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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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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.

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Andalusia wipe-out spells trouble for Spain’s Sánchez in 2027 election

• Guy Hedgecoe
• May 18, 2026

The prime minister's Socialists were humiliated in the southern region that was once a crucial bastion for the left.

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European prosecutors probe €11M cost of Greece’s migrant camps

• Nektaria Stamouli
• May 18, 2026

The investigation into the possible misappropriation of EU funds is putting Greece’s conservative government under pressure.

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Brexit is already dominating the battle to replace Keir Starmer

• Jon Stone
• May 18, 2026

What the key players jostling for the Labour leadership think about Britain's EU relationship.

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Edouard Philippe tilts right to combat far right in French presidential race

• Clea Caulcutt
• May 18, 2026

France's former PM is popular, but he faces numerous challenges to prevent Marine Le Pen or Jordan Bardella from winning the Élysée.

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Moscow’s German front company: How the Russian military bought European

• Jan-Henrik Dobers
• May 18, 2026

Prosecutors say a trading firm routed dual-use components through Turkey and into the Kremlin’s war machine.

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EU Parliament accused of overreach after shielding top lawmakers from prosecutors

• Max Griera
• May 18, 2026

Top German lawmaker Angelika Niebler’s case fuels ongoing row between Parliament and prosecutors.