The opposition Law and Justice (PiS) and far-right Confederation parties intend to take on the ruling Civic Coalition party in local referendums.
Climate change is causing earlier and more intense heatwaves, France's weather agency said.
The pontiff's first formal letter to the Catholic world warns of the dangers posed by autonomous weapons systems.
Center-right Prime Minister Evika SiliĆa's administration collapsed over fallout from stray Ukrainian drone strikes earlier this month.
France, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands and Lithuania are urging the bloc to flex muscles as tensions with Beijing mount.
Panayiotou's upstart party won seats in Sunday's Cypriot election â but the influencer will stay in the European Parliament instead.
John Healey was returning from visiting British troops deployed in Estonia when the interference took place.
Within months Europe could see the first concrete steps toward deporting migrants who have been denied the right to stay in the EU.
Kyiv is using the Lima electronic warfare system to divert attacks by Russian drones and missiles.
Le pape LĂ©on XIV publie ce lundi son Encyclique sur lâintelligence artificielle, Magnifica humanitas. Un texte trĂšs attendu par la Silicon Valley, qui a multipliĂ© les tentatives dâinfluence ces derniers mois.
âThe negotiations are proceeding in an orderly and constructive manner,â the president said Sunday.
Far-right ELAM party more than doubles its power in parliament, while parties supporting president emerge weakened.
The visit comes after the three Baltic nations sounded the alarm over airspace incursions.
She said the country has "a deep bench" even in federal agencies without a confirmed leader.
As Leo XIV prepares his first encyclical, technology firms and Western diplomats have worked to make their case inside the Vatican.
Er war jahrzehntelang das Gesicht groĂer FuĂballturniere im deutschen Fernsehen, aber heute sorgt Waldemar Hartmann vor allem mit politischen Kommentaren fĂŒr Aufmerksamkeit. Im GesprĂ€ch mit Gordon Repinski geht es um die tiefe EnttĂ€uschung eines langjĂ€hrigen CSU-WĂ€hlers ĂŒber den Bundeskanzler FriedrâŠ
Moscow used some 600 drones and 30 missiles, including at least one Oreshnik, a powerful hypersonic ballistic missile that is capable of carrying nuclear weapons, Ukraine's air force said.
"Ukraineâs place in the European Union must also be complete â full and equal," Ukrainian leader says.
It remains unclear whether the agreement will involve formal limitations on Iranâs nuclear program.
Mary Lou McDonald, leader of Irelandâs chief opposition party since 2018, canât deliver a win in her Dublin Central power base.
It is one of the largest publicly disclosed gifts to Trumpâs presidential library.
Memorial Day marks the traditional start of summer driving season â with an added dollop of political angst for U.S. President Donald Trump's party.
U.K. Ambassador to the U.S. Christian Turner has launched a charm offensive in Washington, even as itâs chaos back home.
Sunday marks two months without a government in Denmark, the longest in Danish history.
Researchers who have tested Anthropicâs Mythos and OpenAIâs GPT-5.5 say their hacking capabilities are a âgame-changer.â
As the Kevin Warsh era begins at the central bank, rising bond yields have greatly weakened the case for lower borrowing costs.
âThe 'muddling-through' approach that many countries have adopted so far is reaching its limits,â the Fund said.
At the start of a hot bank holiday weekend, lengthy queues had formed at Dover port in what its authorities described as a challenging situation.
European leaders tested solutions to NATO's new problem: how to handle an America that can both anchor the alliance and shake it.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot also called for EU sanctions on the far-right Israeli minister, who has been widely criticized for taunting activists aboard the Global Sumud flotilla.
The health secretary has blocked $600 million for Gavi, which provides shots to poor countries, because of his concerns about a mercury-containing preservative.
Gordon Repinski trifft den ewigen Wahlkreis-König Gregor Gysi zu einem intensiven, persönlichen Spaziergang im Treptower Park. Direkt vor dem sowjetischen Ehrenmal sprechen die beiden ĂŒber Gysis tief verwurzelte, osteuropĂ€ische Familiengeschichte, seine DDR-Biografie und den schmalen Grat zwischen bâŠ
NYT publisher calls out news outlets for âcapitulationâ to Trump administration
The Times has been embroiled in several major lawsuits against Donald Trump and the federal government since the presidentâs return to the White House last year.
Hungarian Foreign Minister Anita OrbĂĄn said several days of talks with Brussels over the frozen funds had already taken place at expert level in recent days.
The expected order may set a precedent for states to compel structural changes to social media apps.
Swedenâs Defense Minister PĂ„l Jonson said Kyivâs battle-tested army and fast-growing defense industry would strengthen the alliance, even as some NATO members remain opposed.
The artificial intelligence order pulled Thursday could still be rewritten.
