Ireland dodges bullet as Dublin voters narrowly reject gangland boss
Gerry “The Monk” Hutch led through 10 nail-biting election rounds โ but Irelandโs EU heavyweight knocked him out at the final bell.
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MEPs reject smoking ban plan
The vote is symbolic but lawmakers still couldn’t come to an agreement.
Icelandโs opposition Social Democrats take lead in snap election
The issues of immigration, energy policy and the economy played a central role in the campaign.
Trump picks Kash Patel to lead FBI
The position will require Senate confirmation.
Georgia protests escalate, demonstrators clash with police after EU talks halted
Thousands of protesters rallied in Tbilisi for a second night over the governmentโs decision to suspend EU membership negotiations.
7 weeks until Trump: Russia and Ukraine fight for advantage before peace talks are imposed
The risk of a miscalculation is growing as the war enters a potentially decisive โ and dangerous โ new phase.ย
Von der Leyen is creating a task force to turn Draghi report into reality
European Commission team could sit within secretariat-general.
Seizing Europeโs industrial and decarbonized future
Implementing the Draghi report’s recommendations can secure Europeโs competitiveness, economic security and decarbonized future
French political crisis: Everything you need to know
The collapse of Barnier’s government could plunge the eurozone into turmoil.
Who were the biggest dunces? Final grades for von der Leyenโs first Commission
Whoโs at the top of the class and who flunked? Here are POLITICO’s grades for each 2019-2024 European commissioner.
Riot police disperse protestors rallying against Georgiaโs retraction of EU bid
Georgian president Salome Zourabichvili called for โresistanceโ to prevent the countryโs โreturn to Russia.โ
Elon Muskโs X tells the EU: Weโre a safe space for free speech
The Elon Musk-owned social media platform touts its moderation efforts in a risk assessment submitted to the Commission.
Georgia hits brakes on EU accession bid
The move follows criticism by EU officials, whom Georgia’s prime minister described as “devoid of European values.”
London police report 90 victims identified in new Al Fayed investigation
Testimonies against former Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed have multiplied since a BBC documentary was broadcast in September, reporting multiple accusations of rape and sexual assault allegedly committed by the Egyptian businessman, who died in 2023.
7 reasons why Romanian voters are hacked off โ by the numbers
From poverty to emigration and corruption, here are some the issues at the top of Romanian voters’ minds โ and politicians’ programs.
Corporate cars could lead the electric transition
Ride-hailing app Uber is among those calling to “accelerate electrification efforts.”
Trump Cabinet nominees targeted in attacks ranging fromย โbomb threatsโ to โswattingโ
Law enforcement has ensured that all nominees and appointees are safe, according to spokesperson Karoline Leavitt.
Ex-Man City footballer set to be next Georgian president
Former striker Mikheil Kavelashvili is an outspoken critic of the West.
NGO says record number of fossil fuel, chemical lobbyists at global plastics talks
Lobbyists outnumber EU delegation and all member states combined, say NGO report.
โA shot at the bowโ: Trump puts trading partners on notice
For now, the financial markets are taking the president-electโs tariff threats seriously, if not literally.
UK and US must halt escalation in Ukraine | Letters
Diane Abbott MP, Jeremy Corbyn MP, Ayoub Khan MP, Shockat Adam MP, Iqbal Mohamed MP, Adnan Hussain MP, Brian Eno, Alex Gordon, Fran Heathcote, Sophie Bolt and Lindsey German say diplomacy is the only path to peace. Plus, Laurie Farnum on why Russia can…
Energy transition and the new mandate, what lies ahead? [Advocacy Lab Content]
This Special Report explores what lies ahead for the energy sector as the EU begins a new legislative period. Energy security challenges rely not just on the RePowerEU Plan but will be deeply impacted by global shifts, not least the new US administrati…
Russian court orders arrest of FRANCE 24 journalist who reported from Kursk
A Russian court has ordered the arrest of FRANCE 24’s senior reporter Catherine Norris Trent on charges of crossing illegally into its western Kursk region to file a report on the Ukrainian army’s summer incursion.
Russia-Ukraine war live: Russia preparing to retaliate after it says Ukraine hit it with US-made missiles
Moscow says it is preparing measures after Ukraine twice fired Atacms missiles into the Kursk region in past three daysCฤlin Georgescu, a Moscow-friendly independent candidate with a nationalist background, has taken a surprise lead in the first round …
EU healthcare assistants struggle to make a living wage, warn unions
Amid ongoing healthcare worker protests in Italy, a report by EPSU reveals disparities in healthcare assistant pay across Europe.
