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Spanish rail disaster ramps up pressure on Sánchez
The prime minister is already reeling from corruption and sexual harassment scandals in the Socialist party.
A credibility test for Europe’s fisheries policy
Europe’s fishers won’t be supported by rewriting policy that is already shown to work.
European leader spoke of shock at Trump’s state of mind after Mar-a-Lago meeting
The Slovak PM, a Trump ally, told leaders at last week's EU summit he was concerned about the way the U.S. president spoke to him, European diplomats said.
Merz’s conservatives push to stop far-right surge in Germany’s east
Ahead of a series of key state elections, one conservative premier’s decision to step aside is intended to prevent the AfD from coming to power.
Iranians are making history. Europe must act.
The people of Iran are paying with their lives, and the EU can no longer hide behind procedure.
5 China experts on how Keir Starmer should play his China trip
POLITICO asked Beijing watchers —including an ex-diplomat and former minister — to offer advice to the British PM as he arrives in Beijing.
All the economic wins Keir Starmer wants to bag in China
... and all the ones too tough to mention.
Mark Rutte’s Trump flattery strains NATO
The alliance secretary-general helped bring NATO back from the brink on Greenland. But some in Europe are now asking: At what cost?
Czech rift deepens as president accuses foreign minister of ‘blackmail’
Petr Pavel blocked the appointment of former MEP Filip Turek as environment minister, sparking a bitter feud with the anti-establishment government.
UK cardiovascular crisis: Experts call for action
Cardiovascular disease is one of the leading causes of death, yet it is also one of the most preventable. It is time to change this.
Europe must scramble to recover from its Mercosur blunder
If Brussels allows this moment to pass without course correction, others won’t wait. The deal might be imperfect, but irrelevance is far worse a fate.
Marseille’s drug war reshapes France’s political battlefield
A surge in violence is dominating the mayoral contest as French politics gears up for next year's presidential election.