Pope Francis, sensing he is close to death, moves to protect his legacy
The battle to succeed Pope Francis is likely to be highly politicized, particularly given the pontiff’s recent clash with Catholic U.S. Vice President JD Vance.
The battle to succeed Pope Francis is likely to be highly politicized, particularly given the pontiff’s recent clash with Catholic U.S. Vice President JD Vance.
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.
Sky Newsโ deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politicoโs Anne McElvoy look at the day ahead in British politics. Although itโs recess, Sam and Anne explain why this week could be a major moment in British politics as they discuss whether the transatlantic alliance has collapsed. Anne shares her insider analysis from the Munich Security [โฆ]
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 Commission president is pushing a sweeping, rapid and centralized agenda to โsimplifyโ EU rules โ and not everyone in Brussels is thrilled.
The French president’s anti-regulation push has thrown his environmental legacy into doubt and angered many in his own party.
We call on the EUโs member countries and institutions to be the voice of human dignity globally, and to mobilize, defend and support the court.
At a time of intensifying great power competition, the EU has to choose between becoming a satrap of the U.S. or breaking free to steer its own course โ and it must decide quickly.
At least 30,000 people demonstrated in the German capital a week ahead of elections and after comments by US Vice President JD Vance calling for German political parties to abandon the ‘firewall’ policy of not working with the far right.
After becoming a deciding issue for many in 2021, climate change has now dropped down the list of voter priorities in Germany.
For years, Navalny was Vladimir Putin’s biggest political rival: charismatic and courageous, but now the Russian opposition is weaker than ever.
Ideological purity and cultural disconnect cost the party the last election.
Olaf Scholz has responded strongly in defence of his stance against the far right and said Germany will not accept people who ‘intervene in our democracy’, a day after the US vice-president, JD Vance, attacked European governments for the way they soug…
‘We will decide for ourselves what happens to our democracy,’ German chancellor tells the U.S.
The move has been called a political stunt and “a blatant violation of the Constitution”.
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.
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…
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.
A highly anticipated meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US Vice President JD Vance is underway at the Munich Security Conference. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective, FRANCE 24’s Erin Ogunkeye welcomes Dr Gavin Hall,…
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Neergaardโs forthcoming work, โโEurarcticโ: Colonialism and EU-Greenland…
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.
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The Paris conference to chart Syriaโs political future will include all segments of Syrian society except for the Kurdish-led administration in the northeast and loyalists of the repressive former government of Bashar Assad. Interim president Ahmad al…
Love is in the air in the halls of power.
Artificial intelligence has helped fraudsters replicate the voice of the Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto to fleece money from several prominent figures.
Syria will have a new government as of 1 March, the country’s interim foreign minister announced earlier
The FPร has returned its mandate to the president, the ecologist Alexander Van der Bellen, who must find a solution to get the country out of the political stalemate it has been in since the September 2024 legislative elections.
Moscow never would have invaded Ukraine if it still had a seat at the table, the president insisted.
Berlin wants more robust military spending following a bombshell move by the Trump administration to negotiate a peace deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The United States Senate confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in a 52-48 vote Thursday to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. He will be sworn in later today.
Specialized investment in telecoms is needed to meet the EU ambitious political targets for connectivity currently at risk due to a sector grappling with an unsustainable mismatch between investment needs and returns.
PRESS REVIEW โ Thursday, February 13: The political crisis in Austria deepens after coalition government talks fail once again and far-right leader Herbert Kickl gives back the mandate to form a coalition. What’s next? Also: French Prime Minister Fran…
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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…
The far-right Freedom Party quits coalition talks, fuelling uncertainty.
U.S. and Russian leaders spoke on the phone Wednesday about ending the war โ and agreed to start negotiations โimmediately.โ
The far-right Freedom Party quits coalition talks, fuelling uncertainty.
