Poll: Brexit voters would accept free movement for EU single market access
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Donald Trump’s election victory “fundamentally changed” U.K.-EU relations, polling found.
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Tech billionaires prepare to invade the Pentagon
A handful of Silicon Valley executives could help transform the countryโs largest bureaucracy โ and benefit themselves while trying.
Staff at Britainโs AI institute in open revolt
Letter expressing no confidence in Alan Turing Instituteโs top team comes amid external criticism of the prestigious state-funded body.
โSomeone has to stayโ: how Ukrainian power plant workers keep the country running
The Guardian visits a Soviet-era coal-fired thermal installation to explore how it has held up to Russian attacksIn the cavernous turbine hall of a coal-fired thermal power plant, deputy chief engineer Oleksandr runs through the extensive damage, point…
Inside the floating 80s relic that wants to be Britainโs energy future
POLITICO spent the afternoon on a soon-to-be-abandoned North Sea gas plant that’s hoping to ditch fossil fuels with government help.
Bracing for a Russian attack: EU defense chief wants โฌ100B for weapons
Andrius Kubilius is the EU’s first defense and space commissioner.
Guerre en Ukraine : les plans de paix se multiplient, mais les deux camps en sont encore loin
Plus de trois ans de combats et lโarrivรฉe de Donald Trump augmentent la pression en faveur dโun accord de paix.
Peace plans galore: Lots of ideas to end the fighting but the sides remain far apart
More than 3 years of fighting and the arrival of Donald Trump is increasing pressure for a peace deal.
Belgiumโs Romanians poised to propel the far right into power
Frustrated with mainstream parties and unable to return home, Romanians abroad are emerging as staunch supporters of ultranationalist presidential hopeful Cฤlin Georgescu.
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.
Kyivโs backers take comfort in Trumpโs Cabinet picks
Theyโre very cautiously optimistic that Trumpโs first national security nominees are bad news for Putin.
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.
5 things to know about defense chief Andrius Kubiliusโs European Parliament hearing
New defense commissioner warned of Russian threat, underlined America’s distraction with China, and pushed the EU to spend big on protecting itself.
Ukraine war briefing: First clash with North Korean troops, say Ukrainian officials
What was described as a โsmall engagementโ in Kursk opens a โnew page in instability in the worldโ, says Zelenskyy. What we know on day 987See all our coverage of the Russia-Ukraine warNorth Korean troops in Russia have come under Ukrainian fire, a Kyi…
EU shrugs off Trumpโs threats to scrap green handouts
Trump may cut Europe out of Americaโs subsidy splurge, but EU industries aren’t seeing many benefits yet anyway.
Europeโs Trumpian nightmare
The return of the disrupter-in-chief would further destabilize an already weakened continent.
Brussels is bursting out of its borders. Thatโs helping the rise of the right.
Multilingualism is coming for Flanders โ though not everyone likes that idea.
โItโs better not to try our luck againโ: how Kremlinโs wars left deep scars in Georgia and Moldova
Voters have backed political forces that favour closer Moscow ties despite seeing their countryโs future in EuropeLately, Levan cannot stop thinking about the time he saw Russian tanks roll into his hometown of Gori, an hourโs drive from Georgiaโs capi…
Putin bans 131 Aussies for โanti-Russian agendaโ
Canberra has provided more than $1.3B in aid to Kyiv.
Fratricide: How Poland and Hungary went from friends to foes
Hungarians and Poles traditionally see each other as brothers, but that relationship is collapsing as the capitals move in very different political directions.
Ukraine war briefing: Bomb shatters historic landmark in Kharkiv
Prized Derzhprom building in Kharkiv damaged in attacks injuring 19; North Korean foreign minister heads to Russia as Nato chief says Kim Jong-unโs troops are in Kursk. What we know on day 979See all our Ukraine war coverageA Russian guided bomb attack…
Europeโs tech security czar-to-be faces China fight at home
For Finland’s Henna Virkkunen, the question of securing Europeโs digital infrastructure hits close to Helsinki.
The Guardian view on UK-EU security cooperation: some red lines must be blurred | Editorial
Sir Keir Starmer should not assume that defence cooperation can be kept separate from the thornier issue of trade integrationIn the big picture of global security, a single factory making gun barrels for tanks, due to open in 2027, doesnโt change the b…
Anxiety looms over Georgiaโs parliamentary election as voters cast ballots
Pivotal vote in the South Caucasian country kicks off in a tense environment.
