Politics

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The 5 hardest jobs in Brussels

• Jacopo Barigazzi
• Jan 26, 2026

Do these people have the most unenviable roles in the EU capital?

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Protest in Brussels against deadly repression in Iran

• Aude van den Hove, Zoya Sheftalovich
• Jan 25, 2026

Thousands of people are expected to demonstrate in solidarity with the Iranian people. 

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4 French mayoral races that will show where the presidential race is heading

• Victor Goury-Laffont
• Jan 25, 2026

POLITICO takes a Tour de France ahead of key municipal elections in March.

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Labour’s year-long China charm offensive revealed

• Graham Lanktree
• Jan 25, 2026

Behind closed doors, ministers have pushed for closer economic collaboration with Beijing in a series of speeches obtained by POLITICO.

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Trump’s Greenland gambit exposes Canada’s Arctic vulnerability

• Jones Hayden
• Jan 25, 2026

U.S. saber-rattling has Canada refocusing on Arctic security and long-ignored gaps in defense.

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How Soviet soldiers became the latest casualties of Russia’s war on Ukraine

• Benjamin Mack-Jackson
• Jan 25, 2026

The World War II fallen Moscow won’t claim — and Latvia can’t lay to rest.

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My survival guide to the Kremlin’s winter of terror in Kyiv

• Veronika Melkozerova
• Jan 25, 2026

POLITICO's Ukraine correspondent describes life in a shivering but resilient city under relentless Russian assault.

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Greenland to Trump: Hands off our minerals

• Marianne Gros, Jakob Weizman
• Jan 23, 2026

A deal between the U.S. and NATO shouldn't touch Greenland's minerals, says minister.

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Separated by war — and by Schengen

• Ekaterina Bodyagina
• Jan 23, 2026

Designed to keep Europe safe, a security system is trapping Ukrainian ex-prisoners — including victims of Russian occupation — leaving families torn a...

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The EU’s new power couple: Merz and Meloni

• James Angelos, Giorgio Leali, Nette Nöstlinger, Ben Munster
• Jan 23, 2026

As relations between Berlin and Paris falter, Germany's chancellor is identifying Italy's prime minister as a key ally.

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Nigel Farage’s support for Trump is putting off potential voters

• Bethany Dawson
• Jan 23, 2026

A focus group this week found there is concern about the Reform UK leader's relationship with the U.S. president.

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This was the moment EU leaders agreed Europe must go it alone

• Nicholas Vinocur, Zoya Sheftalovich
• Jan 23, 2026

A subdued gathering in Brussels became a wake for a decades-old world order that's slipping away.