Europe News
Simpson and Poth pay price for 'costly' error
- Sports
- Mar 13, 2026
Britain's Neil Simpson is left bitterly disappointed after he and guide Rob Poth fail to finish their opening giant slalom run in the men's visually impaired event at the Winter Paralympics in Milan-C...
US and Iran call for each other's World Cup absence
- Sports
- Mar 13, 2026
US President Donald Trump's claim that it would not be "appropriate" for Iran to take part in the 2026 World Cup "for their own life and safety" has been followed by the Iranians saying it should be c...
Britain’s Labour Party stares into the abyss in its Welsh heartland
- Politics
- Dan Bloom, Sascha O'Sullivan
- Mar 13, 2026
In the old coalfields of south Wales, Britain’s center-left establishment faces being crushed by a nationalist left and populist right. POLITICO went to find out why.
EU fears Iran war will put new migration rules to the test
- Politics
- Hanne Cokelaere
- Mar 13, 2026
Attempts to reform EU migration rules date back to the 2015 refugee crisis, but there are doubts about how the new rules will fare under new pressure.
How to watch French local elections like a pro (Round 1)
- Politics
- Victor Goury-Laffont
- Mar 13, 2026
Think of the contest as the opening act of next year's presidential race.
The only decent jobs left are Eurocrat and shoemaker
- Politics
- Paul Dallison
- Mar 13, 2026
Tens of thousands of people want to work in the EU Bubble, and a vastly smaller amount have been forced to wear ill-fitting shoes by Trump.
Abrar move 'a step in the right direction'
- Sports
- Mar 12, 2026
BBC cricket correspondent Stephan Shemilt and former England cricketer Steven Finn are encouraged by the Sunrisers Leeds' signing of spinner Abrar Ahmed in The Hundred auction, after concerns that Pak...
Colombian president warns US against building an empire in Latin America
- Politics
- Rory O’Neill
- Mar 12, 2026
Gustavo Petro tells POLITICO his continent is not a “land to be conquered,” as he criticizes American top diplomat Marco Rubio's view of the world.
L’Europe s’apprête à interdire les IA qui dénudent, à la suite du scandale Grok
- Politics
- Pieter Haeck
- Mar 12, 2026
L'interdiction, inscluse dans des propositions consultées par POLITICO, pourrait entrer en vigueur cet été.
Jones eyeing Gold Cup glory aboard The Jukebox Man
- Sports
- Mar 12, 2026
Ben Jones was a promising fly-half when he was growing up, coming through the Scarlets academy. But he's now working for football legend, Harry Redknapp, in the world of Horse Racing. The 26 year old...
Rangers 'unequivocally condemn' Old Firm fan disorder
- Sports
- Mar 12, 2026
Rangers say they "unequivocally" condemn Sunday's "unacceptable" Old Firm fan disorder and they support the Scottish FA launching an independent review of the Scottish Cup quarter-final with Celtic at...
Time runs out to avert new trade war as US patience with EU wears thin
- Politics
- Camille Gijs, Max Griera, Daniel Desrochers
- Mar 12, 2026
There are two weeks until the European Parliament is due to vote on the EU-U.S. trade deal. But the outcome is still uncertain, and bitterly contentious.