As AfD says Germany is in grip of โeco-dictatorshipโ, Green party tones down mention of climate actionThe crowd had crammed into a concert hall in central Berlin to hear crunch-time election pitches from Robert Habeck and Annalena Baerbock, the high-pr…
The protests that have shaken both countries since the end of 2024 bear striking similarities at a time when pro-Russian political forces are gaining ground everywhere.
Sky Newsโ deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politicoโs Anne McElvoy look at the day ahead in British politics. Growth spends another day on the agenda โ as Heathrow gets ready to announce a multibillion-pound expansion plan. How feasible are some of the proposals and the timescale for them? At the same time โ thereโs [โฆ]
SNEAK PEEK โ Where does the Paris summit leave the U.K.โs AI policy? โย MPs tackle the data bill, amendments and all. โย Patrick Vallance sets out his plan to remake science. Good morning and welcome to Wednesday, This is Tom, heading back to London from a gloomy City of Light. Come and say hi if youโre [โฆ]
Russia, Turkey and Egypt also among worst perpetrators of transnational repression around the globeA quarter of the worldโs countries have engaged in transnational repression โ targeting political exiles abroad to silence dissent โ in the past decade, …
Germany’s election will be a gauge of how far the world’s third biggest economy has swung to the right.
Ahead of the Munich Security Conference, we need to be preparing for an extraordinarily complex process that will take many months.
Didier Reynders, a former leading political scientist and European commissioner, is under investigation after suspicious payments were made into his account and thousands of lottery tickets purchased.
Ukraineโs ambassador to Germany, Oleksii Makeiev, spoke to Euronews about Ukraine’s role in the German election campaign and what he says is a lack of political courage.
British ministers are scrambling to avoid Trumpโs tariffs.
๐Listen to Politics At Jack And Samโs on your podcast app๐ย ย ย ย ย Sky Newsโ deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politicoโs Anne McElvoy look at the day ahead in British politics. Today they discuss the sudden major changes to the assisted dying bill from MP Kim Leadbeater which means cases would not need signing off [โฆ]
The Left’s boost in numbers fuels hope of clearing the 5 percent threshold to enter the Bundestag.
Conservative Friedrich Merz shattered a political taboo. His blunder gives the centre-left a chance in the 23 February electionThere are moments in every election campaign when the fate of a key protagonist takes a decisive turn, often after an unforce…
Amplifying misinformation is now part of radical right strategy, says Dutch study of tweets by MPs in 26 countriesFar-right populists are significantly more likely to spread fake news on social media than politicians from mainstream or far-left parties…
Intentionally or not, concerned businesses, the ascendant far right and traditional conservatives are coming together to rewrite green rules.
Repayment of the EU’s โฌ300 billion joint borrowing hangs like a cloud over the European Commission’s budget brainstorm.
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.
The special relationship that the French president tried to nurture with the tech billionaire never really bore fruit.
Richard Ferrand’s appointment drew criticism even before being made official.
His exit comes as political opponents had sought to remove him over remaining in office beyond the end of his term.
His exit comes as political opponents had sought to remove him over remaining in office beyond the end of his term.
Longtime leader heads for the exit amid political turmoil in Bucharest.
Emmanuel Macronโs tech envoy warns attenders current trajectory of artificial intelligence is unsustainableEurope live โ latest updatesBusiness live โ latest updatesThe impact of artificial intelligence on the environment and inequality have featured i…
French diplomat plays down importance of declaration as focus shifts to AI sovereignty.
Sky Newsโ deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politicoโs Anne McElvoy look at the day ahead in British politics. Overnight, US President Donald Trump announced 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminium imports into America would come into affect โsoonโ. Sam and Anne discuss what this could mean for the UK which imports 10% of [โฆ]
SNEAK PEEK โ As the AI Action Summit kicks off, the U.K. is tempted against signing its main declaration. โ Peter Kyle takes his investment pitch to Paris. โ Back at home, thereโs a backlash against the Home Office over encryption. Good Monday morning, This is Tom in Paris. You can get in touch with [โฆ]
Political and tech leaders convene in Paris for a summit co-hosted by French President Macron and Indian PM Modi to discuss AI governance, aiming for ethical, accessible AI and bolstering European sovereignty over the technology. The event, at Grand P…
Mistral AI co-founder says China’s artificial intelligence breakthrough offers inspiration for Europe in the global AI race.