Russia advances in Ukraine at fastest pace since start of war, analysts say
The Institute for the Study of War report and pro-Russian military bloggers say Russian troops are in Kurakhove, which represents a stepping stone towards the logistical hub of Pokrovsk in Donetsk.
EU going too fast on climate, Cyprus president says
โI do not consider it possible to achieve those goals within the timeframe we have set,โ Nikos Christodoulides said, according to Ekathimerini.
EU to press China over drones for Russia, warns of โconsequencesโ
The warning comes as the Czech foreign minister urges Europe to follow Donald Trump’s lead on China.
Diabetes dynamics are accelerating, Europeโs weak diabetes strategy is causing longterm economic pain [Advocacy Lab Content]
This special report looks at the urgent decisions facing Europe’s policymakers as diabetes dynamics accelerate, and chronic underfunding of diabetes management leads to even higher long-term financial and economic pain.
Trump to select Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead health department
The choice will roil many public health experts after his years of touting debunked claims that vaccines cause autism.
Big Tech not yet complying with EU digital rules – consumer report
Big Tech not yet complying with EU digital rules – consumer report
EU SMEs well behind on digitalisation, Eurostat report finds
EU SMEs well behind on digitalisation, Eurostat report finds
Leaked emails reveal scale of Swedish ministerโs bananaphobia
All rooms must be banana-free before the minister enters, according to new revelations.
Climate action in fossil fuel sector has โstalledโ, says reportย
Also in todayโs newsletter, why private capital will not suffice for Africaโs climate needs
How Elon Musk could disrupt Washington
Trump and Musk want to run a giant experiment on the federal bureaucracy. Two big unknowns already loom over it.
Britain asks: Is car insurance racist?
Experts say the system is hit by indirect discrimination โ but solving the problem risks hiking Middle England’s premiums.
The Cohesion Reef: Hungaryโs Struggle to Catch Up [Promoted content]
Hungaryโs integration into the European Union (EU) has brought significant progress in its socio-economic development, largely through the EU Cohesion Policy. However, persistent and deep-seated regional inequalities highlight the policyโs challenges a…
East Germany’s exodus of women fuels growing political radicalisation
Since the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of industry in the former East Germany, many women have left the region and never returned. Men are now over-represented, with a surplus of up to 25 percent in some municipalities. This shortage of wo…
Azerbaijanโs president slams โcolonialโ French, Dutch overseas territories at COP29ย
Ilham Aliyev also accused the European Parliament of sharing responsibility for deadly riots in New Caledonia.
โWho the fโk is this guy?โ: Defense world reacts to Trumpโs surprise Pentagon pick
โHegseth is undoubtedly the least qualified nominee for SecDef in American history,โ one veteransโ advocate said.
Archbishop of Canterbury resigns over handling of sex abuse scandal
Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, resigned on Tuesday after a report last week showed that he had failed to ensure a legitimate investigation into allegations that a lawyer and volunteer at Christian summer camps had physically and sexually …
Why Europe needs a Connectivity Union
With competitiveness lagging, the EU must take urgent, decisive action to reignite the regionโs economy
Giorgia Meloniโs vendetta against Italyโs judges
The right-wing prime minister has a โstrategyโ to discredit, frighten and silence critics, from the media to the judiciary, says a famous Italian journalist.
Is Donald Trump about to wreck Brexit?
The U.S. president-electโs return to the world stage comes as Britain and the EU are resetting relations. Brussels sees an opportunity.
The Trump resistance goes flaccid
Toto, we’re not in 2016 anymore.
ย Trumpโs trade team lay the groundwork for massive new tariffs
Preemptive efforts to counter expected criticism of tariffs signal an even greater shake-up on trade during Trumpโs second term.
โToxic cocktailโ led to Amsterdam violence, mayor says
Antisemitism, hooliganism and anger over Gaza war all factors in trouble that broke out last week, report saysThe violence that erupted in Amsterdam last week was sparked by โa toxic cocktailโ of hooliganism and antisemitism, according to a detailed re…
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby resigns over failure to report child abuse
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, the senior cleric of the Church of England, resigned on Tuesday after an investigation found that he failed to report decades of physical, sexual and psychological abuse of boys and young men by aย Church-linked l…
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby resigns over abuse scandal
Justin Welby, the leader of the Anglican church, announced the move after a report revealed that the Church of England had, since 2013, covered up decades of abuse by John Smyth, a lawyer who organized evangelical summer camps.
What lawmakers should ask the EUโs new tech boss
Queries for Henna Virkkunen: What’s tech sovereignty? How can Europe win the AI race? And how will you enforce EU tech rules?