The proposal comes as Britainâs embattled prime minister has vowed to put his country at the heart of Europe again.
Lithuaniaâs foreign minister says the EU loan deal only postponed the fight over whether to tap frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine and pressure Moscow.
Zbigniew Ziobro is in the U.S. on a journalist visa, and Polish authorities want him home to face 26 criminal charges.
âMission ready by 2030 is not a slogan, it is what we must do,â says top general.
âThe policies and practices of the Israeli government, including a further entrenchment of Israeli control, are undermining stability and prospects for a two-state solution,â top European leaders warned.
There have been 82 confirmed cases of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with seven confirmed deaths.
The war in Iran is proof of the vital role Greenland could play in aiding the West, Landry said Friday, due to its ample oil deposits.
The move will affect its recently opened Brussels office.
Top Polish official says White House U-turn reflects a âmisunderstanding within the Pentagon.â
POLITICO has obtained a copy of the executive order on artificial intelligence oversight that the president had been expected to sign Thursday.
The Greek government earlier this week submitted an amendment to effectively block European prosecutors from probing lawmakers.
The populist leader returns for his fourth stint as prime minister.
Petr Pavel says while he and Prime Minister Andrej BabiĆĄ are at loggerheads over various issues, they "continue to have practical communications."
Tulsi Gabbard is stepping down as President Donald Trumpâs director of national intelligence, according to a resignation letter she shared on X on Friday. In the letter, Gabbard said she was stepping aside from the role to support her husband as he battles bone cancer. She will step down from the roâŠ
Despite stray Ukrainian drones crossing into NATO airspace, Kyiv's allies are standing firm.
POLITICO is on the ground for Day 2 of the annual GLOBSEC Forum in Prague.
Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard said NATO allies would discuss the issue at a high-level meeting Friday.
Warsaw hailed the move as proof Poland remains Washingtonâs âironclad ally.â
All hail the comedy characters in election races.
As Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham and former health secretary Wes Streeting jostle for influence in the Labour party, host Sascha OâSullivan looks at what it takes to turn around a partyâs fortunes mid-term. Former John Major aide Daniel Finkelstein explains how the Conservative Prime MinisteâŠ
The left looks to win back the iconic northern city in potential sign of Italy's changing political winds before next year's general election.
A fight over the Labour leadership could cost Britain's top finance minister her job too â so her allies are racing to shore her up.
Council's plan to invite influencers to summits had caused consternation.
Keir Starmerâs former right-hand man is sounding the alarm about the potential for AI interference in elections from Westminster to Kyiv.
Thereâs an ominous backdrop to this yearâs GLOBSEC forum in Prague as the war in Ukraine strays into the skies over NATOâs Eastern flank. The last few weeks have seen an increasing number of drone incursions in the Baltics â Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia â across EU airspace. And there are questionsâŠ
The administrationâs early response to Mythos sparked a turf clash, with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent expressing that a top White House cyber official was not moving quickly enough.
The last-minute intervention by the presidentâs former AI czar came amid complaints from some tech companies, people told POLITICO.
Ein Leak sorgt fĂŒr Wirbel in Berlin. Die Rentenkommission diskutiert hinter verschlossenen TĂŒren angeblich ĂŒber ein Stufenmodell, das das Renteneintrittsalter bis in die 2060er Jahre schrittweise auf 70 Jahre anheben und das Rentenniveau absenken soll. WĂ€hrend die KoalitionĂ€re hektisch zurĂŒckrudern,âŠ
As details of the deal trickle through, POLITICO has identified the sectors that look most likely to benefit as well as those who appear to be missing out.
Europe spent nearly half a century working to bring the aquatic avian species back from the brink of extinction. Now it wants it shot.
The opening of the new consulate building in Nuuk comes after a visit from U.S. special envoy to Greenland Jeff Landry.
ââGenug Lithium fĂŒr 500.000 E-Auto-Batterien pro Jahr â das will Rock Tech Lithium kĂŒnftig im brandenburgischen Guben aufbereiten. Die EU feiert das geplante Werk als strategisches Vorzeigeprojekt, Mercedes-Benz hat die AbnahmevertrĂ€ge lĂ€ngst unterschrieben. Doch auf der Baustelle steht kein einzigeâŠ
But people not holding political office are more scathing of the impact of Donald Trumpâs decisions on the continent's security.
L'UE pensait pouvoir se passer d'experts pour sa campagne de dérégulation. Mais la réalité l'a rattrapée.
Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin said the report âdoes not meet my standards.â Other Democrats were harsher.
Even Berlin is now reconsidering its opposition to punitive measures against Israeli officials.
C'est l'intervention de la premiÚre dame, férue de mode, qui a permis à l'Institut français de la mode de garder 945 000 euros de subvention en 2026.
