the presidency in 2027 has just become more unpredictable.
As Le Penโs presidential hopes hang in the balance, Bardella waits in the wings
French courts on Monday banned far-right leader Marine Le Pen from running for office for five years, ruling out the frontrunner for Franceโs 2027 presidential race. As Le Pen now faces a lengthy appeal process, her 29-year-oldย protรฉgรฉ Jordan Bardella…
Marine Le Penโs conviction caused a political firestorm. Hereโs what actually happened.
The French far-right leader’s allies at home and abroad slammed the guilty verdict as antidemocratic.
Press release – MEPs approve new financial aid package for Egypt and Jordan
On Tuesday, MEPs approved two proposals granting Jordan and Egypt loans worth โฌ500 million and โฌ4 billion respectively.Committee on International Trade Source : ยฉ European Union, 2025 – EP
Bardella to fight alongside Le Pen โto the end,โ wonโt comment on replacing her
National Rally president blames tyranny of “red judges” for barring his mentor from running for president in 2027 after she was found guilty of embezzlement.
Combative Le Pen vows to fight on for French presidency
Far-right leader conspicuously refused to endorse her second-in-command, Jordan Bardella, after a court banned her from running for public office.
Le Penโs 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.
The Guardian view on the Marine Le Pen verdict: no politician is above the law | Editorial
Having been found guilty of systematic embezzlement, the far-right leader cannot claim to be a political martyrEmmanuel Macronโs troubled second presidential term was already set to go down as one of the most turbulent in the history of Franceโs F…
Who is Jordan Bardella, likely successor to Marine Le Pen in French presidential race?
Le Penโs 29-year-old protege is the new anti-immigration face of French far right but observers point to his youth and lack of experienceMarine Le Pen barred from running for French presidency in 2027The court ruling barring Marine Le Pen from running …
โJesus Christ also was found guilty and he was innocent,โ Le Pen codefendant says
Le Pen’s allies are not pulling their punches after Monday’s ruling.
National Rally president calls for โpeaceful mobilisationโ after Marine Le Pen convicted of embezzlement โ as it happened
Jordan Bardella says in petition there is a โdictatorship of judgesโ as French far right leader barred from running for public office for five yearsFull story: Le Pen barred from running for French presidency in 2027The judges have begun reading their …
Marine Le Penโs presidential hopes could die next week. Her party hasnโt really planned for it.
Franceโs far-right powerhouse, the National Rally, has largely avoided discussing Le Pen’s legal troubles.
La famille Le Pen : les immortels de la politique franรงaise
Lโavenir politique de Marine Le Pen est peut-รชtre sur le point dโรชtre รฉcourtรฉ. Son pรจre, Jean-Marie, est mort. Mais leur mouvement, lui, est promis ร une longue vie.
The House of Le Pen: Franceโs political immortals
Marine Le Penโs political future may be cut short. Her father Jean-Marie is dead. Their movement, however, is set for a long life.
Threatย of war and disease means Europeans need 3 daysโ supplies, Commission to warn
โEurope cannot afford to remain reactive,โ the European Commission will warn in strategy to be unveiled on Wednesday.
Le Pen family member heads to Israel for historic first official visit
The trip could serve as a watershed moment for Marine Le Pen’s party, which has sought to dispel accusations of antisemitism.
Press release – MEPs back new financial assistance for Egypt and Jordan
Parliamentโs International Trade Committee approved two proposals on Thursday to offer Jordan and Egypt loans worth โฌ500 million and โฌ4 billion respectively.Committee on International Trade Source : ยฉ European Union, 2025 – EP
Why sh*t gets real for Keir Starmer in June
A flurry of crucial policy reviews on areas that could define the U.K. prime minister’s government are coming due. POLITICO has you covered.
EU social media law isnโt censorship, tech chief tells US critic
Henna Virkkunen tells U.S. member of Congress that the EU is ‘deeply committed’ to protecting free speech.
Trump veut dรฉtruire lโUE et la reconstruire ร son image
Donald Trump ne traitera pas avec lโUE. LโUE ne peut pas traiter avec Trump.
EU tech chiefs say they donโt target US tech
The European Commission pushes back on US criticism of its Digital Markets Act that targets Big Tech.
Jordan treads lightly with Trump, hoping to avoid mass displacement of Palestiniansย
Amman this week welcomed the first convoy of sick and injured children from Gaza.ย
Commission responds to Jim Jordanโs DMA attacks
“No, the DMA is not an attack on American companies,” MEP Yon-Courtin also added.
Who is Jim Jordan, and what is his problem with Europe?
Jordanโs arch-conservative instincts โ and his background as an undefeated wrestler in his youth โ go some way to explaining his contempt for EU tech regulation.
Trump wants to destroy the EU โ and rebuild it in his image
Donald Trump won’t deal with the EU. The EU can’t deal with Trump.ย
He wasnโt bluffing: Trumpโs trade war sparks broad backlash
He levied sweeping tariffs on key trading partners Mexico, Canada and China early Tuesday morning.
