For Franceโs Le Pen, itโs Barnier now, maybe Macron next
France’s far-right leader has brought the government to its knees. Now, with the country in political turmoil, she has the president in her sights.
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French minister to confront China over โunacceptableโ retaliatory tariffs in Shanghai
France is callijng for a negotiated solution to put an end to the tit-for-tat trade escalation.
Keir Starmerโs reset shows his premiership is already in crisis
Less than 100 days after taking office, the prime minister has already been forced to shake up his team.
Czechiaโs Lipavskรฝ to remain in office despite government shake-up
Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavskรฝ will stay in the government despite a reshuffle that saw his party, the Czech Pirate Party, pull out of the ruling coalition.
Pirates quits Czech government, triggering cabinet reshuffle and conservative shift
The Pirate Partyโs exit from the Czech coalition government led by Prime Minister Petr Fiala has sparked a cabinet reshuffle and pushed the government further to the right.
France set to announce new government after months of political deadlock
France is expected to finalise a new government by Sunday, with President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Michel Barnier negotiating a cabinet reshuffle that marks a shift to the right. After months of political stalemate following snap legislative…
Zelenskyyโs consolidation of power weakens Ukraineโs resilience
The war has done nothing to still the president’s populist impatience with the complexities of governing, and it’s playing against the country’s strengths.
Slovakia loses fight against corruption
Prime Minister Robert Fico doesn’t care.
Europeโs Draghi report unleashed: These are the 5 things to watch
A blueprint to make the EU more competitive with the rest of the world is published on Monday. It’s likely to prove controversial.
US pushes back against Ukraine pleas to lift weapon restrictions
โThereโs no one capability that will, in and of itself, be decisive in this campaign,โ US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says.
Zelenskyy tells Ukraineโs allies to hurry up with air defense aid
Ukrainian president calls for Western pledges to be fulfilled “without delay.”
Meet the new โMr Ukraineโ at the head of Britainโs military
British Defense Secretary John Healey told POLITICO the new Labour government would increase military spending.
Ukraine approves large war-time cabinet reshuffle
Parliament approves several new ministers, but some MPs accuse President Zelensky of centralising power.
The whoโs who of Ukraineโs cabinet reshuffle
Six Ukrainian cabinet ministers have resigned from their portfolios as part of a major government shake-up, meaning a swag of senior plum jobs are up for grabs.
Andrii Sybiha appointed as Ukraineโs foreign minister
He takes office as part of Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s biggest Cabinet reshuffle.
Zelenskyy seeks โnew energyโ with Ukraineโs biggest wartime cabinet reshuffle
Critics warn changes are likely to further concentrate power in presidentโs hands
Ukraine’s sweeping government reshuffle draws criticism
While the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, emphasized the need to ‘strengthen the state’ in certain key areas, some opposition MPs criticized the change as unnecessary, even dangerous, at a pivotal moment for the war-torn country.
Zelenskyy suffers huge backslash as reshuffle triggers power-grab accusations
A parliamentary majority and martial law mean the Ukrainian president has the right to assemble his government as he sees fit, but the opposition is crying foul.
Russia-Ukraine war live: Ukrainian foreign minister offers resignation amid reshuffle
Reported move by Dmytro Kuleba follows comments by Zelenskiy of the need to โstrengthen some areas in the governmentโVolodymyr Zelenskiy has spoken out after 5 people were killed in a Russian strike on Lviv, including a teenage girl.โEvery one of our p…
Zelenskiy reshuffles Ukraine cabinet as Russian missile strike targets Lviv
President carries out biggest government shake-up since start of war as deadly attacks continueA wide-ranging government shake-up is under way in Ukraine, with the foreign minister, Dmytro Kuleba, the latest key official to submit a letter of resignat…
Ukraineโs foreign minister heads for exit as Zelenskyy launches major shake-up
Dmytro Kuleba, Kyiv’s top diplomat throughout Russia’s full-scale invasion, submits his resignation along with a slew of top officials.
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba resigns ahead of expected government reshuffle
Kuleba has been a key figure of Ukraine’s defence against Russia’s full-scale invasion, shoring up support from the EU, NATO and allies across the globe.
