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Rutte is wrong about European defense
- Domènec Ruiz Devesa, Emiliano Alessandri
- Feb 3, 2026
The NATO chief needs to be promoting a more balanced alliance with a strong European pillar — not undermining it.
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Salvini’s far-right League party is ripping apart
- Hannah Roberts
- Feb 3, 2026
Italy's deputy prime minister is struggling to contain a spat with his own deputy, a maverick former general who is threatening to form a rival party.
- Politics
Europe begins its slow retreat from US dependence
- Nicholas Vinocur, Zoya Sheftalovich
- Feb 2, 2026
The EU aims to reduce reliance on America in areas such as technology, energy, payments and defense. That will take some time.
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Pint-swilling Nigel Farage wants to be savior of Britain’s pubs
- Caroline Hug
- Feb 2, 2026
The Reform UK leader has a "massive advantage in that he’s a genuine piss artist,” pub boss Tim Martin says — as Labour's rivals spy an issue that mat...
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Commission therapy session: Von der Leyen tries to stamp out tensions in her top team
- Gerardo Fortuna
- Feb 2, 2026
A series of incidents involving commissioners has led to the president calling a crunch meeting.
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L’extrême droite allemande à nouveau la bienvenue à la conférence de Munich sur la sécurité
- Nette Nöstlinger
- Feb 2, 2026
L'AfD a tout fait pour ne plus être bannie de l'événement très médiatisé, allant jusqu'à saisir la justice ou tenter d'utiliser ses liens avec l'admin...
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‘I’m definitely not like an angel’: Meloni laughs off church fresco controversy
- Giulia Poloni
- Feb 2, 2026
The restoration set off a political row involving opposition parties, cultural authorities and a church with long-standing ties to Italy’s right wing.
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Polish divorcees find they may still be married amid chaotic judicial cleanup
- Bartosz Brzeziński
- Feb 2, 2026
As Warsaw tries to undo controversial court reforms, long-settled divorces are being thrown into doubt, handing fresh ammunition to the opposition.
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Europe may want to cool its Carney fever
- Yanmei Xie
- Feb 2, 2026
EU leaders would be mistaken to look for trade relief in China as Canada does, and bargain away the continent’s industrial capacity in the process.
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Macron enters his lame duck era
- Giorgio Leali, Victor Goury-Laffont
- Feb 2, 2026
Legislative compromise will take a back seat to political jockeying as the race for the Elysée heats up.
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Von der Leyen’s management style ‘not good for Europe,’ says ex-commissioner
- Max Griera
- Feb 2, 2026
Nicolas Schmit said the Commission lacks “strategy” and “courage” — and failed to stand up to the U.S when it sanctioned Thierry Breton.
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Portugal’s conservatives back left-wing candidate to avoid a far-right president
- Aitor Hernández-Morales
- Feb 2, 2026
Center-right leaders are taking pains to publicly reject the ultranationalist contender ahead of the country's Feb. 8 vote.