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Le Pen’s far right eyes local elections as launchpad for French presidential bid
- Victor Goury-Laffont
- Mar 9, 2026
The National Rally's strong polling numbers don't guarantee victory.
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Germany’s Greens set to win key state vote in blow to Merz’s coalition
- Ferdinand Knapp
- Mar 8, 2026
The far-right Alternative for Germany party made the biggest gains in vote share in Baden-Württemberg, tapping into anxieties about the state’s strugg...
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The EU’s fightback against right-wing populism starts here
- Ali Walker
- Mar 8, 2026
Slovenia’s Prime Minister Robert Golob tells POLITICO that his right-wing election rival Janez Janša wants to break up the European Union.
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Why Spanish businesses fear escalating clash with Trump
- Aitor Hernández-Morales
- Mar 8, 2026
When it comes to economic warfare, Washington is spoiled for choice.
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Trump vows harder strikes against ‘loser’ Iran
- Jacob Parry
- Mar 7, 2026
American military will be ramping up its attacks, Trump said, posting: "Today Iran will be hit very hard!"
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Germany’s pro-business liberals risk death blow in regional vote
- Ferdinand Knapp
- Mar 7, 2026
The Free Democratic Party has played a key role in German politics for most of the postwar era, but a poor result in a state vote on Sunday could mean...
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Hungary’s election campaign is about to get even dirtier
- Stephan Faris
- Mar 7, 2026
Now that the candidates are locked in, analysts expect smear campaigns and influence operations to intensify.
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Ukraine offers drone know-how for Gulf cash and US air defenses
- Veronika Melkozerova, Tim Ross, Eli Stokols
- Mar 6, 2026
Kyiv hopes that the knowledge it has gained fighting Russia will give it both money and leverage with Donald Trump.
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Von der Leyen doubles down in face of energy crisis criticism
- Gabriel Gavin, Gerardo Fortuna, Elena Giordano
- Mar 6, 2026
EU member countries have been spooked by stubbornly high prices and a new war in the Middle East.
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Battle between Polish president and prime minister deepens over EU defense loans
- Wojciech Kość
- Mar 6, 2026
Warsaw's deep political divisions risk torpedoing the country's access to €44 billion in cheap EU rearmament loans.
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EU blasts Zelenskyy over veiled threat against Orbán
- Gerardo Fortuna
- Mar 6, 2026
Brussels issues rare condemnation of Ukraine's president, as the Budapest-Kyiv feud boils over.
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OPINION: To fix Europe’s food system, start with the school lunch
- Annelies Smets, SchoolFood4Change coordinator, Rikolto Europe
- Mar 6, 2026
Treating school meals as a logistical burden is a wasted opportunity. New data shows they are a strategic lever for the EU Green Deal and European Chi...