Ukraine ministers resign as government reshuffle expected
The parliamentary head of the ruling party says half the cabinet will be replaced in a reshuffle this week.
Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskiy reshuffle begins, Ukrainians reel from Poltava strike
Deputy prime ministers among senior Ukrainian officials to resign; more than 50 killed in Russian attack on Poltava, one of the deadliest of the war. What we know on day 924See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverage Continue reading…
๐ด Live: Several Ukrainian ministers resign as ruling party signals major reshuffle
At least six Ukrainian officials including cabinet ministers submitted their resignation on Tuesday and a presidential aide was dismissed, as the ruling party signalled a major government reshuffle was underway. Follow our live blog for the latest upd…
Zelenskyy makes biggest shake-up of Ukraineโs wartime government
Foreign affairs minister among those to step down in reshuffle criticised by some as presidentโs move to consolidate power
Thereโs only one way to keep Germanyโs far-right AfD at bay. Address the concerns it exploits | Katja Hoyer
There are good reasons to place a political firewall around the extremists. But mainstream parties must also address the electorateโs loss of trustโWeโre all waiting with bated breath. This is a fateful election,โ a friend from Leipzig told me on Sunda…
Denmark nominates Dan Jรธrgensen as EU commissioner
Former climate and energy minister nominated to join Ursula von der Leyen’s team of commissioners.
European commissioner nomineeย pickย signals Greeceโs rightward turn
PM’s choice of Apostolos Tzitzikostas could raise the temperature of simmering resentments between Greece and North Macedonia.
Ukraineโs Russia incursion gamble leaves enemy in shock, allies guessing
With its daring incursion into Russiaโs Kursk region, Ukraine has attempted to reshuffle the cards in the conflict after months of paralysis in its eastern Donbas region. It exposed Russian military weaknesses and could strengthen Ukraineโs position a…
Renewโs rebels strike back: German bloc heralds liberal power reshuffle
For the last five years, the German FDP has been the leader of a rebellious minority within the EU Parliament’s liberal group, but this term the former outliers could exert greater influence over the direction of a fragmented Renew Europe.
Why Natoโs spending goals still remain out of reach for some allies
Also in this newsletter: What the reshuffle of Europeโs far right means for Giorgia Meloni
Whereโs Macron? French president disappears amid election crisis
Facing a snap election wipeout, Emmanuel Macron’s allies have told him to shut up.
โWeโve all enabled the situationโ: Democrats turn on Bidenโs inner sanctum post debate
The senior teamโs management of Biden has grown more strictly controlled as his term has gone on.
Von der Leyen, Meloni and the battle for Brusselsโ top jobs: Whatโs next?
EU leaders scramble to sign off on top jobs package at a summit next week.
Irish government eyes snap election to seize on Sinn Fรฉin weakness
Not another one! As much of the world goes to the polls this year, Ireland could be the latest to join the election 2024 party.
French snap elections: โA complete reshuffle of the political landscapeโ
French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday urged moderate politicians from the left and the right to regroup to defeat the far right in the upcoming national legislative elections he had called for after his party’s crushing defeat in the European …
Greek PM hints at cabinet reshuffle after EU vote disappointment
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis hinted at a cabinet reshuffle on Tuesday, saying “corrective measures” were required after his centre-right party performed less well than expected in the European Parliament election.
Belgiumโs fragmented healthcare system facing reorganisation [Advocacy Lab Content]
Belgium’s political landscape is undergoing a reshuffle, raising critical questions about how the new Belgian government will address the fragmented state of healthcare. Re-federalisation of the healthcare system is an idea gaining traction.
Top Ukraine reconstruction official quits, citing โsystemic obstaclesโ
Mustafa Nayyem’s resignation comes day before key Ukraine Recovery Conference in Berlin.
EUโs top diplomat race gets very crowded
Josep Borrell is on his way out. Who will be the EU’s next counterpart for the likes of Antony Blinken, Sergey Lavrov and Wang Yi?
UK election: The great battle for Labour Party jobs
Too many ministers: Keir Starmer faces having to disappoint some of his top team if he makes it into government.
