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German conservatives pile pressure on von der Leyen to dismantle Brussels ‘machine’
Right-wing lawmakers in Berlin are set to confront the Commission president over what they view as excessive EU power and regulation in a closed-door meeting Mo...
Time for a different kind of NATO
To survive the onslaught of U.S. criticism, a new kind of alliance will need to emerge — and soon.
What Britain wants from King Charles’ trip to Trumpland
The monarch’s fence-mending visit to the U.S. this week is the result of months of strategizing at the highest levels of the U.K. government.
Pro-Starmer think tank Labour Together plans major overhaul after scandal
Boss Alison Phillips also tells POLITICO the outfit won't endorse candidates in a future Labour leadership race.
Trump’s Iran showdown is becoming Europe’s political nightmare
Energy prices are rising, growth is slowing and Europe’s cash-strapped governments have few tools left to protect voters from the fallout.
Trump’s FCC eyes new ways to squeeze the TV networks
The president's media czar, Brendan Carr, is already letting conservative broadcasters get bigger. Now he’s eyeing ways to help them ditch shows like Jimmy Kimm...
From Iran to Paris weather: Alleged prediction market violations start stacking up
Fault lines over who is in charge of regulation are already emerging, with several frontline Democrats leading the charge on reining in the companies.
With its scapegoat gone, Europe is forced to finally get honest with itself
Life after Viktor Orbán means that, in the future, leaders will have no one to blame but themselves.
29 leaders gathered in Cyprus. As usual, the summit was about one who didn’t.
The EU came to Cyprus to talk about its future — and found itself once again reckoning with Donald Trump’s world.
Un réseau organisé dissémine sa propagande contre les pompes à chaleur sur Facebook
Coûteuses, bruyantes, inefficaces : un réseau de groupes Facebook coordonnés multiplie la désinformation sur les pompes à chaleur pour mieux promouvoir le gaz,...
Trump got her out of a KGB prison. Now she needs him to help free her husband.
A U.S. diplomatic charm offensive offers hope to hundreds of political prisoners in Belarus but little prospect of change in the Eastern European country.
Partying or fighting? The different approaches to being European Council president.
António Costa takes EU leaders to the beach, while Charles Michel returns and isn't happy.