Running for re-election, Social Democrat Olaf Scholz wants to avoid any military escalation with Russia. In contrast, the Greens โ members of his coalition โ are calling for greater support for Kyiv’s forces. These positions are shared by the conservat…
“Germany as a whole isnโt currently seen as a driving force for peace policy in Europe, and honestly that pains me,” Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock told POLITICO.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s latest demand is likely to stall a โฌ3 billion aid package to the war-ravaged country as Russian forces continue their advance.
Beleaguered chancellor says more aid to Ukraine could mean cuts to pensions and local government funding.
Fianna Fรกilโs Micheรกl Martin will be taoiseach for first three years with Fine Gaelโs Simon Harris taking over in November 2027Irelandโs two main centre-right parties have clinched a deal with a group of independent lawmakers to form a coalition govern…
Herbert Kickl’s rise ends a firewall that has kept populist politicians out of power in EU countries for decades.
New government is set to be approved Jan. 22, with the inclusion of rural conservatives likely to shift policies to the right.
The latest YouGov study makes for grim reading in No.10 Downing Street.
Bayrou will lay out how he plans to navigate the same fragmented legislature which brought down his predecessor.
Far-right lawmakers feel empowered to step up their attacks against EU social media rules.
German chancellor grapples with Ukraine issue as election campaign heats up.
Independent MEP Fidias Panayiotou met the billionaire in 2023 and has taken his line on some big political issues, from Ukraine to digital rules.
A potential deal with the center left now looks more likely but could involve a significant concession.
Vienna could be about to get its first far-right leader since World War II. Europe’s mainstream sees trouble brewing.
The Socialists have taken timid steps toward emancipation from far-left firebrand Jean-Luc Mรฉlenchon.
The coming year will demand courage from the country’s politicians. But if they succumb to anxiety and idling, there will be darker days ahead.
Dissolving of parliament sets the stage for what could be Germanyโs sharpest swerve to the right in decades.
There has never been a more deserving set of “winners.”
Ahead of the February election, governing politicians are under fire over security failures while the far right is attempting to capitalize.
Ahead of next yearโs German Federal elections, Euractiv takes a look at what each party is promising voters on healthcare.
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European economy chief says Berlin’s debt rules constrain spending more than the EU’s own restrictions.
Verona Murphy was once known for anti-migrant rhetoric. Now sheโll be expected to be diplomatic, as Irelandโs likely next government tilts to the right.
Ahead of the Feb. 23 election, German parties have wildly different plans to repair the country’s sputtering economy.
Lawmakers paved the way for an early election on Feb. 23 by withdrawing their confidence in the center-left chancellor.
The far-right leader took down the last prime minister. But she now appears willing to work with the next one.
A confidence vote set for Monday will almost certainly lead to an early election on Feb. 23.
MEP Stefan Berger had become a vocal skeptic of the project.
The shock victory of an ultranationalist in Romania’s presidential election puts the EU’s Digital Services Act in the spotlight.
France’s far-right leader must decide whether to wreck things or play nice โ while keeping the 2027 presidential election firmly in her sights.
In full campaign mode, Germany’s conservatives are blaming the country’s economic woes on the very party they may have to form a government with: the Greens.
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The French president is trying to limit the far-right National Rally’s influence and find a way forward with the center left, but a path ahead remains elusive.
From rural buses to solar panels, our Green agenda has been transformative. Yet, vested interests and big polluters helped to poison the well of public thinkingEamon Ryan was Irish Green party leader from 2011 to 2024Irelandโs Green party went into gov…
It is unclear who will succeed Michel Barnier, whose government was toppled last week.
With the country’s political system crippled, the French president is pushing to persuade opposition leaders to compromise.
The outgoing government prepared the special legislation as Macron aims to find a new prime minister within days.
The anti-immigrant party is currently polling second as Germany prepares for an election in February.
The left is under pressure after it toppled Prime Minister Barnier with the help of the far right.
Beleaguered leader to be grilled over his dealings with one of the banks connected to the “cum-ex” affair.
As Irish election winners tussle for positions of power, Donald Trumpโs January 20 inauguration adds a sense of urgency in Dublin.
Election results show that center-ground stalwarts Fianna Fรกil and Fine Gael have won 86 seats, two short of a parliamentary majority.
The chancellor drew criticism after attacking his conservative election opponent as ‘unpredictable’ in dealing with nuclear-armed Russia.
Gerry “The Monk” Hutch led through 10 nail-biting election rounds โ but Irelandโs EU heavyweight knocked him out at the final bell.
Greens leader said party entering period of โrebuildโ and looks set to lose all but one of its 12 seatsThe Green party in Ireland is facing virtual wipeout in the general election, with its leader admitting it was entering a period of โrebuildโ after …
Survey suggests Ireland will likely struggle to forge a new coalition government.
The FDP’s general secretary resigned on Friday following revelations that the party planned an “open field battle” against coalition partners.
With a housing emergency and the cost of living weighing heavily on votersโ minds, anything could happen at the polls on FridayIn Easter, 1916, his epic poem about the failed Dublin rebellion that eventually led to Irish independence, William Butler Ye…
Let’s “make Green great again,” Brantner says as party prepares for February’s national vote.
The new date represents a compromise between center-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz and conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz.
It means his appointment will be tied to the more high-profile commissioner hearings on Tuesday.
At times it felt like the three parties thought they were governing three completely different countriesGermanyโs coalition government, which collapsed in dramatic fashion on Wednesday night after almost three years in power, was always an odd throuple…
Friedrich Merz, the leader of the center-right Christian Democrats and the probable next chancellor, demands a vote of confidence within days.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz is now leading a minority government until a confidence motion on January 15, with an election expected by March.
