French navy shoots at 5 drones buzzing nuclear submarine base, AFP reports – POLITICO
The incident follows a string of recent drone incursions in NATO airspace.| POLITICO
The incident follows a string of recent drone incursions in NATO airspace.| POLITICO
Diplomats and lawmakers say they are relieved after significant delays in enforcing EU digital rules.| POLITICO
A group of young conservative lawmakers had threatened to block the legislation, creating a political headache for Chancellor Friedrich Merz.| POLITICO
Die Abstimmung über das Rentenpaket endet mit einer Kanzlermehrheit. Das Ergebnis fällt klarer aus als erwartet und erspart der Regierung eine Niederlage. Rixa Fürsen und Rasmus Buchsteiner erklären, wie knapp die Lage im Vorfeld war und es geht um die Folgen des Tages. Für Merz bleiben Spuren, denn die Debatte hat Vertrauen gekostet. Gleichzeitig wird […]| POLITICO
“The problem I have with it is that it shouldn't be forced on anyone," says one 17-year-old protester in central Berlin.| POLITICO
The U.S. president is doing his best to secure a fair peace deal for Ukraine and is not impressed with Vladimir Putin’s approach, according to the Reform UK leader.| POLITICO
CEO Valérie Urbain weighs in on tortured loan saga.| POLITICO
U.S. president's security strategy comes as Europe looks to grow its own finance system to reduce the continent’s dependence on Wall Street.| POLITICO
CSU-Innenminister Alexander Dobrindt steht bei seiner ersten Innenministerkonferenz unter Beobachtung. Im Zentrum: Abschiebungen und Clan-Kriminalität. Rasmus Buchsteiner ordnet die Konfliktlinien …| POLITICO
Der Bundestag steckt mitten im “Haushalts-Ironman”. Während der Etat 2025 erst beschlossen wird, rollt bereits die Debatte um den Haushalt 2026 an. Rasmus Buchsteiner analysiert die Lage im Finanzm…| POLITICO
19 russische Drohnen dringen in den polnischen Luftraum ein – und werden von NATO-Jets abgefangen. Gordon Repinski analysiert mit Sicherheitsexpertin Claudia Major vom German Marshall Fund die Hint…| POLITICO
Nationalist Karol Nawrocki’s presidential election win still leaves Poland’s prime minister and his coalition in a tough spot.| POLITICO
Karol Nawrocki won the election with the backing of the Trump administration.| POLITICO
Poland’s normal political warfare fell quiet after warplanes shot down Russian drones.| POLITICO
The European Commission president is on a tour of so-called front-line states to reassure them of the EU’s support against Russian aggression.| POLITICO
A new course is designed to equip kids to protect their physical and mental health; right-wing and Catholic groups claim it will promote gender ideology and depravity.| POLITICO
A Polish farmer’s neighbors have been kicking up a 13-year legal stink over the smell of pigs. The agriculture minister says enough is enough.| POLITICO
Polish PM is trying to reassert control over both the country’s borders and his increasingly unruly governing alliance.| POLITICO
Hołownia’s party is key to Tusk’s majority but he is having to hit back at suggestions he is flirting with the right-wing opposition.| POLITICO
As president, Trump ally Karol Nawrocki will be immune from prosecution but an array of sometimes surreal scandals is still likely to dog him.| POLITICO
Poland’s new nationalist president and liberal PM Donald Tusk will clash over domestic reforms, but can find common ground in strengthening the military.| POLITICO
Tensions between Poland and Germany complicate the effort to show a united front against Russia’s Vladimir Putin.| POLITICO
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk condemned the assault, vowing that the perpetrators would go to jail.| POLITICO
Poland’s president visits Donald Trump this week and he’ll be bringing a mixed message from a deeply divided Warsaw.| POLITICO
The Polish PM is shifting to the right and firing ministers seen as not meeting public demands for change.| POLITICO
World’s largest free-travel zone is increasingly threatened by supposedly temporary measures to curb migration.| POLITICO
Karol Nawrocki becomes president of a deeply divided nation and is likely to try to stymie Tusk’s reform agenda in the years ahead.| POLITICO
The Polish People’s Party and Poland 2050 are going their separate ways, but neither is leaving the country’s government.| POLITICO
Opposition-affiliated media argue the recordings show Poland’s current prime minister was involved in domestic politics despite his neutral Brussels role.| POLITICO
A transparency push on Poland’s long-delayed EU Covid recovery spending exposed quirky grants, giving the right-wing PiS party fresh ammunition against Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s fragile co…| POLITICO
“I am astonished that after everything that has happened in Ukraine, she still thinks this way,” a former leader says of ex-German Chancellor Angela Merkel.| POLITICO
Ein Spaziergang durch Magdeburg und ein politisches Gespräch über ein Land im Wandel. Gordon Repinski trifft Ulrich Siegmund, AfD-Fraktionschef in Sachsen-Anhalt und Spitzenkandidat für die Landtag…| POLITICO
Hard-liners on both ends of the French political spectrum hit back at what they framed as an alarmist take from the top officer.| POLITICO
Horațiu Potra, a former member of the French Foreign Legion, is suspected of plotting to install failed presidential candidate Călin Georgescu in power by force.| POLITICO
Britain’s chancellor wants to start making good on a flagship Labour promise … just don’t mention the tax increases.| POLITICO
Talks to form a coalition government had been going on for nine months.| POLITICO
There’s a rift at the heart of the far-right League, and the moderate Luca Zaia is a figurehead for opposition to the right-wing populism of Salvini.| POLITICO
The European People’s Party says it is a “lie” they negotiated with far right on green rules rollback.| POLITICO
For the first time in 122 years the Social Democrats will not govern Copenhagen, which will now have a left-wing mayor.| POLITICO
The lives of Daniel Caspary and René Repasi often overlapped as they grew up. In the European Parliament, they became political rivals — but were also united in common cause.| POLITICO