"Now is not the time to roll back sanctions against Russia," said Valdis Dombrovskis.
With drone alerts, emergency shelters and fighter jets over the Baltics, Europeâs security fears suddenly feel much less theoretical at the GLOBSEC forum in Prague. On the ground in Czechia for the Brussels Playbook Podcast, Zoya Sheftalovich and Nick Vinocur unpack the growing wave of drone incursiâŠ
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A federal judge ruled the sanctions likely violated Albaneseâs free-speech rights.
Public health experts say neither virus poses an immediate threat to most Americans. But the trust deficit the viruses are exposing could be catastrophic when crisis arrives.
Negotiators cannot agree on a start date.
The bloc's growth will slow and energy prices will push inflation up, European Commission forecasts.
Documents relating to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's appointment in 2021 as a special trade representative were released Thursday.
"If weâre not making big changes, we will never catch up,â European Space Agency boss tells POLITICO.
"Ukraine is not just a security consumer, it's also a security provider," Gen. Karel Ćehka says.
One day after the U.S. Justice Department brought charges against former president RaĂșl Castro, the Kremlin condemned Washington's "gross interference" in the island's affairs.
Votes in the House and Senate this week to halt the military campaign would prove a stunning embarrassment for the president.
A DOJ agreement ending any current IRS audits of the president, his family or his businesses stuns tax practitioners and could reignite Democratic lawmakers' pursuit of Trump's tax returns.
Tom Vandenkendelaere wants to spend more time with his children, but his EPP boss hasn't yet found a successor for the key role.
Dominique de Villepin said he had made a mistake in accepting a lobbyist's gifts while in power.
Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani summoned the Israeli ambassador to discuss his country's "utter disregard shown towards the Italian Government."
The WHO also pushed back on a U.S. travel ban, calling instead for public health measures that "work."
Contest could give Andy Burnham â who has eyes on the Labour leadership â a route back into parliament to challenge Keir Starmer.
Murdoch had a public split from his father and his media conglomerate.
Proposed direct contact between the U.S. and Taiwanese president overturns decades of diplomatic practice governing ties between the two countries.
Die WHO sprach sich auch gegen ein Einreiseverbot in die USA aus und forderte stattdessen öffentliche GesundheitsmaĂnahmen, die âfunktionierenâ.
"We take any allegations of breaches of the code of conduct very seriously," says Greens group.
Several left-wing candidates in France were allegedly targeted by a "private company based in Israel."
First came the Indiana state senators. Then Bill Cassidy. And now Thomas Massie and Brad Raffensperger have fallen.
The DRC team cancelled the Kinshasa leg of its pre-World Cup training due to health restrictions.
The sacking is the latest embarrassment for the diplomatic service's most important overseas mission.
Brussels dismisses allegations that Spain misused EU funds to finance pensions.
Lithuanian officials instructed children in schools to take shelter after an unmanned vehicle was detected crossing the border with Belarus.
Former health secretary is expected to attack under fire prime minister for softening stance on Russia.
The agreement still faces a final vote in the European Parliament next month.
Several directorates-general face uncertain future as Commission plans spending reset.
The Czech health ministry assured citizens that the risk to the public is "zero."
Despite a concerted effort to torpedo Emmanuel Moulin's candidacy, Macron's opponents failed to reach the threshold for a successful veto.
John Healey warned about the risk of losing political credibility as the Labour leadership drama escalates.
PARIS â Le bureau du SĂ©nat doit se pencher le 28 mai prochain sur la levĂ©e de lâimmunitĂ© parlementaire du sĂ©nateur Les RĂ©publicains Francis Szpiner, a appris POLITICO auprĂšs de deux responsables parlementaires au fait des tractations. Lâancien maire du XVIe arrondissement de Paris fait lâobjet dâuneâŠ
The investigation comes at a sensitive moment for the center-right presidential candidate.
POLITICO spoke to a dozen officials, friends and advisers to understand the key players around the man aiming for Keir Starmer's job.
François Hollande's path back to the presidency is a long shot, but his party's internal divisions provide an opening.
An open parliamentary seat in Dublin Central should be Sinn FĂ©inâs for the taking. But the capitalâs most famous mobster is on the ticket, too â and could determine the winner in Irelandâs complex voting system.
If approved, migration plan would give countries the option to use "return hubs" for those who have been ordered to leave the EU.
Negotiators said the compromise will give European manufacturers more certainty, even though Brussels can't guarantee Washington will stick to the deal.
