Italian opposition file complaint over far-right partyโ€™s use of โ€˜racistโ€™ AI images

Centre-left parties slam โ€˜racist, Islamophobic and xenophobicโ€™ faked images posted on social media by League partyOpposition parties in Italy have complained to the communications watchdog about a series of AI-generated images published on social media…

How Ukraine and EU rearmament are dividing the Italian government

The coalitionโ€™s junior partners, The League and Forza Italia, take opposing positions on the war in Ukraine and the European Commissionโ€™s plan to build up Europe’s security.ย Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is walking a political tightrope

UK drops down list of affluent nations after decade of stagnation, NIESR finds

Districts in Birmingham now ranked below poorest areas of France, Slovenia and Malta as institute urges rethink on planned welfare cutsThe UK has tumbled down the league of affluent nations after almost a decade of welfare cuts and stagnant incomes, ac…

The subtle art of the self-inflicted political defeat

Christian Lindner probably thought his plan was brilliant and fool-proof.

Italyโ€™s far-right League party backs Trumpโ€™s WHO exit

โ€œItaly must no longer have to deal with a supranational power center,” Matteo Salvini said.

Trump joins historyโ€™s long line of suitors coveting Greenland

America’s 20th and 19th century expansionists would have been delighted by the president-elect’s proposed land grab.

Macron canโ€™t count on Meloni to kill the EUโ€™s trade deal with South America

France hopes Italy can tip the scales against the EU-Mercosur trade deal. Giorgia Meloni may have other ideas.

Trump picks Lee Zeldin to lead EPA

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.

How Trump Won the Podcast Bros

The future of American political engagement is barely political at all.

Middle East peace is possible

The members of the United Nations Security Council must step up and do their duty.

Right-wing ‘Patriots for Europe’ group rallies around Italian politician Matteo Salvini

Representatives from the EU Parliamentโ€™s third-largest political group attended the League partyโ€™s annual gathering where migration and border protection topped the agenda.

Italy opens door to chemical castration for rapists and pedophiles

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s right-wing coalition government wants to look tough on law and order.

Meloni will continue play to the center โ€” for now

The Italian leader isnโ€™t too eager to hang her hat with the Euroskeptic far right โ€” at least not just yet.

โ€˜We donโ€™t want to sabotage herโ€™: Why green groups are going easy on Kamala Harris

Environmental groups that put Joe Bidenโ€™s climate initiatives under a microscope arenโ€™t giving the Democratic nomineeโ€™s positions the same scrutiny.

Italy to jail babies and pregnant women, to campaignersโ€™ dismay

Parliament removed protections from time behind bars for pregnant women and mothers with newborns.

Meloni was on her best behavior โ€” now her mask is starting to slip

The Italian prime minister and her fellow euroskeptics now want to โ€œchangeโ€ EU from within, extracting benefits while hollowing out its real spirit of unification.

Patriots for Europe becomes EU parliamentโ€™s 3rd-largest group, picks Jordan Bardella as president

France’s National Rally has a new home in the European Parliament, together with Viktor Orbรกnโ€™s party, Fidesz.

The ghost of a fascist military unit returns to haunt Italy

The memory of the Decima MAS, a flotilla associated with a nationalist romanticism that exalted flamboyant violence and fed the imagination of neo-fascism in Italy, has been modernized by General Roberto Vannacci, the League’s lead candidate in the EU …

A punch-up in parliament reveals Italyโ€™s deepest scars

The Meloni coalitionโ€™s plan to give more power to โ€˜virtuousโ€™ regions has inflamed the country’s North-South divide.

A โ€˜Free Russiaโ€™ passport could undermine Putin

Welcoming those who want to break with the Russian leaderโ€™s regime would mobilize a key community to help Ukraine to victory.

5 things to know about the EU election results

After 185 million votes in 27 countries, POLITICO brings you up to speed.

Europeโ€™s democratic charade

Prepare for postelection negotiations changing the European Parliament just as much as voter choices.

Pro-EU politicians need Roma voters

If taken seriously and treated fairly, the Roma could play an important role in shaping the blocโ€™s future and strengthening its democratic foundations.

What happens if you are too far-right for the far right?

Maximilian Krah was the only person making an effort, and now he’s no longer campaigning in the EU election.

Europeโ€™s far right cracks up. So what?

On the eve of the EU election, France’s National Rally party sees it as too risky to team up with Alternative for Germany.

Model seeks legal advice after Salviniโ€™s party uses image for anti-Islam poster

Anna Haholkina tells of shock and says no one from deputy Italian PMโ€™s League sought her permissionA woman whose photograph was used in a poster campaign by Italyโ€™s far-right League, a member of Giorgia Meloniโ€™s ruling coalition, has said she will cons…