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A Bruxelles, l’équipe chargée de la simplification découvre que ce n’est pas si simple
- Marianne Gros
- May 21, 2026
L'UE pensait pouvoir se passer d'experts pour sa campagne de dérégulation. Mais la réalité l'a rattrapée.
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Putin’s trolls are weakening Merz to boost Russia-friendly far right
- James Angelos, Nette Nöstlinger
- May 21, 2026
As the chancellor struggles at home and the opposition AfD rises ahead of key elections, the Russian president is moving to undermine one of his bigge...
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Even insiders don’t know what Burnham has planned for Britain
- Dan Bloom
- May 21, 2026
The mayor of Greater Manchester is bidding to replace Keir Starmer in 10 Downing Street. What he does next is still being worked out.
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EU bets Germany will back trade clampdown as ‘Chinese steamroller’ roils industry
- Gabriel Gavin, Jordyn Dahl, Hans von der Burchard, Carlo Martuscelli
- May 20, 2026
Fears over flagging industries has created an opportunity for Brussels to get tough on Beijing, officials and diplomats say.
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EU strikes deal on Trump trade pact
- Max Griera, Carlo Martuscelli, Camille Gijs
- May 20, 2026
Negotiators said the compromise will give European manufacturers more certainty, even though Brussels can't guarantee Washington will stick to the dea...
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Sinn Féin faces criminal kingpin in Dublin election
- Shawn Pogatchnik
- May 20, 2026
An open parliamentary seat in Dublin Central should be Sinn Féin’s for the taking. But the capital’s most famous mobster is on the ticket, too — and c...
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France’s most unpopular president eyes a comeback
- Victor Goury-Laffont
- May 20, 2026
François Hollande's path back to the presidency is a long shot, but his party's internal divisions provide an opening.
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Inside the operation to break Andy Burnham into parliament
- Sam Blewett
- May 19, 2026
POLITICO spoke to a dozen officials, friends and advisers to understand the key players around the man aiming for Keir Starmer's job.
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How political parties took control of the EU Parliament’s bureaucracy — and sparked a staff rebellion
- Max Griera
- May 19, 2026
The Parliament's administrative staff are supposed to be non-political, but unions say that's not the case.
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Ex-commando Al Carns ‘keeping options open’ for challenge to Keir Starmer
- Esther Webber, Sam Blewett
- May 19, 2026
LONDON — A little-known British defense minister is being urged by MPs to consider a bid to replace Keir Starmer, as a leadership crisis consumes the...
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Congo Ebola outbreak: Aid cuts and war complicate response
- Rory O’Neill, Claudia Chiappa, Tommaso Lecca
- May 18, 2026
The number of cases is likely to be far higher than currently reported, WHO warns.
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EU looks to cow manure to keep food prices down
- Bartosz Brzeziński, Ketrin Jochecová
- May 18, 2026
Brussels’ plan, due Tuesday, bets on manure. The fast tools that could have helped farmers were too politically toxic to touch.