Donโt mention the Green Deal! EPP scrubs wording from Parliament water report
The center-right party of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is shifting away from green issues as it aligns itself with farmers and industry.
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Pfizergate : verra-t-on un jour les SMS entre Ursula von der Leyen et le patron de Pfizer ?
Aprรจs la dรฉcision du Tribunal de lโUnion europรฉenne, la Commission va devoir rรฉexaminer la demande dโaccรจs aux messages et fournir un nouvel argumentaire si elle refuse, une fois encore, de les divulguer.
Pfizergate: Will we ever see von der Leyenโs texts? โ and other burning questions
Von der Leyen is in hot water. And the EU court ruling doesn’t just say the Commission got it wrong โ it says it knew better.
Cypriot MEP Fidias Panayiotou travels to Moscow with German and Slovak lawmakers
The trio will be in the Russian capital on the same day as “Victory Day” celebrations.
Press release – Parliament backs extension of trade liberalisation measure for Ukrainian imports
MEPs voted on Thursday to renew the suspension of import duties and quotas for certain imports from Ukraine, such as iron and steel, due to expire on 5 June 2025.Committee on International Trade Source : ยฉ European Union, 2025 – EP
How Macron is playing hardball as UKโs Starmer strives for EU reset
While the French and the British have been working hand-in-hand on Ukraine, behind the scenes things havenโt been so harmonious.
โShamefulโ socialists attract EU lawmakersโ ire for not backing Romaniaโs centrist candidate
Hard-right George Simion is heading for power in Bucharest โ but the timid socialists aren’t yet supporting independent rival Nicuศor Dan. That’s causing a ruckus in Strasbourg.
EU-Israel deal must be reviewed over Gaza aid dispute, urges Dutch minister
Caspar Veldkamp warns he will not support the renewal of an EU-Israel deal unless humanitarian law is taken into account.
A bruised Merz wants to prove heโs a strong leader in first foreign trip as chancellor
The newly sworn-in leader heads to Paris and Warsaw in an effort to rejuvenate an alliance and show he’s ready to lead despite political troubles at home.
EPPโs war on NGOs is driving a wedge through Europeโs political center
Conservatives face accusations of collaborating with far-right parties in NGO funding probe.
Mercosur : la France droite dans ses bottes, malgrรฉ Trump et sa guerre commerciale
Les droits de douane amรฉricains accentuent la pression sur la France pour quโelle soutienne lโaccord de libre-รฉchange avec le Mercosur. Mais elle nโest pas encore prรชte ร cรฉder.
Nigel Farageโs Reform UK is about to face the hard part: Being in charge
The populist party could hold its first reins of power after Thursday’s local elections. So what will it actually do? POLITICO went on a mission to find out.
Energie et climat : les 33 personnalitรฉs qui comptent
Ministres, PDG ou militants, ils faรงonnent le dรฉbat public sur le sujet.
Pope Francis: ‘I want a Church which is poor and for the poor’
In his first apostolic exhortation, on November 24, 2013, Pope Francis, who died on April 21, aged 88, urged the Church to come out of ‘confinement’ and renew its evangelical impulse. Here is an extract of his speech.
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.
Pourquoi les amendes de Bruxelles contre les gรฉants de la tech sont devenues politiques
Lโannonce des amendes imposรฉes ร Apple et Meta ayant pris du retard, la loi sur les marchรฉs numรฉriques de lโUnion europรฉenne se retrouve entraรฎnรฉe dans la guerre commerciale.
MEPs fear pro-industry drift of EU tobacco laws
“Before reopening the legislation, we need guarantees from the EPP on how they plan to approach the issue,” a Renew MEP told Euractiv.
Forget tariffs โ Beijing is already choking off US exports on the sly
China juices trade war with nontariff barriers targeting MAGA-friendly U.S. export sectors.
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.
EU must condemn Hungary for ICC exit, Palestinian Oscar-winning director says
Filmmaker Basel Adra also says Brussels should impose fresh sanctions on Israeli settlers violating international law.
Polish delegation in EPP challenges Manfred Weber-led rightward shift
Schmoozing with the far right will get us nowhere, leading MEP tells peers.
