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Europe has a fuel problem: It doesn’t know how much it has
Fears about supplies are growing faster than the EU’s ability to measure them.
Keir Starmer’s stack of unfinished business
After 22 months and more than his share of strife, Starmer ends his first session of parliament with plenty still to be done.
Berlin deepens military ties with Washington while Merz-Trump rift grows
The U.S. military is placing a colonel in the German army's Operations Division in an unusually close collaboration.
Comment la galaxie libérale rêve de peser sur 2027
Faute d’incarnation incontestée, leur stratégie repose moins sur la conquête du pouvoir que sur une bataille d’influence, avec l’espoir d’imposer leurs idées au...
Merz lashes out at Trump and Brussels as Germany’s economy falters
The German chancellor is casting around for someone to blame abroad as growth stalls and his popularity nosedives at home.
Estonia wants Europe to shut the door on Putin’s ex-fighters
Critics warn the measure could punish those coerced into frontline service.
Hungary’s Magyar meets von der Leyen to game-plan unlocking frozen EU funds
Budapest's next government is drawing up a fast-track reform plan to claim billions in EU cash.
Trump’s Voice of America: The free-speech crusader pushing MAGA on Europe
U.S. diplomat Sarah Rogers is pledging $500 million to fight online “censorship” and ripping into European elites over mass migration.
Europe’s Socialists face far-right reckoning after Romania deal
Socialists in Brussels need to pressure their Romanian member party to "maintain their credibility," Greens chair says.
Capitals cool on Brussels age-check app
The EU's app to check the age of internet users faces resistance from national governments, according to a survey by POLITICO.
5 ways the Iran war shows NATO is not ready to fight Russia
From ammunition shortages to underinvestment in navies, the alliance is far from battle ready.
World’s greenest countries eye drilling as fix for Iran crisis
The Netherlands, Denmark, Germany, Mexico and the U.K. are debating whether to expand or restart domestic fossil fuel production.