A revolution is coming to space, according to the European Commission, which has just proposed a new Space Act. Increasing the EUโs competitiveness in the space sector is the goal of the new legislation, but is theย blocย willing to invest enough to lead…
Despite its early involvement in nuclear fusion research, the European Union is facing growing concerns about its ability to lead in this potentially transformative energy technology.
The news comes just hours after Spainโs Carlos Cuerpo and Lithuaniaโs Rimantas ล adลพius withdrew from the race to lead the powerful group of eurozone ministers.
The move means Irelandโs Paschal Donohoe is almost certain to be re-elected president of the powerful group of eurozone finance ministers later on Monday.
Paschal Donohoe is on track to get a third term.
Artificial intelligence is set to revolutionise warfare. With the help of its algorithms, armies can exponentially increase their capacity for analysis and precision targeting. Inย military circles, some describe defence AI as a game changer comparable…
Making the famed river swimmable is one of the final big projects Anne Hidalgo will inaugurate before she leaves office next year.
More than a dozen EU countries and a parliamentary committee have urged the European Commission not to axe the bill.
Eurozone countries shouldn’t wait for all EU27 members before driving financial integration forward, argues Spain’s economy minister.
France’s recent elections all had surprises, but each time the contestโs basic structure was still foreseeable. That isnโt the case now.
EU faces familiar problems to win out on quantum computing.
The new battlefield is online, and the stakes are democratic sovereignty.
Also in this newsletter: Could late entrants to the Eurogroup race take Paschal Donohoeโs crown?
Support for Sen. Tim Kaineโs war powers resolution fell largely along party lines.
The U.S. president threatened to punish Spain for not agreeing to new military spending goals.
Cheap, scaleable and highly autonomous, these weapons are developing quickly โ and experts say they should prompt a global rethink about securityOn a fine day in early June, Ukrainian soldiers launched their latest killer robot. With a click on a scree…
Leaders around the world now need to push for a nuclear deal with a much-weakened Tehran.
French MEP Stรฉphanie Yon-Courtin slams any leeway as an ‘unacceptable capitulation’ to the U.S.
A POLITICO analysis reveals telling gaps between the big spenders near Eastern Europe and those further from Russia, who are still creeping toward a decade-old target.
Also in this newsletter: Thank EU that your new phone is sturdier and lasts longer
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Left-leaning party representatives from 10 EU countries set to attend.
As they acknowledge the energy costs for artificial intelligence, G7 leaders abandon deeper language on AI.
The region has long been a leader in aviation. However, the sectorโs future position hangs in the balance โ it is time to invest in research and innovation or risk falling behind.
Industry, lawmakers and safety campaigners begin new lobbying scramble as AI laws are revisited.
Most nuclear-armed states continued modernising their arsenals in 2024, raising the risk of a new arms race, researchers said Monday. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute said the United States and Russia, holding 90% of global stockpi…
France claims victory as enough nations promise to ratify the high seas treaty despite opposition from Trump’s America.
Sacrifice, solitude, and big salaries are the only constants in the Brussels machine, according to a new book.
With a leadership race in full flow, should the left-wing outfit fight from Westminster โ or tap into the grassroots?
Both German companies have continued mRNA programs on so-called cancer vaccines.
As the global race for biosolutions heats up, Europe finds itself at a critical juncture. While China, the Uni- ted States and other regions are rapidly advancing their biotech and biomanufacturing industries through strategic investments and streamlin…
Law enforcement unions are furious over the officer’s detention.
European Parliament president is being pushed to head the Nationalist Party in Valletta.
The Norwegian artistโs enigmatic, unsettling collages โ often drawing on historical images โ reconsider stereotypes
Youthful European Parliament president would need to return toย Malteseย politics before seeking top job at Commission or Council.
The new Madrid Grand Prix will be held as the final race of an uninterrupted European section of the Formula 1 season next year.
Britain tries to catch up in the race to adopt autonomous vehicles
The new Madrid Grand Prix will be held as the final race of an uninterrupted European section of the Formula 1 season next year.
Muskโs satellite internet company is in 130 countries, thanks in part to White House support. If heโs on the outs, then what?