Weil der Haushalt gekĂŒrzt wird, droht dem Elterngeld ein drastischer Einschnitt. Gordon Repinski bespricht mit Maximilian Stascheit die Optionen: Werden die Bezugsmonate gekĂŒrzt, die Einkommensgrenzen weiter abgesenkt oder gibt es doch noch Sparmöglichkeiten ganz woanders? Warum diese PlĂ€ne selbst iâŠ
Brussels is discovering that cutting red tape may be harder without actual experts in the room. As the EU races ahead with its deregulation drive, concerns are growing over rushed lawmaking, weaker safeguards and the sidelining of technical specialists. Then, EU leaders are exploring ways to make RuâŠ
Drei Jahre Krieg, Millionen Vertriebene, Hunger auf historischem AusmaĂ und trotzdem bleibt der Sudan einer der blinden Flecken der internationalen Politik. Die Vereinten Nationen sprechen inzwischen von der schlimmsten dokumentierten humanitĂ€ren Krise weltweit. Im GesprĂ€ch mit Niddal Salah-Eldin, AâŠ
Petr Pavel and Andrej BabiĆĄ are locked in a standoff over representing Czechia at the annual NATO gathering this summer, exposing constitutional gray areas and deep political tensions.
The Greater Manchester mayor's team is drawing up a plan for his first 100 days in Downing Street that will likely include reforms to Englandâs creaking social care system.
Airlines and governments are no longer concerned about airline disruption despite war affecting oil supplies.
Prosecutors in Madrid can now move forward with their campaign finance case against Alvise Pérez.
The World Health Organization and health leaders are discussing how best to contain the epidemic.
The Parliament's administrative staff are supposed to be non-political, but unions say that's not the case.
European Public Prosecutor's Office reacted with alarm to speed of the new legislation and its potential impact on misspending of EU funds.
A Romanian jet training with NATO's Baltic Air Policing mission downed the drone over Estonia, with Ukraine apologizing shortly thereafter.
Washington will not pull more than 5,000 troops from Europe in the "near term," said NATO's top commander, U.S. Gen. Alexus Grynkewich.
The prime minister's Socialists were humiliated in the southern region that was once a crucial bastion for the left.
Musk is expected to appeal.
Brusselsâ plan, due Tuesday, bets on manure. The fast tools that could have helped farmers were too politically toxic to touch.
The number of cases is likely to be far higher than currently reported, WHO warns.
The agency is restricting entry into the U.S. for non-U.S. passport holders who have visited areas where they may have been exposed to the virus.
The president hopes for progress in diplomatic negotiations.
The shift comes as administration officials struggle to convince the Cuban regime to make major economic and political changes.
LONDON â A little-known British defense minister is being urged by MPs to consider a bid to replace Keir Starmer, as a leadership crisis consumes the governing Labour Party. Al Carns, the minister for the armed forces, is being touted by supporters who say the party now needs a radical change if it âŠ
Xi Jinping empfĂ€ngt den russischen PrĂ€sidenten Wladimir Putin in Peking. Offiziell geht es um das JubilĂ€um des chinesisch-russischen Freundschaftsvertrags. Gordon Repinski analysiert, wie China die russische Kriegswirtschaft durch Dual-Use-Komponenten fĂŒr Drohnen und Raketen unterstĂŒtzt und warum PuâŠ
After years of Hungaryâs former Prime Minister Viktor OrbĂĄn blocking Ukraineâs path to join the EU, Budapest and Kyiv are talking again. That has Brussels wondering if Hungary might finally be softening its position on Ukrainian accession. Today on the pod, Nick and Ian discuss why joining the bloc âŠ
Kyiv launched 1,300 drones that hit the factories and oil refineries around Moscow.
Brothers of Italy politicians have called a public meeting, accusing the opposition-run local council of failing to tackle the issue.
Minsk alleged the military exercise was a scheduled event and not aimed against any specific third party.
The former German chancellor also said she wouldn't be the right person to lead European talks with the Kremlin as she holds no power.
Cuban President Miguel DĂaz-Canel BermĂșdez said Cuba is aware of the threats of military aggression from the U.S.
The investigation into the possible misappropriation of EU funds is putting Greeceâs conservative government under pressure.
Poland's oft-divided politicians are working together to get answers from Washington.
The move was announced during a meeting of G7 finance ministers, surprising Americaâs European allies.
Reliance on US software and Chinese hardware is like "two types of cancer," Juha Martelius told POLITICO.
Andy Burnham says Britain needs a âcircuit breaker for politicsâ as he plots his return to Westminster. But with Labour sources putting his chances of success in the Makerfield by-election at less than 50:50, will his plan to stand for PM unravel before itâs begun? Sam and Anne unpack the political âŠ
Rome says the current crisis warrants flexibility on the framework requiring national budget deficits be kept below 3 percent of GDP.
Scott Bessent wants allies to heap pressure on Tehran, as regime leadership refuses to fold.
The talks are a positive sign for Ukraine's EU membership bid, which was blocked under former Hungarian PM Viktor OrbĂĄn.