Review

Why Europeโ€™s health policies must prioritize chronic kidney disease

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Undetected Chronic Kidney Disease affects millions in Europe, but it could be preventable, manageable and tackled with the right policies.

EU visitor centers under scrutiny over spiraling costs and sparse attendance

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European Parliamentโ€™s top bureaucrat called for a review of the project โ€œto assess the causes of the poorer performance.”

What Hamas wrought

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Instead of igniting a war that would destroy Israel, the militant group lit the fuse that set much of the region on fire, burning its own allies above all.

A Jan. 6 rioter tried to join the Russian military to fight against Ukraine, feds say

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Kevin Loftus should be sent to jail for violating the terms of his probation, prosecutors told a judge.

Staff at Britainโ€™s AI institute in open revolt

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Letter expressing no confidence in Alan Turing Instituteโ€™s top team comes amid external criticism of the prestigious state-funded body.

UK bans puberty blockers for under-18s

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Government-ordered commission flags an “unacceptable safety risk” in continued prescription to children.

Justice Department obtained records of Democrats, journalists during Trumpโ€™s first term

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During leak investigations, Trumpโ€™s DOJ obtained phone and email records of two House Democrats and dozens of congressional staffers.

Hereโ€™s whatโ€™s new in the EU-Mercosur trade deal

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POLITICO brings you the new elements of Europeโ€™s trade deal with South America struck last week.

The Universal Theory review โ€“ chilly German sci-fi noir splices genres with style

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Ambitious feature by Timm Krรถger moves from lurid colour to stark black and white following an academicโ€™s Alpine adventures in the metaverseThis twisted and twisty German feature takes the modish notion of the multiverse for a spin and sends it into a …

So This Is Christmas review โ€“ most wonderful time of the year in a small Irish town

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This quietly compelling documentary tells the stories of a select group of people as they cope with Christmas with hardship and humourA modest film with modest ambitions, this is a documentary that paints a portrait of a small Irish town at Christmas, …

Northern Ireland Assembly to decide fate of Brexit deal on Tuesday

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The deal is likely to get a simple majority, but not cross-community support โ€“ meaning the British government will have to commission a legal review and ask for Stormont’s consent again in 2028.
The post Northern Ireland Assembly to decide fate of Brex…

UK: Too early to lift ban on key Syrian rebel group

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Prime Minister Keir Starmer insists ‘no decision is pending’ on removing Hayat Tahrir al-Sham’s status as a terrorist organization.

Austria prepares to deport Syrian migrants after Assad regime falls

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Belgium, Germany, Greece and Austria said they will halt Syrian asylum applications one day after rebel forces ousted the country’s dictator.

UK promises โ€˜swiftโ€™ decision on banned Syrian group

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Hayat Tahrir al-Sham is a proscribed terrorist organization in the U.K., but played a major part in Bashar al-Assad’s ouster.

Simona Kossak review โ€“ smartly sharp biopic of pioneering Polish ecologist

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A charismatic performance from Sandra Drzymalska and pacy direction from Adrian Panek makes for an unexpectedly appealing portrait of an unlikely heroโ€˜You lack both beauty and talent. Your intellect is annoying. The only thing you have is your name.โ€ T…

Kapr Code review โ€“ operatic retelling of composer Jan Kaprโ€™s turbulent life

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Lucie Krรกlovรกโ€™s daring documentary uses a choir and an original libretto to recount the story of the renegade Czech musicianRetelling the complicated life of prolific Czech composer Jan Kapr, Lucie Krรกlovรกโ€™s category-defying documentary harmonises the …

Lawsuits increasingly being used to silence journalists, activists across Europe, new study warns

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Businesses and politicians are using legal intimidation to stifle dissenting voices, and many cases go unreported, report by the Coalition Against SLAPPs says.

Will Donald Trump kill US-UK-Aussie sub defense deal?

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The landmark defense agreement between the U.S, U.K. and Australia could be in jeopardy with the maverick Republican back in the White House.

Guns, lies and audiotape: How Bidenโ€™s family ties could lead to another pardon

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For decades, a scandal-plagued Mississippi family has cozied up to the president. How will the relationship end?

How Trumpโ€™s transition could end up hamstringing his agenda

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The president-electโ€™s advisers havenโ€™t yet begun meeting with federal agencies, despite signing an agreement late last month allowing them to do so.

Press release – Parliament to review the safety of women online

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From 9 to 15 December, EP committees and delegations will discuss how to enhance womenโ€™s empowerment in the digital world as part of the fifth European Gender Equality Week.Committee on Womenโ€™s Rights and Gender Equality Source : ยฉ European Union, 2024…

Easy does itย โ€”ย ECB can keep cutting gradually in December, says Croatiaโ€™s Vujฤiฤ‡

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Political uncertainty stalking the eurozone, however, is best navigated with a meeting by meeting approach.

