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How to watch Romania’s political chaos like a pro
- Tim Ross
- Apr 30, 2026
As the coalition breaks apart, can centrist President Nicușor Dan find a way to contain the far right and keep the critical NATO member on a path to s...
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Europe has a fuel problem: It doesn’t know how much it has
- Ben Munster, Martina Sapio, Tommaso Lecca
- Apr 29, 2026
Fears about supplies are growing faster than the EU’s ability to measure them.
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Keir Starmer’s stack of unfinished business
- Dan Bloom, Mizy Clifton, James Fitzgerald
- Apr 29, 2026
After 22 months and more than his share of strife, Starmer ends his first session of parliament with plenty still to be done.
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Berlin deepens military ties with Washington while Merz-Trump rift grows
- Ibrahim Naber, Paul McLeary
- Apr 29, 2026
The U.S. military is placing a colonel in the German army's Operations Division in an unusually close collaboration.
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Comment la galaxie libérale rêve de peser sur 2027
- Paul de Villepin
- Apr 29, 2026
Faute d’incarnation incontestée, leur stratégie repose moins sur la conquête du pouvoir que sur une bataille d’influence, avec l’espoir d’imposer leur...
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Merz lashes out at Trump and Brussels as Germany’s economy falters
- James Angelos
- Apr 29, 2026
The German chancellor is casting around for someone to blame abroad as growth stalls and his popularity nosedives at home.
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Estonia wants Europe to shut the door on Putin’s ex-fighters
- Eva Hartog
- Apr 29, 2026
Critics warn the measure could punish those coerced into frontline service.
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Hungary’s Magyar meets von der Leyen to game-plan unlocking frozen EU funds
- Zoya Sheftalovich, Max Griera, Gregorio Sorgi
- Apr 29, 2026
Budapest's next government is drawing up a fast-track reform plan to claim billions in EU cash.
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Trump’s Voice of America: The free-speech crusader pushing MAGA on Europe
- Tim Ross, Nahal Toosi, Stefanie Bolzen
- Apr 28, 2026
U.S. diplomat Sarah Rogers is pledging $500 million to fight online “censorship” and ripping into European elites over mass migration.
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Europe’s Socialists face far-right reckoning after Romania deal
- Max Griera
- Apr 27, 2026
Socialists in Brussels need to pressure their Romanian member party to "maintain their credibility," Greens chair says.
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Capitals cool on Brussels age-check app
- Eliza Gkritsi
- Apr 27, 2026
The EU's app to check the age of internet users faces resistance from national governments, according to a survey by POLITICO.
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5 ways the Iran war shows NATO is not ready to fight Russia
- Victor Jack
- Apr 27, 2026
From ammunition shortages to underinvestment in navies, the alliance is far from battle ready.