Commonwealth summit agreement raises slavery reparations after row with UK
Commonwealth countries raised the issue in summit communiquรฉ despite Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s insistence the issue would not be on the agenda.ย
The king and Keir
Two men, worlds apart, are Britain’s diplomatic double act in Samoa. But there’s more to connect Keir Starmer and King Charles III than meets the eye.
Climate of intimidation haunts Georgian elections
Opposition activists and journalists warn of efforts to silence them as police raid Western businesses and the homes of think-tank employees.
Unquiet on the Eastern front: Why Brussels is losing to Moscow
In countries seeking to join the EU, the European Dream is running into the Russian fist.
Starmer: Trump and me are still buddies โ despite US election legal row
The U.K. prime minister brushed off Republicans’ letter to the Federal Election Commission about Labour Party volunteers campaigning for the Democrats.
The end of the British Empire
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and King Charles III head to the Commonwealth summit to talk climate change and growth. Not all their friends will be there.
Britain looks to Germany to bolster its military in new defense pact
The Trinity House Agreement is the final pact tying Europe’s big three military nations together.
How Gรผlenโs feud with Erdoฤan shaped todayโs Turkey
The cleric’s supporters infiltrated the police and judiciary โ but went too far when they challenged Erdoฤan’s allies and family.
Donald Trump files legal complaint against UK Labour Party over help for Kamala Harris
Almost 100 Labour Party aides have traveled across the Atlantic to campaign for the US Democrats.
Trump allies rage at UK Labour help for Kamala Harris. Thereโs more to come.
Some U.S. progressives see Britain’s Keir Starmer as a lone center-left warrior if Donald Trump wins.
Biden and Scholz vow to keep up Ukraine aid as prospect of Trump victory looms
The U.S. presidentโs visit to Berlin comes at a time of particular peril for Kyiv.
CRINK: Itโs the new โAxis of Evilโ
The alliance among China, Russia, Iran and North Korea is forcing NATO to tighten links with Indo-Pacific countries.
Zelenskyy presents ‘victory plan’ to EU, saying it could end Ukraine war by 2025 โย video
Volodymyr Zelenskyy presented his ‘victory plan’ to the EU on 17 October, pitching for a Nato membership invitation and a major increase in military support for Kyiv’s campaign against Russia’s invasion. The plan contains requests that Ukraine’s allies…
Ukraine war briefing: Australia to send 49 Abrams tanks to Kyiv
Zelenskyy details victory plan and heads to Nato meeting; Biden to visit Germany; calls to punish North Korea for sending troops. What we know on day 967See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverage Continue reading…
UK leans against proscribing Iranโs Revolutionary Guards
London is reluctant to cut ties with Tehran “at a time when Iran is causing such danger in the world.”
Ukraine bridles at no-holds-barred US support for Israel
Kyiv wants the US to down Russian rockets, but the “tough answer” for Ukraine is that Russia has nuclear weapons, while Iran does not.
Ireland’s peacekeepers in Lebanon are putting their lives on the line. I know โ I was one of them | Tom Clonan
In 1996, I witnessed the horror as the Israeli army fired on UN positions. Now history is repeating itselfTom Clonan is an independent senator in the Irish parliament and a retired Irish army officerThe Irish armed forces have participated in UN peacek…
Woke guns? Banks want weapons badged as a social good
It’s a discussion that enrages left and right, and risks importing culture wars from the U.S.
Group with close ties to Trump transition says it was targeted in cyber attack
AFPI did not disclose whether any data was removed in the hack, how the breach occurred or the identification, if known, of the actors behind the intrusion.
Monster pickup trucks accelerate into Europe as sales rise despite safety fears
A Dodge Ram 1500 is bigger than a Panzer I tank and campaigners say heavy trucks are โlethalโ in collisionsThe engines rev, the guitars thrum and a gruff narrator lays out why the vehicle occupying the driveway is more than just a machine. โA truck is …
France, Italy summon Israeli ambassadors after UN peacekeepers struck by Israeli forces
French Ministry for Foreign Affairs says Israel’s targeting of UNIFIL troops was “deliberate.”
Germanyโs Scholz offers โฌ1.4B in fresh military aid for Ukraine during Zelenskyy visit
The Ukrainian leader visited Berlin to present his peace plan to the German chancellor.
Wars are won with code, says German military AI maker
Helsing is riding the wave as Europe seeks defense tech leadership.
Rise of the robots: AI to shape UK defense review
Experts warn the use of artificial intelligence in Britain’s future military planning could prove a costly mistake.