US conservatives look to an unlikely ally in court battle over transgender rights: Europe

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The Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments Wednesday over Tennesseeโ€™s law banning transition-related medical care for minors.

Chinese hack of global telecom providers is โ€˜ongoing,โ€™ officials warn

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Officials from the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency say the major Chinese hack began in late spring, and they are strongly urging Americans to use encrypted communications.

The Commander review โ€“ true story of patriotic heroism tries to avoid being political football

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The patriotic story of an Italian submarine commander who disobeyed orders from fascist leaders and rescued enemy sailors after sinking their shipHere is a stolid second world war drama, directed by Edoardo de Angelis, taken from a patriotic true story…

Porcelain War review โ€“ beautifully rendered portrait of Ukraineโ€™s artist-warriors

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Documentary following a ceramicist and a painter who have joined the battle to defend against the Russian invasion is perhaps a little too picturesqueCompared with the award-winning The Earth Is As Blue As an Orange from 2020, which charted a Ukrainian…

Favoriten review โ€“ charming kidsโ€™ eye view of an inner city Vienna primary

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Ruth Beckermannโ€™s compassionate documentary is testament to a diverse group of delightful seven-year-olds and the brilliance of their dedicated teacherThere are some big personalities in the class of seven-year-olds in an inner city Vienna primary scho…

Undefeatable: Odesa in Love & War by Julian Evans review โ€“ a โ€˜sleeping beautyโ€™ now besieged

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A stylish love letter to the Ukrainian port charts its transformation from exotic mafia capital to beacon of freedom and, now, battered Russian targetIn 1994 the writer Julian Evans went on a 10-day cruise down the Dnipro River. Ukraine had won its ind…

Freedom by Angela Merkel review โ€“ her lips are sealed

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The ex-German chancellorโ€™s memoir details the myriad issues she faced, from the 2008 financial crash to Covid-19, but studiously avoids much in the way of insights and analysis Ever since the end of the second world war, when Germans somewhat belatedly…

Moment of truth for assisted dying in England and Wales as MPs hold key vote

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PRESS REVIEWย โ€“ Friday, November 29: The debate over assisted dying rages on in the UK ahead of a key vote in Westminster this Friday. In other news, the French government makes concessions to the far right in the hope of surviving a likely no-confiden…

Seizing Europeโ€™s industrial and decarbonized future

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Implementing the Draghi report’s recommendations can secure Europeโ€™s competitiveness, economic security and decarbonized future

Conclave review โ€“ Ralph Fiennes shines as papal election results in high-camp gripper

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Fiennes is broodingly compelling as a potential English pope caught up in murky Vatican intrigue around choosing the next pontiffWho knew that the laborious process of democracy, of simply voting over and over again, could be so exciting and so amusing…

Commission plans to slash EU embassy staff around the world

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Faced with a budget squeeze, the bloc wants to cut back staff and focus on countries “where the EU’s primary interests lie.”

Just Eat to delist from London Stock Exchange to cut โ€˜complexity and costsโ€™

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Food delivery firm is also listed in Amsterdam and decision is another blow to London marketThe food delivery company Just Eat Takeaway is to delist from the London Stock Exchange to cut costs, in a further blow to the UKโ€™s international financial stan…

As Franceโ€™s Marine Le Pen stumbles, her far-right protรฉgรฉ seizes the limelight

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Jordan Bardella’s glitzy book tour encourages speculation about a palace coup at the top of the National Rally party.

Brussels fines Facebook parent company โ‚ฌ800M

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EU targets Meta with antitrust penalty for pushing classified ads service.

V13 by Emmanuel Carrรจre review โ€“ gripping chronicle of the 2015 Paris attacks trial

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A chronicle of the largest criminal case in French history from a master of the genreIn the early evening of 12 November 2015, three cars left Charleroi in Belgium, arriving a few hours later at a rented house in the northern suburbs of Paris. The occu…

Is Donald Trump about to wreck Brexit?

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The U.S. president-electโ€™s return to the world stage comes as Britain and the EU are resetting relations. Brussels sees an opportunity.

Piper review โ€“ Elizabeth Hurley dances a merry tune in cheesy rat-based folk horror

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Hurley arrives in Pied Piper territory with her daughter to take a teaching job at a creepy private school. Soon enough the townโ€™s infamous rodent problem starts being an issueThe premise for this horror exercise is a potent notion, one that might have…

Trump picks Lee Zeldin to lead EPA

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If confirmed, Zeldin would lead the Republican effort to roll back Bidenโ€™s key climate change regulations โ€” including rules tightening the pollution from power plants and tailpipes.