The Netherlands faces a snap election on Oct. 29 after far-right chief Geert Wilders pulled his party out of the government Tuesday and toppled the coalition. Wildersโ far-right Party for Freedom (PVV), the conservative Peopleโs Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), and the Labour-Green-Left alliance (PvdA-GL) are tightly bunched in the no-longer-hypothetical election race, according [โฆ]
The fallout from the very public breakup could engulf Republican hopes of holding onto the House.
A Frenchman was remanded in custody on Thursday over the racist killing of his Tunisian neighbour, in what prosecutors say is the first time a far-right attack has been classed as terrorism. Saturday’s shooting in the town of Puget-sur-Argens in south…
LONDON โ Reform UK is winning over Gen Z women, a demographic that the right-wing populist party has struggled to attract in the past.ย The partyโs vote share among women aged 18 to 26 shot up in May โ jumping from 12 percent to 21 percent after nationwide local elections, according to polling for the [โฆ]
Beijing denies helping Moscow, but Russia is scaling up both the production and the sophistication of its drones.
The U.K. Treasury has run out of road for delaying nuclear decisions, according to Whitehall and industry insiders.
Le Penโs council seat loss casts doubt over who will lead the party ahead of the 2027 presidential race.
“There are people scared for their jobs,” said one Parliament official.
โShame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong,โ he wrote.
Master-race stories of heroic characters battling against zombie Nazis and western spies to recover imperial grandeur are a bleak new spin on an old propaganda traditionโZ literatureโ, a subgenre of Russian fantasy fiction characterised by nationalisti…
The suspect posted clips that contained racist comments on his social media accounts, authorities said.
Karol Nawrockiโs win is a blow for prime minister Donald Tusk โ and it symbolises a larger battle over the political narrativePolish voters returned to the polls on Sunday for the decisive round of a presidential election whose outcome reverberates far…
Karol Nawrocki, the populist-right opposition candidate, has won Polandโs presidential election, defeating his pro-European rival in a close contest. Official results showed Nawrocki secured 50.89%, with Rafaล Trzaskowski on 49.11%. The victory is a si…
Les Rรฉpublicains and the Socialists, the country’s old establishment parties, see a narrow window to reclaim relevance.
The centrist and nationalist candidates vying for the Polish presidency were neck and neck, an exit poll showed on Sunday, each predicting victory in a vote with major implications for Poland’s pro-EU government. FRANCE 24 correspondent Gulliver Cragg…
According to the preliminary result of an exit poll prepared by the Ipsos research centre, Rafaล Trzaskowski has won 50.3% of the vote. The exit poll’s result is, however, within the margin of error and too close to call.
Liberal Warsaw mayor Rafaล Trzaskowski narrowly led right-wing populist Karol Nawrocki in exit polling.
Votes in Canada, Australia and Albania laid bare the limits to the appeal of Trump-ism as the presidentโs policies sow uncertainty across the globe.
Win for populist-right candidate Nawrocki will further political deadlock that has hampered Tuskโs governmentPolls have opened in Poland for the second round of the presidential election, with the two candidates offering radically different visions for…
The move comes after the president dispatched Vice President JD Vance to โremove improper ideologyโ from Smithsonian museums.
The decisive vote will have a dramatic impact far beyond the country.
Close-run race between pro-EU and nationalist candidates pits liberal vision against a radical-right, EU-critical stancePolandโs presidential election runoff could have far-reaching implications for its place in Europe โ either cementing the countryโs …
The populist right-winger even appears to be turning accusations from liberal politicians and media to his advantage ahead of Sunday’s vote.
Poland votes on Sunday in a hotly contested presidential runoff that will pit the pro-EU Warsaw mayor against a nationalist historian in a tight race that could extend the political deadlock in the NATO member nation. Rafal Trzaskowski, backed by the …
As activists against segregation, weโve been told itโs about language, or behaviour, or choice. In reality, itโs pure discriminationIt may come as a surprise to many, but racial segregation in schools exists today in several countries in the EU. In Slo…
Party takes second place in election after overseas votes counted, overturning decades of bipartisan politics The far-right Chega party has overturned decades of bipartisan politics in Portugal by squeaking into second place in the countryโs third snap…
Rightwing populists aligned with Donald Trump target presidential race after narrow loss in Romania
The EU wants to compete with the U.S. and China on artificial intelligence. But critics say policymakers haven’t planned for the sector’s extreme water demand.