Franceโs nuclear deterrent already covers allies, says far right leader Bardella
The National Rally president took a more nuanced stance than his party’s presidential candidate, Marine Le Pen.
Magali Berdah retrouve la lumiรจreโฆ et la vie politique
Lโautoproclamรฉe โpapesse des influenceursโ nourrit des ambitions politiques et cultive ses relations avec des dรฉputรฉs de tous bords en tournant des vidรฉos ร lโAssemblรฉe nationale.
EU lawmakers try to counter tech brosโ Washington lobbying
Their meeting didn’t quite go as hoped, with U.S. politicians railing against EU “censorship regimes.”
Internal backlash saved EU green finance rules from extinction
Controversial move to make green investment standards voluntary sparked ‘huge fight’ within the EU executive.
Nigel Farage is surging in Britainโs rust belt โ and Labour is panicked
The U.K.’s ruling Labour Party has a 103-year winning streak in Wales, but that could end next May. POLITICO talked to officials, politicians and disillusioned steelworkers to track the rapid rise of Farage’s Reform UK.
Why is USAIDโs death being met with silence?
The impact of cutting international assistance is incredibly harmful, and it hurts America too. It’s time for our former leaders to speak up.
Franceโs Bardella cancels CPAC speech after Steve Bannonโs โNaziโ salute
Bannon’s response: French far-right leader is “unworthy of leading France.”
French far-right leader cancels CPAC speech over Steve Bannonโs โNaziโ salute
National Rallyโs Jordan Barella calls off address as Anti-Defamation League says it is concerned but โnot surprisedโUS politics โ live updatesThe French far-right leader Jordan Bardella on Friday morning cancelled a scheduled speech at the US Conservat…
Revealed: How EU Socialists plan to counter far right
‘Confidential’ document details concerted plan to woo Manfred Weber’s EPP back to center ground.
Tuesday briefing: Europe faces tough choices on Ukraine as US pursues own path
In todayโs newsletter: As the US and Russia go ahead with talks in Saudi Arabia, Keir Starmer and other European leaders are grappling with their next moveGood morning. Yesterday, European leaders attended an emergency meeting in Paris to discuss how b…
Criminals use AI chatbots too
SNEAK PEEK โ Criminals use AI chatbots to commit fraud, Europolโs chief AI officer warns. โ The U.K. switches from โAI safety to โAI security.โ โ The Munich Security Conference is working hard to make killer AI cool. Good morning and welcome to Morning Tech. This is Pieter. #TGIF (unless youโre in Munich, then the [โฆ]
Intelligence artificielle : Keep on rolling, rolling !
AU MENU โ Le jour dโaprรจs, la petite musique de la dรฉrรฉgulation de lโIA continue de monter. โ Un rapport parlementaire pointe les avantages de Starlink pour connecter les trains. โ Nouveau retard au dรฉcollage pour la PPLย anti-fast fashion. Bonjour ร toutes et ร tous, nous sommes jeudi 13 fรฉvrier, et vous lisez Tech Matin [โฆ]
Starlink looks pale in comparison with what Europeans can get
SNEAK PEEK โ Has Elon Muskโs Starlink got a shot in Europe? Not really. โ The withdrawal of the EUโs AI liability rules has fans and critics. โย Thereโs a new report about the price tag of the Eurostack. Good morning and welcome to Morning Tech. Hi, this is Pieter, back in Brussels after frantic days [โฆ]
Jordan and Egypt unite against Trumpโs vision for Gaza
The countriesโ leaders clarified their โshared positionโ that Palestinians should not be displaced from Gaza just a day after the king of Jordan met with Trump.
Europe : le cordon sanitaire avec lโextrรชme droite bientรดt remis en cause pour sโen prendre au Pacte vert ?
Intentionnellement ou non, les entreprises concernรฉes, l’extrรชme droite montante et les conservateurs traditionnels s’unissent pour rรฉรฉcrire les rรจgles รฉcologiques.
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.
Suggestions for U.S. success in the Middle East
An aide-mรฉmoire to Secretary of State Marco Rubio from a former adviser to Tony Blair.
Trump doubles down on kicking Palestinians out of Gaza
U.S. president claims no American soldiers will be needed for โone of the greatest and most spectacular developments of its kind on Earth.โ
Trump aides knew he wanted to take over Gaza but had no plan
They cast his idea to own and rebuild the strip as a negotiating ploy Wednesday, while walking back key details.
Israeli ambassador to UN says Palestinians shouldnโt be forced out of Gaza
โI think we all agree that it should require the consent,โ Danny Danon said.
Trumpโs Gaza fantasy is a recipe for a forever war
U.S. president is pressing countries to take in Palestinians by threatening to cut aid, but it’s too dangerous for Arab leaders to accept that blackmail.
UKโs Starmer breaks with Trump on Gaza โRivieraโ plan
British prime minister said Palestinians “must be allowed home” to rebuild.