What do Donald Trump’s culture war, Moldova’s EU ambitions, and Czechia’s upcoming parliamentary election have in common? They all reveal how Europe is being tested — and sometimes humiliated. In t…| POLITICO
Hungary’s leader has been picking fights, but who’s really landing their punches? POLITICO kept score.| POLITICO
Very few following in Hungary’s footsteps are willing to recognize the long-term outcomes of a deteriorating economy, crumbling basic services and a soured public.| POLITICO
Europe’s latest defense debate is splitting countries demanding immediate protection from Russia and those further from the threat.| POLITICO
The Russian attack early Sunday killed at least four people in the Lyiv region near the Polish border, Ukrainian officials said.| POLITICO
Polish President Karol Nawrocki is vowing to scuttle any effort to change the legal system set up by the previous Law and Justice party government.| POLITICO
The legislation tries to please both those who favor LGBTQ+ rights and staunch conservatives.| POLITICO
The country ranks second in the EU for alcohol-attributable deaths.| POLITICO
Donald Trump’s about-face on Ukraine was a result of “disappointment” with Vladimir Putin, says Alexander Stubb.| POLITICO
“The drones are a blessing in disguise, at least people are realizing what’s a stake,” said a Western European lawmaker.| POLITICO
“Moldova, you’ve done it again. No attempt to sow fear or division could break your resolve,” says European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.| POLITICO
Airbus, Siemens among industry heavyweights to pressure EU to follow through on deregulation and competitiveness drive.| POLITICO
Opposition rival Péter Magyar is riding high in the polls ahead of next year’s Hungarian vote.| POLITICO
Ukrainian president heads to France and Spain in coming days to discuss energy and defense agreements.| POLITICO
Under pressure from the U.S. and tech companies, the EU is backing away from plans to rein in highly risky technologies.| POLITICO
Polish prime minister says Warsaw will demand Belarus and Russia give up the two suspects.| POLITICO
Warsaw is on guard against foreign espionage and operations linked to Russia’s war in neighboring Ukraine.| POLITICO
However, Warsaw will not break off diplomatic relations with Moscow, foreign minister says.| POLITICO
The two NATO countries rushed to secure their territory amid the Kremlin’s latest assault on Ukraine.| POLITICO
The EU must seize Russia’s frozen assets, Maria Malmer Stenergard believes, because any other solution would be unfair to Ukraine’s biggest backers.| POLITICO
An act of railway sabotage in Poland is just the latest sign the bloc needs to respond to Moscow’s tactics, Lithuania’s foreign minister told POLITICO.| POLITICO
It is “absurd” that there is so little reaction, wrote Defense Minister Guido Crosetto.| POLITICO
The EU must send a message of unity to Russia following a string of incidents, says foreign policy chief.| POLITICO
Leaders of the chamber will pave the way for a fast-track vote, and derail a push to refer the Latin America trade deal to the EU’s top court, say officials.| POLITICO
Karol Nawrocki’s claim to be a man of the people who owns only one flat has landed him in political hot water.| POLITICO
Latest politics and policy news on 2025 Polish Presidency| POLITICO
There is a ‘spark of hope’ among Polish activists that the new government can put an end to years of backsliding on gender rights.| POLITICO
Culture wars and ethnic grievances took the place of a debate on what really moves birth rates.| POLITICO
X owner Elon Musk immediately thanked the U.S. VP for his support.| POLITICO
Le montant de l'amende est plutôt modéré par rapport aux sanctions infligées précédemment aux entreprises technologiques.| POLITICO
US vice president says EU should not be ‘attacking American companies over garbage.’| POLITICO
French president stresses need to work together when asked about report he warned Washington might "betray" Kyiv.| POLITICO
The U.S. president blames the EU and migration for inciting broad continental decline in official National Security Strategy.| POLITICO
President Petr Pavel applauds the anti-establishment tycoon for resolving an issue with the Agrofert holding that had overshadowed the election aftermath.| POLITICO
Der Bundestag entscheidet heute über das Rentenpaket. Die Abstimmung ist der Höhepunkt eines langen Streits, der die Koalition stark belastet hat. Gordon Repinski und Karina Mößbauer, Chefreporterin Politik bei The Pioneer sowie Host des Podcasts ‘Hauptstadt – Das Briefing’ ordnen ein, wie viel politisches Kapital die Regierung in diese Entscheidung gesteckt hat, warum die Kanzlermehrheit […]| POLITICO
Presented by Lloyds Banking Group| POLITICO
A politicized Fed could be bad news for central banks everywhere, officials fear.| POLITICO
But some say she may be aiming at other — even more powerful — targets.| POLITICO
Crossing the epicenter of the EU is a difficult business.| POLITICO
The U.K. government this year shocked its progressive base with deep cuts to Britain’s aid system. But there was little political fuss, and some now wonder if Chancellor Rachel Reeves could repeat the great aid robbery.| POLITICO
Brussels was jolted this week by dawn raids and an alleged fraud probe involving current and former senior EU diplomats. Host Sarah Wheaton speaks with Zoya Sheftalovich — a longtime Brussels Playbook editor who has just returned from Australia to begin her new role as POLITICO’s chief EU correspondent — and with Max Griera, our […]| POLITICO
European Politics, Policy, Government News| POLITICO
When Europe’s biggest political family crosses the aisle to vote with the far right, something fundamental shifts in Brussels. In this episode, host Sarah Wheaton unpacks the vote that cracked the …| POLITICO
Top British and European officials will join high-level talks between the U.S. and Ukraine starting Sunday, after Kyiv’s allies voiced concern at Trump’s proposed deal.| POLITICO