Putinโs purge ramps up as another general arrested over bribes
The army chief faces 8 to 15 years in jail.
Itโs high time for a Space Commissioner!
As the competition to secure the economic and strategic benefits of space intensifies, Europe cannot afford to be sidelined. With the reshuffle of the European Unionโs top jobs later this year, appointing a Space Commissioner would be a powerful signal…
Russia and Ukraine: two economies at war
Government reshuffle underlines Putinโs militarisation effort as Kyiv fights on with western support
Putin has ditched his paranoid security chief. Here are 5 of the wackiest things Nikolai Patrushev has said.
Ukraine is trafficking in orphans and organs; a secretive global elite is causing multiple crises; and Madeleine Albright wanted to wipe out Russia โ those are just some of the greatest hits of Vladimir Putinโs longtime security adviser.
Putinโs war machine reshuffle reveals his deepest fear โ the rise of Kremlin rivals | Samantha de Bendern
By moving Sergei Shoigu and promoting key allies, Russiaโs leader is shoring up the military-industrial complex that justifies his survivalWhen the Russian defence minister, Sergei Shoigu, was removed from his post and appointed head of the security co…
Putin makes former intelligence chief Nikolaiย Patrushevย his aide
The move comes amid a broader reshuffle of the Russian defense ministry, as Moscow ramps up its offensive against Ukraine.
Russian lieutenant general arrested amid Putinโs defense ministry purge
News of Yuri Kuznetsov’s detention comes as the president reshuffles his top military brass, and amid a ramp-up of the war in Ukraine.
Putin revamps Russiaโs creaking war machine
Presidentโs reshuffle of top defence officials is aimed at sustaining Ukraine conflict
Could Russia take Ukraine’s second city? Putin on the offensive
Moscow reopening a new front with the taking of villages near Kharkiv. Could fresh ammo and military hardware pledged by NATO allies arrive too late?Moscowโs spring offensive taking form as Vladimir Putin replaces defense minister Sergei Shoigu with a…
Rubles and bullets: Putin puts an economist in charge of the militaryย
Changing the defense ministry leadership signals that Russia’s president is “preparing for many more years of war.”
Putin replaces Russian defense and security chiefs
Sergei Shoigu and Nikolai Patrushev have been among the most prominent figures in the Kremlin’s war machine.
Putin removes Sergei Shoigu as Russiaโs defence minister
Russian president says successor to Shoigu, who has been defence minister for years, will be Andrei Belousov, an economistVladimir Putin has removed his longtime ally Sergei Shoigu as defence minister in the most significant reshuffle to the military c…
Putin replaces security chiefs in surprise reshuffle
Sergei Shoiguโs move from defence ministry painted as an attempt to rein in runaway military spending
Putin banks on stability with new (old) prime minister
Appointment of Kremlin loyalist comes as little surprise.
Two Ukrainian ministers sacked as Zelenskyy reshuffle continues
The dismissals come weeks after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that state institutions will get a “reboot.”
UK Tories powerless to escape Rishi Sunakโs death march
Conservative MPs backed down from challenging the PM and now see no escape from electoral wipeout.
Maltese central bank governor, deputy PM face charges in snowballing corruption case
Malta’s political elite is being rocked by impending charges over a 2015 hospital concession deal.
Putinโs inauguration set to kickstart Kremlin reshuffle
The aftermath of the ritual will show how far Russia’s leader is willing to go in changing his aging old guard.
Bribery case puts Russian Defense Minister Shoigu in the crosshairsย
Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov is siting in Moscow’s Lefortovo prison, and that spells trouble for his boss Sergei Shoigu.