MEPs hold back the green light for the controversial Hungarian Commission nominee.
The move to fire Finance Minister Christian Lindner came after weeks of bitter feuding that have rocked the coalition government between Scholz’s Social Democrats, Linder’s Free Democrats and the Greens.
Christian Lindner’s liberals are making demands for economic reforms that are hard for other coalition members to accept.
Leaders of the three ruling parties are expected to decide on the coalition’s future in a meeting in Berlin late Wednesday.
With contradictory proposals unlikely to mesh, leaders to decide whether there is scope for alliance to continueWhen, in 2021, Olaf Scholzโs Social Democrats went into a โtraffic lightโ coalition with the Greens and pro-business Free Democrats, the new…
Olivรฉr Vรกrhelyi has little chance of winning the two-thirds majority he needs for quick confirmation, say European Parliament officials.
A Wednesday meeting will decide whether a common plan can be hammered out for the 2025 budget gap and the country’s ailing economy.
A protracted standoff among rival political factions could mean all commissioners squeeze through.
Your step-by-step guide to the European election’s season finale.
Left-wingers rail against rightward shift ahead of showdown with commissioners.
Sakharov Prize goes to politicians who took on authoritarian ruler Nicolรกs Maduro.
As Scholzโs government faces a series of make-or-break decisions, the U.S. election may determine how much longer Germany’s divided coalition endures.
It was a “mistake” to side with the far right in yet another migration quarrel, top EPP lawmaker said.
Andy Kerbrat of the New Popular Front said he will seek help for addiction following the news.
The center-right chancellor is expected to govern with the social democrats.
Winning elections isnโt just about having the right message, itโs about having a message that resonates with people’s daily concerns.
With local elections out of the way, talks on a federal coalition can resume at top speed.
Dutch and French-speaking parties clash over plans to reduce car use ahead of Sunday’s local elections.
Official asks European Parliament staff to “stay calm.”
Still, the 23 nominees were cleared by the institution’s legal committee for hearings in early November.
The resignation of the party’s general secretary is the latest challenge for Germany’s ailing SPD.
A dance track and online video game hyping mass deportations are some of the ways extreme-right groups are reaching the country’s youth.
MEPs demand extra information from wannabe commissioners.
A fight over key positions in the European Parliamentโs research panel and working groups has sparked a major spat between influential lawmakers from the centre-right EPP and the Greens.
Exit polls show Freedom partyโs election gains came thanks to strong support among younger votersEurope live โ latest updatesAustriaโs main parties are preparing to begin tense wrangling to form a government amid warnings about the countryโs democracy …
Russia-friendly Austrian Freedom Party wins big in national vote triggering delight in conservative circles.
Party projected to beat centre-right Peopleโs party by three points, surpassing expectationsPreliminary results from Austriaโs general election showed the far-right Freedom party (FPร) winning the most votes for the first time in the postwar period as …
The Freedom Party of Austria, founded by former SS officers in the 1950s, is projected to have won 29.1% of the vote, beating the center-right People’s Party.
My quip on a TV show gave me an insider view of how the dominant People’s Party exerts its influence throughout the country.
โIt’s a very, very strange week,โ said a filmmaker who documented the clerical assaults.
Human rights organizations called for thorough independent investigation.
The German vote was key to secure the adoption of a proposal to make it easier to kill threatening wolves in Europe.
A win for the Freedom Party Sunday would expand Central Europe’s Putin-friendly bloc.
Following a poor result inย Septemberโs regional elections, the leadership of the Greens, one of two junior partners in Germanyโs coalition government, resigned on Wednesday (25 September), citing the need for new faces ahead of next yearโs national ele…
The party is mired in “the deepest crisis” it has faced in a decade, one of its outgoing leaders said.
A pyrrhic victory for social democrats in the latest state election offers scant consolation. The German far right continues to strengthenThe name of Germanyโs beleaguered chancellor, Olaf Scholz, was not on the ballot on Sunday, as his home state of B…
An election win for the chancellor’s Social Democrats is already being overshadowed by coalition infighting โย and questions over how long the government will last.
If the chancellor’s SPD party loses a crucial regional election to the far right on Sunday, it could lead to his ouster from the top spot.
Also in this newsletter: How the Greens got their man into von der Leyenโs office
Spainโs climate expert is poised to become the EUโs competition chief, net-zero architect and economic transformer โ all in one.
Friedrich Merz, the leader of the Christian Democratic Union, appears likely to become Germany’s next chancellor based on current polling.
Opposition to Rafaele Fitto’s bid to become vice-president of the executive in the next European Commission appears to be softening, with the socialist S&D group in the European Parliament, who had previously joined the Greens and Liberals in oppos…
We analysed the voting patterns of far-right groups on eight issues including pay and tax. Their rhetoric is hollowIn the US and Europe, the far right is often portrayed as the defender of the working class, the representative of โforgottenโ people or …
Opposition to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s plan to give Italy an executive vice-presidency is growing, with the Greens and Social Democrats joining the liberal Renew group in opposing the move.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s move to establish new border controls risks generating an EU rift.
Spainโs green ‘socialist heavyweight,’ Teresa Ribera, is in talks about a role in EU industrial policy, disconcerting center-right politicians.
The atmosphere in central Paris is โcharged upโ and โbusyโ as protesters gather to rally against President Macron and his recent nomination of Michel Barnier as prime minister, FRANCE 24โs Yinka Oyetade said, adding that police are expecting between f…
The survival of France’s next government depends on Marine Le Pen’s indulgence.