UN officials plan to charm Trumpโs new envoy
They say theyโre better off working with Elise Stefanik than fighting with her.
Trumpโs return provokes worry, not shock, at world climate talks
Beneath the brave words at the president-electโs victory were real worries that action will stall without the United States.
Archbishop of Canterbury under pressure to resign over church abuse โcover-upโ
Justin Welby faces growing calls to step down after report into child abuser John Smyth
Trump ally demands David Lammy apology over tweets on โxenophobicโ president-elect
Former intelligence official Ezra A. Cohen takes aim at top diplomat for 2019 tweet branding Trump โno friend of Britain.โ
Kremlin denies reported Trump-Putin call about Ukraine
Following a The Washington Post report that claimed that President-elect Donald Trump had spoken about the war in Ukraine with Vladimir Putin, notably pushing against escalation and planning discussions on its ‘resolution,’ the Kremlin issued a denial.
Kyiv โunawareโ of Trump-Putin call
Ukraine casts doubt on whether the call ever actually happened.
Israel โmethodically destroyingโ Gaza, say health workers
Visiting doctors share eyewitness accounts after a U.N. inquiry accused Israel of war crimes by targeting Gaza’s health system.
Want food security? Eat less meat, major report says.
Europe’s top farming university is calling for smaller livestock herds and a shift toward plant-based diets.
German discounters crush fresh produce prices โ and suppliers too
Banana exporters from Ecuador describe a recent Lidl offer as the โstraw that broke the camelโs back.”
Trump urges Putin not to escalate Ukraine war in call, report says
US President-elect Donald Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday, advising against escalating the Ukraine war and highlighting the US’s “sizeable military presence in Europe,” according to the Washington Post. Trump reportedly e…
October was worst month for Russia since start of Ukraine war, UK official says
“Russia is paying an extraordinary price for Putin’s invasion,” U.K. Chief of the Defence Staff Tony Radakin tells BBC.
Trump rejects Pompeo, Haley for Cabinet
President-elect Donald Trump announced Saturday he will not ask his former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley to join his cabinet, icing out two former cabinet members whose loyalties to him wavered. In a Truth Social post Saturday, the former president wrote that he would not be inviting Haley or Pompeo [โฆ]
5 of POLITICOโs campaign reporters on what actually mattered
So much happened this cycle. At the end of the day, where did it get us?
European leaders discuss impact of Trump election and seek common future in Budapest summit
EU leaders on Friday pledged to overhaul the bloc’s economy with radical changes recommended in a landmark report, in reforms that have taken on greater urgency with Donald Trump winning back the White House. Story by Nick Rushworth.
35 years after the fall of the Berlin wall, East Germany moped making a come-back
Back in the days of East Germany, many people got around on mopeds made by a manufacturer called Simson. After the fall of the Berlin Wall 35 years ago, Simsons went out of fashion. But, for the past few years, theyโve been making a come-back, and hav…
Ukraine war briefing: Russian forces advancing on key eastern frontline city โ reports
Military bloggers report Russian troops entering village in drive towards Kurakhove as Zelenskyy says Kyivโs forces trying to strengthen positions. What we know on day 990See all our coverage of the Russia-Ukraine war Continue reading…
Report: European countries spending more on defence but ‘much remains to be done’
Report: European countries spending more on defence but ‘much remains to be done’
Elon Musk reportedly makes surprise appearance on Trump-Zelenskyy call
X chief, who campaigned hard for Trump, spoke to Ukraine leader after being handed phone by president-electElon Musk reportedly made a surprise guest appearance on a call between Donald Trump and the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, solidifying…
Musk joined Trumpโs war call with Zelenskyy
The tech tycoon looks set to wield foreign policy influence in the new U.S. administration.
As tariffs loom in Trump’s 2nd term, EU must ‘deepen single market, have a competitiveness strategy’
Reforming Europe’s economy is all the more urgent following Donald Trump’s US election win, warned the author of a blockbuster report, Mario Draghi, ahead of talks Friday with EU leaders in Budapest. Although Europe’s public reaction has so far been c…
French regulator probes Peter Thiel-backed betting platform
A gambler used the site to wager $28M on Donald Trump to win U.S. election.
Stop funding Turkish deportation centers, NGOs tell EU
Call comes after POLITICO and others revealed widespread human rights abuses in EU-funded Turkish facilities.ย
Nearly half of EU youngsters exposed to online abuse, new report finds
Nearly half of EU youngsters exposed to online abuse, new report finds
Speculation whirls as Trump begins vetting for top White House jobs
With Congress potentially under full Republican control, Trumpโs team is emboldened to push aspects of his America First agenda as soon as he reenters office.