Could Russiaโs invasion of Ukraine have been prevented? NATOโs outgoing chief thinks so.ย
Jens Stoltenberg reflects on the past and future of the military alliance.
Estonian president: Tear down the wall of restrictions weโve built around Ukraine
As the West, the limits weโve placed on ourselves merely reflect our fear, weakness and indecision โ all feeding the aggressor.
European Commission maps out โpower grabโ over โฌ1.2 trillion money pot
The Commission floated merging 530 programs into one national cash pot.
We should have given Ukraine more weapons earlier, says ex-NATO chief
โIโm proud of what we have done, but it would have been a great advantage if it started earlier,” Jens Stoltenberg said.
Israel could bomb Iranโs oil. Energy markets are noting it but not panicking.
President Joe Bidenโs remarks about a possible Israeli strike on Iranโs oil facilities caused a jolt Thursday. But the worldโs oil supply has new ways to get around.
Europe has a real defense commissionerย โ just not one appointed by Ursula von der Leyen
The boss of Germany’s largest arms producer is a power player in Europe’s scramble to rearm.
Quels commissaires europรฉens ont le plus dโimmobilier, dโargent et dโinfluence ?
POLITICO a passรฉ en revue les dรฉclarations d’intรฉrรชts des prรฉtendants ร lโexรฉcutif bruxellois.
Leaked documents: Which EU commissioners have the most property, money and influence
POLITICO has reviewed the declarations of interest of every European Commission nominee.
Double-down or pivot to Labour: the choice facing Tory think-tanks
Groups that once influenced government policy are split over how to survive
Ukraine war briefing: Fight hard through autumn, Zelenskyy urges forces
Mark Rutte to take Nato reins from Jens Stoltenberg; โI donโt really buy itโ says former Trump adviser of boasts about ending war. What we know on day 951 See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageVolodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday that the situation was …
Worldโs quandary on climate change: โWho the hell leadsโ if Trump wins?
The potential reelection of the former Republican president is causing anxiety in the global climate community.
Europeโs financial ambitions slam into German opposition
Olaf Scholz’s hostility to UniCredit’s swoop on Commerzbank is a sign that pan-European integration will remain elusive.
Whoโs the real health commissioner?
SNEAK PEEK โ EU health policy is now split across multiple departments, and MEPs arenโt happy. โ Sort your own house out first: MEPs question Hungarian health secretary over presidency plans and countryโs health commissioner role. โ Spend less on defense and more on health, WHO chief Tedros told world leaders at the United Nations [โฆ]
Les 100 premiers jours de von der Leyen : ce quโelle a promis, ce que รงa implique et ce quโelle va vraiment faire
La prรฉsidente de la Commission promet de procรฉder rapidement ร des rรฉformes profondes. Quelle est la crรฉdibilitรฉ de son projet ?
Rachel Reeves is running Britain really
Behind the scenes, decisions on Labour’s agenda are being dictated to a great extent by the Treasury.
Von der Leyenโs first 100 days: What sheโs promised, what it means and what sheโll really deliver
The Commission president is promising to move quickly with far-reaching reforms. How credible is her plan?
UK energy policy: 20 people to lobby at Labour conference
Who to look out for in Liverpool this weekend.
Does America want Ukraine to defeat Russia? It doesnโt look that way.
The presidentโs foreign policy legacy will be shaped by a looming decision in Ukraine.
Saudi oil giant spends well over a billion on โsportswashing,โ new report says
Fossil-fuel companies are the new patrons of Big Sport, according to think tank New Weather Institute.
The 5 commissioners most likely to get the chop
Once every five years the European Parliament gets to pick off a nominee or two โ and rarely fails to do so.
Spainโs Teresa Ribera gets top job in charge of competition, climate in new Commission
Ursula von der Leyen appoints the socialist politician as her No. 2.
Trumpโs golf habit has raised alarms about security for years
The open expanses of golf courses pose special security concerns for the Secret Service.
What Keir Starmerโs Advisers Told Democrats in Washington
Two advisers to the British Labour Party pushed Kamala Harris allies to focus squarely on immigration and the cost of living.
What Keir Starmerโs advisers told Democrats in Washington
Two advisers to the British Labour Party pushed Kamala Harris allies to focus squarely on immigration and the cost of living.
โDragon-Bearโ: How China and Russiaโs spy operations overlap in Europe
Beijing is recruiting agents among EU politicians who have demonstrated fealty to Moscow, underscoring their alignment, according to a senior European intelligence official.