Georgescu said he made his decision to take a step back following the conclusion of the presidential race, which for him indicated “the sovereignist movement has come to a close.”
In todayโs newsletter: As the US president becomes more disillusioned with Vladimir Putin, a look at how his stance towards the Russian leader is โ and isnโt โ shiftingGood morning. Nobody is more surprised than Donald Trump, but he is starting to thin…
Trump’s performances in Riyadh and with Ramaphosa in the White House further darken an already grim picture.
At a time when the EU is engaged in a rearmament race and looking to build up its defence industry, the Belgian arms manufacturer is taking advantage of member states’ interest in security issues.
Rafaล Trzaskowski and Karol Nawrocki hold rival rallies as polls show them tied ahead of June 1 vote
Appearing in a red MAGA cap, the president delivered what sounded at times like a rally speech to the crowd of West Point graduates.
President Donald Trump promised that his administration would be able to make quick trade deals with more than 50 trading partners. But halfway into his self-imposed deadline, talks have gotten bogged down.
Insults were directed towards Brazilian in December 2022La Liga hails judgment as โunprecedented milestoneโLuka Modric to leave Real Madrid after Club World CupFive Valladolid fans who abused the Real Madrid forward Vinรญcius Jรบnior have been given susp…
Whether or not he actually stops contributing is still an open question.
Itโs a shift from the U.S. presidentโs first term, and is driving a fresh wedge within his Republican Party.
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Royal Holloway University of London
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Commons โ the former Home Secretary meets Rwandaโs foreign minister
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Romaniaโs new leader told POLITICO how he will approach international affairs and what he will do to rebuild trust in a democracy battered by corruption, economic strife and Russian meddling.
โIf I see a reason to do political spending in the future, I will do it. I donโt currently see a reason,โ he said.
The only strategy that has any hope of bearing fruit will be weakening Putin and negotiating from a position of strength.
The June 1 second-round vote will have an impact well beyond Poland.
The French president is gathering CEOs from all over the world in Versailles.
Nicusor Dan fights off a strong challenge from a right-wing nationalist after months of political turbulence.
If the continent plays its cards right, the necessity of defense could turn out to be the mother of invention.
Nicusor Dan fights off a strong challenge from a right-wing nationalist after months of political turbulence.
Rafaล Trzaskowsk and historian Karol Nawrocki, backed by populist right, both claim about 30% of vote as runoff loomsEurope elections live โ latest updatesThe pro-European centrist Rafaล Trzaskowski and historian Karol Nawrocki, backed by the populist …
Results show Bucharest mayor taking 54.2% of vote in presidential race, with far-right rival George Simion on 45.8%The centrist mayor of Bucharest, Nicuลor Dan, is set to win Romaniaโs pivotal presidential election with 99% of votes counted, according …
This blog has now closed. You can read the latest updates on the parliamentary elections in Portugal here, Romaniaโs presidential race here and Polandโs presidential first round poll here.Thatโs a higher result for Nicuศor Dan than perhaps expected. Th…
Bruno Retailleau has become a well-known figure in French politics since joining the government in September.
Hard-right presidential front-runner George Simion warns of fraud risk, while voters wait in long lines to cast their ballots.
The birthplace of modern Romania is losing faith in politics, 36 years after Communism fell, amid threats of reprisals at Sundayโs election.
Romanians face a presidential election redo on Sunday. Hard-right George Simion scored a victory over pro-European Nicuศor Dan in the first round, but recent surveys show the race is tight.
Sunday’s first-round is expected to set up a run-off between Warsaw’s liberal mayor and a conservative historian.
Poland is heading to the polls in a high-stakes presidential race that could redfine its political landscape. Sundayโs outcome will test the strength of Polandโs pro-EU government against a rising nationalist tide with major implications for the count…
Thirteen presidential candidates are making the most of the last day before the ‘electoral silence’ kicks in ahead of Sunday’s first round of voting. Leading contenders hit the campaign trail early this morning as they hoped to convince undecided voter…
George Simion, leader of the right-wing AUR party, criticizes French president for interfering in Romania’s election.
Sunday’s snap vote may leave the country in an extended period of political standstill.
Hard-right presidential candidate George Simion is extending a warm hand to other parties, but getting the cold shoulder.