No Place for You in Our Town review โ€“ uncomfortably up close with Bulgarian football hooligans

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Nikolay Stefanovโ€™s documentary, which follows fans of FC Minyor Pernik, reveals much about what is behind this toxic masculinityIn the Bulgarian mining town of Pernik, a weekend football match is not for the faint of heart. Dressed in the black and yel…

Boost UK defence spending to win Trumpโ€™s support, former navy chief urges Starmer

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Lord West says Republican victory is chance to show Britain is willing to prioritise military by allocating 3% of GDPKeir Starmer is being urged to consider an emergency cash injection into defence and to accelerate Britainโ€™s planned review of its mili…

The end of Pax Americana

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When the U.S. inaugurates Donald J. Trump as its 47th president, the country and world will be very different because of it.

Stop funding Turkish deportation centers, NGOs tell EU

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Call comes after POLITICO and others revealed widespread human rights abuses in EU-funded Turkish facilities.ย 

British MP charged with assault after clash in street

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Charge of common assault authorized against Mike Amesbury.

Does Moo Deng have competition from a younger, Scottish pygmy hippo?

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PRESS REVIEW โ€“ Tuesday, November 5: We take a look at the US front pages ahead of the country’s landmark presidential vote. Also: what, if any, difference will the election result make to the ongoing war in the Middle East? Finally, a pygmy hippo born…

One Mother review โ€“ poignant memoir grapples with trauma of foster care

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Mickaรซl Bandelaโ€™s documentary reflects on the events that left him in care as a child, and the generational losses that came beforeWhen he was a few months old, film-maker Mickaรซl Bandela was put into the care of his foster mother Marie-Thรฉrรจse, after …

The Problem with People review โ€“ old-country lark takes on blarney-fuelled family feud

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Paul Reiser and Colm Meaney go into cliche mode when an Irish patriarch wills half his legacy to his sonโ€™s unknown American cousinNever mind people. The problem with this comedy is the cliches. It could not be more Irish if it was dropped into a pint o…

Trump returns to his grievances for his closing argument

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It was Trump at his most aggrieved and discursive on Sunday, as Election Day nears.

More than 50 children killed in Gaza in 2 days, UNICEF saysย 

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The casualties were reported by the U.N. agency after strikes in northern Gaza.

Trump wants someone who will โ€˜do his biddingโ€™ at Justice Department. Here are the top contenders.

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If Trump returns to the White House, he is eager for a do-over to staff critical positions at the Department of Justice.

Britainโ€™s heading for a showdown with Donald Trump on China

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The Labour government insists itโ€™s not going soft on Beijing โ€” but hawks are concerned.

Listen Up! review โ€“ tonally jarring comedy on multicultural integration and teenage trans identity

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This curateโ€™s egg of a filmโ€™s crude humour feels somewhat at odds with the big issues itโ€™s exploring, even if doing so more or less sympatheticallyHere is a highly unusual film. Not because of its subject matter, or its tone, but because of the unlikel…

‘Nightmare on Downing Street’: British papers react to Labour’s budget

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PRESS REVIEW โ€“ Tuesday, October 29: Labour unveil their first budget in 14 years, with taxes raised by ยฃ40 billion. Elsewhere, the race for the White House is hotting up and the Latino demographic could be key to securing victory for either candidate….

Commission mulls transferring Russian assets to fortify โ‚ฌ45B Ukraine loan

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The move would protect Belgium-based Euroclear from retaliatory seizure by Moscow.

Create a CIA-style European spy service, von der Leyen is told

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The bloc should green-light a “fully fledged intelligence cooperation service at the EU level,” said former Finnish President Sauli Niinistรถ in a sweeping new report.

UK budget: 7 things to watch for as Labour hikes taxes

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From splashing the cash to going for growth, here’s how Britain’s first female chancellor wants to run the economy.

Visas for under-30s โ€˜essentialโ€™ to Brexit reset, leaked EU document says

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Itโ€™s the latest sign the idea is still very much in Brussels’ sights โ€” despite British pushback.

French government announces more than โ‚ฌ5B in additional spending cuts

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The move will affect development aid and EV subsidies.

The Divided Island review โ€“ emotional stories from all sides of the Cyprus conflict

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Cey Sesiguzelโ€™s documentary covers a lot of history โ€“ and not always in the most dynamic way. But the testimony of survivors of war forms its powerful coreFifty years have passed since the 1974 partition of Cyprus, a harrowing event that looms large ov…

US to probe Chinese telco hacks that targeted Trump, Vance

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POLITICO reported Friday that federal investigators for now believe the Chinese targeted communications data from phones of roughly 40 people.