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.
Putin threatens war as Western allies near deal on missile strikes in Russia
White House summit on Friday could grant Ukraine new powers to strike Russia’s military bases.
Vox pop: What Brussels energy players think about the Energy Union
The latest โState of the Energy Unionโ report will be presented by later today (9 September) by Green Deal Commissioner Maroลก ล efฤoviฤ. Ahead of its release, Euractiv polled industry associations, NGOs and think tanks to get their take on the state of …
Ukraine to press top US and UK officials on striking deeper inside Russia
A top GOP lawmaker says the U.S. is ready to loosen restrictions. The Biden administration says no decision has been made.
Europeโs new normal: High energy bills, fading industry and one chance to fix it
German manufacturers are being strangled. The EU is feeling the pinch. Mario Draghi on Monday warned the EU may be staring at โslow agony.โ
Buy your guns, missiles and tanks at home, Draghi tells EU countries
The EU should push countries to buy from the bloc’s military industrial complex, Draghi said in his new report.
Trump could turn Elon Musk into an American oligarch
Muskโs potential foray into government would represent a striking development for the billionaire.
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.
Kamala Harris campaign told how to win by UK Labour strategist
Deborah Mattinson โ a fixture of the U.K. polling scene โ will travel to Washington D.C. next week to brief the Harris-Walz team.
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Trumpโs Orbรกn embrace sparks some US Republicans to sound the alarm
Groups seeking the former presidentโs favor have highlighted pro-Russian Hungarian leaders and talking points.
โThe commander-in-chief testโ: Harris and Trump are sparring over the military. Itโs not a new playbook.
Attacks over the military are part of a decades-old political playbook. This year, both candidates are vulnerable to military-based attacks โ and neither is pulling punches.
Putin, cash and guns prompt โexplosiveโ rethink of Swiss neutrality
After 500 years of non-alliance, a bombshell report recommends closer cooperation with the EU and NATO.
Trump taps presidential race drop-out RFK Jr. for his transition team
Kennedy and Gabbard join a team that includes co-chair Linda McMahon.
The bewildering politics of Telegram
Here are two big reasons the controversial app just became a global flashpoint.
Gaza crisis tears Scotlandโs independence warriors apart
The SNP’s latest crisis follows a meeting with an Israeli diplomat
Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv calls on Belarus to pull back forces from border
Ukraine says significant levels of Belarusian troops โ including special forces and former Wagner mercenaries โ are deployed at their common border. What we know on day 915Ukraine on Sunday called on Belarus to pull back what it described as significan…
Ukraine uses Kursk success to press Biden on lifting weapons restrictions
The White House isnโt budging, but that could change.
Ukraine destroys Russian ferry and pummels airfields โ but struggles in Donetsk
โItโs a serious tragedy, folks. This is serious stuff,” said one Russian as Ukraine hammered a military airfield.
Can Britainโs Labour Party teach Kamala Harris how to win?
From immigration to housing and confronting the left, new U.K. PM Keir Starmer appears to offer a playbook for victory to the Democrats in the U.S.
Keir Starmerโs plan to tackle the far right? Fill some potholes.
Labour wants to show government can work after a wave of social unrest.
Ukraine war briefing: Kursk proves Putinโs red lines are bluff, says Zelenskiy
Third bridge goes down as Ukrainians claim control of 92 settlements; Pokrovsk evacuation as Russians close in. What we know on day 909Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said Ukraineโs invasion of Russiaโs Kursk region shows Kremlin threats of retaliation are a b…
Russia bans George Clooneyโs โundesirableโ foundation
Moscow brands 2-time sexiest man alive undesirable after his foundation said it has been investigating war crimes in Ukraine.
What the last of the anti-war Chicago Seven wants todayโs protestors to know
Lee Weiner helped lead the protests in 1968. Now heโs smoking weed in Ron DeSantisโ hometown.
Ukraineโs incursion into Russia could change everything, US senator says
โThis really set Putin back on his heels,โ he said of Russiaโs president.
Ukraineโs invasion has exposed Putinโs messianic vision of Russia as a mirage | Luke Harding
The president hoped for a speedy victory; instead, there are foreign tanks on Russian soil for the first time since the NazisVladimir Putinโs war plan was simple. Russian tanks would roll into Kyiv, while special forces seized key buildings and raised …
The US is confident in its Gaza cease-fire proposal. Hamas has issues with it.
Mediators hope to close a deal at next weekโs talks in Cairo.