Guerre commerciale : Bruxelles pourrait cibler les Gafam, mais ce nโest pas si simple
Le secteur du numรฉrique pourrait รชtre le talon dโAchille de Washington, mais les Europรฉens ne sโentendent pas sur la maniรจre de le pรฉnaliser.
Brussels could hit Big Tech in trade spat. But how?
Digital services could be Washington’s Achilles heel but European officials are conflicted over how to strike it.
Reunited MEP coalition votes in favour of proposed corporate reporting deregulation
The EPP abandoned its pledge to go beyond the Commission proposal after reaching a compromise with the centre-left S&D, liberal Renew, and the Greens.
Is ChatGPT doing the Commissionโs homework? European Parliament asks after robotic replies
The questions about AI use underscore the ongoing tensions between the two institutions.
Ukraine urges EU to renew duty-free trade deal
Bloc lifted restrictions on Ukrainian imports when Russia invaded in 2022, but support has waned in some countries
Americaโs global AIDS relief program is on the brink
President Trump is taking apart one of George W. Bushโs proudest achievements.
EPP, SD, Renew table 309 changes to controversial EU tech sovereignty report
Euractiv went through all the amendments, so you don’t have to.
Germany reopens Damascus embassy 13 years after Syrian war forced its closure
Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said her trip to Damascus, her second since the fall of the al-Assad regime, was meant to renew the possibility of ‘a political new beginning’ between the two countries.
The Guardian view on Germanyโs new coalition: unleashing the radical centre | Editorial
A groundbreaking vote by outgoing MPs has given the chancellor-elect, Friedrich Merz, the chance to renew mainstream politicsThe first โgrand coalitionโ government in Germanyโs postwar history was formed in 1966 to address an unexpected economic downtu…
Pressure mounts on Metsola to sideline lawmakers linked to Huawei bribery probe
MEPs are demanding the Parliament president strengthen internal reporting mechanisms.
Affaire Huawei : 6 choses ร savoir sur ce scandale de corruption qui secoue le Parlement europรฉen
POLITICO fait le point sur ce que l’on sait ร ce jour de cette vaste enquรชte de corruption en Belgique.
Trump will make โ or break โ Europeโs Russia sanctions
Western allies are worried the U.S. president could go either way on decisions that will ripple across the Atlantic.
Restaurantโฏreview: The Wild Geese
An Irish pub with something for everyone.
Huawei bribery scandal reignites anti-corruption fight in EU
Two years after Qatargate, Parliament is still split over reformin its ethics checks.
EU in race against time to make Hungary renew sanctions on Russia before deadline
Hungary’s resistance has put the EU in a situation of maximum suspense less than 72 hours before the individual sanctions are set to expire.
Europeโs great battery hope Northvolt files for bankruptcy in Sweden
โThe EU must not give up on building a European battery industry,โ says senior MEP.
Belgium wanted a drug shortages bill. Itโs not happy with the EUโs plan.
Belgium first called for a law to tackle drug shortages in May 2023.
Kiss the European Parliamentโs Mickey Mouse bar goodbye โฆ for now
The plenary sessions in Brussels will be temporarily divided between two rooms connected via videoconference during renovation works.
European rival to Musk satellites tests stomach for cross-border champions
Italian PM Giorgia Meloni’s possible deal with Starlink could pit national interests against European ones.
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.
EU poised to back return of Russian gas for Slovakia
Calling for a resumption of Ukraine gas transit flies in the face of pledges to cut off funding for Moscow’s war.
UK insists US still a โreliable allyโ amid jitters over Trident nuclear subs
Defense analysts in London are urging the British government to make contingency plans for its fleet of U.S.-maintained nuclear-armed submarines.
Zelensky looks to renew contact with Trump
The Ukrainian president said, on Tuesday, he is ready to sign the mineral agreement with Washington at ‘any time.’
EU to help Ukraine replace Muskโs Starlink
The European Commission is figuring out how it could help Ukraine secure satellite communication capacity in the wake of Elon Musk reportedly threatening to pull Kyivโs access to his Starlink network. Space-based communication systems are a critical tool for Ukraine, but it remains unclear whether Musk will continue to offer Starlink as the war grinds [โฆ]
Macronโs told-you-so moment
Trump vindicated the French president on self-reliant defense. But with Putin looming, the hard work starts now for Europe.
MEPs to draft overhaul to the far-right-led EU tech sovereignty report
Sarah Knafo never had any reason to complain about the cordon sanitaire, she told Euractiv.