Ministers urged to cut ties with P&O Ferries owner over links to Russia

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The government is facing calls to cease trading with DP World because of its partnership with Putinโ€™s northern sea route Ministers are facing calls to review the UKโ€™s financial ties to the multinational logistics company DP World over its business deal…

Musk isnโ€™t the first tycoon to flirt with a dictator. History hasnโ€™t been kind.

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Tycoons have gotten in trouble for running their own foreign policy before. History has not been kind.

The silent force behind the Trump transition

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Youโ€™ve probably never heard of Brooke Rollins. She wants to keep it that way.

The future EU commissionersโ€™ promises: Everything you need to know

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We pored over more than 400 pages of written answers so you donโ€™t have to.

At last a passport for Britain’s (probably) favourite bear

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PRESS REVIEW โ€“ Wednesday, October 23: South Korea mulls its response as North Korea cements its war coalition with Russia. In other news, an Arab News/YouGov poll shows Donald Trump leading among Arab-American voters. Also, do Western gorillas have de…

UK watchdog formally investigates Carlsbergโ€™s ยฃ3.3bn takeover of Britvic

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CMA sets 18 December deadline for initial review as it considers whether deal could reduce competitionThe UKโ€™s competition watchdog has launched a formal investigation into the ยฃ3.3bn takeover of the UK soft drinks maker Britvic by the Danish brewer Ca…

Brussels ducks responsibility for Cyprus waste scandal

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An EU fraud investigation into a โ‚ฌ46 million waste treatment project remains stuck in bureaucratic gridlock.

Europe gave 1 million Syrians fleeing war international protection. Some countries want to deport them.

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Italy and Austria are pushing to recast Syria as a “safe” country, even as the bloc welcomes thousands of Syrian refugees fleeing war each year.

Britain looks to Germany to bolster its military in new defense pact

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The Trinity House Agreement is the final pact tying Europe’s big three military nations together.

Family Pack review โ€“ Jean Reno is game for a laugh in card-based time-travelling caper

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A family playing a game are sent back in time to a medieval village where they must kill werewolves in order to return to the futureThis rather sweet time-travelling comedy raises welcome memories of French classic Les Visiteurs, especially with the la…

Keir Starmerโ€™s biggest enemy: The great-crested newt

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Keir Starmerโ€™s environment secretary wants to turn DEFRA into a growth department. That means a fight with the green lobby.

Cull seals and cormorants to save our fish, urge Baltic coastal states

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The greater threat is deplorable man-made pollution, the European Commission fires back.

TfL could be forced to pay millions over Dutch lorry driversโ€™ low emission zone fines

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Hauliersโ€™ group Transport in Nood BV launched judicial review earlier this year over fines issued in Ulez and LezTransport for London (TfL) could be forced to pay back millions of pounds in low emission zone fines issued to Dutch lorry drivers after ag…

The Greensโ€™ dilemma

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Winning elections isnโ€™t just about having the right message, itโ€™s about having a message that resonates with people’s daily concerns.

โ€˜We leave viewers smarterโ€™: fears over plans to close โ€˜worldโ€™s most highbrowโ€™ TV station

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Unique experiment in German-language public broadcasting 3sat faces pressure from populist rightIn many countries around the world, breakfast TV means celeยญbrity interviews, soap operas and last nightโ€™s football highlights. On the German-language chann…

UK fudge on Horizon Brexit deal risks killing new research

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Researchers celebrated a big post-Brexit deal to rejoin Horizon. Now they fear they will end up footing the bill.

Will Italy’s new Albanian detention centres soon be empty?

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PRESS REVIEW โ€“ October 18: The death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar dominates front pages, as journalists ask whatโ€™s next. Also, in Brussels, Poland receives support for its plan to suspend asylum rights for Russia and Belarus, and the EU is told to tak…

The Remarkable Life of Ibelin review โ€“ moving tale of disabled gamerโ€™s digital double life

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Using World of Warcraft-style animation, this documentary tells the story of Mats Steen, a boy with muscular dystrophy whose online popularity was only revealed after his deathItโ€™s probably just an accident of scheduling, but this deeply affecting docu…

UKโ€™s David Lammy is in China โ€” just donโ€™t call it a reset

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The new Labour government’s attitude toward Beijing seems in contrast to that of its Conservative predecessors.

Crisis deepens for Irelandโ€™s scandal-hit Sinn Fรฉin

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The Irish republicans had hoped to lead the next government in Dublin โ€” but a surge in scandals and infighting are undermining its ambitions.

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