Britainโs hunt for a Trump whisperer
The U.K’s center-left government reckons it’s made friends with Donald Trump. Now it just has to keep things that way.
Chinese hackers gained access to huge trove of Americansโ cell records
Investigators arenโt sure how much data Salt Typhoon might have taken, and are still struggling to evict the elite Chinese hacking crew from companiesโ networks.
Trump win will force Europe to step up defense efforts, say France and Germany
French Armed Forces Minister Sรฉbastien Lecornu and his German counterpart Boris Pistorius were keen to highlight the Continent’s increased efforts after meeting in Paris.
RFK Jr: โWeโre not gonna take vaccines away from anybodyโ
The former Democrat-turned-Trump-ally gave more details on the role the president-elect envisions for him.
Trump est de retour, et voici ce que cela signifie pour lโEurope
De l’รฉnergie au commerce en passant par la finance et la dรฉfense, voici les consรฉquences que risque d’avoir la seconde prรฉsidence de Donald Trump sur la politique de l’UE.
Abortion dominated in the US presidential campaign. Trump won anyway.
The issue failed to stop Donald Trump, who on Tuesday overcame a large gender gap โ and Democratsโ relentless focus on womenโs reproductive health โ to win back the White House.
Who might make up Trumpโs Cabinet
Donald Trump didnโt engage in formal conversations about a potential Cabinet in the run-up to his election. But that didnโt stop him from spitballing potential contenders during his frequent plane rides to campaign events, or when he is impressed by one of his allies on television. โHe would be great at this,โ or โShe would [โฆ]
Why Kamala Harris lost the election
Harris refused to make a clean break from the last four years.
Putin not planning to congratulate Trump, Kremlin says
“It is almost impossible” for U.S.-Russia relations to worsen from here, Kremlin says.
Trumpโs in. Hereโs what it means for Europe.
From energy and trade to finance and defense, hereโs how Donald Trumpโs second presidency will impact EU policy.
Florida races to the right again
Donald Trump romped through the increasingly red state, including flipping Miami-Dade County, once a Democratic stronghold.
US canโt confirm Putinโs North Koreans are โgorging on pornographyโ
Report about soldiersโ extracurricular activities in Russia received a Pentagon response.
MEPs likely to balk at controversial Hungarian commissioner pick
Olivรฉr Vรกrhelyi has little chance of winning the two-thirds majority he needs for quick confirmation, say European Parliament officials.
A torrent of Election Day disinformation is coming. Hereโs how to avoid falling for it.
Americans are likely to encounter a torrent of rumor and conspiracy this Election Day. Here are some tricks to guard against it.
POLITICOโs hour-by-hour guide for watching election returns
We may not know who won the presidency on Tuesday night โ but how the results roll in will tell us a lot.
US election officials threaten consequences for counties trying to stop certification
State election officials stress that certifying elections is a ministerial function โ local election officials are duty-bound to certify results, and that it is not optional.
Britain will need gas plants as โback-upโ for wind in 2030, says grid operator
Report says โurgent actionโ needed to meet governmentโs clean power target
Trump BFF Orbรกn to make populist pitch amid US election
If the Republican candidate is elected, it could embolden the Hungarian leaderโs conservative plans for the bloc.
Russian disinformation accelerates toward US election
A new report tracks efforts to sow discord in the United States โ even beyond Tuesday.
Partyโs over: Trump takes fizz out of election night as embassies ditch soirees
U.S. election night 2024 promises to be a sober affair in Europe.
Parliament wonโt shoot down von der Leyenโs Commission picksย
A protracted standoff among rival political factions could mean all commissioners squeeze through.
Shovel-wielding mob strikes Spanish PM Sรกnchez on visit to flood-hit town
A far-right group has taken responsibility for the attack, in which Pedro Sรกnchez was struck by an object.
Britainโs art-loving elite fumes at money laundering crackdown
Experts fear tough rules for the art world โ meant to root out criminals โย will send business to New York and Hong Kong.
How to watch the commissioner hearings like a pro
Your step-by-step guide to the European election’s season finale.
Ukraine war briefing: UN chief โvery concernedโ about reports of North Korean troops in Russia
US intelligence has said North Korean forces have made their way to Russiaโs Kursk border region; Pro-Eu president wins Moldovan vote. What we know on day 985United Nations Secretary-General Antรณnio Guterres has said he is โvery concernedโ about report…
Far from the race he once envisioned, Joe Biden closes out contest in Scranton
As Kamala Harris makes her final dash, the president sticks close to home.