How Czech-Slovak relations went south as Robert Fico turned east
Once united within a single country, the two republics are mired in a bitter feud.
Internal backlash saved EU green finance rules from extinction
Controversial move to make green investment standards voluntary sparked ‘huge fight’ within the EU executive.
Ex-Labour MP quits party over sexual harassment claimsย
As a former member of parliament, Davies is entitled to a parliamentary pass and access to the estate for life.ย
Brussels confirms dramatic U-turn on corporate green rules
4 of 5 companies would be exempt from EU corporate sustainability reporting as part of Brussels’ anti-red tape drive.
Tell โprice walkersโ to take a hike
We know how this works: you sign up for a deal at a low teaser rate โ when itโs time to renew, youโre on a contract with a much higher price
EUโs Clean Industry Deal faces race against time
Plan should break the link with gas to renew industry and speed green energy, experts say
Revealed: How EU Socialists plan to counter far right
‘Confidential’ document details concerted plan to woo Manfred Weber’s EPP back to center ground.
State Department set to designate Latin American cartels, gangs as terrorist organizations
Trump has promised an all out attack on the drug trade.
Trumpโs America is Putinโs ally now
Europe and Ukraine are learning how little the U.S. cares, as the new president aligns himself with their greatest enemy.ย
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…
Parliamentโs right-wing majority puts EU ethics body in the crosshairs
Lawmakers claim right-wing coalition is using procedural tricks to “obstruct” implementation.
Pacte vert : le revirement de Macron indigne ses alliรฉs
Lโoffensive antirรฉglementation du prรฉsident a semรฉ le doute sur son hรฉritage ร matiรจre dโรฉcologie et suscitรฉ la colรจre de nombreux membres de son propre parti.
How von der Leyen blindsided Brussels with her deregulation drive
The Commission president is pushing a sweeping, rapid and centralized agenda to โsimplifyโ EU rules โ and not everyone in Brussels is thrilled.
Macronโs U-turn against EU green rules triggers internal revolt
The French president’s anti-regulation push has thrown his environmental legacy into doubt and angered many in his own party.
Trumpโs uphill battle to make NATO allies hit his mega defense spending target
There is broad agreement to boost defense spending โ but the U.S. president’s call for 5 percent of GDP is too much for most European countries.
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.
Note to our readers, from CEO Goli Sheikholeslami and Editor-in-Chief John F. Harrisย
POLITICO has been the subject of debate on X this week. Some of it has been misinformed, and some of it has been flat-out false. Letโs set the record straight.
Letโs kill the Green Deal together with the far right, ECR tells EPP
The Christian Democrats should abandon their leftist allies, argues Giorgia Meloni’s political family.
Greenland should rejoin the EU for โprotection,โ Danish MEP says
โClearly the situation has changed dramatically since โ85,โ when Greenland left the EU, senior lawmaker says.
EUโs Russia sanctions roll-over explained
Should EU foreign ministers fail to renew the sanctions by January, diplomats say there is still enough time to call an had-hoc emergency EU summit
The post EU’s Russia sanctions roll-over explained appeared first on Euractiv.
Orbรกnโs new threat: Iโll end Russia sanctions unless Ukraine pumps Putinโs gas
But diplomats still expect the Hungarian prime minister to ultimately back down, perhaps as soon as Monday.
Hungary threatens to disrupt Russia sanctions unless Ukraine reopens gas transit
Viktor Orbรกn floats new demand as EU rushes to renew restrictions on Moscow
Hungary wobbles on sanctions threat after Trump calls out Putin
Viktor Orbรกn has flirted with killing the EU’s Russia sanctions. But he didn’t get the ally he might have expected in Donald Trump.
Police probe โspikingโ incident in UK parliament
A parliamentary researcher alerted bar staff and security to her drink being tampered with.
Musk, Meta fuel far-right attack against EU tech โcensorshipโ
Far-right lawmakers feel empowered to step up their attacks against EU social media rules.
Embrace China despite Trump, says CBI boss
The U.K. can position itself between the “two 500 pound gorillas staring at each other,” Rupert Soames said.
Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy hopes Trumpโs โunpredictabilityโ can end war with Russia
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…
Ukraine calls Slovakiaโs bluff as Fico threatens power cutoff over Russia gas deal spat
Ukrainian Energy Minister German Galushchenko also says Kyiv can buy electricity from Romania and Poland if it loses supplies from Bratislava.
Fico threatens to cut electricity supplies to Ukraine
Diplomatic spat between Slovakia and Ukraine continues.
Ukraine war briefing: โHuman waveโ of North Korean troops being sent to their deaths, says US
Kyiv reports heavy casualties among Pyongyangโs soldiers in Russia while Washington accuses generals of seeing the troops as โexpendableโ. What we know on day 1,039See all our Ukraine war coverageNorth Korean troops deployed in Russiaโs Kursk region ar…
Threatened with expulsion, two Bulgarian MEPs leave Renew political group
Threatened with expulsion, two Bulgarian MEPs leave Renew political group
Putin welcomes Slovak PM to Moscow, a rare visit by EU leader
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Sunday, discussing gas transit and the war in Ukraine, as Kyiv signals it will not renew a key gas deal with Slovakia. The visit, condemned by Slovak oppos…
Slovakia profiting from war with Russian gas transit gambit, Kyiv charges
Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico’s fears for energy security are unfounded, senior Ukrainian official tells POLITICO.
Le coup de force permanent dโUrsula von der Leyen exaspรจre les gouvernements europรฉens
Certains dirigeants ont demandรฉ au nouveau prรฉsident du Conseil europรฉen, Antรณnio Costa, de les aider ร la contenir.
Europeโs economic apocalypse
Stagnation, flagging competitiveness, Donald Trump โ the continent is facing “an existential challenge.”
EU urges release of official detained in Belarus
Renew MEP says Belarus is testing the bloc’s “position and response,” and that Brussels must “send a clear message” to Minsk.
European Parliament OKs full standing committee on public health
“Having a full standing health committee was necessary,” Danish MEP Stine Bosse (Renew) told Euractiv in an interview. ย
The post European Parliament OKs full standing committee on public health appeared first on Euractiv.
Central European energy firms push for extension on Russian gas transit dealย
The companies’ plea to the EU comes as the region faces a gas supply cutoff from Moscow via Ukraine later this month.
EPPโs digital euro lead steps down to quell German obstruction suspicion
MEP Stefan Berger had become a vocal skeptic of the project.
McConnell takes indirect swipe at Trump on Americaโs role in the world
โAmerica will not be made great again by those who are content to manage our decline,โ he said.
Irish election: Final results show centre-right partiesโ coalition options
Fianna Fรกil and Fine Gael can form a majority coalition with as few as two other deputies โ provided they’re able to renew their agreement.
Irelandโs centre-right parties close in on re-election, may need new partner
Governing parties Fine Gael (EPP) and Fianna Fรกil (Renew) were on 20.5% and 21.9% of first-preference votes respectively, according to a tally.
EUโs weakened liberals offer olive branch to (some) conservatives
Renew Europe, which performed poorly in the EU elections, is reviewing its approach to the ECR and the cordon sanitaire.
โMy majority is becoming realityโ, EPP leader Weber proclaims
EPP leader Manfred Weber is promoting an โexpanded majorityโ that reinforces his group’s dominance.
Hereโs the timeline for the new European Commission
An agreement on the next EU executive will take blood, sweat, tears and a lot of backroom maneuvering.ย
5 things to know about Teresa Riberaโs hearing
Groans, moans, applause, scolding. It was more open-mic night than august debate.
Updated: EVPs confirmation meetings to be postponed after political agreement
Parliamentary sources told Euractiv that EPP, S&D and Renew leaders moved to delay in a bid to create a comprehensive deal to approve all six EVP candidates.
Competition poses the toughest test for climate chief Ribera
Climate expert Teresa Ribera’s second job policing subsidies and deals is real head-scratcher with some big political risks.
MEPs postpone decision on Hungaryโs Olivรฉr Vรกrhelyi
It means his appointment will be tied to the more high-profile commissioner hearings on Tuesday.
Vรกrhelyi vows to champion womenโs rights as he pursues EU health chief job
Hungaryโs Commission nominee still avoided saying what he would do to ease access to abortion.ย ย
Hungaryโs Vรกrhelyi to face 2nd round of written questions
MEPs hold back the green light for the controversial Hungarian Commission nominee.