PM Albin Kurti claims โvictoryโ and vows to form government but analysts warn of prolonged crisis and instabilityThe governing party of the prime minister, Albin Kurti, is on track to secure the most seats in Kosovoโs parliament but will lack the numbe…
His ruling party fell short of a majority and will need to find a coalition partner if it hopes to continue in power.
Center-right and center-left chancellor candidates clashed in a fiery debate, exposing deep divisions just weeks ahead of a national election.
The vice president will mingle with world leaders in Munich and Paris at a time when the White House has made clear itโs not afraid to shred old alliances.
It represents another major effort to expand presidential authority.
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The president has left a breadcrumb trail suggesting nothing would make him happier than to see the Eagles get slaughtered in the Super Bowl.
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…
The judge limited access to โcivil servants with a need for accessโ who have โpassed all background checks and security clearances.โ
The fresh restrictions come amid a political crisis over disputed elections and the government’s reversal on its EU membership bid.
The possibilities for conservative frontrunner Friedrich Merz to form a coalition government are looking increasingly uncertain.
Of all the elections happening in the EU this year, the vote in Germany is probably the one that is being watched most closely across the bloc. Europe’s largest economy is in trouble; the old model of cheap gas and easily accessible export markets is …
The EU is “out of the (global) game”, Spanish MEP Jorge Buxadรฉ told Euronews. His far-right group plans to continue cooperating both nationally and transatlantically to gain more political power in Europe.
Despite a U.S. waiver, food shipments are stalled, funding is uncertain and Europe may have to fill the gap.
โThe current game is maximum chaos,โ one industry leader says of the current state of Canada-U.S. relations
โI do not approve of someone in Trumpโs orbit attempting such direct interference in Germanyโs elections,โ says Friedrich Merz.
A political assassination attempt, like the one on Trump, may have a similar boosting effect.
Kyiv insists that the invasion made sense, but some experts feel the cost has been very high.
โPolitical stance in Europe is movingโ, says Italian finance minister
Top tips for Britainโs new ambassador from people whoโve done the job and lived to tell the tale.
Even if Merz stumbles across the finish line and secures a coalition government, the death knell for Christian democracy may well have been sounded.
POLITICO has processed 35 years’ worth of election data to find out why this month’s vote is messier than ever โ and what will happen next.
Pasta, pizza, and Parmigiano โ delicious? Absolutely. But in 2025, theyโre also deeply political. This week on EU Confidential, host Sarah Wheaton digs into how food has become a battleground, with POLITICO agriculture reporter Alessandro Ford explaining how Italyโs far-right โ and politicians across Europe โ are using the Mediterranean diet to push back against [โฆ]
If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it’s probably being shot by Donald Trump Jr.
The former U.K. prime minister has quietly been meeting Labour’s new MPs โ and he’s not the only Blairite who’s at it.
โMafiaโ shootings with Kalashnikovs trigger alarm in the city as politicians convene an emergency meeting.
Elon Musk-led razing of US foreign aid agency led strong-arm rulers in Hungary, Belarus and elsewhere to celebrateMoscow has welcomed the impending dissolution of USAid, joining a chorus of strongman leaders declaring victory over an organisation they …
Spokespersons for Parliament and for the political groups will hold a briefing on the 10 – 13 February plenary session on Friday at 11.00, in Parliamentโs Anna Politkovskaya press room. Source : ยฉ European Union, 2025 – EP
Registrations in Germany fall 59% amid consumer backlash against Elon Muskโs political activism
Sky Newsโ deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politicoโs Anne McElvoy look at the day ahead in British politics. Sam and Anne discuss Sir Keir Starmerโs plans to break down barriers to building nuclear reactors in the UK, and Kemi Badenochโs new proposals for stricter immigration rules in a possible bid to win back voters [โฆ]