Russia plotted terror attacks on airlines around the world, Polandโ€™s Tusk says

Polish PM makes bombshell accusation against Moscow.

7 reasons why Romanian voters are hacked off โ€” by the numbers

From poverty to emigration and corruption, here are some the issues at the top of Romanian voters’ minds โ€” and politicians’ programs.

UK budget: 5 things you need to know as Labour hikes taxes

Big swings from the new chancellor will reshape the British state.

IMFโ€™s end-of-inflation party sobered by debt, war โ€ฆ and a US election

Inflation may be on the retreat, but growth is slowing and debt is rising as the West and China square off ever more directly.

Berlin wants to pump defense spending numbers by including military mobility

Germany wants to keep defense spending at 2 percent of GDP, but budget constraints make that difficult.

French general wants to slash โ€˜unbelievableโ€™ red tape to move troops faster across Europe

EU needs to up its game on military mobility, but it’s no easy task, General Bertrand Toujouse tells POLITICO.

US invests in energy and transport infrastructure in Central and Eastern Europe

The US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) announced on Tuesday (16 July) its first investments into Central and Eastern European energy and transport infrastructure, as part of a wider โ‚ฌ280 million funding commitment aimed at counterin…

Chinaโ€™s Xi Jinping visits Serbia on anniversary of 1999 NATO bombing

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Serbia on Tuesday evening (7 May) escorted by MIG-29 jets in a tightly secured visit coinciding with the 25th anniversary of the NATO bombing of China’s embassy in which three Chinese journalists were killed.

Focus harder to rival Chinaโ€™s vast global investment plan, Brussels is toldย 

EUโ€™s Global Gateway funding has been spread โ€˜too thinlyโ€™ and must be concentrated if itโ€™s to stand a chance against Beijing, internal review says.ย 

Brussels warns of danger of water conflicts in EU

A document obtained by POLITICO shows the European Union will urge capitals to accelerate their preparations for a warming world.

Ukraineโ€™s foreign minister: Russia must pay for the damage itโ€™s done

Confiscating frozen Russian assets would not only be fair, it would be legitimate. And this can happen as soon as the political will is there.

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 705

Volodymyr Zelenskiy raises risk of a third world war during interview in Germany; China keenly watching US aid stalemate, warns Nato chiefSee all our Ukraine war coveragePresident Volodymyr Zelenskiy has spoken about the risk of the Ukraine conflict es…

Schinas tours Central Asia in preparation for Brussels transport forum

Commission Vice President Margaritis Schinas is about to complete a tour of the five Central Asian countries in advance of an โ€˜Investors Forum for EU-Central Asia Transport Infrastructureโ€™, to be held in Brussels on 29-30 January.

Kazakhstanโ€™s transport strategy advances in cooperation with global partners

Since its independence, Kazakhstan has made great efforts to develop its transport and transit potential and modernise transport corridors, having allocated over the past 15 years over $35 billion for these purposes, writes Marat Karabayev.