Von der Leyen criticises European far right for being โPutinโs proxiesโ
Commission president, who is seeking another term, took aim at group that includes AfD and National Rally in pre-election debateThe European Commission president, Ursula Von der Leyen, has criticised the far right as โPutinโs proxiesโ, while refusing t…
Pedro Sรกnchez: EU Socialistsโ star on the brink of collapse, EPP takes dig
All eyes are on Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sรกnchez (PSOE/S&D), who will decide whether to resign on Monday (29 April), with the EU’s Socialists and centre-right (EPP) nervously awaiting a move that could reshuffle the cards in Brussels ahead of J…
Sรกnchezโs government faces another difficult reshuffle
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sรกnchez will likely be forced into another difficult government reshuffle, as Ecological Transition Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Teresa Ribera was appointed to lead his socialist partyโs list for the European election…
Life after Ursula von der Leyen? Alternatives for next Commission president.
Brussels is rife with speculation on who might be chosen as the EU executive’s next chief.
Slovakia moves to scrap public broadcaster amid fears of press crackdown
Prime Minister Robert Fico has criticized the outlet for โnot being objective enough.”
Morawiecki, Orbรกn plot reshuffle in EU Parliament with Le Pen
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbรกn and former Polish prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki, members of the right-wing โnational-conservativeโ camp, are planning a reshuffle of powers in the European Parliament in an attempt to gain enough leverage in th…
Foreign minister switch exposes Borissovโs influence over interim government
In another lightning reshuffle, caretaker Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev appointed GERB MP Daniel Mitov as foreign minister, replacing the week-long incumbent Stefan Dimitrov, after this was proposed by GERB leader and former prime minister Boyko Bori…
Pentagon defends pace of weapon shipments as Ukraine worries itโs too late
Weapon deliveries need โto be done properly,โ a Pentagon spokesperson said.
Zelenskyy replaces top security official in new reshuffle
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed the secretary of Ukraine’s national security council and replaced him with the head of his foreign spy agency on Tuesday (26 March).
Best of luck in your new role! Itโs time for the EU to reshuffle its ambassadors
Chief of staff to Charles Michel set to become EU ambassador to Canada.
Who will be Irelandโs next leader? It looks like a battle between two Simons
Meet the runners and riders to be Irish PM as Fine Gael seeks a successor for the departing Leo Varadkar.
Poland dismisses 50 envoys appointed by old right-wing government
Prime Minister Donald Tusk said the move is “not a retaliation” against the former Law and Justice administration.
In race for top EU, NATO jobs, Eastern Europe asks: โAre we equals or not?โ
EUโs newer members are bristling at the likely appointment of Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s as NATO chief.
Russia no longer perceived as top threat by Germans
Report ahead of Munich Security Conference shows waning concern about the danger posed by Moscow across G7 countries.
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 717
Russian strike kills three in Sumy village as petrol station attack sparks blaze in Kharkiv; western officials deride Tucker Carlson interview with Vladimir PutinSee all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageA Russian attack in the north-eastern Ukrainian reg…
Georgia appoints critic of West as PM
A little more than a month after billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili returned to politics, Georgia has a new government.
Former French tech minister Jean-Noรซl Barrot takes over EU portfolio in reshuffle
Jean-Noรซl Barrot, tech minister since July 2022, was appointed as new EU minister in the final stretch of the French government reshuffle late on Thursday.
Macron completes painstaking reshuffle with EU affairs, health, energy appointments
It took one month for Emmanuel Macron to complete the government reshuffle (and alienate key allies).
All Keir Starmerโs Labour U-turns in one place
POLITICO lists 26 (and counting) key walkbacks in Starmerโs spell as opposition leader.
Key centrist ally blasts Macron, sparking new political crisis
The future of the pro-Macron coalition is uncertain following the shock defection.
UK vows to avoid Europeโs โclumsyโ green policies as protests rage
Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho tells POLITICO that Britain wants to swerve ideas ‘public feel are not in their interests’ โ prompting a furious pushback from some in Europe.
[Analysis] Almost 20 names in running for EU top jobs
With four months until the European Parliament elections, there are already some 20 names in the hat for the ensuing reshuffle of EU top jobs.
Zelenskyy plans government and military reset aiming for โpositive energyโ
An ongoing rift between the Ukrainian president and his top general may finally boil over.
French ecology minister lays out agenda for 2024
2024 will be a busy year for French green policy, according to the broad outlines of the agenda presented by Ecological Transition Minister Christophe Bรฉchu on Wednesday (31 January).